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The irony of sick days is that you theoretically have plenty of time on your hands, but no energy to do anything with it. That’s why slow-cooker recipes for sick days are so great: You spend a few minutes throwing them together, then wait (and sleep, probably) while the slow cooker works its magic.
The best thing about slow-cooker sick day recipes is that they’re inherently cozy, comforting, and (dare we say) healing. Soups are an obvious choice, along with stews, mashed fruits and vegetables, and even oatmeal. Essentially, things you can eat with a spoon.
The next time you’re feeling a little bit under the weather, have someone pick you up the ingredients for one of the slow-cooker sick day recipes below. If you’re lucky, they’ll even stay and prep it for you!
Fit Foodie Finds.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Nothing heals like chicken noodle soup.
Spend With Pennies.
Beef Vegetable Soup
If beef is your thing, this hearty beef soup will really hit the spot when you’re under the weather.
Little Spice Jar.
Minestrone Soup
A soup doesn’t need meat to be satisfying. Minestrone is a combination of veggies, beans, pasta, and a tomato-y broth.
Coco and Ash.
Split Pea Soup
Split pea soup isn’t for everyone, but if you love it, this recipe will really hit the spot on a sick day.
Pinch of Yum.
Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Yes, you read that right. This soup tastes like chicken pot pie filling, and has a crusty “crouton” on top.
Eazy Peazy Meals.
Seven-Minute Bread
This slow-cooker bread takes a couple of hours to cook, but just seven minutes to throw together. It’s great on days when you can only stomach bland, beige food.
Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom.
Apple Pie Oatmeal
When you’re sick, apple pie oatmeal is a great lunch and dinner choice, too.
Sweet Phi.
Lentil-Vegetable Soup
Cozy up with this thick, starchy lentil soup and you’ll feel better in no time.
Ambitious Kitchen.
Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes aren’t exactly a complete meal, but when you’re sick and craving comfort food, anything goes.
Wine and Glue.
Sweet Potatoes
Stuff one of these creamy sweet potatoes with your favorite fillings, or just add a little bit of brown sugar and eat up.
Skinnytaste.
Chickpea Sweet Potato Stew
This sweet, filling vegetable stew has the added bonus of leafy greens to speed up your recovery.
The Recipe Critic.
Best-Ever Beef Stew
Beef stew is great any day, but it’s especially tasty when you’ve got a cold.
Craving Tasty.
Rustic Chicken
Sometimes, straight-up chicken in a slow cooker is what you need.
The Recipe Critic.
Honey Lime Ginger Pork
They say ginger has medicinal properties. Why not cook it with pork in a slow cooker and call it dinner?
Countryside Cravings.
Asian Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken noodle soup with a twist: an extra-healing, gingery broth.
One Hundred Dollars a Month.
Pear and Ginger Applesauce
If solid food isn’t doing it for you, applesauce will work.
Gimme Some Oven.
Potato Soup
For comfort food that goes down easy, opt for creamy potato soup.