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...]
Easy & Budget-Friendly Freezer-Friendly Recipes
Looking to save time, money, and stress at mealtime?!
Our collection of freezer-friendly recipes makes it simple to stock your freezer with delicious, ready-to-cook meals. From make-ahead breakfasts and freezer casseroles to dump-and-go slow cooker meals, these recipes are perfect for busy families who want home-cooked dinners without the daily prep.
Whether you’re meal prepping for the week or filling your freezer for the month, these easy freezer meals will help you eat well on a budget—without the last-minute scramble.
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...]
Instant Pot Steak Bites
This one is for all the meat and potato lovers! If that's you (or your husband!), then make these TODAY. You could use a slow cooker as well (low for 8 hours), but they are perfectly tender and delicious when cooked in the electric pressure cooker! Enjoy! Helpful Instant Pot Resources Electric Pressure Cooking 101 – Online Class Which Instant Pot is Right for … [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...]
Cheesy Sausage Tortellini Skillet
Is it inappropriate to just start eating right out of the skillet? Please tell me no. Because I might have done this... I was prepping this amazing tortellini meal and realized I'd forgotten to start the broccoli. This is a skillet dinner and is super quick to prepare, and in my haste and getting it going, it dawned on my that the broccoli wasn't cooking yet. So I … [Read more...]
Cheeseburger Hashbrown Skillet
Turns out browned ground beef, potatoes and cheese isn't the sexiest thing to photograph... BUT HOLY COW IS IT DELICIOUS! I caught one boy licking his plate clean...seriously. And I adore this...and wonder and simple "meat and potatoes" skillet meal that you're gonna love! (Also, I highly recommend using a sharp cheddar cheese here...it adds a lovely flavor … [Read more...]
Roasted Dijon Chicken and Veggies
It's a sheet pan supper! I'm making more and more of these in my kitchen, because they are so easy! And because I can sneak into the kitchen and get it going, then go help one (or all) of the boys with homework, or find a lost soccer cleat, or whatever...and then come back and dinner's about ready! Please note with this one, you do have to come back and add the green … [Read more...]