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If you’re planning a backyard barbecue, a picnic in the park, or just longing for an effortless meal that gives you more sunshine time, these simple and breezy crockpot recipes are your answer to escape from the summer cooking blues.
Prepare to brush off that reliable slow cooker, gather an abundance of seasonal ingredients, and gear up to take your summer dining experience to an unprecedented level of flavor and delight!
Summer Crockpot Recipes
#151. Summer Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken from Dinner then Dessert

#150. 3 Ingredient Hawaiian Chicken from Here Comes the Sun

#149. Coconut Lime Chicken from Slow Cooker Gourmet

#148. Shredded BBQ Chicken from Natasha’s Kitchen

#147. Crockpot Pineapple Chicken from Damn Delicious

#146. Pineapple BBQ Chicken from Diethood

#145. BBQ Chicken from Shugary Sweets

#144. Hawaiian BBQ Chicken with Pineapple Slaw from Host the Toast

#143. Creamy Ranch Chicken from Life in the Lofthouse

#142. Crockpot Crack Chicken from Aunt Bee’s Recipes

#141. Mississippi Chicken from The Country Cook

#140. Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken from The Salty Marshmallow

#139. Crockpot Pineapple Chicken from Well Plated

#138. Spicy BBQ Sauce Drumsticks from Skinny Ms.

#137. BBQ Chicken Quinoa Sloppy Joes from The Recipe Rebels

#136. Chicken and Corn Chowder from Baked by Rachel

#135. Crockpot Mississippi Crack Sandwiches from Fox Valley Foodie

#134. Sweet Baby Ray’s Chicken from Just A Pinch

#133. Greek Gyros from The Seasoned Mom

#132. Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos from Belle of the Kitchen

#131. Honey Glazed Chicken Adobo from Pinch of Yum

#130. Shredded Mexican Chicken from Countryside Cravings

#129. Citrus Fajita Chicken from Carlsbad Craving

#128. Salsa Chicken with Shredded Carrot, Cabbage and Kale & Salad from Jo Cooks

#127. Crockpot Chicken and Black Bean Taco Salad from Skinny Taste

#126. 3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Tacos from Kristine’s Kitchen

#125. Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo from Creme de la Crumb

#124. Santa Fe Chicken from Skinny Taste

#123. Taco Lettuce Wraps from Honey and Birch

#122. Thai Peanut Chicken with Coconut Rice from Ambitious Kitchen

#121. Crockpot Sweet and Sour Chicken with Pineapple from The Recipe Rebel

#120. Asian Citrus Chicken from The Lemon Bowl

#119. Jerk Chicken from Dinner Then Dessert

#118. Caribbean Pulled Chicken Lettuce Wraps from Lexi’s Clean Kitchen

#117. Smash Banh Mi Tacos from Dished by Kate

#116. Slow Cooker Ribs from Buns in My Oven

#115. Bourbon Bacon Pulled Pork Sandwiches from The Salty Marshmallow

#114. Hawaiian Hula Pork Fajitas with Pineapple Slaw and Coconut Rice from Half Baked Harvest

#113. Crockpot Crispy Pork Carnitas from Cafe Delites

#112. Pineapple Pulled Pork Tacos from Evolving Table

#111. Dr. Pepper Slow Cooker Pulled Pork from Spend with Pennies

#110. Jambalaya from Creme de la Crumb

#109. Caribbean Jerk Pulled Pork from Slow Cooker Gourmet

#108. Barbecue Pork Chops and Potatoes from How to This and That

#107. Pork BBQ Topped Apple Cole Slaw from Eat at Home Cooks

#106. Honey Maple BBQ Ribs from Chef in Training

#105. Texas Cowboy Stew from 100k Recipes

#104. Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Barbecue Beans from Mom On Timeout

#103. Crockpot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham from Incredible Recipes

#102. Summer Coney Dogs from Real Mom Kitchen

#101. Jerk Pulled Pork from Vodka and Biscuits

#100. Pork Carnitas Tacos from Isabel Eats

#99. Sausage and Peppers from The Salty Marshmallow

#98. Honey Balsamic Pulled Pork from The Recipe Rebel

#97. Crockpot Hot Dogs in Bulk from Recipes that Crock

#96. Beer Brats and Onions from A Forks Tale

#95. Pineapple Brown Sugar Ham from Dinner then Dessert

#94. BBQ Ham Sandwiches from Crock Pot Ladies

#93. Tacos Al Pastor from Gimme Some Oven

#92. Carne Asade Nachos from How Sweet Eats

#91. Carolina-Style Pulled Pork from Spicy Southern Kitchen

#90. Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef from No. 2 Pencil

#89. Crockpot Pork Burrito Bowls from With Salt and Wit

#88. Guinness Pulled Pork from Gimme Some Oven

#87. Clean Eating Pork Tacos from Skinny Ms.

