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! No need to fire up the grill or smoker to enjoy finger-licking good barbecue ribs. This slow cooker ribs recipe will quickly become your favorite set-it-and-forget-it meal. The fall-off-the bone meat is a surefire crowd-pleaser. Once the meat is perfectly tender, the sauce gets brown and bubbly thanks to a quick session in the oven. No one will know you didn't spend the whole day tending to these these delicious ribs.