I don’t have a lot of time to meal prep these days. Between working forty hours a week, having a baby, and just trying to do life….I don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen for every meal. Where we would be without a crock pot??? Seriously??? I am thankful everyday for mine. And you can tell, because it looks well used loved.
I was able to throw this meal together in just a few minutes, while Zoe crawled around the kitchen floor growling and managed not to splatter anything on my work clothes. When I came home that evening, our house smelled amazing and dinner was ready!
What You Need
Rack of ribs or package of already cut ribs (I used St Louis Style)
1 bottle of BBQ sauce
2 tablespoons of brown sugar (optional – I like it and would suggest it if you chose a sauce that doesn’t have a sweet taste or brown sugar already in it)
2-3 teaspoons of worchestershire sauce
2-3 teaspoons of minced garlic
2-3 teaspoons of cayenne pepper
Cooking Spray or crock pot liner (I ran out of my beloved liners and need to get more!!!)
What You Do
Spray your crock pot with cooking spray or use a crock pot liner.
Place your ribs into the crock pot.
Dump the rest of the ingredients in, covering the ribs.
Cook on low for 8 or more hours.
Come home to an amazing smell and meat literally falling off the bone.
If you want to add a little crisp off-the-grill feeling to them…you could bake them in the oven for 10-15 minutes on around 400 degrees. But ummm I often don’t feel like dirtying another pan.
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Oh man this might have to be what I make next week! I was looking at ribs at the store the other day thinking they sounded good.
I can’t even imagine how heavenly your kitchen smelled while this was cooking! I always feel like it’s such a huge process to cook ribs, especially if you’re grilling outside, but this is the perfect alternative! And you’re totally right, ain’t nobody got time to spend a bunch of time cooking meals, especially with everything else going on with life in general!
I’m alllllll about that crockpot and seriously Mark would be all over those! So yummy.
Yum yum! I am allll about the crock pot and always looking for more recipes so this is getting pinned. How nice and easy and looks delicious too!
These look so good! I’m all about some easy crockpot recipes!
Oh man… I feel like I can *smell* these ribs through your post. Yummy yummy!!
Oh those look so good!!
Did I die and go to Rib heaven! My husband doesn’t like ribs….whaaaat? So I’ll make them for me!
oooo yes! i love new crockpot recipes! right now we’re going through a heat wave (wtf – 32°C right now) so i’m waiting for the temps to cool to pull out my ol’ crock pot!
I wonder if they make vegetarian ‘ribs’… I’ll have to look 🙂
This sounds so delicious! I am obsessed with my crockpot. I actually have two of them because I used to like to meal prep and make two things on the weekends at once lol.
Love this! Ribs are such a labor of love and I never have the time when I crave them. This delicious recipe solves that problem!
I’ve never made ribs because I don’t have a grill and it seems like a lot of work, but I do LOVE anything that I can just throw in the crockpot! Definitely saving this! (And LOL @ “I often don’t feel like dirtying another pan”- so damn true!!)
I’ve made a similar recipe and I love how easy it is although I think I prefer the taste of ribs right off the grill. I usually boil them first for 45 mins and then grill them with BBQ sauce for 15 mins. SO good but not as quick and easy as the crockpot.
Yummmmm! I need to come to your house for dinner!
Ummm…. Yumm!!! These look amazing! Crockpot for life.
These look yummy! I need to give these a go on the weekend soon! Loving all the recipes you’ve been sharing lately. 🙂
I love ribs!! This looks so yummy and so so easy — I always tend to forget I have a crockpot that can cook my food for me during the day!
Yum. These sound really good. I have to try this.
They look delicious!