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    6 Easy & Delicious Crockpot Recipes for Busy Nights

    Composite image with photos of chicken & dumplings, london broil, roast beef and gravy, and albondigas (meatball) soup and text 6 easy and delicious crockpot recipes for busy nights
    Composite image with photos of chicken & dumplings, london broil, roast beef and gravy, and albondigas (meatball) soup and text 6 easy and delicious crockpot recipes for busy nights

    Lots of activities tend to derail good intentions of home-cooked meals, but Add Salt & Serve has you covered this holiday season with six favorite crockpot meals. These easy and delicious dinners allow you to put a tasty and affordable meal on the table even on the busiest nights!

    Also check out our 10 quick & easy recipes for busy nights!

    Composite image with photos of chicken & dumplings, london broil, roast beef and gravy, and albondigas (meatball) soup and text 6 easy and delicious crockpot recipes for busy nights

    These six slow cooker recipes require very little prep and use simple ingredients to help you avoid the temptation to eat out when your schedule has you stressed.

    1. Easy Crockpot Roast Beef & Gravy

    a white plate half full of roast beef and half full of rice. Roast beef and rice are both covered with gravy. There is a fork on the plate next to the rice. The plate is on an orange napkin with white stripes.
    Easy Crockpot Roast Beef & Gravy
    The easiest roast beef also happens to be the tastiest! Just season, place in the crockpot, and cook on low all day. This simple roast yields the most heavenly gravy, so be sure to serve it with rice or mashed potatoes.

    2. Crockpot London Broil

    Slices of beef on a white platter. Beef is covered with cooked onions and resting in an au jus. The plate is garnished with parsley and there is a steak knife resting on the back of the platter.
    Crockpot London Broil
    This easy crockpot London broil recipe is tender and delicious! It can be started with just 10 minutes prep in the morning and ignored all day until you are ready to eat. If you’d like gravy, prepare it with the drippings just before serving, or use the drippings for an au jus for dipping.

    3. Crockpot Cube Steak & Gravy

    Cube steak with mushroom soup gravy served over mashed potatoes.
    Crock Pot Cube Steak with Mushroom Soup
    Crock Pot Cube Steak with Mushroom Soup is tender and delicious, and it requires almost no prep. Using cube steak with cream of mushroom soup, Lipton onion soup mix, salt & pepper, and water, you can put a delicious home-cooked meal on the table with almost no effort.

    4. Crockpot Albondigas Soup

    Overhead shot of albondigas soup (Mexican meatball soup) in a brown wide-rim bowl garnished with sour cream, grated cheddar cheese, and fresh cilantro
    Crockpot Albondigas Soup (Mexican Meatball Soup)
    Hearty meatballs and pasta in a savory beef and tomato broth make Albondigas soup a delicious comfort food. Using sautéed onions and peppers from the freezer makes this soup virtually prep-free.

    5. Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes and Sausage

    White bowl with a fork and sliced kielbasa with diced potatoes covered in cheese with a lettuce leaf in background
    Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes and Sausage
    Using frozen hash browns as a base for this easy crockpot soup means less prep. Just slice the kielbasa and dice the onion, combine everything in the crockpot, and turn it on for a ready-to-eat evening meal.

    6. Crockpot Marinara Sauce Over Pasta

    A pile of cooked spaghetti noodles covered with marinara sauce on a blue plate
    Crockpot Marinara Sauce
    Slow cooking marinara in the crockpot yields a rich, intense tomato flavor. For quicker cooking, this can be prepared on the stovetop but will result in a less flavorful sauce.

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    6 Easy & Delicious Crockpot Recipes for Busy Nights
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    Posted by Mary Ann on December 14, 2019; Updated on January 7, 2020Filed Under: Recipe Roundups

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