Back to school is right around the corner, and I’m already thinking about how busy our afternoons and evenings will be. I’m not going to lie, it’s bumming me out.
If you are like me, you’re dreading trying to get back into a routine, and are worried about the responsibility of feeding a family when evenings are quick and bedtimes are early. Well, you guys, I’m here to help with kid friendly Crock Pot meals.
If you are familiar with my Crock Pot Thursday series, you know that I have spent several years testing and reviewing one slow cooker recipe a week with my mother-in-law and a few of my sisters-in-law. Most of us feed children, and all of us feed grown men who are often more picky than the kids. Today I’m sharing the recipes our kids actually ate!
Back To School Slow Cooker Dinners
I selected easy, quick, and family-friendly choices, so you can slap the meal together in the time it takes to make lunch. Often, the recipe can be assembled the night before, plopped in your Crock Pot and turned on in the morning, freeing up time to pour yourself one more cup of coffee before the chaos begins.
Feast your eyes on these Back to School Crock Pot recipes kids will actually eat, and click on the picture or the name to go to the recipe page. Enjoy!
Instant Pot or Crock Pot Mexican Shredded Beef is perfect for busy families! It is spicy enough to keep the adults happy but not too spicy for most kids. It is easy to prepare and cooks quickly in the pressure cooker or all day in the slow cooker, and is great in burrito bowls, in tacos, on a bun, or on top of a salad!
Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes
Don’t let the 40 cloves of garlic scare you. This chicken tastes delicious, and while you’ll be scavenging for the delicious chunks of garlic, your kids will be gobbling up the moist and flavorful chicken.
If the trick of pretending broccoli is “baby trees” no longer works on your kids, try getting them to eat it by preparing it in an extra delicious way. This recipe should do the trick!
Casseroles aren’t always on lists of crockpot meals for kids, but when they are it’s because they are topped with tater tots.
Slow Cooker Pasta Recipes
I keep a bag of frozen meatballs in the freezer because my slow cooker and some frozen meatballs have gotten me out of countless dinner jams.
This recipe isn’t fancy, but kids LOVE it. Sometimes I add peas and carrots to it, because adding extra veggies to kid-friendly dishes is kind of my thing.
This one is an obvious winner, because DORITOS. Your kids will be shocked, in the very best way. “Are these chips? For dinner?” The final product tastes like enchiladas, but without all of the work. Top it with lettuce and tomatoes to make yourself feel better about gorging on Doritos casserole.
Quick & Easy Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs Recipe
My family went crazy for this Cheesy Tortellini, and now I make sure I double the recipe. Sometimes I reheat some of the leftovers and throw it in a Thermos for my kids’ school lunches.
It’s no surprise this casserole has been pinned over 10, ooo times! It’s sort of a love child of chili and homestyle potatoes, and the result is delicious. Top it with sour cream and green onions to really bring it home!
What’s a list of crock pot meals for kids without a slow cooker macaroni and cheese recipe? The adults in our family loved this dish, too!
Slow Cooker Recipes Kids Love
Kids love a good starchy side dish. Keep these gorgeous potatoes in mind for those fancier dinner occasions when you know your kid will only eat a roll. And now maybe some potatoes.
The first thing people think of when they hear “Crock Pot” is soups, stews, and roasts. We rarely makes roasts in our slow cooker, but when we do, everyone’s happy. This one calls for a secret ingredient!
This delicious slow cooker Korean shredded pork is a little bit sweet, a little bit tangy, and not too spicy for the kids.
Crockpot Freezer Meals
People went crazy over these subs, and for good reason. A friend’s pre-teen daughter even requested these for her special birthday dinner. They are that good. Make them. Make them soon!
The most time consuming part of preparing this incredible soup is frying the bacon and chopping the veggies. Do it the night before, and morning you will sing the praises of night you.
This chicken looks spicy, but it isn’t! All of the Crock Pot Thursday children (7 kids, ages 8 and under) loved it! This is my all-time favorite chicken. Because butter. And ranch.
