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The slow cooker is my favorite kitchen tool for keto cooking. Load it in the morning, come home to dinner. These 19 recipes cover soups, chili, shredded chicken, braised beef, pork ribs, party dips, and hot drinks for a crowd.
I come back to this white chicken chili more than anything else on the site. Cream cheese melts into the broth while it slow cooks, so it thickens itself. Only 6.5g net carbs and you never miss the beans.
My go to dump and go slow cooker meal. Ground beef, bell peppers, and diced tomatoes cook all day, then I stir cream cheese in at the end. I always double it because it freezes so well at 7.5g net carbs.
I tested these almond flour dumplings so many times because they kept dissolving. The fix: drop the heat after the broth boils before adding them. Get that wrong and they vanish. Get it right and they stay fluffy.
I tested this pho with marrow bones, knuckle bones, and neck bones to find which gave the best body. The slow cooker version takes 6 to 8 hours but pulls that deep, gelatinous broth you cannot get from a carton. Only 2.9g net carbs.
I run my slow cooker for a full 24 hours with 6 to 10 pounds of chicken bones, and the broth turns into a rich jiggly gel when cooled. That gel means it worked. Zero carbs, and I jar it for the whole week.
I've tested crack chicken in the oven, Instant Pot, and slow cooker, and the slow cooker wins for texture. The cream cheese fully melts into the chicken over hours instead of sitting in chunks. Only 3.3g net carbs per serving.
My emergency dinner lives in the slow cooker. I dump chicken, salsa, cream cheese, and taco seasoning in the morning. Five ingredients, 3g net carbs, and I shred it straight in the pot when I get home.
I use daikon radish instead of potatoes in this beef stew and nobody notices the swap. The slow cooker version lets the chuck get truly tender and the gravy thickens on its own. Just 4.7g net carbs a bowl.
I grew up with slow cooked Italian pot roasts and wanted to recreate that on keto. Dry white wine, tomatoes, and chicken broth braise the beef for hours. I tried coconut flour to thicken it once and it turned pasty. Stick with almond flour.
I've made this dozens of times and it is one of my most used slow cooker meals. Chuck roast falls apart into Philly cheesesteak style shreds after 6 hours. I prep freezer dump bags so it is ready to drop in any morning. 3.8g net carbs and 63g protein.
I season a rack of ribs, pour apple cider vinegar in the bottom, and walk away for six hours. Three ingredients, zero carbs. The meat pulls clean off the bone. I brush on BBQ sauce and broil for a quick char at the end.
My family gets leftovers from this for days. Pork tenderloin marinates in liquid aminos, sesame oil, and dry mustard as it slow cooks for three hours. I also freeze it raw in the marinade so I can dump a bag straight into the crock pot.
I bring this buffalo chicken dip to every gathering and it disappears first. Three cheeses, shredded chicken, and Frank's sauce. The slow cooker keeps it warm and melty for hours, which is why I skip the skillet version for parties.
I threw this together for a Super Bowl party years ago and now I make it constantly. Cream cheese, pizza sauce, and mozzarella layered with pepperoni. The slow cooker holds it at the right temp all afternoon. I tried freezing a batch once and the cream cheese broke down, so eat it fresh.
I put these out at every holiday party. Three ingredients: cocktail sausages, sugar free BBQ sauce, and grape jelly simmered in the slow cooker. Five minutes of prep, then the crock pot keeps them warm all afternoon at 4.1g net carbs.
I make this base recipe on the stove then transfer it to the slow cooker for parties. Heavy cream, cocoa powder, and sugar free chocolate chips at 2.8g net carbs. A packet version has 27g. Nobody can tell the difference.
My favorite hot drink from November through March. I melt sugar free white chocolate chips into heavy cream, add a quarter teaspoon of peppermint extract, and keep it warm in the slow cooker. I tested both Lily's and ChocZero chips and Lily's melts smoother.
I make this when I want white chocolate warmth without the peppermint. The trick I landed on is splitting the liquid between heavy cream and macadamia nut milk. That two liquid base gives it a richness that a single milk can't touch. Roughly 2g net carbs versus 50g at Starbucks.
I built this for dairy free guests and it turned out richer than I expected. Coconut milk replaces heavy cream, and I layer two types of chocolate because one alone tasted thin. The meringue topping from whipped egg whites changes every sip. 4g net carbs.