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Time-Saving BBQ Slow-Cooker Recipes You'll Love

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By Southern Living Editors Updated April 18, 2022
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Slow-Cooked Cowboy Brisket and Beans
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez

Everyone has a different technique when it comes to barbecue. Whether you fire up the grill or ready the smoker, you know the feeling of an afternoon spent tending the meats. But what about those days when you want barbecue but don't have any time to spend at the grill? Turn to your slow cooker. It will be your best friend. We have plenty of recipes for slow cooker barbecue, and we'll even show you how to make ribs in the slow cooker. These slow cooker barbecue recipes will be the envy of the neighborhood, and everyone will be coming back for seconds, guaranteed. With all the time you're saving while making these slow cooker barbecue recipes, you'll have plenty of extra minutes to mix up a tasty homemade barbecue sauce to accompany it.

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Easy BBQ Ribs

Easy BBQ Ribs
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Recipe: Easy BBQ Ribs

We've made delicious ribs even easier. Hungry? Not for long.

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Slow-Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches

Slow Cooker Recipes: Slow-Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches Recipes
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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches

Make a simple weekend lunch even easier with a batch of barbecue beef sandwiches whipped up in the slow cooker.

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Spicy-Sweet Ribs and Beans

Spicy-Sweet Ribs and Beans
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Recipe: Spicy-Sweet Ribs and Beans

Ribs in the slow cooker? Oh yes. One taste, and you'll be adding it to your weekly rotation.

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Slow-Cooked Barbecued Chicken

Slow-Cooked Barbecued Chicken
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Recipe: Slow-Cooked Barbecued Chicken

Barbecue chicken is a weeknight staple. You'll love this recipe, which significantly cuts down on prep time.

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Slow-Cooker Barbecue Pork

Slow-Cooker Barbecue Pork
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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Barbecue Pork

The possibilities are endless once you've made this barbecue pork—put it in sandwiches, tacos, or eat it on its own.

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Coriander-Coconut-Braised Ribs

Coriander-Coconut Braised Ribs
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Recipe: Coriander-Coconut-Braised Ribs

This recipe showcases a surprising coconut-coriander combination that just works. Take our word for it.

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5-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork

5-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork
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Recipe: 5-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork

You probably have these five ingredients on hand, so you're already on your way to a meal of tasty pulled pork.

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Pickled Peppers & Onions
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Recipe: Slow-Cooked Barbecued Chicken Sandwiches

Take the morning off, but ensure that you still have a delicious Saturday lunch on the table with our recipe for barbecued chicken sandwiches straight from the slow cooker.

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Slow-Cooker Beef Sliders with Pickled Peppers

Slow-Cooker Beef Sliders with Pickled Peppers
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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Beef Sliders with Pickled Peppers

Come for the sliders, stay for the pickled peppers. Yum!

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Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa

Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa
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Recipe: Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa

Make a summery, barbecue-inspired meal out of brisket and tacos. A dollop of summer salsa makes it even more seasonal.

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Tangy Slow-Cooker Pork Shoulder

Tangy Slow-Cooker Pork Shoulder
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Recipe: Tangy Slow-Cooker Pork Shoulder

Mix things up with a versatile pork shoulder for dinner. This recipe is tangy, flavorful, and oh-so good.

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Slow-Cooked Cowboy Brisket and Beans

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Recipe: Slow-Cooked Cowboy Brisket and Beans

Channel your inner cowboy with a meal of brisket and beans from the slow cooker.

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Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos Al Pastor with All the Fixings

Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos Al Pastor with All the Fixings
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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos Al Pastor with All the Fixings

This recipe starts with slow cooker-prepared pork, a delicious base for suppertime tacos.

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Easy Brunswick Stew

Easy Brunswick Stew
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Recipe: Easy Brunswick Stew

This is the perfect cool-weather stew for barbecue lovers. Start with a Boston Butt and a slow cooker, and you're on you way to Brunswick stew perfection.

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Four-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pot Roast

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Recipe: Four-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pot Roast

Once you've put together this four-ingredient recipe, treat it like barbecue (sauce and all!), and you'll have a shortcut to a delicious meal.

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Slow-Cooker Beef Nachos

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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Beef Nachos

The kids will cheer when you tell them they're having nachos for dinner. (And you'll cheer when you realize how easy they are to make!)

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Sweet-and-Spicy Barbecue Sauce

Sweet-and-Spicy Barbecue Sauce
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Recipe: Sweet-and-Spicy Barbecue Sauce

Get the best of both barbecue worlds with this sweet-and-spicy concoction.

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Barbecue Pork Sandwiches

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Recipe: Barbecue Pork Sandwiches

The only thing this easy slow-cooker recipe needs is one of our favorite barbecue side dishes alongside it.

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Slow-Cooker Chipotle Brisket Sliders

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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Chipotle Brisket Sliders

Every single review for these sliders is for five stars, y'all. "This recipe was delicious, easy to prepare and very flavorful, my guests asked for the recipe," wrote one reviewer.

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Slow-Cooker Cowboy Beans

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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Cowboy Beans

Even though beans are normally a barbecue side dish, this slow-cooker recipe is hearty enough to be a main dish.

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BBQ Brisket

BBQ Brisket
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Recipe: BBQ Brisket

This easy brisket recipe starts with a sweet-and-spicy dry rub your family will love.

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Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches
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Recipe: Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Don't skip the step of browning the meat before it goes in the slow cooker. This creates a lovely crust and seals in flavor without drying the pork out.

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    1 of 22 Easy BBQ Ribs
    2 of 22 Slow-Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches
    3 of 22 Spicy-Sweet Ribs and Beans
    4 of 22 Slow-Cooked Barbecued Chicken
    5 of 22 Slow-Cooker Barbecue Pork
    6 of 22 Coriander-Coconut-Braised Ribs
    7 of 22 5-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork
    8 of 22 Slow-Cooked Barbecued Chicken Sandwiches
    9 of 22 Slow-Cooker Beef Sliders with Pickled Peppers
    10 of 22 Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa
    11 of 22 Tangy Slow-Cooker Pork Shoulder
    12 of 22 Slow-Cooked Cowboy Brisket and Beans
    13 of 22 Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos Al Pastor with All the Fixings
    14 of 22 Easy Brunswick Stew
    15 of 22 Four-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pot Roast
    16 of 22 Slow-Cooker Beef Nachos
    17 of 22 Sweet-and-Spicy Barbecue Sauce
    18 of 22 Barbecue Pork Sandwiches
    19 of 22 Slow-Cooker Chipotle Brisket Sliders
    20 of 22 Slow-Cooker Cowboy Beans
    21 of 22 BBQ Brisket
    22 of 22 Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches

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