Easy dinner recipes with short ingredient lists and simple steps. Weeknight casseroles, one-pan meals, skillet suppers and slow cooker favorites that get food on the table fast.
Easy dinner recipes with short ingredient lists and simple steps. Weeknight casseroles, one-pan meals, skillet suppers and slow cooker favorites that get food on the table fast.
Oh, goodness — if there’s one dessert I’ll forever stand by, it’s this one. You know how some recipes just stick with you like an old friend who always shows up when you need ‘em most? Minister’s Delight is that friend for me. Try our “Crowd-Pleaser”: Just Three Ingredients. I Make It Twice a Week in December. No Shame. next. I remember making this on a rainy Tuesday back when my kids were teenagers — stomping in from soccer practice with muddy cleats and hungry eyes. I’d toss a few pantry goodies into the slow cooker before they even got …
You know, some days just call for easy. Not fancy, not fussy — just the kind of meal that makes the whole house smell like somebody’s been cooking for hours (because, well, technically you have — but the slow cooker did all the work). Try our Slow Cooker Apple Cider Pork Roast next. When my kids were little, this BBQ pulled pork was my secret weapon. School drop-offs, dance lessons, baseball practice — I’d throw everything in the pot by 8 a.m., and by suppertime we’d sit around the table with plates piled high, sticky fingers, and nowhere else to …
Back when our little community hall still smelled of strong coffee and fresh floor wax, potluck suppers were the highlight of our month. Everyone had that dish they were known for — Mrs. Voss brought her mile-high lemon meringue pie, old Mr. Danner made his fiery baked beans, and if you were lucky, you’d find my mother’s pepper steak with mushrooms bubbling away in a battered Crock-Pot near the coat rack. Try our Garlic Butter Steak Bites & Creamy Parmesan Shells next. Those suppers weren’t fancy, but they were everything. A place to catch up, share news, swap recipes scrawled …
There’s something about the smell of BBQ sauce bubbling away that just feels like home, isn’t there? I swear every time I make these Slow Cooker Sweet Baby Ray’s Chicken Drumsticks, I’m right back in my mom’s tiny kitchen — the one with the squeaky cabinet door and that floral linoleum floor we all pretended to hate. Try our Slow Cooker Sweet Baby Ray’s Chicken Drumsticks: A Taste of Sundays Gone By next. She’d toss these drumsticks in the slow cooker before church on Sunday morning. We’d come home a few hours later, the house warm and smelling like sweet, …
Alright, can we be real for a second? Some nights, the idea of cooking a “proper dinner” makes me want to run straight into the arms of cold cereal. Or worse — chips straight from the bag. Don’t look at me like that, I know I’m not the only one! That’s why I keep this Slow Cooker Baked Ziti tucked in my back pocket — figuratively, of course. I’ve made this more times than I can count, especially after long days when my feet ache, the dog needs walking, and my email inbox is still throwing tantrums. Try our Oven-Baked …
In the heart of the Midwest, there’s an unspoken rule: when the wind howls and the chores are done, you need something bubbling away to make it all feel right. Growing up, that something was always Mom’s chicken pot pie — flaky crust, steamy filling, the whole works. It took forever, though, and truth be told, some nights I just don’t have that kind of time. Try our Chicken Spaghetti next. So here’s what I do instead: Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie Pasta. All the cozy goodness, none of the fuss. You toss it together, go about your day — …
You know what’s funny? I never planned to make this casserole a family tradition — it just happened. Years ago, I found myself staring at half a pound of ground beef, some sad-looking potatoes, and a can of soup I’d bought on sale… and I thought, “Well, let’s see what happens if I toss this all in the slow cooker.” Next thing I knew, my kids were asking for seconds — and in my house, that’s the highest praise you can get. Now, whenever the weather turns chilly or I know the week’s gonna be nuts, this Cowboy Casserole is …
You ever have one of those days where you wake up already tired, peek in the fridge, and think, What in the world is for dinner tonight? Happens to me more often than I care to admit — especially when life gets busy and my brain’s too full to plan a proper meal. Try our Oven Baked 3-Ingredient Church Ladies Beef and Onion Roast next. That’s exactly why I keep this 3 Packet Pot Roast tucked in my back pocket — or more accurately, my old, trusty recipe binder that’s got coffee rings and scribbles in the margins. It’s the …
If there’s one smell that can send me straight back to my childhood kitchen faster than you can say “supper’s ready!” — it’s cabbage gently simmering away with butter and garlic. Growing up smack dab in the Midwest, cabbage wasn’t just another veggie in the crisper — it was the veggie. Cheap, sturdy, filling. I swear, half my memories are of watching my grandma stand at the stove with a wooden spoon, humming to Patsy Cline while something hearty bubbled away. Try our Creamy Peppery Coleslaw with Cucumbers and Celery next. This garlic parmesan whole cabbage is my little love …
When I was little, Saturday nights at my grandma’s house almost always smelled like onions slowly turning gold in a big cast-iron skillet. She didn’t fuss with fancy recipes — just good, hearty food that made your belly warm and your shoulders drop a few inches. These days, whenever I braise brats in the oven — tucked into a bed of soft onions and sweet apples, bubbling away in good beer — I swear I hear her humming along with the radio in the next room. Try our Smoked Sausage and Potato Skillet next. This dish is nothing complicated, but …
