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100 Weight Watchers Crock Pot Recipes with Freestyle SmartPoints

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Looking for easy healthy low calorie crock pot recipes? You’ve come to the right place.

I’m an avid Lifetime Weight Watcher and Slow Cookerer 🙂

In addition to the 100 favorite recipes featured in this post, you will find hundreds more delicious WeightWatchers friendly crock pot recipes with Freestyle Smartpoints here on my blog.

Some of the most popular include: easy slow cooker chicken and gravy, skinny slow cooker southwest chicken soup, and 4-Ingredient Goddess chicken.

100 Weight Watchers Slow Cooker Recipes Collage

Back in October of 2013 I challenged myself to use my slow cooker to make easy healthy WW friendly recipes every day for a year.

I only made it 6 months but learned a ton about slow cooking and what a boon it is for weight loss in the process.

The experiment was so successful I even wrote a best selling Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook fill with easy healthy recipes all with 350 calories or less…

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Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook - Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints Edition

For anyone on Weight Watchers or trying to eat better, the slow cooker is a great way to make flavorful, easy, low calorie meals that don’t require hours in the kitchen. Plus they provide great leftovers for easy lunches and dinners.

These hundred slow cooker recipes with Weight Watchers®  Freestyle SmartPoints™ are some of my favorites. Enjoy!

Here are 100 of my favorites…

Slow Cooker Rosemary Chicken in white crockpot

Ww Friendly Slow Cooker Rosemary Chicken

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes & Cooking Tips

You can cook any cut of chicken in the slow cooker: thighs, breasts, legs, even whole chickens. Bone-in and boneless chicken have different cooking requirements. Here are some tips to keep in mind:

  • Chicken cooked on the bone takes longer to cook and is also less likely to overcook.
  • Boneless, skinless chicken breast meat can become tough and dry when cooked for longer than six hours on low and can sometimes be done in as little as four hours.
  • Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are less likely to dry out.
  • It’s usually best to remove the skin since it doesn’t crisp during cooking and can make the dish too greasy. If you do leave the skin on during cooking you will want to remove and discard it before serving.
  • Vegetables in crockpot recipes should go into the bottom of the crockpot, with the meat on top, because vegetables cook more slowly than meat. This arrangement will also help prevent the chicken from overcooking.
Slow cooker chicken and gravy open face sandwich with green beans

Easy Weight Watchers Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy

weight watchers recipes slow cooker chicken marsala close up

skinny slow cooker cuban chicken citrus

Beef stew in a white brimmed soup bowl

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Beef Recipes & Cooking Tips

Beef and the slow cooker are a match made in heaven, especially for cooking pot roast and beef stew. The long slow cooking turn cheap tough cuts of beef into tender melt-in-your-mouth morsels. Though not as lean as other options my favorite cut of beef for the slow cooker is chuck roast.

Low and Slow is the key for cooking most beef recipes, with many taking 8 to 10 hours to reach the desired level of tenderness. If you slow cooker cooks “hot” and many of the newer ones do, you meat may be done in less time.

3 Ingredient Weight Watchers Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwich close up

Weight pot roast with potatoes, carrots, peas on plate close up

Best Selling Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook!

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Slow Cooker Manhattan Clam Chowder

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Seafood Recipes

I love cooking fish in the slow cooker. It is actually easier than in the oven or on the grill because you have more of a window to catch the fish at the correct doneness.  So the results are more likely to stay moist and tender.

Are You Ready to Slow Cook Yourself Slim? 

Slow Cooker Pizza

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Vegetarian Recipes

Crock Pot Pulled Pork Sandwich

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwich

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Pork Recipes

close up of 4 ingredient kalua pork and cabbage in a white bowl on orange mat

Simple Weight Watchers Cabbage Bean Soup from above with spoon and crackers

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Soup Recipes

Soup is my magical weight loss food. In addition to being comforting and delicious, soup is usually naturally low in fat and packed with nutritious ingredients including colorful vegetables, lean proteins and high-quality carbs, making it easy to get a healthy balanced meal in a single bowl.

They are pretty foolproof to make too.

I love to make a big batch in my slow cooker on Sundays so we have plenty leftover for weekday lunches and dinners… or to freeze for meals on time-crunched days or anytime hunger strikes.

With leftover soup always available, I’m much less likely to dive into the cookie jar or bag of chips.

Here are some of my all-time favorites…

Slow Cooker Baked Bean Soup from above beige textured mat

Slow Cooker Baked Bean Soup

Slow Cooker Pork and White Beans Stew in a bowl with spoon alongside

Crock Pot Pepper Pot Soup in white brimmed bowl with spoon

Slow Cooker Stuffed Pepper Soup

white bowl filled with southwest chicken soup and spoon close up

Best Selling Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook!

Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes for Weight Watchers with SmartPoints and PointsPlus

Crock Pot Wild Rice

Slow Cooker Wild Rice

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Side Dish Recipes

Crock Pot Chex Party Mix

Slow Cooker Chex Party Mix

Slow Cooker Coconut Baked Oatmeal

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Breakfast Recipes

Easy Cranberry Nut Bread

Best Selling Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook!

Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook - Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints Edition

Slow Cooker Cheesecake

Slow Cooker Cheesecake

WW Friendly Slow Cooker Dessert Recipes

Best Selling Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook!

Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook - Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints Edition

Slow Cooker Spiced Mocha text

WW CROCKPOT DRINK & BEVERAGE RECIPES

BEST SELLING SKINNY SLOW COOKER RECIPES ECOOKBOOK!

Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook - Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints Edition

Check Out My Best Selling Weight Watchers Crock Pot Recipes eCookbook – All with nutritional information, Freestyle Smart Points and Points Plus!!!

 

Martha McKinnonMartha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.

A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.

She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.

A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.

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  1. Rita

    Cooking a whole chicken overnight to give me delicious chicken for sandwiches or casserole dishes is my favorite way to use my crockpot. It only takes minutes to put it in with whatever spices you like (I just did one with lots of curry) and the meat falls off the bone and skin falls off the chicken in the morning. You also then have chicken stock for soup if you want it.

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  5. Becky Schneider

    I hope it’s not too late to win the crock pot! I could really use a new one. Thanks for the recipes. I am lifetime, but then gained a few pounds back….have 5.4 to go to be lifetime again! Good luck! Thanks for the recipes!

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    • Martha McKinnon

      Hi Becky, unfortunately the giveaway is over, but I wanted to leave the comments open in case anyone wants to share more of their favorite recipes! I’ve loved reading all the great ideas and want to try many of the dishes that were suggested. Best of luck with your return to goal! It’s always so much easier when you only have a few pounds to lose!!

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  6. Tzinorah Goldberg

    My favorite dis so far has ben BBG ribs…. done right the meal is so tender it falls away from the bones, and the non-existent basting is a blessing! ;D I’m OK that I missed this contest because I already own this slow-cooker and LOVE IT!!! ;D I am thankful to have found your site to add to my variety of choices and thank you heartily for offering so many alternatives!

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    • Martha McKinnon

      Hi Diana,

      Thanks for your comment. I guess that all depends on how you are managing your diabetes. I include carb counts with all the nutritional estimates which should help. I know many people have lost weight and decreased and/or eliminated their diabetes medications by following the Weight Watchers plan. I would suggest you talk to your doctor and/or nutritionist for guidance. Hope this helps.

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  8. Jill

    My new favorite crockpot soup recipe I made up and it takes literally five minutes to put in the crockpot so yummy. Beef Stew Soup

    1lb beef stew meat (I use the diet lean that is cut in small pieces already)

    1 package Mrs. Grass Beef Stew Mix by the soup mixes (Schnuck’s has it)

    2 cups water

    32 oz of beef stock

    1 can petite diced tomatoes undrained and one can rotel if you like spicy

    1 tablespoon Jamison’s soup base or beef better than bouillon in a jar (if you don’t have these no big deal

    Put in crockpot for 4 hours on low or 8 on high stir to mix together

    Before you are ready to serve cook one cup mini pasta shells, penne, or macaroni whatever you might have cook as directed mix into soup. We like mini penne the best.

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  9. Susan Steinke

    Martha, I am thankful to have won the giveaway,I received the crockpot today. Thank you so much. Now I need to see what recipe I will make 1st with it. It will definitely be 1 from here, as I need it to be WW friendly.

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    • Martha McKinnon

      Hi Serra,

      I’m not huge into freezer meals, but I’ve frozen some of the leftovers from these recipes from time to time with good success: Baked oatmeal, Chicken and gravy, Teriyaki pork roast, baked bean soup, bean barley soup, BBQ turkey chili and pork and white bean stew. Hope this helps!

      Do you prep the raw ingredients and then freeze them till you are ready to cook or cook and then portion out and freeze for quick easy meals later???

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  11. Karen

    I have just started WW and am in a bit of a daze. I stumbled onto your site and am I glad I did. You are one generous soul! To put this amount of recipes together, with the points plus, AND sooooo organized making it easy to use, I have to tip my hat to you!!

    Thank you sooooooo much for helping me get a good start and stay with it!

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    • Martha McKinnon

      Thanks Karen. I appreciate your kind words more than you know!! I’m a big believer in WW and realize just how hard it is in the beginning. Learning to figure out points plus gets easier with time and practice. All you need to do is stick with it. And in the meantime I’m here to help 🙂

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  12. Sherri LaFever

    I LOVE to use my crockpots (notice that was with an s as I have 5 crockpots of different sizes and features). Thanks so much for all your yummy sounding recipes, I can’t wait to try them. I’ve already printed several off to start using next week. When I first started cooking with crockpots, I had to let them soak in the sink after using them. Then, I started using cooking spray, but since the invention of the crockpot liners, I’ve never used anything else. They are WONDERFUL and save so much time in clean up. The only thing I usually have to wash is the lid, and occasionally wipe out the condensation from the crock. I buy the bags online (50 bags for $25) instead of the ones in the stores (4 bags for $2.58)

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