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Slow Cooker Spare Ribs

8 hours 5 minutes
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By: Pamela Reed
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Easy Slow Cooker Spare Ribs recipe that takes 8 hours in the crock pot! These BBQ spare ribs taste sweet and smokey and will make your mouth water!

bbq spare ribs on cutting board

Slow Cooker BBQ Spare Ribs Recipe

These Spare Ribs are finger licking delicious! They’re slow cooked in a sweet and smokey barbecue sauce, so the meat is going to fall off the bone. I told you, finger licking good!

This recipe is easy to make, all you need to do is add a couple ingredients into the crock pot, add your spare ribs and then wait for 8 hours for them to be done. Bonus: during the 8 hours your kitchen is going to smell better and better!

bbq spare ribs covered in barbecue sauce

How long do spare ribs take in the slow cooker?

Spare ribs take 8 hours on LOW in the slow cooker. This will produce super moist meat that just falls right off the bone!

Ingredients

  1. pork spare ribs
  2. salt and pepper
  3. barbecue sauce (use your favorite or make homemade bbq sauce!)
  4. brown sugar
  5. finely chopped onion
  6. finely chopped bell pepper (I recommend red, but green is ok too!)
  7. minced garlic
fork next to juicy spare rib on wooden cutting board

How to Make Spare Ribs in the Crockpot

This crockpot recipe is incredibly easy to make. You really just add everything into your slow cooker, and then come back in 8 hours for mouth watering spare ribs!

First, season your spare ribs by rubbing salt and pepper on both sides.

Add the remaining ingredients into the slow cooker and mix to combine. Add spare ribs on top, and spoon the sauce on top of them.

Close the lid and cook, and walk into your kitchen 50 times because you can’t wait to taste these!

Serve and enjoy!

pork spare ribs on top of each other on wooden cutting board

What’s the difference between baby back ribs and spare ribs?

The difference is where the meat comes from. Baby back ribs are cut from the top of the rib cage, while spare ribs are cut from the bottom of the rib cage. The farther you go down the rib cage, the thicker and meatier the ribs get.

What to Serve With Spare Ribs?

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Easy Slow Cooker Spare Ribs recipe that takes 8 hours in the crock pot! These BBQ spare ribs taste sweet and smokey and will make your mouth water!
By: Pamela Reed
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
serves 6

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds pork spare ribs
  • salt + pepper
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced

Instructions

  • Rub your spareribs on both sides with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  • Add barbecue sauce, brown sugar, onion, bell pepper and garlic into slow cooker. Stir to combine. Add spare ribs on top, and spoon sauce mixture to cover them.
  • Cook on LOW for 8 hours.
  • Serve and enjoy!
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: BBQ Spare Ribs, Crockpot Spare Ribs, Slow Cooker Spare Ribs
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  2. Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says

    Please can Ihave these for sinner today? Gosh, they look awesome and that cornbread is calling my name 😉

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  6. Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron says

    With that description of bbq spareribs.. hahaha I want to marry it. I can just imagine how amazing it must smell. Essy is so cute!

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  9. Shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com says

    These spareribs look wonderful! I am not a big meat eater, but I bet the rub would be great with chicken too!

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  11. Johlene says

    So I started this diet and here I am trying to keep the hunger at bay with a delicious (I say that to fool myself) decaf coffee but then I see this post.. Oh my word!! I want one now!! Xx

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  15. Davida @ The Healthy Maven says

    Don’t judge me for this but I’ve never eaten ribs! At least I don’t think I have? At least I have a slow cooker so I can make these at home!

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  17. Cecile says

    I’m heading out soon to grocery shop AND I am – FOR SURE – gonna buy all the fixin’s for these ribs!!! What for dinner tonight – RIBS !!!!!!!!!!!!

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  18. Amy @ Elephant Eats says

    Any recipe that’s Essy approved is ok by me 😉 These sound amazing and I’m loving that they’re slow-cooked. Also, I just noticed and love your “Happy Halloween” thing on your sidebar 🙂

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  20. Todd @ HonestlyYUM says

    Get outta here…this looks too good to be true. I’m literally staring at the screen drooling. That’s it, BBQ is happening this week. Thank you Pamela, as always…btw, those cat pics are priceless.

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  21. Laura @ The Rookie Cook says

    Looks super yummy, I know the hubs would love this one! And I love your cat – makes me want one!!

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  22. Shundara@SavyNaturalista says

    Oh gosh I love that song and these ribs would bring me to the yard. I love the white of your crock pot so pretty.

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  23. Monica says

    I’m seriously craving some ribs. I love that this makes just enough for my lunch (haha) and I don’t have to broil them first beforehand.

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  26. Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie says

    Every time I hear the Milkshake song, I think of Mean Girls, which is the best movie EVER 😉 These spareribs look incredible!

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  27. Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says

    I’m kind of dying over the literal translation of “Milkshake”. That’s hilarious! However, these ribs definitely deserve that sort of homage. I mean, look at them. For gosh’s sake. Man, they look good.

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  28. Joanne says

    I’m going to have to hide this post from the.boy so that he doesn’t cry when I don’t make it for him. Or maybe i will make it as an extra nice surprise for his birthday or some special occasion? hmmm.

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  29. Kelly says

    Love the sound of these slow cooked ribs, they look fantastic! Hehe no wonder Essy couldn’t resist – who could resist moist and juicy spareribs that fall off the bone? Love how easy they sound to put together too:)

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