Easy slow cooker and Instant Pot recipes for each day of the year
Dave Ramsey Slow Cooker Beans and Rice Recipe--if you're trying to cut down on your grocery bill I have a nourishing and inexpensive slow cooker beans recipe. We start with dried pinto beans (cheap!) and cook them all day while you're at work (earning money to pay off your debts). Add in some salt, … Read More »
If you know me, you know I love the Olympics. Especially the summer Olympics. As I watched the men's marathon I was delighted to find out that Jared Ward who placed third in the U.S. Olympic Trials was from a neighboring city to mine and that his alma mater was mine as well. I felt an immediate … Read More »
Slow Cooker Corn Rice Salsa Chicken Soup--a thick taco soup with tender, moist pieces of chicken, chewy brown rice, sweet corn, creamy chickpeas, spicy salsa and black beans. Pin this recipe for later! Slow Cooker Corn Rice Salsa Chicken Soup I know there are a million taco soup type recipes … Read More »
Slow Cooker Dark Chocolate Peanut Clusters--homemade chocolate covered peanut clusters that are made at home in your slow cooker with just 3 simple ingredients. Pin this recipe for later! Slow Cooker Dark Chocolate Peanut Clusters Are you candied out yet from all the leftover Halloween candy? I … Read More »
Slow Cooker Yellow Chicken Curry: a thai-style coconut curry with moist bites of chicken, tender bites of yellow potatoes, vibrant turmeric and curry powder all made easily at home in your slow cooker. Pin it for later! Slow Cooker Yellow Chicken Curry When I made this slow cooker yellow … Read More »
Skinny Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas: lean pork cooked in your slow cooker with onion, garlic, jalapeno, and lots of spices. Then the pork is crisped up on the stove top in a little olive oil creating maximum flavor for tacos, salads, burritos, nachos and enchiladas. Pin this recipe for later! Click … Read More »
Slow Cooker Pepperoni Pizza Chili is the perfect chili for a chilly (get it?) evening or for tailgating. It is packed with mini pepperonis, Italian sausage and green peppers to give you all your favorite pizza flavors. Plus it's of course topped with melty mozzarella cheese. This recipe is made … Read More »
Slow Cooker Taco Lasagna--A lasagna made in your slow cooker with all the fun Mexican flavors found in tacos. Pin this recipe for later! Slow Cooker Taco Lasagna  There aren't many pasta dishes that turn out well in the slow cooker. The pasta can get really mushy and weird fairly quick. However … Read More »
Homemade Slow Cooker Pork and Beans:Â your childhood favorite pork n' beans made at home in your slow cooker with dried beans and lots of crispy bacon and just a couple other pantry staples. See the INSTANT POT homemade pork and beans here Pin this recipe for later! Homemade Slow Cooker … Read More »
So you work full-time, have a few kids and struggle to get dinner on the table? Yep, I know. I've heard from a lot of you. And I get it. Dinner is probably the last thing you have energy for at the end of a long day. Heck, if this blog wasn't my job I don't know if I'd be getting dinner on the … Read More »