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20 Summer Crockpot Recipes For Dinner

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Make dinner a breeze with these 20 Summer Crockpot Recipes! From BBQ pulled pork to zesty chicken tacos, these easy slow cooker meals keep your kitchen cool and your taste buds happy all season long.

Long, sunny days call for easy dinners that don’t heat up the kitchen—and that’s where these summer crockpot recipes come in. With these slow cooker meals, you can feed a crowd after a day at the pool or just make something low-effort after a busy workday. These dishes pack big flavor with minimal fuss.

From saucy ribs and cheesy sides to spicy dips and slow-simmered tacos, there’s something here for every craving. Dump-and-go slow cooker meals are what I love about summer cooking – just toss in the ingredients, kick back with a cold drink, and let your slow cooker handle the rest.

Slow Cooker Lemonade Chicken

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Slow cooker lemonade chicken recipe makes tender chicken breasts with a sweet and tangy sauce. Perfect for weeknight dinners and weekly meal plan!

This easy slow cooker meal with chicken breasts cooked in sour sauce with lemonade concentrate, vinegar, brown sugar, and mustard is packed with flavors and lean protein.

Slow Cooker Curry Beef

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Make your family this comfort food for dinner. Slow cooker beef curry with perfectly seasoned beef, creamy coconut milk, curry paste, fresh ginger, and just the right amount of heat!

This slow cooker beef curry is one of my favorite slow cooker recipes because of its rich flavors, thick curry sauce, and amazing leftovers that taste even better the next day.

Lemon Cream Spaghetti

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Absolutely delicious lemon cream spaghetti aka Spaghetti al Limone – buttery, lemony, and insanely comforting to make for a quick weeknight dinner.

A twist on lemon and olive oil simple spaghetti, with a rich buttery and creamy lemon sauce you can make from scratch. If you have ever been to Italy, you know how good this pasta is!

Hawaiian Chicken Salad

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Delicious 30-minute Hawaiian chicken salad with tropical flavors of pineapples, macadamia nuts, and creamy spicy dressing!

Elevate your standard chicken salad recipe with this great recipe – just a perfect balance of sweet, sour, and savory flavors! And as someone who lives in Hawaii, trust me, this delicious salad is an amazing island dish!

Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

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Deliciously tender and perfectly seasoned, this slow cooker Mongolian Beef is a fork-tender steak cooked with garlic, ginger, savory sauce, and red chilli peppers is an amazing dump-and-go family dinner!

An absolutely delicious meal you would get for takeaway from a Chinese restaurant, now made easy and cheap in the comfort of your home.

Baked Broccoli and Chicken

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Delicious chicken and broccoli baked casserole with rich, gooey cheesy sauce and aromatic seasoning blend. Easy and quick comforting weeknight dinner!

My best tip to make baked broccoli and chicken casserole is to make the double cheese sauce with condensed cream of cheddar cheese soup and extra shredded cheddar cheese – this sauce just smothers chicken and sticks to it, and the top is bubbly and has that perfect cheese crust.

If you love broccoli, you should try these smashed broccoli, broccoli cheddar soup (Instant pot), and this super simple broccoli pasta.

Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Tacos

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Delicious slow-cooker chicken tacos with bell peppers, pulled juicy chicken breasts, and delicious ranch dressing. A 5-minute prep time meal that goes a long way!

My secret to making game night meal prep a breeze is to always have some of this slow-cooker chicken taco meat frozen. You then just thaw it and assemble tacos with Mexican-style toppings – and you’re done!

Crockpot Mexican Casserole

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This crockpot Mexican casserole with ground beef and tortillas is a perfect blend of all of the favorite Mexican flavors for a Taco Tuesday or weeknight meal for the whole family.

I love comfort food and this slow cooker casserole can fill you up and make delicious leftovers for the next day. My tip to make it taste just like a taco in a casserole dish is to add red enchilada sauce,

Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Chops

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Crowd-pleasing slow cooker ranck pork chops recipe with savory ranch seasoning and delicious gravy with a satisfying creamy texture. Perfect and easy dinner for two!

