There are Crock-Pot recipes, then there are Crock-Pot recipes. The former are the type of recipes your grandma made in the ’50s: bland, set-it-and-forget-it slow cooker food. The latter are something to get behind. They are juicy, flavorful, colorful, and, most importantly, made with beer. Here are the best Crock-Pot recipes that just wouldn’t be the same without beer.
Slow Cooker Beer-Infused Pork Belly
Life is better with pork belly. But you know what’s even double better? Slow-cooked pork belly with stout.
Key Ingredients:
Pork Belly
Stout
Brown Sugar
Chicken Broth
Amber Ale Barbecue Beef
Let the Crock-Pot cook the thin cuts of barbecue beef shoulder in tasty amber ale while you work.
Key Ingredients:
Beef Shoulder
Amber Ale
Barbecue Sauce
Tender Beer-Soaked Crock-Pot Roast
Few things hit the spot like meat and potatoes. Throw in some light beer to add a little something extra to a time-honored classic.
Key Ingredients:
Beef Shoulder
Beer
Potatoes
Onion
Carrot
Slow Cooker Country Ribs in Beer
These ribs are fall-off-the-bone good thanks to cooking slowly in your favorite beverage.
Key Ingredients:
Ribs
Beer
Barbecue Sauce
Guinness Corned Beef With Cabbage
A hearty meal of corned beef calls for a hearty beer like Guinness.
Key Ingredients:
Corned Beef
Guinness
Onion
Pickling Spice
Slow Cooker Beef ‘n’ Beer
Plunge your fork right into this beer-infused rump roast. The flavors will be everything you know and love about roasts, but better. Thanks, beer.
Key Ingredients:
Beef Rump Roast
Light Beer
Gravy Mix
Carrots
Celery
Onion
Slow Cooker Beer Chicken
Shredded chicken and herbs can get dry when it’s not cooked correctly. By correctly, we mean cooked with beer.
Key Ingredients:
Chicken Breast
Light Beer
Oregano
Beer and Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sliders
Sliders are the perfect snack for any large gathering. Sweeten up these chicken sliders with porter and brown sugar.
Key Ingredients:
Chicken Thighs
Porter
Brown Sugar
Tomato Paste
Slow Cooker Beer Pulled Pork
The pork in these sliders gets salty, tender, and scrumptious from sitting and slow cooking all day long. Throw on some barbecue sauce and you’re set for the night.
Key Ingredients:
Pork Butt Roast
Dark Ale
Soy Sauce
Paprika
Guinness French Onion Soup
Soup might not be the first thing you think of when you think of mouthwatering Crock-Pot recipes. This French onion soup with Guinness will change your mind.
Key Ingredients:
Onion
Guinness
Beef Broth
Rotisserie-Style Beer Can Chicken
Chicken doesn’t have to be complicated to be tasty. Throw some beer in the Crock-Pot with a whole chicken and some spices on top and you’ve got a meal fit for a king.
Key Ingredients:
Whole Chicken
Light Beer
Spices
