Slow Cooker Peas and Carrots
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Updated May 27, 2025
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These slow cooker peas and carrots are cooked with butter, honey, and a few extra seasonings for an irresistibly light and flavorful taste. This is one side dish where delicious meets healthy.
Peas and carrots are a perfect side dish to go along with any holiday main dish. We serve this side with Crockpot Ham or even slow cooker turkey breast.
This easy side dish is a great way to add color, flavor, and veggies to any meal without a lot of effort. The carrots cook down with butter, honey, garlic, and herbs, becoming tender and slightly sweet, while the peas are added at the end to keep them fresh and vibrant. This is a great side dish for slow cooker rump roast or our favorite slow cooker flank steak.
What you need for the side dish peas and carrots
Here is all you need for this vibrant side dish. Find the full recipe in the recipe card below the images.
- Carrots – fresh, peeled, and sliced carrots are used for this recipe and cooked to the perfect texture. You can use baby carrots, but cut them before adding them to the crockpot.
- Peas – packages of frozen peas are added toward the end to prevent overcooking.
- Onion – adds both flavor and color to the overall dish.
- Butter – everything is better with butter, right? This peas and carrots recipe uses salted butter.
- Honey – adds the perfect amount of sweetness to each vegetable.
- Garlic – garlic powder (or fresh minced garlic) adds another layer of flavor.
- Seasonings – salt, pepper, and marjoram combine with everything else for a finishing touch.
How to Make Peas and Carrots
Make this easy side in four easy steps:
Step One – Add sliced carrots, onions, and quartered butter into the slow cooker (or crockpot) prepped with nonstick cooking spray.
Step Two – Add the remaining ingredients (except for peas).
Step Three – Stir ingredients together and cook on low for 5 hours (or until carrots are tender).
Step Four – Add the frozen green peas, stir, and cook for an additional 30 minutes. Serve warm.
Variations
Make it vegan. To easily make this recipe vegan, simply substitute olive oil or vegan spread for butter.
Add color. Add a can of corn, or a small bag of frozen corn to the mix to add color to this simple peas and carrots recipe.
Go for a heartier side. Make this side dish cuisine extra hearty by mixing it with cooked brown rice (long-grain) or diced potatoes.
What to serve with this
- Whole chicken – With peas and carrots being a classic side dish, it would pair perfectly next to pieces of a slow cooker whole chicken.
- Slow Cooker Meatloaf – The flavors of meatloaf combined with a side dish like this make for a well-rounded meal. Simply add cornbread to top it off. Another beefy side dish that goes great is Crockpot Pepper Steak.
- Apple and clove ham – If you’re looking for a sweet protein to pair with these buttery peas and carrots, then an apple and clove ham may be the way to go. The ham is cooked with apples, which could be served as an additional sweet side.
- Pasta – You can mix the cooked carrots and peas with a noodle, like penne, for a healthy dish in one. We love Crockpot Chicken Penne.
Featured Comment
“This was quite tasty. I will be making it again.”
– Mark
Slow Cooker Peas and Carrots
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs. carrots (about 4 medium carrots), peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick (can use sliced baby carrots)
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder or 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. dried marjoram, (can use dried oregano or dried leaf thyme instead)
- 1/8 tsp. white pepper, (or 1/4 tsp. black pepper)
- 1/2 cup salted butter, sliced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 24 oz. frozen peas, (two 12-oz. packages)
Instructions
- Prepare a slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
- In the slow cooker, mix together the carrots, onions, garlic, salt, marjoram, and pepper.
- Dot the top with butter and drizzle with honey.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 5 hours or until the carrots are tender.
- Stir in the peas and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
Sarah’s Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
More Slow Cooker Side Dishes
Add a touch of sweetness to your plate with Honey Garlic Carrots or keep it simple with tender Slow Cooker Baby Carrots.
For rich, savory flavor, try Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions or creamy Garlic Confit—perfect for spreading or stirring into dishes.
Land Your Man Baked Beans are a bold, flavorful twist on a classic side that’s sure to impress.
And you can’t go wrong with comforting favorites like Slow Cooker Green Beans and Potatoes or buttery Crockpot Mashed Potatoes for any meal.
This was quite tasty. I will be making it again.