Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs
These Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs are an easy and delicious family favorite! Fall off-the-bone, juicy, minimal-effort ribs that will impress your guests or provide a low-effort dinner option on a weekday. You absolutely cannot go wrong with this dish.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs
- Ready In: 255 minutes
- Serves: 4
- Main Ingredients: baby back ribs or pork loin ribs, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, dried oregano, of chili powder, bottle BBQ sauce (18 oz)
- Why You'll Love It: These Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs are an easy and delicious family favorite! Fall off-the-bone, juicy, minimal-effort ribs that will impress your guests or provide a low-effort dinner option on a weekday. You absolutely cannot go wrong with this dish.
There are so many variations of BBQ ribs out there. What makes our recipe uniquely appealing is that it’s super simple, requires minimal prep time, and comes out to be the most delicious dinner. No smoker or wrapping process is needed to get fall-off-the-bone, juicy ribs. No one can ever guess it takes 15-20 minutes to prep these! My toddler announced that he “LIKES” these, and he is my biggest food critic (aka picky eater!). We have been making these simple ribs for a few years now, and are excited to share it with you!
How To Prepare BBQ Ribs:
The process of making slow cooker BBQ ribs is truly easy:
What to Serve with Ribs:
These saucy BBQ ribs are perfect with just about any side dish. Some of our favorites include:
- Mac & Cheese
- Mushroom and zucchini orzo
- Baked potatoes
- Mashed potatoes
- Potato salad
- Side salad
Enjoy!
Can I use frozen ribs?
You can always keep some frozen ribs on hand but you will need to thaw them out before cooking, otherwise, dry rub won’t adhere to the meat and you will end up with a lot of liquid
We love baby back ribs but any kind of ribs will work for this recipe.
We strongly suggest not to skip this step. The broiling (or grilling) step gives ribs that incredible, caramelized flavor that is simply irresistible.
Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Cut the ribs into individual pieces along each bone (this is not necessary but will cut the cooking time in half and add more flavor to each piece. If you would like your ribs to cook all day while you are away, leave the ribs in one slab and icrease the cook time to 7 hours). Place the ribs into a Slow Cooker.
- Combine the spices and rub all over the ribs.
- Combine 2/3 of the BBQ sauce and Worcestershire sauce, then pour all over the ribs. Mix and cover with the lid.
- Cook on low setting for 4 hours (if you don't cut the rib slab into chunks and just put the whole one or two in, then increase the cook time on low to 7 hours)
- Remove ribs, brush with the remaining BBQ sauce and broil or grill for 5 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Thank you! Looks amazing!
Thank you!
I love ribs and order them often. I have never had better ribs than these. They are truly fall off the bone. Excellent thanks for the recipe.
These are a favorite in out house as well!
I am so glad I found this recipe! As a busy Dad of three, this recipe was a delicious blessing for our family. So simple and tastes amazing. Great for a quick, delicious, and nutritious meal. I used to be neutral to ribs but these make my kids and I begging for more. Thanks Lyuda!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Absolutely delicious and will definitely be a repeat in our house! They truly fall off the bone and taste incredible. So thankful I found this recipe and my husband is a big fan.
So glad you enjoyed the recipe and that it came out delicious!