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These vibrant Slow Cooker Recipes for Spring combine fresh seasonal ingredients with effortless preparation. From light soups to tender roasts, these easy crock-pot recipes let you enjoy the season without spending hours in the kitchen!
👩🍳 Every family will have different recipes they associate with a particular season — find some easy slow cooker meals your family loves for Spring!
My 2 Best Tips For Making Slow Cooker Recipes For Spring
Lighten Your Favorite Recipes: When I have a cold weather favorite Crock-Pot recipe, I will sometimes still crave it in the early Spring, but I look for ways to “lighten” it up! Think substituting lighter Spring veggies for heavy root vegetables; adding fresh herbs, lemon, or vinegar at the end for brightness; and creating lighter broths instead of thick sauces.
Foolproof Method For Bright Flavors: This isn’t just for slow cooker recipes you’re making in Spring but for all year — brightening up flavors of a meal with super simple ingredients! Here are my go-to methods when I feel a dish needs a bit of a flavor boost: Add acid (lemon juice or vinegar) after cooking to enhance flavors; stir in fresh herbs just before serving (don’t cook them very long if at all!); and a touch of honey can balance flavors when you need just a bit of sweetness.
🩷 Melissa
Do you have favorite dishes you like to make in the slow cooker each season? I’m definitely a seasonal cook!
Spring means more outdoor activities and events, and slow cooker meals provide flexibility while you enjoy the season. Coming home to ready-made meals after gardening, sports, or outings is so luxurious!
I like to transition from hearty winter meals to fresher spring flavors by using seasonal spring vegetables and lighter sauces.
And I absolutely love making the most of the spring garden goodies!
I tend to just swap out veggies in a recipe with whatever is in season, and for spring that tends to be asparagus, peas, leeks, artichokes, and fresh herbs
My Favorite Crock Pot Spring Recipes
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Cheesy Broccoli Soup in the Crock-Pot
This easy-to-make Cheesy Broccoli Soup is great for busy weeknights. Throw your veggies in the Crock-Pot and then stir in your cheese right before you serve it. This hearty, flavorful soup is sure to be a hit with the whole family!
This Slow Cooker Vegetable Lasagna recipe is the easiest pasta dinner you'll make all winter long! Healthy vegetable lasagna will warm you up in an instant, and leave your kitchen flooded with the rich, delicious smell of Italian cuisine!
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Pork Chops come together super fast with minimal ingredients: pork chops, salt and pepper, garlic, honey, soy sauce, and ketchup – plus a few hours of cook time in the slow cooker. One of my favorite slow cooker pork chops recipes!
Healthy Slow Cooker Bean and Sausage Soup with Spinach
Healthy Slow Cooker Bean and Sausage Soup with Spinach is a mouthful to say and a mouthful of flavor- mushrooms, beans, Italian sausage, and Spinach to liven up the dinner table and fill you up. Plus it is made in the slow cooker, so you don't have to worry about it all day.
These Pork Carnitas are slow cooked to perfection before being fried until crispy. If you like Mexican food you must try this Mexican Slow Cooker Pulled Pork.
An easy way to cook whole chicken in the crock pot! Lots of fresh herbs and butter make a tender and delicious chicken with very little hands on prep time.
Quick, Easy, and Healthy White Chicken Enchilada Soup
This quick, easy and healthy white chicken enchilada soup recipe is made with chicken, beans and corn. You can make it in the oven, a slow cooker or your Instant Pot!
These easy Pepperoncini & Beef Sandwiches are tender, cheesy, and slightly spicy for a delicious meal that’s quick and easy! This simple sanwich recipe is perfect for picnics!
This veggie-packed, herby noodle dish is the classic minestrone soup you love with simple ingredients and flavors, perfect with some grated parmesan on top!
