This super simple dinner cooks the day away in the slow cooker. Take advantage of summer deals on bell peppers and summer squash and make this for dinner one night...or a couple nights. The splashes of balsamic vinegar are the perfect complement to the flavors from the veggies! See the complete recipe for Balsamic Chicken with Spring Vegetables here! Pin all … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Manwich Shredded Beef Sandwiches
A fun and ridiculously delicious twist on sloppy joe sandwiches. Instead of using ground beef, you slow cooker a beef roast with the thick and chunky sloppy joe sauce and a can of diced tomatoes. The acidity from the tomatoes helps soften and tenderize the beef roast, and the sloppy joe sauce infuses it's flavors into the meat as it slow cooks. Serve on sandwich buns or … [Read more...]
Zesty Ham & Bean Soup
Yes, a soup in the summer. It's super low maintenance and easy to get in the slow cooker, and it's "light" and also great served cooler or even chilled. Hope you enjoy this delicious ham and bean soup... See the recipe for Zesty Ham & Bean Soup here! Pin all of our 31 Days of Summer Slow Cooker Recipes here! Erin’s Personal Recommendations for Slow Cooker … [Read more...]
Mocha Lava Cake
A pile of amazing delicious. You put the cake on the bottom, the pudding on top and it magically transforms into pudding on the bottom and cake on the top. I wanted to quickly mention about the instant coffee that's in the recipe. You can't taste it at all. I don't love the taste of coffee and I can't taste it. What the instant coffee does is bring up the flavors of the … [Read more...]
Shredded Hawaiian Chicken Sandwiches
All you need is 4 ingredients to make this amazing pile of shredded chicken. This is my kids' favorite kind of chicken because it's a little sweet with a touch of tang. (I add the red onions at the end because I like raw red onions and the crunch they give to the sandwiches. But you could cook them with the chicken too!) Find out what these ingredients are: recipe for … [Read more...]
Mango Avocado Salsa
I love fresh foods. I love whole-ful foods. I love playing the game of getting great food and whole ingredients on a budget...and then playing the game of mixing and matching in the kitchen to end up with amazing meals...or in this case appetizer or taco topping! I originally shared this as a super bowl treat, but it would also be an amazing topping on some shredded chicken … [Read more...]
Apple & Almond Butter Sandwiches
3 ingredients. 4, if you soak the apple slices in lemon juice. But you don't have to do that, unless you aren't going to eat them right away. TIP: If you are cutting and sending apples in lunchboxes, or as a sandwich like this to eat later, try this to keep the apples from browning. I've had apples stay completely 100% their original color for as long as 6 hours … [Read more...]
Black Bean and Cheese Tacos
We are bean and cheese taco-aholics around here. Some of us are just bean taco-aholics. Because some of us don't tolerate dairy very well. Turns out bean tacos are pretty outstanding without the cheese...especially when you add extra flavor in with the beans like in these tacos... See the full recipe for Black Bean and Cheese Tacos here! Pin all of our 31 Days of … [Read more...]
Homemade Guacamole
Pardon me while I lick my screen. And attempt to shove spoon through the screen to get a scoop of that there homemade guacamole. Seriously, tho. This very well could be my favorite food on earth...homemade guacamole. It can be as simple as combining ripe, mashed avocados with fresh pico de gallo and a splash of lime juice. And it can get as crazy as adding mangoes, raw … [Read more...]
Whole Wheat Banana Strawberry Crumb Muffins
Is it possible for whole wheat muffins to 'melt in your mouth'? Yes, yes it is...and these crumb muffins will do just that...they will melt in your mouth. Also, they don't have any white or brown sugar! I used a sweetener substitute called sucanat to bump them a little lower on the glycemic index...but you could use white or brown sugar in place of the sucanat. Hope you … [Read more...]