Instant Pot Salsa Chicken is an amazingly easy, tasty dish. We like it because it’s extremely versatile and you don’t need to keep anything special ingredients on hand. I like having meals I can plan with simple ingredients, so we don’t go out to fast food restaurants. This dish takes 30 minutes to…
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Smothered Pork Burritos
We love having Smothered Pork Burritos for dinner. With this quirky year of the kids being home all day and eating lunch here, I’ve needed good meals for them to eat. My son could live on burritos. Occasionally it feels like he actually does. I often cook several casserole dishes worth at a…
Slow Cooker Refried Beans
I decided to make a big batch of Slow Cooker Refried Beans because I’ve been making burritos quite often for my son during this extended home time. I’m wanting to cook more food by scratch and less reliance on pre-made foods so decided to make a batch. Picked up a bag of dry…
Alfredo Chicken Enchiladas
Alfredo Chicken Enchiladas is a newer recipe I’ve been baking for my family. The recipe can be followed closely or you can just grab your leftovers as ingredients. Nearly weekly we pick up one to two rotisserie chickens from the grocery store. I pick them up when they are marked down and thus…
Slow Cooker Parmesan Potato Chowder
Slow Cooker Parmesan Potato Chowder is a recipe I put together to use the veggies we get from the school lunches that we’re getting due to the pandemic. Seriously! We have been getting frozen yet thawed veggies in some of the lunches. I saved them for a few days and used them in…
Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken n Pasta
Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken n Pasta I have fallen in love with using Jarred Basil Pesto in the Slow Cooker. It’s such an easy way to make your meal feel more extravagant and rich. With such a distinct flavor I now try to always keep some on hand in my pantry. They even…
Slow Cooker Baked Potato Chowder
Slow Cooker Baked Potato Chowder is a fun and tasty way to use up a nice big bag of potatoes. I often have a bag on hand because they are affordable, thus keeping our food costs down. The family doesn’t want to have baked potatoes every week so this chowder is a easy…
Slow Cooker Creamy Fiesta Chicken
Slow Cooker Creamy Fiesta Chicken mixes some of my favorite foods. Salsa, Cream Cheese, Black Beans, and of course, chicken. It’s an easy dump and go meal, with almost no prep work (gotta drain some corn and rinse the black beans). I really like this recipe because I can easily make it to…
Slow Cooker Funeral Potatoes
Slow Cooker Funeral Potatoes is a favorite that I make for my family and for potlucks. Now it might seem to have a bit of a depressing name, but this Cheesy Potatoes dish is often served as the luncheon after a funeral which is how it received it’s name. It’s not served just…
Slow Cooker Whole Wheat Banana Bread
Slow Cooker Whole Wheat Banana Bread is a delicious healthy recipe with added whole wheat flour and applesauce to make a great and healthy banana bread. This recipe has a “spiced” kick using Cinnamon, Allspice, Ginger and Nutmeg. Our family loves to use our overripe bananas to make banana bread, banana pancakes,…