Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs

I love few things more than getting together with friends on the patio for food and bevvies. Tons of great food, great drinks, great times, and the joy of being surrounded by friends and family is my favorite combination during the warm months of the year.

What I do NOT love, though, is how much preparation and cooking that a patio party can take. These parties are all about friends and family, but if you’re doing a lot of cooking, especially something as time-intensive as making ribs, all that friends and family time can easily end up becoming kitchen time.

Well, I discovered a truly remarkable thing that allows me to get all the classic rib flavor that everyone loves without all the time. Slow cooker bbq ribs that are then finished under the broiler. It’s a delicious way to have ribs when I don’t have 6 hours to make my smoked baby back ribs (though taking the time is SO WORTH IT).

I must admit that I was a bit skeptical that something this easy could taste good. After all, ribs are classically a cut of meat that take time to really come into their own. They’re not a cut that you can rush.

I love my tried and true slow-roasted ribs recipe that you make in the oven but it takes a LOT more work and effort. Basically, the slow cooker is replacing the low and slow of the oven with the Crock-Pot.

I can not say I will give up that recipe forever, but I can tell you we will be having ribs much more often with this new recipe. It is the best of both worlds: the ease of the slow cooker and the caramelized gooeyness of barbecued ribs. PERFECT!

Evan will tell you that ribs MUST be served with my creamy baked mac and cheese. He’s not wrong. To round out your patio party menu, I recommend the best Southern Peach Cobbler for dessert and red onion and cucumber salad with vinegar dressing to go with your slow cooker bbq ribs. It’s the perfect foil for the richness of the ribs.

Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs

I realize this is a total cheater recipe but it really is good. Dewey loved the ribs and raved about how tender and delicious they were.

These slow cooker bbq ribs are the perfect choice when you want that delicious, tender, fall off the bone barbecue rib flavor but you don’t have or don’t want to take the time to do it the old fashioned way.

Although I called it a “cheat recipe” earlier, I think it’s fairer to say that this is an example of working smarter not harder. With the recipe, you get everything you want in bbq ribs and the one thing you don’t – tons of time spent on the actual cooking.

Give these slow cooker bbq ribs a try, and you’ll see that they tick all the boxes for a great bbq recipe, and it does it in a fraction of the time.

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