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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...]

Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken

April 4, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

That thyme y'all! It might look like too much, but it's just right! The lemon juice and the garlic and the thyme - it just works. It works really well. This is one of those - wow, such a simple combo of ingredients, but it sure packs a delicious punch - kinds of meals. Plus - it's freezer friendly. And takes minutes to get going in the morning - straight outta the … [Read more...]

Multi-Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Chili

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

So much delicious flavor. I'm just going to leave this one with you. But first. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact you can use the multi-cooker to brown ground beef and make the chili in the SAME POT. Seriously, it's the little things like that this just make life in the kitchen a smidge more manageable ;) Also, be sure to note how and when the shredded cheese and … [Read more...]

Multi-Cooker Pineapple Chicken

March 1, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Stir-fry. Ground beef based chili. Slow cooker meals. Stir-fry turned slow cooker meals. Chicken bakes. Roasts. These are just a few of my favorite type of recipe to cook in a multi-cooker. I ADORE the multiple cooking functions (hence, multi-cooker name) and how you can brown ground beef and then turn into chili - all in the same pot. Or brown a roast to seal in all the … [Read more...]

French Onion Chicken

February 28, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Let's take all the great flavors of French Onion soup and make some chicken......in the slow cooker, shall we?! That's exactly what this recipe is - the chicken slow cooking the day away, soaking up all the amazing flavors of French onion soup - beef stock, Italian seasoning, onions. Then at the end of slow cooking, it's stopped with Swiss and Parm AND mozz. … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Puttanesca Sauce

February 26, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Y'all. You all. You guys. I generally don't like writing to the "collective" or the $5 Dinners community in general. But this one deserves a Y'ALL. As if I were giving a live cooking workshop and was all - Y'ALL have to add this to your meal plan, like right now. Because Y'ALL. Side note: I got tagged in a FB post this weekend from a couple was in … [Read more...]

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