My original recipe had just pork chops, cream soup, and seasoning, but I decided to elevate it and add more flavors, so my version of the slow cooker ranch pork chops has also heavy cream and both cream of chicken soup and chicken broth.

Seared Scallops Recipe

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Perfectly seared scallops with a thin crispy layer on the outside and tender juicy scallop meat inside. Buttery texture, savory sweet and salty flavor, and a touch of citrusy garnish.

One of the best seafood to eat on a special occasion is definitely scallops. They are also something, every fan of Hell’s Kitchen knows too well to be stressing young chefs to cook perfectly.

Goulash in the Crockpot

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This goulash in the crockpot recipe is a hearty ultra-rich beef goulash with macaroni – perfect for a weeknight dinner when you’re craving comfort food.

Making goulash in the slow cooker is so much easier than how older generations had to make it, so I don’t see why we shouldn’t be taking advantage of that. Simply add all the ingredients to the slow cooker and let it do the heavy lifting.

Air Fryer Drumsticks

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These easy air fryer drumsticks absolutely are one of the crowd-favorite chicken recipes. Crispy, perfectly seasoned, and tender.

Air fryer does a much better, and faster, job of making crispy skin while keeping the chicken meat tender and juicy, and all of it while using much less oil than cooking on the stovetop or oven.

Buttered Noodles

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This easy buttered noodles recipe makes delicious and universal garnish for family meals in 15 minutes. A family favorite weeknight dinner in my cookbook with soft egg noodles coated in butter and seasoning!

The combination of butter, Parmesan, salt, pepper, parsley, and rich pasta water makes a silky buttery sauce that coats your mouth with every bite.

Air Fryer BBQ Chicken

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30-minute air fryer BBQ chicken breasts with simple seasonings and perfectly cooked juicy chicken meat smothered in barbecue sauce.

My best tip to make air fryer BBQ chicken as smoky as it is during summer backyard cookouts is to add the BBQ sauce last and continue cooking chicken breasts for an additional 8 minutes with the sauce.

Broccoli and Chicken Alfredo Casserole

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Cook this broccoli and chicken alfredo casserole for a delicious weeknight dinner for the whole family. It’s comforting, cheesy, creamy, and will satisfy even picky eaters.

The homemade version of this restaurant-style dish is so much better! My trick to make the chicken alfredo bake faster is to use a good store-bought Alfredo sauce and leftover chicken.

Chicken and Dumplings Soup

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Nothing warms your soul like a bowl of this chicken and dumplings soup loaded with healthy fresh veggies, tender chicken, and homemade dumplings.

I love making comfort food for my family and one of the recipes that frequently come up is this chicken soup with dumplings. Because it isn’t thin, it is a hearty meal with chunks of soft biscuit dumping and juicy chicken. Healthy and cheap meals, what else do we need?

Slow Cooker Shredded Beef

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Spicy and perfectly tender pulled beef for your tacos and casseroles with this super easy slow cooker shredded beef recipe.

I love a sandwich with juicy pulled beef roast any time of the year. The juices should be dripping and I need it with a little heat, Mexican style.

Chicken and Gravy in the Crockpot

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Easy crockpot chicken and gravy recipe for a comforting meal on a busy weeknight. Lush and rich gravy and juicy tender chicken best served with mashed potatoes.

You can make chicken gravy on the stove or in an instant pot, but the secret to making the juiciest breasts in rich savory gravy is to go with a slow cooking process!

Stuffed Pepper Soup

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This stuffed pepper soup is our favorite stuffed bell peppers in the form of a comforting hearty soup that is quick and easy to make for a busy weeknight dinner.

My tip to make this easy hearty meal is to brown the beef with all the peppers first and cook the soup with the rice to let it soak all the flavors.

Marry Me Chicken

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Absolutely delicious Marry Me chicken recipe combining tender chicken with a flavorful sauce that comes together in 25 minutes.