Best Slow Cooker Recipes
The flavors in this recipe are complex enough for the adults to enjoy, and the kids love being able to put together their own tortilla fixings. Throw some barbeque sauce on the leftovers and make tasty BBQ pork sandwiches.
If your family is like mine, they’ll eat pretty much anything wrapped in a tortilla. These pork tacos taste even better than they look, if you can believe that. I love them, and my kids love adding their own toppings!
This incredibly easy, super tasty shredded chicken is a dinner saver! I like to whip up a big batch of it, and use it in everything from tacos to pasta to salads. It’s excellent in soups, you can squirt some BBQ sauce on it for BBQ chicken sandwiches, and it can go on top of nachos. Truly, the possibilities are endless, and the spices in this recipe lend themselves to all sorts of dishes.
Crockpot Chicken Recipes
This roasted turkey breast is made with the most incredible rub! Don’t wait for Thanksgiving to make this quick and easy dinner. You deserve Thanksgiving quality turkey more than once a year, and the leftovers (if there are any) of this turkey makes fantastic sandwiches.
A few spices, an onion, and a chicken make up this recipe. This may be the easiest recipe in the entire Crock Pot Thursday lineup, and it’s healthy and delicious.
We love spaghetti and meatballs around here, but we love meatball subs equally. This recipe can be used for either of these family favorites!
Kid Friendly Instant Pot Dinners
You will be shocked at how much these Crock Pot spare ribs taste like they came off the BBQ! If you don’t have all day to make fall-off-the-bone ribs on your grill, let the slow cooker do the work for you.
This soup may seem like it doesn’t fit on a list of slow cooker meals for kids, but it does if you call it “sausage and rice soup” like I do when I’m pulling a fast one on my kids. My kids hate stuffed bell pepper soup, but they LOVE sausage and rice soup.
My kids like to top this chili with sour cream, cheese, and if I’m feeling like a fun mom, Fritos. We love chili dogs, too!
Kid Approved Crockpot Recipes Your Family Will Love
These kid friendly slow cooker recipes are all tried, tested, and loved by multiple families. Check out the full compilation HERE, make yourself a shopping list, and log some miles on that slow cooker in your kitchen!Finding things the kids will eat can sometimes be problematic.That’s why I decided to pull together this list of 25 kid-friendly slow cooker dishes.
Whether your baby is a mac and cheese fanatic, a soup lover, or a fan of pot roast, this list has you covered.
It takes only 10 minutes to prepare, and all you’ll need is macaroni, evaporated milk, whole milk, butter, cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, paprika, and cooking spray.
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
It has plenty of cheese, garlic, and pizza sauce, and thanks to the Italian sausage, pepperoni, and ground beef, it’s also incredibly filling.
Okay, so you won’t actually make beef tacos in your slow cooker, but you will make the meat for them, and that’s the important part.
The thing I love most about this recipe is the homemade taco seasoning, which is far superior to any packet of seasoning you’d buy in the store.
Family Friendly Crockpot Dinner Ideas With Chicken, Pasta, Beef
To this day, I still remember coming home from school to smell Ragu (the homemade sauce, not the jar you buy at the store) cooking in the kitchen.
Those were some of my all-time favorite dinners as a child. This recipe brings all of that joy and glee back to life for me.
Cooking these sliders in the Crockpot imbues them with so much flavor, gives the ham the perfect texture, and makes the cheese gooey, melty, and insanely yummy.
Crock Pot Recipes Kids Will Actually Eat!
Made from butter, Dijon mustard, poppy seeds, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper, it turns regular ham and cheese into something so much better.
There’s nothing more tasty and comforting in the cooler months of the year than soup, and this bacon cheeseburger soup is a particular favorite among the kiddos.
It’s packed with plenty of dense, hearty ingredients, such as russet potatoes, onions, carrots, ground beef, bacon, green onions, pepper jack cheese, and more.
Easy Kid Friendly Slow Cooker Recipes
It’s thick, chunky, herby, and has just a hint of spice. I’m not sure who will love it more, you, or your kids.
You can always make macaroni and beef out of a Hamburger Helper meal kit, but why do that when you can make healthy, enjoyable macaroni and beef with only 10 minutes of prep?
Whether you serve
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