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Slow Cooker Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Sauce

May 14, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Slow Cooker Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Sauce from 5DollarDinners.com

  Here, take this spoon. And reach through the screen and have a bite. Warm, perfectly sweetened peanut butter sauce, piled onto a homemade chocolate cake (with a secret ingredient!) I share this with you because I love you...and I want you to treat yourself to this ridiculously tasty slow cooker dessert. *mwah* P.S. The secret ingredient isn't really that … [Read more...]

7 Droolworthy Slow Cooker Dessert Recipes

January 20, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Morning friend! Here's a list of my favorite Droolworthy Slow Cooker Dessert Recipes! Tap to see each recipe... Slow Cooker Pear Blueberry Crumble Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Crisp Slow Cooker Peach Cobbler Slow Cooker Cherry Cake (just 3 ingredients) Slow Cooker Raspberry Blackberry Crisp Slow Cooker S'mores Dip Slow Cooker Mocha Lava Cake *passes a … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Split Peas and Brown Rice

December 18, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 8 Comments

Slow Cooker Split Peas and Brown Rice Recipe | 5DollarDinners.com

Could this possibly be easier or more yummy? Three ingredients in your slow cooker means a hearty, warm, freezer-friendly dinner can be ready with only 5 minutes of effort. My family boycotts the kitchen when we run out of a few items. Bananas are one. And split peas are another. I'm glad something so popular is easy to make and freezes well. Unlike other legumes and … [Read more...]

Rice Cooker Hearty Tomato Soup

December 4, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

What's this about a rice cooker? Turns out, it works a bit like a slow cooker. Only a little faster. It uses less energy than cooking on a stove. And, for me, seems to make less of a mess. Try it sometime. Like with this soup. Tomato soup and grilled cheese are about as American as apple pie, right? And tomato soup seems like one of the standard things to come in to from … [Read more...]

Freezer Friendly Slow Cooker Lentil Recipes

November 20, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

2 Slow Cooker Lentil Recipes | 5DollarDinners.com

Here's how this time of year goes: You're so busy doing the fun stuff, you'd prefer dinner to cook itself. But then, you remember all the treats you have been snacking on at work or all the icing you and the kids ingested making cookies or the thousands of calories you inhaled at the Thanksgiving table, and your stomach doesn't feel like eating at all. Sound … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Sandwiches

October 8, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 4 Comments

Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Sandwiches | 5DollarDinners.com

Busy weeknight dinners just got a cheesy makeover! Not like a silly, cheesy makeover...complete with funny props and faces from a photo booth. Like a CHEESE-y makeover. As in queso blanco and cream cheese makeover. Start these in the morning before a busy day, then come home in time to shred the chicken, mix in the cheese and serve them up...then sit back, relax and … [Read more...]

How to Cook Whole Chicken in the Slow Cooker

October 1, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 22 Comments

Stretch your grocery dollars when you learn how to cook whole chicken in the slow cooker to make shredded chicken and homemade chicken broth. Learn how to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker, and you'll end up with a double dose of $$ savings and chicken for dinner or your freezer!  Welcome to the first post in the "31 Days of Freezer Cooking Recipes" … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Black Bean & Corn Enchiladas

July 31, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 16 Comments

This recipe is featured in the 21 Freezer Cooking Recipes from Costco Meal Plan #5. This is our final recipe in the 31 Days of Slow Cooker Meals...you can find the complete list here! I will be compiling all of the recipes featured in the series plus a few others and giving it away as a free e-cookbook soon! :) I ran errands yesterday morning...lots of errands...then … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

November 19, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

One of my favorite tools in the kitchen is my slow cooker. There is no better feeling after a long day to coming home to dinner almost done! Using my crock pot on busy days helps eliminate any temptation to eat out as well. And eating at home is generally great for your budget! This recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos is a tried and true favorite at our house! It only … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

July 9, 2013 by Alea 2 Comments

We have been alternating between high temperatures and flash floods. Every time it rains, I want comfort foods like pot roast and potatoes. But it is so hot that I don't want to turn on the oven. My slow cooker once again came to my rescue! I love that is allows me to cook family favorites without heating up the house. When I make my pot roast, I put the vegetables … [Read more...]

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