Cheap crockpot meals
63 recipes
Slow cooker dinners at $2.50 or less a serving. A slow cooker is made for cheap cuts, dried beans and big batches, and it does the work while you’re out. The cheapest is Slow cooker pinto beans at $0.81 a serving, and the average here is $2.00.

Slow cooker pinto beans
$0.81 a serving
540 min

Slow cooker Cuban black beans
$0.87 a serving
500 min

Slow cooker dal makhani
$1.29 a serving
510 min

Crockpot BBQ chicken drumsticks
$1.35 a serving
320 min

Slow cooker BBQ meatballs
$1.40 a serving
250 min

Crockpot brown sugar garlic pork loin
$1.43 a serving
360 min

Slow cooker marinara sauce
$1.55 a serving
510 min

Slow cooker pumpkin chili
$1.55 a serving
380 min

Slow cooker mac and cheese
$1.60 a serving
165 min

Slow cooker kalua pork
$1.62 a serving
585 min

Slow cooker chickpea korma
$1.63 a serving
330 min

Slow cooker pork vindaloo
$1.64 a serving
540 min

Slow cooker BBQ beans with baked potatoes
$1.68 a serving
390 min

Crockpot carnitas
$1.72 a serving
660 min

Slow cooker cabbage soup
$1.73 a serving
440 min

Slow cooker pulled pork sandwiches
$1.75 a serving
620 min

Slow cooker split pea soup
$1.77 a serving
490 min

Slow cooker minestrone
$1.79 a serving
460 min

Slow cooker chicken and stuffing
$1.81 a serving
265 min

Slow cooker black bean enchilada casserole
$1.87 a serving
275 min

Crockpot salsa chicken
$1.88 a serving
265 min

Slow cooker baked potatoes with black beans and cheese
$1.88 a serving
490 min

Slow cooker Cuban mojo pork
$1.89 a serving
630 min

Crockpot sweet and sour meatballs
$1.92 a serving
255 min

Slow cooker lentil and sausage soup
$1.95 a serving
520 min

Crockpot potato soup
$1.95 a serving
530 min

Slow cooker pork ragu
$1.96 a serving
500 min

Crockpot pizza pasta
$2.00 a serving
120 min

Slow cooker spinach lasagna
$2.01 a serving
330 min

Slow cooker quinoa enchilada casserole
$2.02 a serving
200 min

Slow cooker hash brown egg casserole
$2.09 a serving
315 min

Crockpot broccoli cheese soup
$2.15 a serving
270 min

Crockpot ravioli lasagna
$2.16 a serving
230 min

Slow cooker coconut lentil curry
$2.16 a serving
430 min

Crockpot green beans, ham and potatoes
$2.17 a serving
460 min

Slow cooker BBQ pulled chicken
$2.18 a serving
265 min

Slow cooker stuffed cabbage rolls
$2.18 a serving
600 min

Slow cooker chile verde
$2.18 a serving
510 min

Slow cooker chicken tortilla soup
$2.19 a serving
400 min

Crockpot ground beef and potatoes
$2.19 a serving
460 min

Crockpot chicken taco soup
$2.21 a serving
380 min

Slow cooker bolognese
$2.23 a serving
540 min

Slow cooker wild rice and mushroom casserole
$2.25 a serving
200 min

Slow cooker chickpea tinga tacos
$2.27 a serving
250 min

Crockpot porcupine meatballs
$2.28 a serving
385 min

Crockpot meatball subs
$2.28 a serving
255 min

Crockpot Mississippi chicken
$2.28 a serving
320 min

Crockpot chicken and dumplings
$2.30 a serving
450 min

Slow cooker butter chicken
$2.30 a serving
275 min

Crockpot French onion meatballs
$2.31 a serving
330 min

Slow cooker chicken and gravy
$2.35 a serving
275 min

Slow cooker Korean pork lettuce wraps
$2.35 a serving
500 min

Slow cooker farro with tomatoes and spinach
$2.36 a serving
205 min

Beer brats with onions
$2.36 a serving
280 min

Crockpot Hawaiian chicken sliders
$2.39 a serving
260 min

Slow cooker chicken enchilada casserole
$2.41 a serving
200 min

Slow cooker sausage and peppers
$2.43 a serving
375 min

Crockpot chicken noodle soup
$2.43 a serving
490 min

Slow cooker sausage lasagna
$2.44 a serving
330 min

Slow cooker chicken enchilada soup
$2.44 a serving
400 min

Slow cooker chile relleno casserole
$2.48 a serving
240 min

Slow cooker chicken wild rice soup
$2.49 a serving
450 min

Slow cooker whole chicken
$2.49 a serving
455 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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