All 20 of these Easy Healthy Crock Pot Meal Prep Recipes make dinner a breeze! You can set it, forget and come home a delicious meal for the whole family!
PIN Easy Healthy Crock Pot Meal Prep Recipes
It’s CROCK POT SEASON
I Love the Crock Pot
Crock pot, slow cooker whatever you call it, it’s the most bomb cooking device because it allows you dump a bunch of food into it in the morning, press a button and then POOF you get to come home to dinner already made and it makes your house smell AMAZING!
I figured you probably like your crock pot as much as I do so you probably need a few easy healthy crockpot meals to get you through the winter. And that is where this round up comes in.
But first, let’s talk all things slow cooking.
How does a slow cooker work?
Slow cookers are basically just electric pots with stone inserts. Unlike your typical oven, slow cookers can cook food on low or high temperatures with consistently. They work by trapping heat and cooking food for a long period of time. This is why you should not remove the slow cooker lid while cooking as you will lose all that built up heat!
Crock Pot FAQs
Cooking food in your crock pot is pretty simple but there are definitely a few FAQs to answer
Is it safe to leave the crockpot on when I go out? YES! As long as there is nothing dangerous around the crock pot and you make sure it’s properly plugged in and the cord doesn’t look frayed in any parts, it’s safe to plug in.
How do I convert a low cooking time to high cooking time? It will vary based on the recipe, but a good rule of thumb is if a recipe calls for something to be cooked on low you can USUALLY cook it for half the time on high and vice versa!
What slow cooker should I buy? I personally love THIS one because it’s nice and big and I love that it automatically goes to the warming setting when it’s done cooking. AND I love that you can just set it to warm if you have something already cooked that just needs to be warm for, say, a potluck
Crock Pot Meal Prep Recipes
Having a list of healthy crockpot meals for the week can be really essential to your meal prep routine and make your meal prep so much easier!
You can use these recipes as meal prep in the sense that you make them in the morning, set it and forget it until it’s ready to eat at dinner! Or you can prep all the ingredients ahead, maybe on meal prep Sunday, throw them all in big Ziploc bag and store them in the refrigerator. Then, on the day you want to make that meal, just dump it all in the bag, set the heat and you will come home to a delicious, healthy dinner!
Slow cooker meal prep for the DINNER WIN!
Leftovers
Another great thing about crock pot meal prep recipes is that recipes in your slow cooker usually feed a large number of people. So, you can make ‘em for dinner and then use the leftovers for your lunches for the week! Two meals prepped in ONE!
Without further ado, let’s get onto the recipes!
Crock Pot Meal Prep Recipes
20 Crock Pot Meal Prep Recipes
This easy Crock Pot Pizza Quinoa tastes like the classic comfort food but is totally guilt, and gluten free! It’s a healthy, kid-friendly, weeknight meal that will please the whole family!
This No Bean Whole30 Keto Chili in the Instant Pot is a meat lovers dream! A paleo chili recipe that’s a healthy weeknight dinner for the whole family!
This easy Instant Pot Pasta Primavera basically makes itself! It’s an easy, gluten free meatless dinner that kids or adults will love. Great for meal prep!
This Instant Pot chicken casserole with broccoli is an easy, weeknight dinner that almost makes itself! Kids and adults will love it!
This Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken and Vegetables is an easy, quick and healthy meal with bold flavor! It’s paleo friendly, whole30 and low carb and keto too!
This Healthy BBQ Chicken Quinoa Casserole is made in the crock pot so it’s SUPER quick and easy. Perfect for weeknights and the WHOLE family will love it!
This CREAMY Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Butter Chicken is mixed with quinoa and a spicy cabbage slaw to make a family friendly, gluten free and healthy meal!
This Instant Pot Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup is a quick and easy, 30 minute dinner with a taste of the Middle East! Gluten free, low carb and paleo/whole30!
This slow cooker Thai peanut curry is a dairy and gluten free, healthy and easy dinner for busy weeknights that the whole family will love! Set it and forget it!
This Slow Cooker Mango Chicken Curry is an easy, healthy family-friendly weeknight dinner where the slow cooker does all the work for you! Gluten free and paleo/whole30 compliant!
This vegan One Pan Mexican Quinoa Casserole is SO easy, and made in the crock pot. It’s healthy, loaded with flavor and perfect for a weeknight dinner!
This Easy Homemade Crockpot Vegetable Soup is a whole30, paleo and vegan dinner with only 1 SmartPoint and 85 calories! Perfect for busy weeknights!
This Crockpot Paleo Chicken Noodle Soup has a Thai spin! It uses butternut squash noodles so it’s gluten and grain free and perfect for cold evenings!
This easy vegan cauliflower chickpea curry is made in the Instant Pot and ready in 20 mins! It uses coconut milk and tomatoes to make it thick and so creamy!
This quick and easy, healthy Instant Pot chili, with a little Cajun flair, is sure to become a family favorite! It’s dairy/grain/gluten free and makes great leftovers! Perfect for meal prep!
This easy crock pot paleo hamburger soup recipe is made in the slow cooker for a gluten free and whole30 dinner that the whole family will love! Makes great leftovers too!
This easy, one-pot quinoa cheeseburger casserole has all the cheeseburger taste you love but in healthy, gluten free weeknight dinner form! It’s under 300 calories too!
This easy gluten free crock pot pasta has all the flavors of meat lovers pizza, but without all the work! It’s a healthy, crowd pleasing weeknight dinner!
This whole30 approved slow cooker mango chicken has a sweet, tropical sauce and sweet potatoes! It’s a healthy, one pot meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights!
Learn how to cook Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash! It’s super quick and easy, great for meal prep and low carb, gluten free, vegan and whole30 too!
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Deanne says
Oh my gosh, these are just perfect for our family! Thanks for putting this together!
Taylor Kiser says
You’re welcome!
Sara Welch says
What a great roundup of fall recipes! These all look delicious; definitely adding some of these to my dinner line up for the week!
Taylor Kiser says
Hope you love!
kim says
What a collection! I can’t wait to try all of these and they’ll sure come in handy when it cools off a bit!
Taylor Kiser says
I hope so Kim!
Matt @ Plating Pixels says
Love crockpot recipes and love the idea of using it for meal prep! I’ll be coming back to make a lot of these, thanks!
Taylor Kiser says
Thank you!