Food Comfort Foods Summer Slow-Cooker Recipes By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 30, 2021 Trending Videos Photo: Andy Lyons Not just for winter, slow cookers keep summer simmering while you play outside. Try our summer slow-cooker recipes for pulled pork, tacos, beefy chili dogs and more. 01 of 13 Soy-Ginger Pulled Pork with Tangy Sesame Slaw Andy Lyons Your crew will love this Asian twist on classic pulled pork. Feeding a crowd? Swap the sesame buns for slider rolls, and you'll get twice as many sandwiches. View Recipe 02 of 13 Shredded Pork Tacos Root beer and chipotle peppers yield pulled pork that's sweet, spicy, smoky and marvelously tender-perfect for wrapping in a tortilla with cheese and vegetables. View Recipe 03 of 13 Lemony Lamb Pitas If you love gyros, give these easy sandwiches a try. Compared to chops, this slow-cooked roast is a budget-friendly way to cook lamb. View Recipe 04 of 13 Soy-Ginger Soup with Chicken Somen are thin Japanese wheat noodles. Find them at Asian groceries or large supermarkets, or substitute vermicilli in this light chicken soup. View Recipe 05 of 13 Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Root Beer A surprise ingredient, root beer, adds sweetness to this roast and its dark sauce. Try leftover pork in quesadillas or stir it into ramen noodles. View Recipe 06 of 13 Tex-Mex Chicken Sloppy Joes Scoop this versatile chicken-pork filling into toasted tortillas for taco night, combine with hot rice to stuff into flour tortillas for burritos or serve on a hoagie bun for a more traditional sloppy joe sandwich. View Recipe 07 of 13 Asian Lettuce Wraps Sweet hoisin and rice vinegar flavor slow-cooked beef chuck pot roast in these low-carb wraps. View Recipe 08 of 13 Beefy Chili Dogs Here's a dinner kids and moms love! Kids for the flavor, moms because the franks and meaty filling cook together. If it's party or potluck fare, everything can sit for up to one hour on the low-heat setting. View Recipe 09 of 13 Jalapeño Chicken Breasts Chili powder and sliced pickled jalapeño chile pepper turn up the heat on these slow-cooked chicken breasts. Add a cream cheese sauce before serving, and sprinkle with bacon, if you like. View Recipe 10 of 13 Chicken & Shrimp Jambalaya Kritsada Panichgul The three-pepper homemade Cajun seasoning adds lots of fiery flavor to this slow-cooker version of jambalaya. We've used no-salt-added and reduced-sodium products to create a healthier main dish. View Recipe 11 of 13 Spicy Beef Sloppy Joes Medium to hot salsa adds a touch of heat to this favorite meal. Simmer the meat and veggie mixture for up to eight hours for a classic sandwich filling-and set some aside for Spicy Beef Taco Salad the next day.Spicy Beef Sloppy Joes View Recipe 12 of 13 Tomatillo Chicken Soup Tomatillos (the key ingredient in green salsa) look like green tomatoes with papery husks. Although they can be eaten raw, we like to cook tomatillos with other ingredients to mellow and balance their tart flavor. View Recipe 13 of 13 Sesame Turkey Peppery soy-ginger flavors lean turkey breast tenderloins. For a nutritious meal, serve with rice and a crisp cabbage slaw. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit