Slow Cooker Italian Pork & Sweet Potatoes A delightful slow cooker pork roast with sweet potatoes - served with some dinner rolls or other favorite side. 2 lb. pork roast (bone-in or boneless, or pork tenderloin)Salt and pepper1 cup apple juice3 Tbsp minced onion1 Tbsp Italian seasoning4 large sweet potatoesSide: dinner rolls Peel and quarter the sweet … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Italian Tortellini
Ohhh. My. Word. Friend...I personally don't eat a ton of pasta. I prefer a lower-carb diet in general. But I will devour a bowl of tortellini (on occasion.) This tortellini is especially fabulous, not only for it's depth of flavor, but also because it cooks in the slow cooker. BUT PLEASE NOTE. This isn't the kind of meal you can put into the slow cooker in the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Alfredo
It's time to level up your next pasta night!!! This chicken and Alfredo sauce is FABULOUS. And...SO EASY cooking in the slow cooker! Enjoy! Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Alfredo It's time to level up your next pasta night!!!This chicken and Alfredo sauce is FABULOUS. And...SO EASY cooking in the slow cooker! 1 Tbsp olive oil4 boneless, skinless … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Indian Butternut Squash and Lentil Curry
I spent several years overseas and fell in love with cooking different meals from other cultures and cuisines. It's remarkable how different combos of spices, herbs and simple ingredients can make for such a phenomenal meal. This Indian-inspired dish with lentils, butternut squash and a tomato based curry sauce is to-die-for. We served it with flatbread, almost using the … [Read more...]
Steak Spinach Stroganoff (with Keto Version)
You know what I love about a meal like this... It can hit 2 different types of eaters, without too much extra fuss in the kitchen. The slow cooked part is more or less the same (1 ingredient is different), and then you pair it with your preferred side dish. i.e. I'd eat this with a small portion of cauli-rice, while the kids ate it with egg noodles. Because they … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Bacon-Maple Chicken
Ohhhhh.maaaahhhhh.weeerrrrrrrrrrddddd. This chicken is LIT. (Yes, LIT...you only know what this means if you have teenagers.) Bacon plus maple plus Dijon plus a few other flavors ----- all wrapped around and slow cooked with some chicken. L-I-T. Serve it with whatever your side-dish heart desires! (We had carrots and rice!) Enjoy! Slow Cooker Bacon-Maple … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker – Multi-Cooker – Instant Pot – Which is Right for You?!
So..... I get this question all the time. Do I need this appliance? Or that one? What about this new Instant Pot trend? Do I really need one? The answer is "yes, if you're a busy mama like me, you need an Instant Pot." (And, what about the AirFryer...While I don't get into that in this video, I have one and it's SUPER FAST with cooking frozen packaged foods like … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Cowboy Chili
We adore chili in the fall and I'll have this one on the menu as the months get cooler and the weeknights get busier! We love it because it's hearty, it's tasty and this one cooks itself all day! Keep it simple by warming up some diner rolls and steaming some broccoli. Easy, peasy weeknight supper awaits! This is also a great one to make ahead and get into the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Ravioli
LOVE LOVE LOVE this one! This is going to become our new "Sunday Supper" - after church meal, I think! It cooks in 4 hours in the slow cooker (5 hours, if cooking from frozen!), so I can start it in the morning when I'm making my coffee and it's ready by the time we get home from church. Or... You can make it in the afternoon, or on a weekend when you don't have enough … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos
This shredded chicken is so simple, yet soooooooooooo gooooooooooooood. (Sorry, sometimes I get carried away with letters, and other times with punctuation. If you only knew how many !!!!'s I've deleted in almost 10 years of blogging online. Like for reals, my friends are always teasing me. But I'm just a happy person, and I like to communicate my happy with !!!!s. Because … [Read more...]