Healthy Recipes Recipes for Specific Health Condition Healthy Diabetic Recipes Diabetic Slow-Cooker & Crockpot Recipes 14 Diabetes-Friendly Slow-Cooker Dinners You'll Want to Make This Fall By Leah Goggins Leah Goggins Instagram Website Leah Goggins is a digital fellow for EatingWell. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, she is a devotee of old movies, farmers' markets and Ina Garten's tomato sandwich with basil mayo recipe. Leah has a degree in news media and English from The University of Alabama. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Published on August 18, 2021 Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Instagram Jessica Ball, M.S., RD, has been with EatingWell for three years and works as the associate nutrition editor for the brand. She is a registered dietitian with a master's in food, nutrition and sustainability. In addition to EatingWell, her work has appeared in Food & Wine, Real Simple, Parents, Better Homes and Gardens and MyRecipes. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos These simple fix-and-forget slow-cooker recipes will make your fall dinners beyond easy. Whether you want to come home to a hot pot of creamy soup or a delicious meal of braised protein and veggies, there's a diabetes-friendly dish for you. Each dinner meets our standards for diabetes-friendly meals, so you can enjoy complex carbs and lower your saturated fat and sodium intake. Recipes like our Slow-Cooker Mushroom Soup with Sherry and Slow-Cooker Jambalaya are totally tasty dinners that will help you keep your energy levels and blood sugar in check. 01 of 14 Slow-Cooker Mushroom Soup with Sherry View Recipe This comforting and creamy slow-cooker soup is loaded with earthy, umami flavor from the mushrooms and soy sauce. Puréeing only some of the slow-cooker mushroom soup gives the dish complex texture and eye appeal. Garnish with additional black pepper and chopped fresh thyme, if desired. 02 of 14 Slow-Cooker Braised Beef with Carrots & Turnips View Recipe The spice blend in this healthy beef stew recipe--cinnamon, allspice and cloves--may conjure images of apple pie, but the combo is a great fit in savory applications too. Serve over creamy polenta or buttered whole-wheat egg noodles. 03 of 14 Slow-Cooker Vegetable Minestrone Soup View Recipe A winter classic, this crock pot version of minestrone is heavy on the vegetables and light on the pasta, keeping carbs in check while providing plenty of flavor. 04 of 14 Slow-Cooker Jambalaya View Recipe This hearty jambalaya is bursting with chicken, smoked turkey sausage, and shrimp. It takes just 25 minutes to prep in the morning and then your slow cooker will work its magic and deliver a tasty meal at the end of the day. 05 of 14 Pork & Green Chile Stew View Recipe Let your slow cooker work--while you're at work!--and come home to a delicious bowl of hearty stew for dinner. Full of potatoes, hominy, green chiles, and chunks of pork sirloin, this filling stew recipe takes just 25 minutes to prepare in the morning. 06 of 14 Smoky Slow-Cooker BBQ Brisket Sandwiches View Recipe Making brisket in the slow cooker ensures it is tender, delicious, and full of flavor. Serve this BBQ Brisket on hamburger buns for a tasty and satisfying meal. 07 of 14 Slow-Cooker Chicken Marsala View Recipe This slow-cooker chicken Marsala recipe gets its full flavor from plenty of mushrooms and fragrant shallots. Whole-wheat pasta soaks up the rich sauce. Round it out with a simple green salad for a comforting healthy dinner. 08 of 14 Fork-Tender Pot Roast View Recipe For a meal that's ready when you get home after a long day, try this flavorful and hearty pot roast. 09 of 14 Curried Chicken with Sweet Potatoes & Snap Peas View Recipe A slow cooker makes easy work of this colorful coconut curry dinner-but don't just toss everything in at once! Reserving the bell peppers and snap peas until the end keeps the vegetables crisp. 10 of 14 Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup View Recipe This easy slow-cooker chicken noodle soup is chock-full of vegetables and noodles, and gets extra creaminess from a little light cream cheese. 11 of 14 Hearty Vegetable Beef Stew View Recipe The slow cooker makes this veggie-packed beef stew super-easy and extra-savory. 12 of 14 Fennel & Pork Stew View Recipe This meltingly tender pork shoulder ragout has a savory broth that's full of fennel. White wine gives the stew a bright edge of acidity. 13 of 14 Rosemary Turkey Roast with Vegetables View Recipe This rosemary seasoned turkey breast is prepared in the slow cooker. Drizzled with a homemade gravy and served alongside carrots, new potatoes and onion--it's a good reminder that turkey's not just for holidays! 14 of 14 Chicken & Cornmeal Dumplings View Recipe This version of chicken and dumplings provides plenty of vegetables with 5 grams of fiber per serving. Dumplings are made with 1 part flour and 1 part cornmeal to make them standout from a traditional flour dumpling. This hearty dinner option is the perfect comfort meal. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit