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Who doesn’t love a delicious slow cooker dinner? Just throw everything together in the morning, set the slow cooker on low, and come home to a mouthwatering meal! These recipes are perfect for those busy weeknights when it seems impossible to find time to squeeze dinner in between all of the family activities. Take a look at our seven favorite slow cooker meals, and get ready to whip a few up!

Hawaiian Chicken

With barbecue sauce and crushed pineapple as the base, we added garlic and bell pepper to spruce things up and add more flavor. By cooking in the BBQ sauce, the chicken stays tender and moist, and the bell pepper softens up perfectly. Get the full recipe here!

BBQ Apple Ribs

The apples, along with the spruced up sauce we added, cook to thickened perfection, adding delicious flavor and kicking the whole dish up several notches. If you or your family consider yourselves BBQ lovers, you’re going to want to try this one… it’s just so good! Get the full recipe here.

Slow-Cooker Ziti

To brighten up this dish we add fresh basil, rosemary, and lemon juice to the ricotta. And with so much cheesy goodness we decided to leave ours vegetarian, but you could easily add a variety of different meats. Get the full recipe here!

Honey Balsamic Pulled Pork

Everyone loves a good sweet and sour combo, so we wanted to come up with something using honey, and then figured adding balsamic vinegar would strike the perfect balance, so our pork would be a little bit sweet, but with just the right amount of zing to it. Get the full recipe here!

Basil Chicken And Coconut Curry

This one is made up of tender and flavorful chicken thighs, coconut milk, jalapeños, Thai basil, and cilantro, among other things, and it seriously hits the spot. Get the full recipe here!

Butter Chicken

We’ll admit, we cut down on the butter a bit, but you still end up with a rich, buttery, flavorful sauce that’ll knock your socks off. Prepping this dish is a breeze, and comes together in under 15 minutes, then you just toss everything together in the slow cooker and call it a day. Get the full recipe here!

Sloppy Joe Mac And Cheese

Sloppy joes are a go-to for us, but the other night when we were contemplating what to serve, we wanted to see if there was a way we could get the same sloppy joe flavor we know and love, but turn it into a little something different…and we did! Get the full recipe here!