Dina W shared her favorite chicken taco meat recipe on Facebook... "Chicken breast + taco seasoning + ranch dressing seasoning + rotel = BEST chicken taco meat ever! Homemade seasonings of course!" Homemade Taco Seasoning Homemade Ranch Dressing Update from Dina... 3-4 frozen chicken breast in the bottom of the slow cooker. 10 oz can Rotel diced tomatoes with … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Batch Cooking Navy Beans
I really love it when my slow cooker can do the work for me. January usually means a freezer and pantry challenge, including rice and beans. So, about once a month I batch cook some beans to tuck away in the freezer. Especially in the winter months, that means navy beans. Using the slow cooker to batch cook takes only a little pre-planning. You need to rinse and … [Read more...]
Shredded Pork with Mushrooms
I love slow cooker meals. I love how smoothly my days "run" when I've got dinner going in the slow cooker. I love being able to sit on the couch through the "witching hour." (Who am I kidding...I'm don't sit on the couch. And just sit.) So I guess, I love being able to get through the witching hour without being in the kitchen and having little people pulling at my knees or … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Chicken Pesto With Bowtie Pasta
We do a lot of bulk cooking because our schedules are crazy during the week but we really prefer to serve home cooked meals to our five kids. This is a super simple recipe as well as a great way to cook once and eat many times! I just bought 40 pounds of boneless chicken breast for a great deal but I need to get it put up in the freezer pretty quickly so I put half of … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Chicken and Sausage Stew
This meal is from the Costco Meal Plan #2. A delicious, warm stew to warm your tummy and your heart. Please note: This recipe is written to make 2 meals for 4 adults. I suggest making this as written below, eating one meal, then freezing the other portion for the following week. Let cool completely, then place in a plastic baggie or container and freeze. Thaw and reheat … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Spicy Sausage and Peppers
This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. I'm often asked about my "5 minute meals". Usually by people who know someone who knows me. They get the whole time-dollar thing mixed up. But if I were to start coming up with 5 minute meals, this would be first on the list. Because it takes you less than 5 minutes to get our your slow … [Read more...]
October Potatofest Recipes
Our feeding the larger family ways will help you feed a crowd and take a break during the holidays! October is potato month for me for several reasons. Not only are potatoes frugal and can be served in a variety of ways, but October is right up next to November and December. October is the month I pile the potatoes in the freezer – freeing me up at holiday time. … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
Lazy. This is me...being lazy. I've been wanting to make some orange chicken for a while...recently had a conversation with a friend about it...and couldn't put it off any longer. She shared a recipe with me and we decided that it would work with frozen vegetables too. And the result was lovely fake-out take-out meal. Slow Cooker Orange Chicken Skip the take … [Read more...]
Homemade Pumpkin in the Slow Cooker
Alright...for those of you were wondering about cooking your own pumpkins...here you go. Couple things you should know before you embark into the land of homemade pumpkin puree: You have to use a certain kind of pumpkin. The kind that you get for carving...yeah, those won't work. *bitter Look in your store for the "pie pumpkins"...they will be on sale and super cheap … [Read more...]
Savory Slow Cooker Chicken and Butternut Squash
This recipe is part of our 6th Costco Meal Plan: 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150! We've been enjoying lots of butternut squash lately, after buying some at Kroger, then more at Aldi the next week for just $.59 each! We've had this...a beef stew with butternut ...and I made the same beef stew mix for the guys to enjoy while I'm out of town this … [Read more...]