Summer Crockpot Meals – 25 Easy Summer Slow Cooker Recipes For Dinner Tonight
From slow cooker ribs, pulled pork, summer soups and healthy chicken stew to crockpot sausage, potatoes and veggies these frugal summer dinner recipes require NO OVEN.
These easy summer crockpot recipes dinners and make ahead meals are SO easy make (AND keep your kitchen cool) on hot nights!
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Imagine coming home after a sun-soaked day, greeted by the mouthwatering aroma of a yummy dinner ready to enjoy. That’s the magic of these summer crockpot recipes — they do the work while you savor the season.
For instance, a Slow-Cooker Marry Me Chicken with Barley combines tender chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, and zucchini in a creamy sauce that’s sure to win hearts.
If you’re craving a taste of the South, Slow Cooker Pulled Pork offers that smoky barbecue flavor without heating up the grill. Simply let the pork simmer in a tangy sauce, and you’ll have tender, juicy meat perfect for sandwiches or tacos.
For a lighter option, the Slow-Cooker Cauliflower & Chickpea Tikka Masala brings warm, aromatic spices together with hearty vegetables, offering a delightful plant-based meal that’s both satisfying and nutritious.
These are just a few highlights from our collection.
Keep scrolling to see my full recipes collection of 25 easy, no-oven dinner ideas that will keep your kitchen cool and your taste buds delighted all summer long!
Summer Crockpot Meals
A quick and easy crock-pot dinner recipe! These incredibly delicious pulled pork sandwiches are just bursting with flavorful island spices.
This recipe for Crock-Pot Potatoes, Sausage And Green Beans is reminiscent of a depression era recipe my grandma used to make. Very easy and frugal too! Potatoes, smoked kielbasa sausage and green beans are cooked in the slow cooker for a complete dinner that doesn’t break the bank!
This Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowl recipe is such an easy way to enjoy a Mexican feast on even the busiest nights! So simple to throw together (hurray, slow cooker!) and a true family fave. Terrific for potlucks, tailgating, and make-your-own burrito bars. You can even skip the rice, set out some tortilla chips, and call it a hearty appetizer. This has absolutely everything going for it!
Lemonade concentrate adds great flavor to chicken in this easy recipe for Crock-Pot Lemonade Chicken. Making it as a freezer meals helps you on busy days!
Fresh garden vegetables and a spicy earthy Italian sausage in a light broth makes this Italian summer soup one in a million. Prepped in just minutes and you have the best summer crockpot recipe on the menu!
Crockpot Tuscan Chicken is delicious juicy and tender chicken breast cooked in a creamy parmesan and sun dried tomato sauce. It takes 10 minutes to prep and the smells alone will have your family asking when dinner is!
These Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos are so delicious and simple to make! A five ingredient dump-and-go meal that takes minutes to prepare and cooks all day in the slow cooker!
Slow Cooker Peach Chicken with Basil combines juicy peaches, balsamic vinegar, and fresh basil for an easy, flavorful dinner anytime. Easy enough to throw together on a weeknight, this one’s bound to become a new family-favorite recipe!
If letting dinner cook itself so you can come home to a delicious-smelling house and a warm dinner sounds good to you, then this slow cooker Hawaiian chicken (or slow cooker pineapple chicken) recipe might be just the recipe you’re looking for.
This creamy Crock Pot Salsa Ranch Chicken Pasta is a whole meal in one! Frozen chicken breasts, pasta, sour cream, ranch dressing and salsa!
Juicy and tender, sweet and tangy, there’s just no beating this Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken. Your family will crave this dinner every week, and the result is impressive enough to serve at a potluck or holiday gathering.
These Quinoa Black Bean Crockpot Stuffed Peppers topped with cilantro, Pepperjack cheese, sour cream, and avocado are making summer dinners everywhere just a little more wonderful.
These slow cooker chicken taco lettuce wraps are going to be your new favorite taco recipe. Make the chicken taco meat in the slow cooker and substitute iceberg lettuce leaves for tortilla shells!
Easy salmon recipe cooked to perfection in a slow cooker with Meyer Lemon, Capers, and Parsley.
What makes this Bánh Mì Vietnamese Sandwich just so special? Its fusion of flavors, the influence of French and Vietnamese cultures, and the gorgeous toppings that transform it from plain Jane bread and pork to something spectacular, in a banh mi recipe made with the ease of the slow cooker.
Red potatoes, andouille sausage, shrimp, corn, Old Bay. A classic shrimp boil made without any of the fuss right in your crockpot!
16 Super simple summer crockpot dump dinners and slow cooker meals (some recipes with only 3 ingredients to throw together and walk away – so easy!)
Super easy and HEALTHY crockpot dump recipes! Need clean eating meal ideas? Try these simple healthy crockpot recipes that make meal prep “dump and go” easy!
31 one pot slow cooker meals for simple cheap dinners for a family on a budget trying to keep their weekly meals menu planning as inexpensive as possible AND make meals the whole family WILL eat!
Need a yummy and simple Sunday roast ideas? Try these easy slow cooker pork roast recipes – Whether it’s a pork tenderloin, pork loin, pork butt or shoulder, these are THE best crockpot pork roast recipes I’ve made for Sunday dinner.
I finally discovered the magic of lazy easy crockpot dump meals! Hooray for EASY throw together crockpot meals – especially as simple no oven dinners on busy weeknights!