Marry me chicken is a popular chicken dish on the Internet. Is the hype real?

Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken

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A perfect stewed chicken dish packed with Carribean flavors – Jamaican brown stew chicken. Easy to make and certainly a crowd-pleaser at any dinner table!

If you are from Jamaica, have family in Caribbeans, or visited the place, you most definitely fell in love with the food, the blends of spices, the perfectly cooked meats, and just the abundance of colors and textures in one plate.

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken

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Easy slow cooker shredded chicken to use in lunch and dinners, packed with flavors from bay leaves and garlic and perfectly tender.

Shredded chicken is a universal ingredient in the kitchen and if you can make a big batch and refrigerate or freeze it, it immediately makes weekly dinners easier.

Chicken and Gravy

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Easy dinner recipe to make succulent chicken and creamy gravy with nice richness and tons of savory flavors. Old-fashioned comfort food for weeknight dinner.

My secret is the way I’m making gravy – with a little dry white wine and making it from scratch, it really takes only a few minutes but has so much more flavor than any packets!

Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs

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Saucy, hearty, and comforting meal with slow cooker Swedish meatballs with rich and creamy sauce and yummy egg noodles for a hands-off family dinner during the week.

Freezer meal can be a tasty dish packed with rich and savory flavor. On days when you’re craving some homemade meatballs, I have an easy recipe for you – crock pot Swedish meatballs with a few simple ingredients that will taste better than any store-bought, even though they are not “traditional” meatballs from Sweden.

Panda Express Chow Mein – Copycat Recipe

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These bouncy chow mein noodles are the perfect side dish for any dinner loaded with delicious noodles, crunchy cabbage, Asian-inspired savory sauce, and bold flavors. Just like the famous fast food chain makes them!

The chow mein is my go-to side at Panda Express and now you and I can make the copycat version right at my own kitchen.

Baked Italian Sausage

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Quick 40-minute easy dinner idea with this delicious baked Italian sausage cooked with perfect seasoning and juicy bell peppers.

Craving some simple yet filling dinner mid-week? Have you tried my Italian sausage recipes? Baked Italian sausage with bell peppers, onion, and garlic will make a great meal with some roasted potatoes or grits and comes together in no time and with minimal effort.

Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie

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This slow cooker chicken pot pie recipe makes a big batch of juicy chicken with hearty potatoes, creamy sauce, healthy veggies, and buttery biscuits.

Chicken pot pie always sounds delicious, and what if we don’t have to stress about the pie crust, the filling, and whether the pie is baked through? For busy moms, crock pot chicken pot pie is a real-life hack.

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

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Delicious creamy and flavorful loaded baked potato soup recipe for family dinners during fall and winter.

This potato soup is made with crispy bacon, aromatic onions and garlic, creamy salty broth, tender mashed potatoes, and loads of gooey cheese.

Ham and Spinach Quiche

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Savory ham and spinach quiche with a flaky buttery crust and gooey cheese filling will make a great filling breakfast any time of the year.

Holiday mornings call for some special recipes. And here is one of my favorite savory dishes to bake for my family during holidays or when I have time throughout the year. It is healthy, easy, relatively quick, and absolutely delicious.

Cajun Turkey Brine

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This Cajun Brined Turkey has the old-fashioned 12 to 24-hour brine that infuses the turkey with so much flavor for a juicy bite!

Brining the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner takes time but it is oh so worth it! This holiday bird is always a centerpiece and if you want to make something truly special, brining the whole turkey with some creole seasoning or Cajun can make a perfect home-cooked holiday meal that brings the entire family together.

One Pot Lasagna Soup

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A 30-minute delicious and easy one-pot lasagna soup recipe with ground beef, tomatoes, mozzarella, and lasagna noodles.

This yummy fix works for me when I’m craving lasagna but not ready to go out to an Italian restaurant or cook the classic lasagna at home. My other easy fix is a skillet lasagna.