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    $5 Dinners | Budget Recipes, Meal Plans, Freezer Meals

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    Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Alfredo

    November 7, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    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

    November 2, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

    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)

    October 31, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    steak spinach stroganoff

    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

    October 24, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    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?!

    October 15, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    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

    August 1, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    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

    July 18, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    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

    July 6, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    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...]

    Slow Cooker Chicken & Spinach Stroganoff (including Keto version!)

    June 8, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Adore adore adore this simple spinach stroganoff sauce that's cooked with some chicken all day in the slow cooker. It's flavorful and super quick to get started in the morning! Enjoy! And for a ketogenic version of this meal, swap out the egg noodles for some sauteed cauliflower rice! Slow Cooker Chicken & Spinach Stroganoff (including Keto … [Read more...]

    Slow Cooker Bacon Ranch Chicken

    June 7, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    For those hot summer days pull out the crockpot and enjoy this Slow Cooker Bacon Ranch Chicken recipe!

    Low Carb - Slow Cook! That's what we've got with this delicious meal made in the slow cooker! It's low carb and cooked slow. The flavors are amazing and you might just find this to be your new favorite low carb. Your go-to low-carb meal! It's made with chicken and a homemade combo of Ranch seasoning mix...plus cream cheese and cheese and bacon. A low-carb or ketogenic … [Read more...]

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