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August 16, 2024

25 Kid-Friendly Slow Cooker Dinners

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School is starting soon in most places, and these 25 Kid-Friendly Slow Cooker Dinners are a good reason to break out the slow cooker! This post has ideas for slow cooker food that the kids will actually eat!

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It’s’ back-to-school time again, when nightly dinners become more of a challenge to get on the table for many families. And slow cooker dinners can really help when you’re busy with homework and after-school activities, so here are 25 Kid-Friendly Slow Cooker Dinners!

I know kids can be choosey about the things they eat, but for this round-up I’ve chosen slow cooker recipes that would make many of the kids I know happy to come to dinner. I hope you find some slow cooker dinners here that your family will enjoy and ask for over and over!

What kinds of slow cooker recipes are featured here?

This post has kid-friendly slow cooker recipes like creamy Mac and Cheese, turkey dinner, slow cooker lasagna, pulled pork, Sloppy Joes, Creamy Chicken, and more, so these slow cooker dinners give you lots of options for kid-friendly meals. And there are a few desserts and sweet treats to make in the slow cooker as well.

Want Kid-Friendly Instant Pot Recipes?

Check out 25 Amazing Kid-Friendly Instant Pot Recipes for more kid-friendly ideas made in the Instant Pot!

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Low-Carb Slow Cooker Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas from Kalyn's Kitchen

Slow Cooker Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas from Kalyn’s Kitchen will be a hit with kids; use regular tortillas if you don’t care if the recipe is low in carbs!

The BEST Kid-Friendly Slow Cooker Dinners

Slow Cooker 4 Cheese Macaroni from Creme de la Crumb  is an easy and creamy dinner that would surely be a crowd pleaser!

Slow Cooker (or Instant Pot) Pulled Pork with Low-Sugar Barbecue Sauce from Kalyn's Kitchen

Just serve this Low-Carb Slow Cooker Pulled Pork from Kalyn’s Kitchen on a bun, and I promise the kids will gobble this up and ask for more!

Slow Cooker Creamy Sloppy Joes from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking

Slow Cooker Creamy Sloppy Joes from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking uses cream cheese to make these Sloppy Joes have a mild flavor that kids will love!

Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Broccoli Bowl from Kalyn's Kitchen

Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Broccoli Bowl from Kalyn’s Kitchen features broccoli, but you could certainly use any vegetable your kids would like.

The BEST Kid-Friendly Slow Cooker Dinners

Slow Cooker Roasted Garlic Beef Sandwiches from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe adds a mellow roasted garlic flavor to the slow cooker beef.

CrockPot Turkey Breast from Kalyn's Kitchen

Your kids will love this CrockPot Turkey Breast from Kalyns Kitchen. You can use the turkey for sandwiches if you don’t want a full-out turkey dinner, although I think kids like turkey and gravy even when it’s hot!

Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking

Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking sounds like a dinner most kids are going to devour!

Low-Carb Southwestern Pot Roast in the Slow Cooker from Kalyn's Kitchen

Low-Carb Southwestern Pot Roast in the Slow Cooker from Kalyn’s Kitchen is a perfect pot roast dinner, or shred the beef and use this to make tacos if you prefer!

The BEST Creamy Crockpot Mac and Cheese from Family Fresh Meals

Corey from Family Fresh Meals calls this The BEST Creamy Crockpot Mac and Cheese, and can’t you tell that the kids would love this!

Pumpkin Chili with Ground Beef from Kalyn's Kitchen

Lots of the young parents in my huge extended family make this Pumpkin Chili with Ground Beef from Kalyn’s Kitchen and say the kids love it, and you can make this in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot.

The BEST Kid-Friendly Slow Cooker Dinners

Slow Cooker Beef on Rice from Creme de la Crumb is a savory beef and gravy. Served over rice and the kids will love it.

Slow Cooker Taco Meat from Kalyn's Kitchen

This yummy Slow Cooker Taco Meat from Kalyn’s Kitchen is perfect for an ultra-easy slow cooker dinner, and this cooks in about three hours! Make it spicy or mild, whichever you prefer.

The BEST Kid-Friendly Slow Cooker Dinners

Everyone will gobble up this Slow Cooker Sausage and Four Cheese Lasagne from The Perfect Pantry! (This was a big hit when we had it for a Denny family party!)

More Kid-Friendly Slow Cooker Ideas:

  • Crock Pot No Bake Cookies from Recipes that Crock
  • Slow Cooker Blueberry Crisp from Kalyn’s Kitchen
  • Slow Cooker Cinnamon Rolls from Creme de la Crumb
  • Crock Pot Razzleberry Crisp from Recipes That Crock
  • Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Tacquitos from Six Sisters’ Stuff
  • CrockPot Apple Pie Oatmeal from Kalyn’s Kitchen
  • Slow Cooker Stuffed Apples from Barefeet in the Kitchen
  • Slow Cooker Cheese Stuffed Meatballs from Family Fresh Meals
  • Slow Cooker Carnitas Shredded Pork from The Yummy Life
  • Crock Pot Kid-Friendly Turkey Chili from Skinnytaste
  • Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese with Garlic Chicken from Slow Cooker Gourmet

What’s your favorite kid-friendly slow cooker dinner? Please share in the comments!

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  1. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

    July 22, 2016 at 5:37 pm

    Thanks for including my lasagne recipe — it's a big hit in my house, too! I think some of these recipes will really appeal to my grandkids.

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    • Kalyn says

      July 22, 2016 at 10:14 pm

      Lydia, your lasagna is epic in my family! I hope you try some of the others on the grandkids!

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