15 Easy Summer Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes

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When the summer heat kicks in, the last thing any of us want is to stand over a hot stove.  That’s where the slow cooker saves the day.  These 15 Easy Summer Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes are perfect for keeping your kitchen cool and your family fed without the fuss.  Whether you’re juggling a busy schedule, planning a picnic, or just trying to get dinner on the table after a pool day, these flavorful slow cooker meals make it easy to enjoy home-cooked goodness all summer long.   

Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Drumsticks

I was so blown away by these Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Drumsticks! These were so easy and quick to pop into the slow cooker and then they cook all day in spices, BBQ sauce, honey and brown sugar before getting broiled to perfection. I will be making these all summer long!! The chicken just fell clean off the bone and was full of flavor!      

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

This Slow Cooker Orange Chicken is my favorite way to get a take-out classic right at home in my slow cooker! Tender chicken gets nice and glazy in a sweet and savory orange sauce. This is always a family-friendly crowd-pleaser!      

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes are my new favorite weeknight meal.  These come together so quickly and slow cook all day.  Ground chicken, onion, garlic and celery come together in a buffalo sauce.  You get all the flavor of your favorite buffalo wings but in sloppy joe form all piled high on a soft bun with ranch dressing of course!    

Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken

This Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken is a staple in my house.  Bursting with flavor this chicken has 4 ingredients and a few seasonings making it a budget-friendly crowd-pleasing dinner!  Chicken thighs cook up in a flavorful sauce of apricot preserves, french dressing and onion soup mix.  This gives a sweet and sour taste to this chicken that makes a delicious sauce that goes fabulous over rice.

   

Slow Cooker Chicken Ramen

This Slow Cooker Chicken Ramen is a delicious family favorite.  Tender chicken thighs cook up in a flavorful broth with red bell peppers, carrots, sugar snap peas and scallions.  The ramen gets added in right before serving and it has become a weekly meal in our house.      

Slow Cooker Dr. Pepper BBQ Drumsticks

These Slow Cooker Dr. Pepper BBQ Drumsticks are a perfect easy weeknight dinner.  These cook in a flavorful sauce of seasonings, honey, BBQ sauce and Dr. Pepper before getting broiled to perfection.  I will be making these all summer long!!  These chicken legs get so tender and just off the bone.    

Slow Cooker BBQ Ranch Chicken Sandwiches

  These Slow Cooker BBQ Ranch Chicken Sandwiches are a perfect weeknight dinner that everyone will love. Tender chicken slow cooks in a sauce of seasonings, bbq sauce and ranch mix.  It shreds up perfectly for piling onto soft buns with an extra drizzle of ranch and ranch coleslaw.    

Slow Cooker Honey Lime Chicken Tacos

These Slow Cooker Honey Lime Chicken Tacos are my new favorite slow cooker dish.  The lime and honey and seasoning make this chicken super flavorful.  It is so versatile and can be used in tacos, nachos, burrito bowls, anything you like!      

Slow Cooker Hawaiian BBQ Chicken

This Slow Cooker Hawaiian BBQ Chicken is such a delicious dinner that comes together in no time.  Tempura fried chicken pieces are slow cooked in a sweet and savory sauce of bbq sauce, pineapple juice and brown sugar until nice and glazy.  The saucy chicken is perfect over rice or mashed potatoes.  This is a family friendly crowd pleaser.    

Slow Cooker Buffalo Ranch Chicken Wings

Everyone loves buffalo chicken wings and these Slow Cooker Buffalo Ranch Chicken Wings are such an easy way to make wings for a crowd! Chicken wings, buffalo sauce, ranch mix, butter and brown sugar all get combined in the slow cooker to create the best fall off the bone wings! A quick trip under the broiler gives you perfect wings!     

Slow Cooker Root Beer BBQ Chicken Sliders

Slow Cooker Root Beer BBQ Chicken Sliders are the perfect dinner for summer! Flavorful slow-cooked chicken piled on soft slider buns with a scoop of coleslaw, yum!      

Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken Sliders

These Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken Sliders are easy and delicious.  Chicken cooks slow cooks in a flavorful sauce of bbq sauce, pineapple juice, soy sauce, garlic and scallions.  The chicken is shredded and placed in slider buns with a pineapple ring.  Perfect for summer slow cooking!

   

Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Sandwiches

These Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Sandwiches are a delicious flavorful dinner that is always a crowd pleaser! Chicken, chicken broth, caesar dressing and parm cheese come together to make an amazing dinner piled high on soft fluffy buns with romaine lettuce. Everyone will love this dinner!    

Slow Cooker Queso Chicken

This Slow Cooker Queso Chicken is my new go to!  Just 4 ingredients is all you need to make this versatile chicken.  Chicken breasts, tomatoes with green chiles, taco seasoning and queso dip.  These ingredients come together to make a super flavorful shredded chicken perfect for burrito bowls, tacos, nachos, quesadillas, anything you like!    

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken and Noodles

This Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken and Noodles is my new favorite weeknight night dinner. So flavorful and delicious!        

 

 

 

 

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