#86. Barbecue Beef Brisket from The Country Cook

#85. Ground Beef & Baked Bean Casserole from Plain Chicken

#84. Slow Cooker BBQ Meatballs from I Heart Nap Time

#83. Crockpot Chipotle BBQ Beef Tacos from Floating Kitchen

#82. Hawaiian Meatballs from I Heart Nap Time

#81. Honey BBQ Beef Brisket from Creme de la Crumb

#80. Sloppy Joes from Center Cut Cook

#79. Steak Fajitas from The Country Recipe Book

#78. Beef Barbacoa from Gimme Some Oven

#77. Shredded Beef Tacos from Gimme Some Oven

#76. Summer Italian Zucchini Casserole from Mostly Homemade Mom

#75. Mexican Shredded Beef from Your Homebased Mom

#74. Crockpot French Dip Sandwiches from Fox Valley Foodie

#73. Chili Mac from Countryside Cravings

#72. Honey Buffalo Meatballs from Carlsbad Craving

#71. Thai Steak Salad from The Food Charlatan

#70. Chipotle Steak Quesadillas from Bev Cooks

#69. Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches from Dinner Then Dessert

#68. Slow Cooker Beef Gyros from Tastes Better from Scratch

#67. Stuffed Bell Peppers from Family Fresh Meals

#66. Chili for Hot Dogs from The Country Cook

#65. Texas Beef Brisket from I Heart Eating

#64. Sloppy Joes from Chelsea’s Messy Apron

#63. Crockpot Green Chili Shredded Beef from Kalyn’s Kitchen

#62. Bacon Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes from The Cookie Rookie

#61. Braised Short Ribs from Big Bear’s Wife

#60. Summer Beef Casserole from Kitchen Sanctuary

#59. Coconut Rice and Mango Shrimp from Slow Cooker Gourmet

#58. Low Country Boil from Family Fresh Meals

#57. Fire Roasted Shrimp Tacos from Cotter Crunch

#56. Turkey Bolognese with Zucchini Noodles from Inspiralized

#55. Slow Cooker Seafood Stew from Slow Cooker Gourmet

#54. Summer Zucchini and Eggplant Lasagna from Oh My Veggies

#53. Crockpot Zucchini Lasagna from Primavera Kitchen

#52. Eggplant Lasagna from Sweet Cs Designs

#51. Corn Chowder from The Kitchn

#50. Quinoa Black Bean Stuffed Peppers from Pinch of Yum

#49. Slow Cooker Veggie Fajitas from Easy Cheesy Vegetarian

#48. Vegetarian Lasagna Soup from Foodie Crush

#47. Crockpot Lentil Sloppy Joes from Delish Knowledge

#46. Tex Mex Quinoa Casserole from Chelsea’s Messy Apron

#45. Summer Vegetable Soup from Simple Nourished Living

#44. Zucchini Ziti from Skinny Ms.

#43. Bourbon Baked Beans from Spicy Southern Kitchen

#42. Baked Beans from 100 Days of Real Food

#41. Refried Beans from Don’t Waste the Crumbs

#40. Crockpot Bourbon Maple Baked Beans from Averie Cooks

#39. Zucchini and Squash from Low Carb Yum

#38. Red Beans and Rice from A Pinch of Healthy

#37. Best Ever Cowboy Beans from The Two Bite Club

#36. Corn on the Cob from Spicy Southern Kitchen

#35. Slow Cooker Creamed Corn from Damn Delicious

#34. Crockpot Milk and Honey Corn on the Cob from The Magical Slow Cooker

#33. Barbecued Green Beans from Spicy Southern Kitchen

#32. Old Fashioned Fresh Green Beans from Recipes that Crock

#31. Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes from Damn Delicious

#30. Bacon Macaroni and Cheese from Tammilee Tips

#29. Pinto Beans from Mom’s Kitchen Handbook

#28. Corn and Jalapeno Dip from Damn Delicious

#27. Texas Trash Beef and Bean Dip from The Magical Slow Cooker

#26. Buffalo Chicken Dip from The Salty Marshmallow

#25. Berry Cobbler from Chef in Training

#24. Southern Coconut Cake from Completely Delicious

#23. Pineapple Coconut Spoon Cake from The Magical Slow Cooker

#22. Pina Colada Lava Cake from 365 Days of Crockpot

#21. Slow Cooker S’mores Cake from A Savory Feast

#20. Apple Pudding Cake from Bunny’s Warm Oven

#19. Strawberry Cream Cake from Recipes that Crock

#18. Crockpot Blueberry Peach Cobbler from Kristine’s Kitchen

#17. Peach Cobbler from A Spicy Perspective

#16. S’Mores Brownies from Something Swanky

#15. Peaches N Cream Dump Cake from Recipes that Crock

#14. 4 Ingredient Coconut Cake from Willow Bird Baking

#13. Blackberry Cobbler from Moms with Crockpots

#12. Lemon Cake from A Spicy Southern Kitchen

#11. Scalloped Peaches from Taste and Tell

#10. Slow Cooker Cherry Dump Cake from Cincy Shopper

#9. Crockpot Blueberry Coconut Cobbler from Sugar Dish Me

#8. Berry Cobbler from The Recipe Rebel

#7. Peach Crisp from Crunchy Creamy Sweet

#6. Razzleberry Crisp from Recipes That Crock

#5. Cherry Pie Oatmeal from I Don’t Have Time for That

#4. S’Mores Cookie Bars from Slow Cooker Gourmet

#3. Blueberry Cake from Recipes That Crock

#2. Apple Dump Cake from The Country Cook

#1. Crockpot Apple Crisp from Coupon Cravings
