We’re updating this collection of Slow Cooker Summer Dinners to to remind you about these slow cooker options for easy dinners all summer long! All these are recipes that have been favorites on the site.
PIN 20 Amazing Slow Cooker Summer Dinners to try some later!
More people are working at home and cooking at home these days and when it’s summer no one likes standing over the stove, which is why I think you’ll love some of these 20 Amazing Slow Cooker Summer Dinners. What I call Summer Dinners are foods where there’s some protein cooked in the slow cooker, but it’s served with cooling ingredients like slaw, avocado, yogurt sauce, or even just lettuce. And don’t you agree that having some cool-you-down ingredients always makes summer food taste even better?
Of course I realize some of you have abandoned the slow cooker in favor of the Instant Pot, and quite a few of these recipe have Instant Pot options. But personally I still really love the way using the slow cooker makes the whole house smell good! Happy summer everyone, and I hope everyone is surviving this summer where we have to stay home a lot more than we might like to!
If you want even more ideas for summer dinners, check out Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Summer Dinners! Or see the entire category for Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker called Summer Dinners for more ideas for food to help you cool down when it’s too hot to cook!
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Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Pulled Pork with Low-Sugar Barbecue Sauce
from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Crockpot Steak Fajitas
from Chelsea’s Messy Apron
Slow Cooker Hoisin Chicken and Slaw Sandwiches
from The Perfect Pantry
Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Greek Pork from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
Slow Cooker Sriracha-Pineapple Barbecued Chicken Sandwiches
from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos
from Simply Recipes
Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps
from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking
Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Lettuce Wrap Tacos
from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Slow Cooker Carne Asada
from Slow Cooker Gourmet
Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork
from Real Mom Kitchen
Slow Cooker Banh Mi Rice Bowls from Skinnytaste
Slow Cooker Low-Sugar Barbecued Chicken Lettuce Cups
from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Slow Cooker Roast Beef Po’Boys
from The Kitchn
Slow Cooker Beef Gyros from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking
BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos from Mountain Mama Cooks
Shredded Beef Tacos with Spicy Slaw and Avocado (Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker
from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Slow Cooked Jerk Pork with Carribean Salsa
from Skinnytaste
Slow Cooker Black Bean Corn and Basil Tostadas from Slow Cooker Gourmet
Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Pork Tostadas
from Aggie’s Kitchen
Slow Cooker Brown Rice Mexican Bowls from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Tell us in the comments about your favorite summer meal to make in the slow cooker.
Lydia, my pleasure! And I am totally with you on using the slow cooker when it's hot outside.
Fantastic idea! I'm a huge fan of using the slow cooker to keep my kitchen cool in the summer, and I'm always looking for new recipes to try. Thanks for including a couple of mine in this terrific roundup.
Thanks Debby, so glad you like it!
Awesome post!