Description
These Cheap 5 Ingredient Crockpot Dinners are budget-friendly, comforting, and perfect for busy families! Each recipe uses simple, affordable ingredients while delivering full, delicious flavor. Set it, forget it, and enjoy an easy dinner with minimal effort! 🍲💰✨
Ingredients
Scale
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- For 5-Ingredient BBQ Chicken:
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup Italian dressing
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
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- For 5-Ingredient Salsa Chicken:
- 2 lbs chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 jar salsa
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 can corn (drained)
- 1 can black beans (rinsed)
- For 5-Ingredient Pot Roast:
- 2–3 lb chuck roast
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 lb baby carrots
- 1 lb baby potatoes
Instructions
- BBQ Chicken: Add chicken to the crockpot. Mix BBQ sauce, Italian dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over chicken. Cook on LOW 6–7 hours or HIGH 3–4 hours. Shred and serve.
- Salsa Chicken: Add chicken, corn, beans, salsa, and taco seasoning to the crockpot. Cook on LOW 6–7 hours or HIGH 3–4 hours. Shred and serve with rice or tortillas.
- Pot Roast: Place roast in the crockpot. Add carrots and potatoes. Spread mushroom soup over top, then sprinkle onion soup mix. Cook on LOW 8 hours or until roast is tender.
Notes
💡 Tip: These crockpot meals freeze beautifully—prep in freezer bags and dump into your slow cooker for the easiest make-ahead dinners!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6–8 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: crockpot dinners, 5 ingredient meals, budget friendly meals, cheap family dinner, slow cooker recipes