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Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs

Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs

Krysta
These slow cooker ribs are the best — they turn out perfect every time! They cook in a crockpot until tender, then are covered with barbeque sauce and finished in the oven for fall-apart ribs. Perfect for during the week as the slow cooker does most of the work!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 25 minutes
Course Main Dishes
Servings 6
Calories 501 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pounds baby back ribs trimmed
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ onion sliced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 18 ounce bottle barbeque sauce

Instructions
 

  • Gather all ingredients.
  • Season ribs with salt and pepper.
  • Pour 1/2 cup water into the slow cooker, then add ribs. Scatter onion and garlic over top. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours or High for 4 hours.
  • When the ribs are almost finished, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Transfer ribs from the slow cooker to a baking sheet; discard onion and garlic. Coat ribs with barbeque sauce.
  • Bake ribs in the preheated oven until sauce caramelizes and sticks to meat, 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

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