This round-up has 30 different ideas for Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Summer Dinners to make when it’s too hot to use the stove! And all the summer dinners have cooling ingredients that can really keep you cool!
PIN the Summer Dinners to try some later!
Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Summer Dinners are a great way to get dinner on the table when it’s hot outside and you don’t want to heat up the kitchen. And during the summer I hate standing over the stove, which is why I love using my favorite kitchen appliances to make dinner!
These dinners made in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot will help keep your kitchen cool, and every one of the summer dinners included in this updated post really does look amazing! And many of these summer dinners are low-carb or can easily be made low-carb with a few easy changes, so if you’re watching carbs you might want to PIN this post so you can find it later!
I hope you enjoy trying some of the summer dinners and maybe find some new recipes to add to your family’s dubber rotation!
What do we mean by Summer Dinners?
What I consider to be a summer dinner is a meal where there’s some protein cooked in the slow cooker or Instant Pot, but the final dish includes a cooling ingredient like lettuce, avocado, sour cream, yogurt, or slaw.
Are the Summer Dinners low in carbs?
Many of the summer dinners are low-carb or can easily be made low in carbs with a few easy changes like using low-carb tortillas or low-carb pita bread.
Want more ideas for Summer Cooking?
Here are all the Summer Dinners featured on this site. And if you still want more ideas for summer recipes, check out 20 Recipes for Instant Pot Lettuce Wraps or Slow Cooker Lettuce Wraps.
How can you get the complete recipe?
Click any recipe title in this post to see the complete recipe on the original blog. All photos are copyrighted to the blog that originally posted the recipe.
Buffalo Chicken Tacos from Kalyn’s Kitchen are topped with blue cheese coleslaw in this easy recipe that can be made in the Instant Pot or the slow cooker. And this is a perfect low-carb meal with low-carb tortillas!
Cafe Rio Style Sweet Pork Tostadas from Pressure Cooking Today capture the flavor of the Cafe Rio pork that’s such a favorite with fans of Cafe Rio!
Flank Steak Tacos from Kalyn’s Kitchen are an amazing dinner to make in the Instant Pot or the slow cooker, and these tacos are delicious with Spicy Mexican Slaw. And if you use low-carb tortillas this is a great dinner idea that’s low in carbs!
Slow Cooker Roast Beef Po’ Boys from The Kitchn are a New Orleans favorite that will probably be a huge hit if you make them at home!
Green Chile Beef Cabbage Bowl from Kalyn’s Kitchen is a tasty dinner idea for a dinner that’s low in carbs, and you can make the slightly-spicy beef in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot! And family members who don’t care about carbs can eat the beef inside a tortilla.
Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad from Pressure Cooking Today is another dinner idea with Cafe Rio flavors!
Spicy Shredded Chicken Lettuce Wrap Tacos from Kalyn’s Kitchen are a perfect low-carb summer dinner, and eating the spicy chicken in lettuce wraps adds to the cooling factor!
Crock Pot or Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps from Skinnytaste feature spicy Buffalo chicken topped with veggies and blue cheese dressing.
Shredded Beef Tacos with Spicy Slaw and Avocado from Kalyn’s Kitchen start with Mexican-seasoned beef that’s cooked in the slow cooker or Instant Pot, and with low-carb tortillas this is a perfect low-carb meal.
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Lettuce Wraps from Slow Cooker Gourmet taste like the kind of chicken lettuce wraps you’ve enjoyed in a restaurant!
More Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Summer Dinners:
- Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken from Kalyn’s Kitchen
- BBQ Pulled Chicken Tostadas with Cole Slaw from Bev Cooks
- Green Chile Pork Taco Bowl from Kalyn’s Kitchen
- Slow-Cooked Carnitas Tacos from Recipe Girl
- Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Chicken Tostadas from Taste and Tell
- Instant Pot Taco Meat from Kalyn’s Kitchen
- Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Tacos with Blue Cheese Slaw from Mountain Mama Cooks
- Slow Cooker Middle Eastern Garlic Chicken from The Perfect Pantry
- Instant Pot Pork Carnitas from Skinnytaste
- Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Pork Tostadas from Aggie’s Kitchen
- Thai Salad with Slow Cooked Tofu from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
- Greek Pork Tacos from Kalyn’s Kitchen
- Slow Cooker Sweet and Smoky Beef from The Perfect Pantry
- Instant Pot Chicken Gyros from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking Cooking
- Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos from Simply Recipes
- Spicy Barbacoa Soft Tacos from Bev Cooks
- Instant Pot Shredded Beef Tacos from Your HomeBased Mom
- Instant Pot Burrito Bowls from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking
- Slow Cooker Greek Pork Gyro from Your HomeBased Mom
- Slow Cooker Shredded Hoisin Beef for Sandwiches, Slicers, or Lettuce Wraps from The Perfect Pantry
kalyn says
Lydia, my pleasure! And I am totally with you on using the slow cooker when it's hot outside.
Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says
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.
kalyn says
Thanks Debby, so glad you like it!
Debby@Just Breathe says
Awesome post!