Slow cooker fakeaways are the perfect solution for enjoying your favourite takeaway dishes from the comfort of your home, without the hassle and expense of ordering in. These delicious recipes allow you to recreate classic meals like doner kebabs, tacos, and beef curries with minimal effort. By using a slow cooker, you can let the flavours develop over several hours while you go about your day, making it easier to serve up satisfying meals for family and friends. Plus, many of these recipes are healthier and more budget-friendly than their takeaway counterparts, so you can indulge guilt-free. Get ready to impress your guests with these tasty homemade fakeaways that are sure to become new family favourites!

Slow cooker fakeaways are homemade versions of your favourite takeaway dishes cooked in the slow cooker. Instead of picking up a curry or ordering a Chinese, you recreate the flavours at home, but healthier and cheaper. Using a slow cooker means you can let the recipe cook low and slow, building those rich takeaway flavours with minimal effort. Perfect for busy weekdays when you still fancy a fakeaway treat without the guilt.

The slow cooker is perfect for fakeaway recipes because it does all the hard work for you. It gives that slow-cooked flavour you’d expect from your favourite takeaway, but it’s healthier and more budget-friendly. Slow cooking also tenderises the meat beautifully, soaking up all the flavours of the sauces and spices. Plus, you can prep everything in the morning and come home to a fakeaway ready to serve.

Here at Bored of Lunch, my slow cooker fakeaway recipes are some of the most popular recipes I share. From Chinese-inspired dishes to Indian curries, there’s something for everyone. Favourites include slow cooker doner kebabs and slow cooker birria tacos. Each recipe is packed with flavour but made healthier — perfect for your next fakeaway night.

Slow cooker sauces can sometimes be a little thin — but it’s easy to fix. My go-to trick is adding a cornflour slurry (1 tablespoon cornflour mixed with a little cold water) in the last 30 minutes of cooking. You can also cook with the lid off for the final hour to help the sauce reduce and thicken naturally. Both ways give you that rich, glossy fakeaway sauce you’d expect from a proper takeaway.

Here are a few easy tips to get your slow cooker fakeaway spot on every time:

• Don’t overfill the slow cooker – it needs room to cook properly
• Brown your meat first if you want extra flavour (optional but worth it)
• Add veg later if you prefer them with a bit of bite
• Always taste and adjust seasoning at the end (sometimes a splash of soy or a pinch of sugar lifts everything!)
• Use a slow cooker liner if you want an easy clean-up afterwards

Fakeaways are one of the most popular things I share because let’s be honest — we all love a good takeaway. But making them in the slow cooker means you get all those big, bold flavours at home — healthier, cheaper, and so easy to throw together. Whether it’s a curry, a Chinese classic, or a Friday night fakeaway feast, your slow cooker has got your back.

Give one a go — once you do, you’ll never need to ring the takeaway again.