Ditch your Oven with these 11 Slow Cooker and Air Fryer Recipes

During a sultry Texas summer, there’s nothing worse than a hot kitchen while you’re trying to cook for the family. Instead of making the kitchen feel like an oven, try firing up kitchen tools like the slow cooker or air fryer with delicious recipes that also keep the kitchen cool. As a plus, our easy recipes require little prep time which means more time to get out and enjoy summer activities!

Beat the heat and ditch your oven for these 11 simple and savory recipes.

Slow Cooker Brisket Sofrito

Fill your house with the mouth watering aromas of this tender brisket sofrito recipe. This easy slow cooker beef recipe is also perfect for batch cooking.

Lazy Day Beef & Vegetable Soup

Having a lazy day? Make this easy and comforting beef soup that uses ingredients that you probably already have on hand. Make this simple summer soup in a slow cooker or Instant Pot.

After-Work Pot Roast Dinner

This beef pot roast dinner cooks while you’re at work and is perfect after a long day.

Air Fryer Za’atar Beef Bites

Have an air fryer? Try out these easy and savory beef bites with Middle Eastern spices.

Open-Faced Pot Roast Sandwich

Turn tender, juicy pot roast into an open-faced sandwich on Texas toast.

Slow-Cooked Whiskey-Molasses Shredded Beef

Fire up the slow cooker in the morning and have delicious, tender beef when you get home.

Korean Braised Short Ribs

These fall-apart ribs are a perfect combination of sweet, spicy, and Korean flavors.

Beer-Braised Shredded Beef Sandwiches

This recipe is perfect for a beer and beef loving dad! Have your beer and eat it too with these tender braised beef sandwiches.

Air Fryer Ginger Sesame Beef with Green Beans

You’ll want to bookmark this perfectly marinated ginger sesame beef recipe. Just one serving of this flavorful beef recipe packs in 36 grams of protein!