The Tastiest 10 Slow-Cooker Dinners for Fall

Top 10 Fall Slow Cooker Dinners — Images via respective owners, compiled by Mindi Stavish

With fall in full swing, I love slow-cooker meals that allow me to enjoy extra time with my family. What I love the most about using a slow cooker is that I don't have to worry about what to make for dinner when I get home from work. I also love that my preschooler and kindergartner can help me prepare the meal the night before. They love dumping ingredients into the cooker. Here are my favorite fall slow-cooker meals.

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I love a nice hot bowl of chicken tortilla soup. This Chicken Tortilla Soup slow-cooker soup is perfect for a cold rainy, fall night.

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Easy Slow Cooker Pork Barbecue — Image via Liza Hawkins

Sundays are meant to be spent enjoying football and lounging around in the fall. Liza's Easy Slow-Cooker Pork BBQ is perfect for a simple and delicious Sunday dinner. I like to serve it over brown rice, with a nice green salad on the side.

GoodGirlGoneRedneck_cornchowder — Image via Good Girl Gone Redneck

Being from New England, I love any sort of chowder. If you love chowder, too, you must make Andrea's Easy and Delicious Corn Chowder.

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Terriyaki-Ribs1 — Image via De Divah Deals

If your family loves ribs, you will love this Slow Cooker Teriyaki Ribs recipe. The ribs are cooked with stir fry sauce and then surrounded by delicious fall harvest vegetables including butternut squash and carrots.

crock pot italian chicken 1 — Image via Rachel Blate

My boys love simple chicken dishes. Crock Pot Italian Chicken is simple enough for even the pickiest kid. It's great served with sweet potatoes and warm bread.

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My absolute favorite slow-cooker meal is beef stew. Pam's recipe for Hearty Beef Stew sure looks amazing and is going on my plan for dinner next week!

Lemon Roasemary Chicken — Image via Antionette De Divah Deals

Did you know you can cook an entire chicken in your slow cooker? If you love roasting a chicken, you must try De Divah Deals' Rosemary Lemon Chicken.

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Chicken Black Bean & Corn Tacos Slow Cooker Recipe — Image via Family Balance Sheet

My boys absolutely love tacos. They are simple and quick, but why not make them even faster with your slow cooker? I love how easy it is to shred chicken that has been cooked in the slow cooker. The next time you have tacos for dinner, try these Chicken and Black Bean Corn Tacos.

apple pork onion — Image via Sarah Thank You Honey

What's a slow cooker roundup without a pulled pork recipe, right? Perfect for fall, try the Apple Onion Pulled Pork dish by Sarah of Thank You Honey blog.

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Slow-Cooker-Harvest-Pork-Tenderloin1 — Image via Mindi Stavish

I love how soft and delicious sweet potatoes are in the crock pot. Last week, I created a complete meal with harvest vegetables and pork tenderloin. Try my Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin Harvest for your next Sunday dinner.

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The Tastiest 10 Slow-Cooker Dinners for Fall

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Mindi Stavish

Mindi is a working mom with three boys ages 4, 2, and an infant (born June 2013). She spent her first 8 years of her career in Speech-Language Pathology at a Children's Hospital. She currently works with adults and children in home health. The real fun for her happens when she is at home with her boys, chasing them around and pretending to be a super hero. She blogs about life as a working mom at Simply Stavish. Her weekly feature, Words in the Sand, teaches parents how to grow their child's s ... More