Top Summer Slow Cooker Recipes

Posted on June 16, 2014 in Everyday Recipes,slow cooker,from-the-test-kitchen,

Editor’s Note: This post has been was originally published in June 2014 and has been updated with new recipes. (June 2015)

Don’t put away your slow cooker now that summer is here. Slow cooking is a great way to prepare homemade meals for your family without having to stand over the hot stove all day or heat up your entire kitchen. Not to mention, with the help of a slow cooker, you can be out having fun in the sun while it does all work. These hand-picked recipes are perfect for summer suppers and highlight our favorite flavors of the season.

Spicy Barbecue Sauce

Slow Cooker Lemon Triple Berry Cobbler

Slow Cooker Corn on the Cob

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

Slow Cooker Greek Gyros

Slow Cooker Baked Beans

Slow Cooker Chipotle Turkey Barbecue

Slow Cooker North Carolina Pulled Pork Barbecue

Vegetable Ragout

Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Easiest Ever Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs

Slow Cooker Flank Steak Fajitas

Hamilton Beach® Slow Cookers take the convenience of slow-cooked dishes a giant step further. Several models of slow cookers, such as the Stay or Go® Slow Cooker, address one of your greatest concerns—getting your finished dish to a potluck or party without messy spills.

Written by Pat Schweitzer

Pat Schweitzer was the consumer test kitchen manager at Hamilton Beach for many years and retired at the end of 2021. She received her degree in home economics education from the University of Minnesota and found her way to Virginia. Pat worked as a teacher, seafood marketer, restaurant critic, and food writer before landing at Reynolds Consumer Products as a test kitchen economist and media spokesperson. She then oversaw the Hamilton Beach Consumer Test Kitchen, where she developed recipes, tested products, and wrote product guides. Pat was inspired by her mother, who loved to garden, cook, can, and bake for their family of seven. Now retired, you can probably find her whipping up something in the kitchen for her four grandchildren.