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Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe

Katie WellsOct 10, 2011Updated: Jan 3, 2020
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Ribs are one of those foods that always intimidated me, and while I liked them, I was never brave enough to cook them for the first few years I was married. Then, one day, there was a huge sale on ribs at our local store, and having no better idea for dinner, I bought them. On the drive home, I realized that I didn’t have a grill at the time or a even a recipe for ribs, so after some online research, a slow cooker recipe was born. It turned out great and we’ve been cooking these ever since!

This is one of several variations that I make, and it might be my favorite. Adjust spices and sweetener to fit your own taste…

Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs Recipe

Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe

Katie Wells
These delicious slow cooker ribs are simple to prepare and a great meal to come home to on a busy day.
4.12 from 18 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 6 hrs
Total Time 6 hrs 10 mins
Course Main
Cuisine BBQ
Servings 4 +
Calories 252 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 lbs beef ribs (or pork)
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 15 oz tomato sauce
  • 6 oz tomato paste
  • 2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
  • 2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ tsp all natural liquid smoke
  • ¼ cup honey or molasses (or molasses or a dash of stevia, optional)

Instructions
 

  • Cut the ribs into 3-4 rib sections so they will fit in the Crock-Pot.
  • Dice the onion and place it at the bottom of the Crock-Pot.
  • Sprinkle the ribs with chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper and put them in the Crock-Pot on top of the onions.
  • Ina small bow, mix together the tomato sauce, tomato paste, vinegar, Worcestershire, liquid smoke, and sweetener if using and then pour evenly over the ribs.
  • Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until tender.
  • Toss in sauce before serving.

Notes

Feel free to adjust the spiciness and sweetness levels up or down to create your ideal ribs!

Nutrition

Calories: 252kcalCarbohydrates: 35.4gProtein: 16.8gFat: 6.6gSaturated Fat: 2.5gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 1252mgFiber: 4.3gSugar: 28.5g
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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Reader Interactions

Discussion (35 Comments)

  1. Brittany

    August 26, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    Can you cook these on high for half the time or is the low setting better?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      August 28, 2012 at 10:08 AM

      They will probably be slightly more tender on low the whole time, but you could do high half the time and speed up the process…

      Reply
  2. michelle

    May 2, 2012 at 10:10 PM

    Made these today!  They were FABULOUS!!!! So good and made the house smell great.  My husband was actually excited about dinner tonight! 

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      May 2, 2012 at 10:51 PM

      Love it! So glad you enjoyed them!

      Reply
  3. Kami McFarland Noland

    March 19, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    5 stars
    Made these for dinner tonight.  So so easy to get everything in the crock pot this morning, then have dinner ready and waiting after running errands in the late afternoon!  They were delicious, and I can’t wait to try with a roast for some shredded bbq beef.  Thanks!

    Reply
  4. Erin

    January 21, 2012 at 10:54 PM

    5 stars
    I can’t wait to try this for dinner this week!!  Love slow cooker recipes!! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Margaret

    October 25, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    I never made ribs this way, but I think this weekend I’ll try it.  Thanks for the recipe and great post.  I’ve been using grass fed beef in all my dishes ever since I found out the benefits of it.  You should try it in one of your recipes.  Just check out the La Cense Beef website.  I’ll let you know how my ribs come out.

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      October 25, 2011 at 3:08 PM

      I also cook with grass fed beef almost exclusively. We get it from a local farmer and it is wonderful! I’ve stopped adding “grassfed” to every post though, as I got some complaints from people who weren’t able to find grassfed.

      Reply
  6. Aimee

    October 12, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    This is dinner tomorrow night. So excited!

    Reply
  7. Anne

    October 12, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    I’m making these tonight!  They’ve been in the crockpot a few hours already and smell sooooo good!

    Reply
  8. Annedort

    October 11, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    Thanks for the recipe. There must have been a sale because my husband came home with some yesterday. Instead of letting him grill them or put them in the smoker I wanted to find a recipe for the crockpot . So this comes at the perfect time. Do you know if there is a liquid smoke that does not contain MSG? I think liquid smoke is genius but my husband is highly sensitive to MSG so sadly I threw it out. Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Desiree Lees

      October 12, 2011 at 11:40 AM

      You can make your own liquid smoke fairly easily if you’ve got a smoker. Just google it!

      Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      October 12, 2011 at 1:25 PM

      I was going to suggest making it too. I’ll post a recipe on that soon!

      Reply
  9. Desiree Lees

    October 11, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    These sound great! I’ve been doing pork country style ribs in the crockpot adobo style. Equal parts soy sauce and rice wine vinegar (about a cup), a few cloves of minced garlic, a teaspoon of fresh minced ginger and a bay leaf. Toss it all in the crockpot over the ribs and let it cook until tender. Works with any type of  meat. You can serve it with the sauce, but I find it doesn’t need it. I also don’t like to ingest that much soy, but if you just use it to cook you eat very little of it.
    I throw the bones in my “broth bag” in the freezer and when I’ve collected enough odds and ends I make bone broth- no waste!

    Reply
  10. Marie

    May 3, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    5 stars
    This sounds good, we are going to try it out tomorrow!

    Reply
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