Getting dinner on the table in the summertime can be a little tricky to do if you want to keep your kitchen nice and cool. Using the oven to prepare dinner can make your kitchen unbearably hot for several hours, but most of us don’t want to eat sandwiches and salads every night.
One great alternative that is especially great in the summertime is to use the slow cooker to prepare dinner. In addition to keeping your kitchen cool, the slow cooker can usually shave a lot of time off your dinner preparations and leave you more time for summer fun!
Here are 34 yummy summer slow cooker recipes for you to try out during the hottest months of the year, but don’t forget to try them out the rest of the year too…they work all year round!
Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches from Recipe Girl
Salsa Verde Beef Tacos from The Girl Who Ate Everything
Crockpot Sausage Peppers and Onions from I Was Born to Cook
Crock Pot Chili from Homespun With Love
Slow Cooker Beef Vegetable Barley Soup from The Kitchen McCabe
Cowboy Beans from South Your Mouth
South Carolina BBQ Pork Sliders from Recipe Girl
Sweet and Smoky Crock Pot Pork Tacos from Our Best Bites
Crock Pot Meatball Subs from South Your Mouth
Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup from Shaken Together
Vegetarian Crockpot Chili With Bulgur Wheat from Thrifty Jinxy
Crock Pot Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole from Tammi Lee Tips
Crock Pot Cheesesteaks from Raining Hot Coupons
Slow Cooked Carnitas Tacos from Recipe Girl
Chicken Taco Soup from The Girl Who Ate Everything
Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken With Homemade Cole Slaw from Cherished Bliss
Franks & Beans from South Your Mouth
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup from The Kitchen McCabe
Crockpot Breatfast from Shaken Together
Pineapple and Black Bean Chili from Horses and Heels
Crockpot Baked Ziti from Thrifty Jinxy
Sausage Steam Pot With Potatoes and Cabbage from South Your Mouth
Crock Pot Kielbasa and Green Beans With Potatoes from Tammi Lee Tips
Crock Pot French Toast from Raining Hot Coupons
Crock Pot Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs from Consumer Queen
Crockpot Greek Chicken from A Mom’s Take
Spicy Chicken Sausage and Cabbage Stew from Kicking it With Kelly
Simple Crockpot Vegetable Soup from I Was Born to Cook
Three Bean Turkey Chili Baked Potatoes from Fit Foodie Finds
Easy Chicken ‘n’ Dumplings from Spend With Pennies
Slow Cooker Buffalo Macaroni and Cheese from Snappy Gourmet
Crock Pot Ham and Beans from In the Kitchen With Jenny
Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore from The Dinner Mom
Crockpot Layered Bean Burritos from Thrifty Jinxy
What’s your favorite slow cooker meal to make in the summer?
So many great sounding recipes. I know I’ve been using my slow cooker more often. We like slow cooker beef and bean enchiladas and slow cooker lasagna quite a bit.
Lasagna comes out so nicely in the slow cooker…I was so surprised the first time I tried it! It’s nice to be able to cook it with so little effort.
There are so many great ideas in this list! Thanks for sharing it, Erin.
I need to make using my slow cooker more of a priority, since I only use it maybe two or three times a year right now. I’m sure my family would appreciate it if I used it more. 🙂
Me too…I like using it, but I only had one or two good recipes in my cookbook until now 🙂
Hope you can find something your family enjoys!
I love my crockpot but have a little stumped on what to cook for more “summery” meals. Thanks for the tips! Stopping by from the link up!
You’re welcome Becky! Hope you enjoy the recipes this summer 🙂