28 Best Ground Beef Crock Pot Recipes For Easy Slow Cooker Dinners

From easy hamburger meals and hearty chili made with ground beef, to savory bolognese sauce over pasta, there’s a myriad of budget-friendly dinner ideas to make in this list.

What to Make With Ground Beef

When it comes to what to do with ground beef for Crock Pot recipes, the options run the gamut between soups and stews, meatloaf and meatballs, many meat sauce variations and Salisbury steak. There’s nothing better than coming home to this delicious steak made with ground beef that’s been simmering in your slow cooker all day.

Best Ground Beef Crock Pot Recipes

Keep reading for plenty of inspiration for ground beef dishes like Slow Cooker Barbecue Cheeseburgers, Slow Cooker Stuffed Pepper Soup, Crock Pot Salisbury Steak, Slow Cooker Burrito Bowls and more hamburger recipes.

Best-Ever Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce

Bolognese is a hearty Italian meat sauce that combines beef, pork and pancetta with traditional vegetables and porcini mushrooms. It develops its flavor from long, slow simmering, which makes Bolognese Sauce the perfect recipe for making in the slow cooker! Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Barbecue Cheeseburgers

No need to tend a grill for these saucy sandwiches. You can make the best Barbecue Cheeseburgers right in your slow cooker! Get the recipe

Easiest Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

You can have dinner on the table in about 45 minutes with this slow cooker spaghetti sauce recipe. This sauce has deep flavor that tastes like you stood over the stove all day, but it takes almost no effort to execute. Try it with ground beef, Italian sausage or a mixture of both! Get the recipe

Cornbread-Topped Beef Chili

The slow cooker makes this filling chili from Alison LaFortune, who blogs at lifealittlebrighter.com, mostly hands off. The cornbread topping makes it irresistible. Using canned soup, frozen corn and taco seasoning keeps prep to a minimum, but delivers hearty Southwest ﬂavor. Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Meatloaf

This slow cooker meatloaf is seasoned with garlic, fresh herbs and a ketchup-molasses glaze. Get the recipe

Crock Pot Spicy Beef Queso

What’s a party without a fantastic dip? This Crock Pot Spicy Beef Queso dip can cook while you’re at work as long as you prep it before you leave and set the timer. Add some tortilla chips for scooping, maybe some margaritas and dinner is done! Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak

Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak takes 15 minutes to get it going in the slow cooker, and if you make the mashed potatoes ahead of time, it’s all easy to serve as soon as the family is able to gather for dinner. Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup

This hearty soup can be put together in the morning before you leave, and be waiting on you when you get home. Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce

Once you make this tasty (and super simple!) sauce, you will never buy another jar again. Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Burrito Bowl

If you’re having a busy week and need yet another slow cooker supper to save the day, give these slow cooker smothered burrito bowls a try. Get the recipe

Spectacular Slow Cooker Bolognese

Most people are looking for a slow cooker recipe that don’t want to chop, sauté and brown before they walk out the door to start their day. This sauce as easy to prepare as possible while still getting that rich amazing flavor that you expect from a good bolognese. Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Steam Burgers

These sandwiches are packed with flavor and feature a short ingredient list. You might even have everything you need already on hand. Plus, if everyone is coming and going, eating at different times, these are a great way to make sure the last one tastes as good as the first. Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Stuffed Pepper Soup

Need a stress-free dinner idea? How about a big pot of soup that will feed a crowd and might even stretch to a couple meals? Stuffed peppers are such a classic recipe, and this soup takes all the familiar flavors of the dish and melds them together in the slow cooker all day. Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Barbecue Beef Sammies

If you have a crowd coming over, your slow cooker can be your best sous chef! With this recipe, you can give guests some great barbecue without standing over the hot grill. Get the recipe

Crock Pot Salisbury Steak

Dinner time needs to be simple, delicious and if it can turn a bad day into a good one, even better. Your slow cooker can certainly help with that, and this Crock Pot Salisbury Steak is proof on a plate! Get the recipe

Classic Chili

Any southerner worth their salt has a great chili recipe—preferably a signature one—and if you brown and freeze your meat ahead of time, this becomes a “toss it in and turn it on” type meal, which is a favorite for busy days. Get the recipe

Easy Crock Pot Chili

Nothing says game day food like chili. It’s a classic dish that sports fans have been enjoying for as long as we can remember. Now, thanks to your slow cooker, it is even easier to make this popular dish! Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Honey-Mustard Pretzel Meatloaf

Meatloaf in a slow cooker? Meatloaf with pretzels instead of bread crumbs? Try it for yourself with this recipe by Hope Comerford, mom of two and blogger at Slow Cooker Adventures. Get the recipe

Texas Slow Cooker Beef Chili

Blogger Jennifer Robins turns Southern favorites into healthy dishes without sacrificing the signature full Southern flavor in Down South Paleo. “If there is one thing the Southern states take as seriously as college football season, it’s the chili served during those pigskin months! This legume-free alternative packs in extra organic vegetables so you can kiss those beans adios!” Get the recipe

Kelsey Nixon’s Slow-Cooker Ragu

Cold days and busy schedules call for a can-do attitude when it comes to putting comforting and nutritious meals on the table with minimal fuss. Kelsey Nixon, chef and host of the Cooking Channel’s Kelsey’s Essentials, relies on a few healthy time-savers for fast, wholesome cooking, like this Slow Cooker Ragu. Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Four-Bean Chili

Here’s a super easy four-bean chili to make for your family in the slow cooker. Besides the fact that adults adore it, your kids will have a ball adorning their chili bowls with tons of accompaniments. Get the recipe

Easiest-Ever Slow-Cooker Meatloaf & Potatoes

Skip the oven and let your slow cooker do the work for this meatloaf and potatoes meal! Sarah Olson of the blog themagicalslowcooker.com shows that with help from a little aluminum foil, you can cook meatloaf and potatoes at the same time. Serve with steamed green beans to round out your plate. Get the recipe

Game Day Frito Pie with Slow Cooker Chili con Carne

The origin of Frito pie may be a mystery, but let’s just agree it’s among the most perfect foods to serve at a tailgate. It’s hard to go wrong with a hearty helping of chili scooped right into a crinkly single-serving bag of crunchy, salty corn chips and topped with all the fixins. Get the recipe

Slow Cooker Taco Soup

All the flavors of taco night put in a warm and tasty soup! When it happens to be a “set it and forget it” recipe that’s just an added bonus! Get the recipe

Rich and Creamy Slow Cooker Meatballs

These meatballs are so tender and juicy and smothered with a creamy Salisbury steak inspired sauce. You can prep and sear them in about 30 minutes, then just put everything into your slow cooker and come home for a rich and delicious dinner. Get the recipe

Polenta with Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce

This Polenta with Bolognese Sauce is a tasty way to enjoy a classic Italian sauce in a brand new dish. The recipe combines some easy prep work with a slow cooker sauce that has deep, rich flavor served over golden brown polenta rounds. Get the recipe