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Come home to super tender and flavorful Slow Cooker Country Ribs with this fast and easy dinner recipe!    

I love to make things in my slow cooker! It’s a great way to save time and money! When I meal plan – it keeps me from running to a fast food restaurant and feeding my family junk!

When I meal plan, I like to have a variety of recipes. I make my list to go to the grocery store so I have everything I need for the week. It also helps when my kids ask “what’s for dinner tonight?”

I will have crock pot meals, oven meals, super fast meals, and meals we can make on the grill. I like to put that list on the fridge and every morning I evaluate my day and plan dinner according to our busyness.

For example, on a night we have a mid-week soccer game, I would throw something in the slow cooker so when it’s dinner time – we can grab food as needed!

Did you know that some of my most popular posts when I started blogging were sharing about how easy it is to pop a freezer meal in the slow cooker! They are some of the easiest slow cooker recipes.

This boneless ribs recipe is a delicious recipe that you can throw together in the morning and it can cook all day! So if you are away from the house for 8 hours – this can cook while you work! There is nothing better than coming home to country-style ribs that slow cooked all day.

This recipe for country style pork ribs uses just a few ingredients you already have! Just mix a teaspoon of garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika in a small bowl to make an easy seasoning that will add so much flavor to the country ribs. You can also add a little chili powder if you like a little heat on your bbq ribs.

Then you can top with your favorite barbecue sauce.

Then you slow cook them for up to 8-10 hours on a low setting. Slow cooking makes these tender ribs fall apart. If you need them faster, the cooking time on high is 4-5 hours. They come out fork tender and your whole family will love this easy meal.

If you want you can place the cooked ribs on a cookie sheet and put them under the broiler for just a few minutes.

Serve these delicious ribs with your favorite sides like potato salad or pasta salad!

Country Style Ribs Recipe Tips

• You can use boneless pork ribs or bone in pork ribs for this recipe. This is way better than spare ribs.
• Mix the spices first to make the dry rub – it will give it more flavor.
• I have not tried this in the instant pot – but I will say that do not like the slow cooker function on an instant pot.
• I love a BBQ sauce that has a little brown sugar to make it a little sweet.
• Grab a bag of frozen, diced onions in the freezer section – it’s so much easier!

Keep scrolling to get the printable recipe card with nutrition facts.

Slow Cooker Country Ribs Recipe

Ingredient Checklist

• 3-4 pounds of country style ribs (bone-in or boneless)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 – favorite bbq sauce
• 1 small onion, diced

Instructions For Slow Cooker Country Ribs:

Spray the slow cooker with non-stick spray.

Mix together the spice and set aside.

Place the chopped onions on the bottom of the slow cooker.

Place ribs on top of the onions and sprinkle the dry rub on top of the ribs.

Then drizzle the BBQ sauce on top of the ribs. 

Cook on low for 8-10 hours or 5-6 hours on high.

Freezer meal instructions: (Very Simple Recipe!)

• Using a sharpie, write on the bag: Best slow cooker ribs – cook time low for 8-10 hours or 5-6 hours on high.
• Mix together all the spices and set them aside. Place the boneless country style ribs in the freezer bag. Sprinkle the dry rub and then pour your favorite or homemade barbecue sauce on top of the ribs. Add the onions. Lay it flat and freeze!

You don’t have to spend a lot of time making a few freezer meals to make dinner time easier! Some of our favorite recipes are slow cooker meals. Easy prep and easy clean-up! A slow cooker is the best way to make an easy dinner! 

Looking for more delicious crock pot recipes here are a few of my favorites:

• Chipotle Beef Burritos Recipe
• Creamy Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
• Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
• Slow Cooker Delicious Pot Roast

Check out this list of 5 Minute Prep Slow Cooker Meals

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Yield: 4

Slow Cooker Country Ribs Recipe

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Come home to super tender and flavorful Slow Cooker Country Ribs with this fast and easy dinner recipe!    

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 3-4 pounds of country style ribs (bone-in or boneless)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 - favorite bbq sauce
• 1 small onion, diced

Instructions

1. Spray the slow cooker with non-stick spray.
2. Mix together the spice and set aside.
3. Place the chopped onions on the bottom of the slow cooker.
4. Place ribs on top of the onions and sprinkle the dry rub on top of the ribs.
5. Then drizzle the BBQ sauce on top of the ribs. 
6. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or 5-6 hours on high.

Notes

Freezer meal instructions:

Using a sharpie, write on the bag: Best slow cooker ribs - cook time low for 8-10 hours or 5-6 hours on high.

Mix together all the spices and set them aside. Place the boneless country-style ribs in the freezer bag. Sprinkle the dry rub and then pour your favorite or homemade barbecue sauce on top of the ribs. Add the onions. Lay it flat and freeze!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1259Total Fat: 83gSaturated Fat: 30gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 49gCholesterol: 435mgSodium: 979mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 120g

This is just an estimate. Please use your own app to calcualte the nutritional information.

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