Dump dinners have been around for a long time. What you can do is add all of the ingredients to a heavy-duty freezer bag and freeze them up. Then, all you have to do is pull the freezer bag out of the freezer and dump the ingredients into a slow cooker.
Some recipes still require a lot of preparation, but with dump-and-go recipes, you cut out all of that timely prep work.
Dump dinners for the crockpot offer a convenient, time-saving solution for those looking to prepare delicious, home-cooked meals without the hassle. As you navigate through our article, you’ll discover the endless possibilities that come with using a crockpot to achieve satisfying, stress-free dinners.
The beauty of a crockpot dump dinner lies in its simplicity. All you have to do is gather your ingredients, toss them into the crockpot, and let the appliance work its magic. By doing so, you’re giving yourself the gift of time and freedom to focus on other tasks, while your meal cooks to perfection. The versatility of this cooking method also provides a wide range of dishes, from classic comfort food to healthier options, ensuring a meal to please every palate.
Most Crock Pot dump meals have just a few ingredients and take just minutes to pull together.
Some of these are super easy slow cooker recipes, and we are all about making our work in the kitchen easier.
This Moroccan chickpea stew is another great vegan or vegetarian meal idea and one of our favorite crockpot dump meals.
This plant-based soup is loaded with delicious veggies like chickpeas and sweet potato.
However, the spices are what make this soup recipe shine. With ginger, cinnamon, sea salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, turmeric, coriander, cumin, and smoked paprika, this soup is super flavorful.
Serve this soup with a dollop of sour cream or Greek yogurt on top and stir it in to make it oh so creamy.
The cookbook author and food TV star Paula Deen has given the world some legendary recipes, and one of our favorites is her potato soup recipe that’s made in the slow cooker.
This recipe doesn’t require you to peel even one potato, either.
Paula’s potato soup is made with frozen hash browns.
Use chicken broth or chicken stock to give this soup plenty of flavor.
If you love Ikea’s Swedish meatballs but you don’t have time to spend half a day browsing through Ikea, you can make these wonderful meatballs at home in the slow cooker.
These meatballs are made with ground pork and ground beef.
Panko breadcrumbs are used to bind the ground meat together.
Spices used are allspice, nutmeg, kosher salt, minced garlic, and black pepper.
Fresh lemon juice adds some zing and the heavy cream makes the sauce creamy.
This recipe calls for a lot of ingredients, but don’t be intimidated by the long ingredient list. It’s actually quite easy to pull this soup recipe together.
The spices used in this recipe are ginger garlic paste, turmeric, and cilantro. You can use grated ginger and minced garlic if you can’t find the garlic ginger paste.
Fresh lemon juice gives this recipe a delightful zing, and chopped cilantro is a flavorful garnish.
If you’re following a vegan or vegetarian diet, this lentil soup is the perfect feel-good meal. You can make it with vegetable broth for flavor.
However, it also makes a great high-protein Meatless Monday option for dedicated carnivores, and you can use chicken broth instead of vegetable broth if you want.
This recipe is loaded with veggies like celery, onion, diced tomatoes, and carrots.
The flavor comes from garlic, black pepper, smoked paprika, red wine vinegar, and Italian seasoning.
Did you know that there’s a gene that determines whether or not someone likes cilantro?
For people who love cilantro, this interesting herb is divine. However, for people with the cilantro aversion gene, our beloved cilantro tastes like soap.
We feel bad for the folks who can’t enjoy cilantro because it sure does add a lot of flavor to dishes like this chicken recipe.
You can make this recipe without the cilantro, too.
When you want something special for dinner, but don’t have tons of time to pull a meal together, this Thai peanut chicken recipe will get an elegant dinner on the table in no time at all.
Chicken broth gives the sauce a lot of flavor, and you use peanut butter for the signature peanut flavor.
Veggies in this dish are zucchini and red bell pepper.
Cassie brings decades of experience to the Kitchen Community. She is a noted chef and avid gardener. Her new book "Healthy Eating Through the Garden" will be released shortly. When not writing or speaking about food and gardens Cassie can be found puttering around farmer's markets and greenhouses looking for the next great idea.
