We are dishing up the Best Keto Slow Cooker Recipes, from breakfast to dessert. Simplify your meal prep and your life with these mouthwatering crockpot meals!
Once upon a time, I didn’t think slow cookers were very useful. Someone gifted us a slow cooker for our wedding and it always gave off a funny smell as it heated up. And I found most crockpot recipes to be bland and overcooked.
Fast forward to today and I have not one but two slow cookers and I use them frequently. And I have amassed quite a collection of delicious Keto Slow Cooker Recipes.
Crockpots help streamline family meals and save on dishes. And many recipes are set-it-and-forget it. Or what I like to call “Dump and Run” recipes, where you simply add all of the ingredients to the pot and walk away!
More than soups and stews
Think outside the box as to what your slow cooker can do for you. It’s not just for main dishes, it also makes excellent breakfasts, sides, and even desserts.
And don’t relegate it just to the colder months, either. You can use a slow cooker to prepare keto meals in the summer, so you don’t have to turn on your oven.
So plug in that crockpot and let’s get cooking!
What’s the best slow cooker?
There are so many brands of slow cookers and multi-cookers, which one do you choose? Here are a few tips.
Look for programmable options like this Hamilton Beach Set and Forget model or the CrockPot Cook and Carry model. While simpler versions are less expensive, you have to be home to turn them on and off at the right times. Programmable slow cookers allow you to delay the start times and keeps the food warm when cooking is finished.
Most recipes make 6 to 12 servings and utilize 5 to 7 quart crockpots. Both of mine are 6 quart versions, which is about right for all of my keto slow cooker recipes. You can go bigger or smaller, but you will need to adjust the ingredients accordingly.
1. Slow Cooker Keto Meatloaf
Have you ever made keto meatloaf in a slow cooker? Trust me, once you try it, you may never make it any other way again. It’s so tender and juicy, it almost melts in your mouth.
2. Keto Mongolian Beef
Dinner doesn’t get any easier than this Keto Mongolian Beef. Simply add the ingredients to your slow cooker and let it do all the work! It’s as tasty as take-out and far healthier.
3. Keto Broccoli Cheese Soup
Cozy up with a big bowl of this rich, hearty Keto Broccoli Cheese Soup. It’s the ultimate low carb comfort food, with only 6g net carbs per serving!
4. Keto White Chicken Chili
This slow cooker white chicken chili is thick and creamy, and totally dairy-free. A delicious keto chili recipe that my whole family loves, and yours will too.
5. Keto Meatball Casserole
Mouthwatering keto meatball casserole is super cheesy and full of fabulous Italian flavor. Simply throw all of the ingredients together and let your slow cooker do the work for you! This easy keto dinner recipe is a new family favorite.
6. Southwestern Pork Stew
Hearty and comforting, with bold Southwestern flavor, this pork stew warms you right down to your toes. It’s easy to make in the Instant Pot, the crock pot, or on the stovetop!
7. Smoked Sausage Casserole
This easy smoked sausage casserole is the perfect comfort food. Just pop everything into your slow cooker and in a few hours, you have a hearty side dish or a full keto meal.
8. Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole
This low carb slow cooker breakfast casserole will make your mornings all the brighter. Packed with broccoli and breakfast sausage for a healthy start to your day.
9. King Ranch Chicken Soup
This cheesy keto chicken soup is so thick and creamy. All the best flavors from King Ranch Chicken in a hearty slow cooker soup recipe.
10. Keto Coq au Vin
A French classic goes keto! This comforting coq au vin recipe has fewer carbs than the original, and is made extra easy in your slow cooker.
11. Slow Cooker Pepper Jack Cauliflower
This might just be my most famous and well loved slow cooker recipe! Tender bites of cauliflower smothered in a cheesy sauce, and sprinkled with bacon.
12. Three Cheese Spaghetti Squash
It just doesn’t get any easier than this easy cheesy, buttery crockpot spaghetti squash recipe. It’s a perfect low carb holiday side dish!
13. Keto Candied Pecans
These easy Keto Candied Pecans are the perfect crunchy, salty-sweet snack. They take only 5 ingredients and you can make them in your slow cooker or on the stovetop. They make a great last minute gift too!
14. Slow Cooker Chocolate Cake
This slow cooker keto cake recipe is so rich and moist, it doesn’t need any frosting. And there’s no need to heat up the kitchen when you make bake it in your slow cooker!
15. Gooey Turtle Brownies
Cooking keto brownies in a slow cooker makes them extra gooey and delicious. Topped with chopped pecans and some sugar-free caramel sauce, it’s a true indulgence.
BJ says
My husband and I just had your white chili with chicken and devoured it. Thanks so much. We did it in our instant pot since I gave away my slow cooker but it worked. I do hope you’ll share some recipes in instant pots. Thank you. Also made your keto almond cake. Delish!
Jes says
THE raspberry coffee cake recipe is supposed to be a slow cooker recipe, but it is not. Is there a slow cooker version?
Carolyn says
I removed that recipe as I did not think it was up to par.
Karen Crete says
As usual – you have hit the nail on the head – with the intense heat we have had this summer on the west coast the crockpot/slowcooker has been a life saver. Normally, it would also be nice to grill during the summer but with the residual smoke from all the surrounding wildfires it seems counterintuitive to “fire up the grill”. Please, more slow cooker/crockpot recipes n- keep them coming. My all time favorite is Balsamic Chicken thighs. Thank you again.
Carolyn says
Ugh, sorry you’re getting smoke. We’ve been good so far but I expect by summer’s end, we will be smoky too. 🙁
Joyce Clark says
I have most of your cookbooks love the recipes
Debbie White says
LOVE all your recipes and I have your cookbooks too THANK you so much for your time????
Roobyn Wimmer says
Is this collection available to buy or print?
Carolyn says
No, it’s just a blog post round up.
Robyn Wimmer says
Thanks, Carolyn. I’ll just have to bookmark it so I have lots of slow cooker recipes to depend on. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Annissa says
Time to get out the slow cooker and get cracking! These recipes all look amazing.
alyssa | everydaymaven says
Sooo many good ideas here!! Thanks for including my dish Carolyn!! xo
BestestNana says
Thank you for your slow cooker recipes. I much prefer using a slow cooker than instant pot. I’ve hade an instant pot for two years and never used it. (Much to my married daughter’s dismay). I just prefer planning ahead.
I have many of your cookbooks. Are these recipes included in any of them?
Your continued blog is appreciated.
Carolyn says
You know, I don’t think any of these are in my cookbooks! Actually, the pork stew is in Soups and Stews. But one I would love to have included here is my slow cooker broccoli cheese and I couldn’t because it’s in The Everyday Ketogenic Kitchen. I may have to consider putting it on the blog.
KalynsKitchen says
Thanks for the shout-out! I know the Instant Pot is big now, but I still love to use my slow cooker on the weekend to do food prep!
Carolyn says
Me too, Kalyn!