Slow Cooker Country Style Ribs

Photo from Simply Stacie

Book club night = hosting mode activated, which means I’m looking for something delicious that doesn’t trap me in the kitchen while everyone else is laughing, getting caught up, and refilling their wine. Enter: the trusty “set it and forget it” category—casseroles, slow cooker meals, anything that lets me appear effortlessly put together.

This particular recipe has been sitting patiently on my “someday” list for years, and I finally decided to give it its moment. I went in optimistic—peach preserves and BBQ sauce sounded like a fun little sweet-and-smoky situation.

Unfortunately… it never quite showed up to the party.

I kept waiting for that hint of peachy goodness to peek through, but it was basically a no-show. My guess? The BBQ sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray’s) may have completely stolen the spotlight. Instead of a balanced flavor, it leaned very “BBQ-forward” with none of the fruity twist I was hoping for.

Now, don’t get me wrong—it was perfectly fine. It fed the ladies, required minimal effort, and allowed me to actually enjoy book club instead of playing kitchen hermit. So in that sense, mission accomplished.

But as far as memorable dishes go? This one’s getting a polite nod and a “thanks, but we won’t be needing a repeat performance.” 

Slow Cooker Country Style Ribs

Recipe from Simply Stacie

Serves 6

• 3 lbs boneless country-style ribs
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 cup peach preserves
• ½ cup honey
• 1 ½ cup BBQ sauce

Add the ribs to the slow cooker.

Sprinkle brown sugar, onion powder, garlic salt and paprika over the ribs.

In a bowl, stir together the peach preserves, honey and BBQ sauce. Pour the sauce over the ribs.

Cook on LOW for 6 hours.

Optional: place the cooked ribs on a foil-lined baking sheet and baste with a little sauce from the slow cooker.

Broil for 5 minutes, until lightly browned. Serve hot.