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Home / Recipes / 20 Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes for Family Comfort Food

20 Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes for Family Comfort Food

| 6 Comments | 10/20/15 | Updated: 05/24/20 | by Nora

The holiday season is busy and full of treats, so let these 20 Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes for Family Comfort Food take over your dinner prep this winter!

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Slow Cookers are absolute time savers during the busy fall and holiday season. I like to keep our family dinners on the lighter side, especially with all the family gatherings to attend and cookies to munch! But because it’s freezing cold outside we want our meals to be cozy and comforting at the same time – and then there’s the picky toddler at the dining table, too. Here are 20 of my favorite healthy slow cooker recipes – all for family-friendly comfort foods!

1. Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Stew from Sweet Peas and Saffron

top down view on tuscan chicken stew

2. Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken Tacos from Tastes Lovely

shredded chicken tacos on white plate

3. Slow Cooker Italian Sausage Pasta Sauce from Savory Nothings

spaghetti and sauce on white plate

4. Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna from Kristines Kitchen

slow cooker lasagna on white plate

5. Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken from Flavor the Moments

pulled chicken in colourful bowl

6. Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli from Maebells

pasta Fagioli in white bowl

7. Slow Cooker Beef andLentil BBQ Sloppy Joes from The Recipe Rebel 

lentil sloppy Joe on black plate

8. Slow Cooker Mexican Quinoa from Chelsea’s Messy Apron

Mexican quinoa in white bowl

9. Easy Slow Cooker / Crockpot Chicken Lo Mein Noodles from Life Made Sweeter

two bowls with lo Mein

10. Crockpot Enchilada Pasta from Crockpot Gourmet

enchilada pasta in white bowl

11. Healthy Slow Cooker Chili from Savory Nothings

slow cooker chili in brown bowl

12. Slow Cooker Harvest Beef Stew from Whole and Heavenly Oven

beef stew in wooden bowl

13. Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Soup (With Hidden Veggies!) from The Recipe Rebel

tomato soup in white bowl

14. Crockpot Turkey Meatballs from Sally’s Baking Addiction

close up of turkey meatballs in tomato sauce

15. Ham and Corn Chowder from Bake, Eat, Repeat

two bowls with ham and corn chowder om blue napkins

18. Quinoa, Sweet Potato and Corn Casserole from Life Made Sweeter

quinoa casserole in white bowl

18. Shredded Pomegranate-Barbecue Pork Sandwiches with Roasted Squash and Coleslaw from Floating Kitchen

shredded pork sandwich on wooden tray

19. Crockpot Enchilada Pie from Whole and Heavenly Oven

slice of enchilada pie on white plate

20. Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup from Bake, Eat, Repeat

top down view of taco soup in bowl

Nora Rusev from Savory Nothings
About Nora 
When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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  1. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says

    October 22, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    I put my slow cooker to WORK this time of year. Is there anything better than being at work, and knowing that dinner is at home cooking away? I love it. Will be trying a ton of these recipes very soon. Thanks for including me in the roundup friend : )

    Reply
    • Nora says

      October 22, 2015 at 11:59 pm

      It’s amazing! I hate coming home after a long day, knowing I have nothing ready for dinner at home. Thank YOU for sharing your recipes with us!

      Reply
  2. Kristine | Kristine's Kitchen says

    October 21, 2015 at 6:47 am

    Would you believe I used my slow cooker TWICE today? Needless to say I am loving slow cooker recipes and this round up is going to come in very handy! 🙂 Thanks so much for including my lasagna!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      October 21, 2015 at 2:29 pm

      TWICE? Amazing, I need to do that sometime as well 🙂 Your lasagna looks so delicious – I couldn’t have possibly left it out 🙂

      Reply
  3. marcie says

    October 20, 2015 at 11:28 pm

    This is one delicious round up, Nora — I never have enough slow cooker recipes! Thanks so much for including my BBQ Pulled Chicken. 🙂

    Reply
    • Nora says

      October 21, 2015 at 2:29 pm

      You’re very welcome, Marcie 🙂

      Reply

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