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Orange Thai Beef Sliders with Cilantro Slaw

August 16, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This beef y'all. Seriously. The orange juice did a beautiful thing to this beef as it was cooking. I'm still debating whether or not the leftovers were tastier than the tacos and these sliders. (There was a little more than 1 portion leftover from the 2 meals...and I'm not-so-secretly grateful that my husband was in Austin teaching earlier this week, so I got the leftovers! … [Read more...]

Shredded Orange Thai Beef Tacos

August 12, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 5 Comments

Happy Monday y'all! I've got a "2 for 1 recipe" for you tonight...but I'm only sharing the first part tonight and the other idea later in the week. I was on the hunt for a 1.25-1.5lb-ish roast, but couldn't find one. They were all 3 lbs+ that afternoon. So I did a little meal plan rearranging while in the store and decided that I'd double up on the shredded beef and make 2 … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Italian Stew Roast

August 12, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 9 Comments

This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. This recipe is your basic roast ingredients...just using stew meat! Had to get a little creative to use up the stew meat in the plan! … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken & Potatoes

August 10, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 22 Comments

slow cooker bbq chicken and potatoes

This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. This chicken is fantastic...I adore BBQ chicken in the slow cooker. The way that I sliced the potatoes and added them to the slow cooker freezer packs … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Chicken with Apples & Rosemary

August 9, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 57 Comments

This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. Slow Cooker Chicken with Apples & Rosemary Love the sweetness of the apples with the aroma of the rosemary - makes for a magical bite … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples & Sweet Potatoes

August 8, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 26 Comments

This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples & Sweet Potatoes These Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples & Sweet Potatoes are an easy weeknight … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

August 6, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe A slow cooker chicken tortilla soup recipe, that is featured in the original "20 meals from … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe

August 5, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 11 Comments

This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe A delightfully simple beef stew recipe. 1 lb stew beef3 medium potatoes (quartered)2 cups baby … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Sausage & Chicken Stew

August 4, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 20 Comments

slow cooker chicken sausage stew

This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. Slow Cooker Sausage & Chicken Stew A hearty stew with delightful flavor! 1 chicken breast2 sausage links, sliced1 onion, … [Read more...]

Grilled Bacon Ranch Potatoes

July 11, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

We absolutely love to grill out, really any time of the year, but we do seem to cook on the grill much more often in the summer months and these potatoes are one of our favorite dishes to make. I'd been planning to make them all week long but the weather hasn't cooperated since we've been getting buckets of rain so I made them in the oven tonight instead and they were just as … [Read more...]

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