Next Week's Meal Plan: 5 Simple Summer Dinners from the Slow Cooker — Next Week's Meal Plan

Summer is in full swing at our house, which means between summer camps and pool dates, we're all getting home later and hungrier than ever. We've survived much of the summer already on easy no-cook dinners or leftovers. While that strategy has its own merits, this week is more jam-packed then ever with guests (and neighborhood kids) dropping by throughout the week.

This week I'm looking at my slow cooker to feed us hearty dinners without heating up the kitchen. Most of these recipes just require simple assembly before they cook for the day, and they take advantage of summer produce, dried beans, and bulk meats. Here's what a week of simple summer slow cooker meals looks like at our house.

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