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Crockpot dinners under $3 a serving

Eight slow cooker dinners that each cost $3.00 or less a serving at Walmart, from $1.08 to $1.98, listed cheapest first.

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Some of the dinners in crockpot dinners under $3 a serving
$151average a serving
In this post9 sections
  1. Easy Pork Chops for the Slow Cooker$1.08
  2. Carnitas (Mexican Slow Cooker Pulled Pork)$1.15
  3. Laura's Quick Slow Cooker Turkey Chili$1.27
  4. Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs$1.38
  5. Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili$1.55
  6. Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs$1.73
  7. Slow-Cooker Vegetable Lasagna$1.96
  8. Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore$1.98
  9. How we priced these

A slow cooker is one of the easiest ways to keep dinner cheap. You put in a short stretch of work, then the pot does the rest while you get on with your day.

Here are 8 Crockpot dinners that each cost $3.00 or less a serving in Walmart groceries. They run from $1.08 to $1.98 a serving, and they're listed cheapest first. Every recipe belongs to the site that published it, so we tell you what each one is and send the cooking to them.

Easy Pork Chops for the Slow Cooker

This Allrecipes pork chop dinner is the cheapest on the list at $1.08 a serving, and it makes 10 servings. It uses 8 ingredients. The time is 15 min hands-on, then 4 hr 55 min in the slow cooker.

Carnitas (Mexican Slow Cooker Pulled Pork)

RecipeTin Eats' carnitas come in at $1.15 a serving for 10 servings. It's a pork dinner with 10 ingredients. You spend 40 min hands-on, then 9 hr 35 min in the slow cooker, so it suits a day when you're out of the house.

Laura's Quick Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

This turkey chili from Allrecipes costs $1.27 a serving and makes 8 servings. It's the only recipe here with a rating in our data: 4.7 stars from 1681 ratings. The time is 15 min hands-on, then 8 hr in the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs

365daysofcrockpot.com's Swedish meatballs are a beef dinner at $1.38 a serving, with 9 servings in the pot. The ingredient list is on the longer side at 15. The time is 20 min hands-on, then 5 hr in the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili

This vegetarian chili from themagicalslowcooker.com costs $1.55 a serving and makes 6 servings. It has the shortest hands-on time on the list at 10 min, then 6 hr 5 min in the slow cooker. It uses 15 ingredients.

Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs

Allrecipes' chicken thighs cost $1.73 a serving and make 4 servings, so this one fits a smaller household. It uses just 8 ingredients. The time is 20 min hands-on, then 4 hr in the slow cooker.

Slow-Cooker Vegetable Lasagna

EatingWell's vegetable lasagna is a vegetarian dinner at $1.96 a serving, with 8 servings and 10 ingredients. The time is 20 min hands-on, then 6 hr 10 min in the slow cooker.

Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore

Skinnytaste's chicken cacciatore is the priciest dinner here at $1.98 a serving, and it's still well under $3.00. It makes 8 servings from 9 ingredients. You spend 25 min hands-on, then 11 hr 35 min in the slow cooker, so plan it for a long day.

How we priced these

Each price is what the ingredients a recipe uses cost at Walmart, divided by its servings. We checked them on October 4, 2026. Pantry staples like salt and oil aren't counted. Across all 8 dinners the average is $1.51 a serving. Prices move, so we re-price this list every month.

Pick a couple that share a protein or a few ingredients and you can cover a week of dinners from one Walmart cart. Check the recipe card for each one, then head to the source site for the full recipe.

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