🥔🧈 Slow Cooker Buttered Potatoes & Onions
A super simple comfort-food side dish. The slow cooker makes the potatoes tender while the onions become sweet and buttery.
📝 Ingredients
2 lbs potatoes (Yukon Gold or red potatoes), cut into chunks
1 large onion, sliced
4 tbsp butter, cut into pieces
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp paprika (optional)
1 tsp dried parsley or thyme (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
Prepare the slow cooker
Lightly grease the slow cooker or spray with cooking spray.
Add ingredients
Place the potato chunks and sliced onions in the slow cooker.
Add the butter pieces on top.
Season
Sprinkle garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika over everything.
Mix lightly
Toss gently so the potatoes get coated with butter and seasoning.
Cook
Low: 6–7 hours
High: 3–4 hours
Stir once or twice if possible.
Finish & serve
Sprinkle with parsley or thyme before serving.
⭐ Optional Add-Ins
Shredded cheese during the last 15 minutes
Bacon bits for extra flavor
Smoked sausage slices to turn it into a full meal
Sour cream when serving
✅ Tip: If you like crispy edges, spread the cooked potatoes on a baking sheet and broil for 5 minutes.
If you want, I can also give you 3 more “dump-and-go” slow cooker potato recipes that are extremely popular.
