This year’s line-up of Summer Slow Cooker Recipes is going to be even bigger than last year’s! You won’t find any soups or stews in this series. We’ll save those for fall and winter. Instead, we’ll be focusing on meals that have a bit of summer flair or that can be enjoyed year round.
The main thing is we want to keep the cooking simple this summer so you can enjoy other things. And we’ll keep our kitchens cool too! You can expect to see main dishes, sides and dessert recipes too.
The series will feature 100 recipes–that’s enough to get us through the entire summer, and provide us with inspiration for months to come! You’re sure to find lots of new meals your family will love as you work through the recipes in this roundup.
We’ve teamed up with bloggers from across the web to find some of the most delicious and easy recipes to share with you. You’ll find a brief description and even some menu ideas as well as a link back to their site for those. But some of the recipes are ones I created just for this series, and I hope you’ll love them as much as my family does.
You can sign up for the mailing list and download this FREE summer collection of recipes for the slow cooker.
Day 1 – Lemon Chicken Baked on a Bed of Sauerkraut
Day 2 – Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with Mango Cucumber Salsa
Day 3 – Slow Cooker Enchiladas
Day 4 – Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Day 5 – Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Day 6 – King Ranch Chicken
Day 7 – Breakfast Casserole
Day 8 – Peach BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders with Apple Cole Slaw
Day 9 – Mushroom Risotto with Peas
Day 10 – Teriyaki Wings
Day 11 – Ham and Swiss Frittata
Day 12 – Freezer Friendly Homemade Pizza Sauce
Day 13 – Blueberry Crisp
Day 14 – Pulled Pork and Mexican Cole Slaw
Day 15 – Honey Ginger Chicken
Day 16 – Roasted Vegetable Lasagna
Day 17 – Pulled Pork Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Day 18 – Chicken with White Wine Sauce
Day 19 – Orange Pot Roast
Day 20 – Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
Day 21 – Sweet Korean BBQ Beef Haystacks
Day 22 – Blueberry Butter
Day 23 – Bacon Cheeseburgers
Day 24 – Chicken Tikka Masala
Day 25 – Chocolate Cheesecake with Pretzel Crust
Day 26 – Cheesy Chicken, Bacon and Tater Tot Casserole
Day 27 – Shredded Pork Tostadas
Day 28 – Chicken Bruschetta
Day 29 – Greek Rice
Day 30 – Healthier Refried Beans
Day 31 – Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
Day 32 – Hawaiian Luau Meatballs
Day 33 – Pizza Casserole
Day 34 – Banana Foster Bread Pudding
Day 35 – Chickpea Curry
Day 36 – Moroccan Chicken
Day 37 – Mexi Style Pulled Pork
Day 38 – Jambalaya
Day 39 – Salted Caramel Cobbler
Day 40 – Greek Chicken Pitas
Day 41 – One Hour Bread
Day 42 – Creamy Cheesy Chicken Rice
Day 43 – Thai Style Pork
Day 44 – Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
Day 45 – Mississippi Roast
Day 46 – Chicken Artichoke Lasagna
Day 47 – Vegan Fiesta Baked Beans
Day 48 – Chard, Bean and Sausage Panade
Day 49 – Peaches and Cream Oatmeal
Day 50 – Sweet Tea
Day 51 – Bourbon Mango Baked Beans
Day 52 – Pork Sandwiches with Root Beer BBQ
Day 53 – Caramel Apple Pie Cake and Caramel Apple Crisp
Day 54– Bratwurst
Day 56 – Spicy Chicken Thighs
Day 57 – Brazilian Feijoada Pork and Black Bean Stew
Day 58 – Stuffed Bell Peppers
Day 59 – Triple Chocolate Brownies
Day 60 – Cilantro Lime Fish Tacos
Day 61 – Apricot Chicken
Day 62 – Mediterranean Pork with Couscous
Day 63 – Pancake Bake Breakfast
Day 64 – Creamy Chicken Nacho
Day 65 – Vegetarian Fajitas
Day 66 – Peach Chutney you can store in the freezer
Day 67 – Corn Casserole
Day 68 – Hard Boiled Eggs
Day 69 – Cuban Sandwich
Day 70 – Scalloped Peaches
Day 71 – Coconut Milk Poached Fish Fillets
Day 72 – Chicken Gyros
Day 73 – White Bean and Garlic Hummus
Day 74 – Easy Shredded Taco Beef
Day 75 – Rocky Road Chocolate Fondue
Day 76 – Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Day 77 – Meatball Stroganoff
Day 78 – Huli Huli Chicken Bacon Bites
Day 79 – Corn on the Cob
Day 80 – Cheesy Cauliflower
Day 81 – Triple Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cake
Day 82 – BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
Day 83 – 7 Slow Cooker Meals in One Hour
Day 84 – Pad Thai
Day 85 – Brownies and Cherries
Day 86 – Chocolate Chip Granola
Day 87 – Black Bean and Sweet Potato Stew
Day 88 – Tamale Balls
Day 89 – Poached Salmon
Day 90 – Sweet and Sour Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
Day 91 – Poached Stuffed Pears
Day 92 – Vegetarian Taco Dip
Day 93 – Red Thai Curry Turkey
Day 94 – Cowboy Casserole
Day 95 – Mango Meatballs
Day 96 – Zucchini Italiano
Day 97 – Basque Tuna with Potatoes
Day 98 – BBQ Nachos
Day 99 – Chocolate Tapioca Pudding
Day 100 – Cranberry Apple Butter
If you love using your slow cooker, check out our Slow Cooker Weekly Meal Plans with grocery lists, printable recipes, slow cooker freezer meals and more!
