Meal Prep
Posts about prepping for your meals. Meal prep can range from meal planning to making different ingredients that can be used to make a number of different meals during the week. Meal prep is ideal for busy people.
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Slow Cooker Month: Slow Faux Pizza
Recipe #7 is a head-scratcher. “Pizza” in a crockpot. What? Not “real” pizza but a dish that has pizza flavors. That got your attention, huh? There is ground beef, pepperoni, mozzarella with onions, olives, mushrooms, and spinach (for some greenery!). I think it would hit your craving for pizza without the take-out pizza price. If you want the recipes from this month in your mailbox, sign up here: Slow Cooker Challenge
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Slow Cooker Month: Salisbury Steak
Day #6 Does your family love Salisbury steak? I was a HUGE fan as a kid. My mom used to buy the frozen containers at the grocery store and just put them in the oven for a quick and easy dinner. Now we have more information, right? This recipe is easy. It tastes so much better. We know exactly what’s in it and it’s just as simple as the store-bought version. Meal Prep Note: When lean ground beef goes on sale at the grocery store, stock up and make a couple of batches of the patties ahead of time. Fry them up as directed and freeze. Just thaw and use…
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Make a Plan: What Meal Is Going in Your Slow Cooker this Week?
Last week, we talked about some basics of slow cookers. Today, we will talk about starting to meal plan. At some point (probably more than once!), you will have a day this week when you’ll be running around all day. The kids will have a full schedule of after-school activities that will have you driving from one ball field or meeting or dance lesson to the next. It’s going to happen — you know it… That’s the perfect day to plan a slow cooker meal. Plan 1: Make a Plan in the Morning Pick a one-pot dish like beef stew, chili, or a chicken and rice casserole with broccoli and…
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Slow Cooker Month: Hot & Slow Tamales
It’s Day #5! Today’s recipe is a quick Tex-Mex almost-dump recipe — Hot and Slow Tamales. Tasty but requires little prep on your part. Isn’t it true that some days you want a hot, satisfying meal that you almost don’t do anything for? And if you buy pre-cut onions and pre-shredded cheese, no chopping or grating at all! Just a little chip crushing…that can be fun! Of course, you can dress this up if you want — use homemade chili, add frozen corn, or any other veggies that you like to include in your chili. Either way, make it quick and just enjoy! If you want the recipes from this…
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Slow Cooker Month: Ham, Red Beans, and Rice
It’s Tuesday and this is recipe number 4! How are you doing with the challenge? Has there been a recipe that you liked the most? Is this challenge motivating you to cook more? Any of the above would be a successful outcome so far. The following recipe is a variation on red beans and rice. You can make it with the ham or without. But either way is delicious — it depends on what’s in your pantry.freezer and what you have a taste for. If you want the recipes from this month in your mailbox, sign up here: Slow Cooker Challenge If you want the recipes from this month in…
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Slow Cooker Month: Corn Chowder
Happy Monday! I hope you enjoyed your first weekend of 2020. I was going to mention it being the first weekend of the decade but I didn’t want to start some technical disagreement about whether the decade started this year or next year. I vote for this year because it sounds better! This is day 3 of my slow cooker challenge and this recipe is something that I enjoy making! Soups, chowders, stews — I love them both on the slow cooker or on the stove. HOWEVER, my family is not as fond of soups. They will eat one day’s worth and then the leftovers go to waste. I could…