I LOVE using my crockpot in the summer! Very excited about this upcoming series 🙂
Yay I love this… I usually only use my slow cooker in the Winter but love the convenience of it… So I will be excited to hear about Summer recipes!
Love using my slow cooker. In the summer it keeps the kitchen cooler. Just don’t know what to make in summer, so am looking forward to your series. I am used to the soups, but don’t want those in the hot weather. Can’t wait!!!
Looking forward to all the new recipes. I am on bed rest after an illness, but can turn on my slow cooker!
Holly, I hope you’ll be feeling better soon!
Thanks, me too!
These sound great! Thanks!
How do you keep the fat in meats from making the dishes look odd? The meals don’t taste bad but appearance is changed in the sauces, etc I find often. I assume it’s from the fat within the meat. Any solutions? Thank you.
I put my crockpot in the garage, back porch, or basement up off the ground in the summer. As long as it is protected from animals this works fantastically. Crock pots can still put a lot of heat off in the house so I get it out and keep my house cool.
I do the same thing and love it. I’m the kind of person that tends to forget that I have put dinner in the crock pot. More than once I have walked through the garage in the middle of the day to be pleasantly surprised by the delicious smell of dinner already underway!
I use my slow cookers (yes multiple cookers) during the summer. Cuts back on the electric bill since it doesn’t heat up the house 🙂
I would Love to have a home cooked meal ,I haven’t used my slow cooker since. …..Wow I can’t remember the last time, it’s been that long lol, looking forward to dusting it off, and usung it. Sounds good already. Thank you.
Wow that was 5:05pm my time
Can’t wait to see some great crockpot recipes. All I’ve ever done is beans. Will be fun to see what we can throw together from home & garden- thanks. “-“
I havent used my crock pot very much cause I hate cleaning it, but no wI have “discovered” the liners and meals like this that I have been looking for….. Watch out family here comes my crock pot!! 🙂
they have come out with crock pot liners. omg they are wonderful. you find them by the foil.
If you cant find them I have used turkey roasting bags too! I mean if they can handle a 350 + degree oven they can handle the crock pot.
I live alone but would like to cook easy. I cook in large quantities and freeze.for future meals. I am tired of stews, chili, beans, and soup. I’d like something new easy and delicious.
I like this idea and post but didn’t appreciate the click-through-wild-goose-chase to get each recipe.
Diitto!
I was wondering if I could combine all the ingredients in a freezer bag & freeze and whenever I’m ready just thaw and put in the slow cooker?
I’m not sure which recipe you’re talking about, but this will work with many recipes.
Has anyone ever cooked meatless (Ukrainian style) cabbage rolls in a crock pot
I would like to try it this summer but would appreciate some feedback before I wreck something.
Emily, I’ve never tried the meatless, but it seems like it would work. Do they have rice in them?
Yes. Of course they have rice in them. I actually tried a small casserole yesterday. I cooked them on high for 4 hours from almost frozen and they were yummy. I’m thinking probably 8 hours for the 5 quart slow cooker on low after they have heated up. What do you think?
8 hours sounds about right, but they may be done even before that. Sounds great!
I am not getting all the recipes I only have to 63 you are at 67 help it is not in the junk thanks
Tina, I found your email on the email list. I’m not sure why you wouldn’t be getting them. That’s strange. I’ll look into it.
Is there anyway to post the nutrition information like salt and fat content. thanks
Wheres the rest of the 15??
I did though, print off a ton new ideas!! 🙂
Thanks anyway!!
Brenda from Loveland, CO
Brenda, we’re still in the final stretch. A new recipe gets posted on the blog each day. We’ve got two more weeks to go 🙂
unable to get the recipe for the chicken cheese bacon , can you help?
Here’s the link http://www.easyslowcookermeals.com/2013/09/slow-cooker-chicken-cheese-bacon-tater.html
How do I sign up for this and what all comes with it? I’m new at this! Thanks!
This is a series we did last year, so you can see all the links to the recipes at the bottom of this post. But we are doing a new 30 series of all natural summer slow cooker meals in June. If you’d like to get those sent to your email, you can subscribe by putting your email in the box at the top of the website. Thanks!
Can you freeze these recipes?
Some of them will work for freezing. We have a post of freezer meals coming up soon.
I have so glad that I have found this site!!! I am scheduled for major surgery on 6/10 that will be followed by a very lengthy recovery that includes 4-6 weeks on a clear liquid diet then 3-4 months on a regular liquid (this follows an extremely aggressive BUT SUCESSFUL chemo regimen … so although it may sound horrible, I am actually very fortunate)! With a large family (6 children), I wondered how I was going to keep up with nutritious meals this summer with no energy and no appetite. However, after finding this article, I am not nearly as worried. As soon as I am back on my feet and back to work, I plan to purchase a year’s subscription of the meal planning … but for now, that cost is out of the question. I am so excited about this article and using my crockpot for these recipes!!!! THANK YOU for sharing!!!
Are we able to get the 100 days of summer if already a member? how do we get it.
It doesn’t go out by email right now, but you can click all the links below to find the recipes.