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These easy Asian-Style Chicken Lettuce Wraps are SO flavorful, and perfect as a simple dinner recipe, or an appetizer for a party! #chicken #asian #chinese #lettucewraps #lettucecups #chickendinner #dinner #lunch #appetizer #party

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These Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders are made with pillowy and sweet Hawaiian slider buns, savory black forest ham, gooey Swiss cheese, and topped with a buttery honey dijon sauce flecked with onion and poppy seeds! They're the perfect appetizer for game day or any party, and will feed a crowd!

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These vanilla cupcakes are the perfect blend of fluffy, soft, and moist! They are the perfect base recipe to add extra flavors to, great with any frosting, and amazing for birthdays and all celebrations!

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This Instant Pot Creamy Vegetable Soup is packed with plenty of vegetables and potatoes, cooked in a seasoned creamy base, and finished off with cheese! A family favorite amongst kids and adults, this soup is perfect on a cold evening.
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Instant Pot Creamy Vegetable Soup

37 minutes

Al dente pasta shells are stuffed with a cheesy ricotta, spinach and garlic filling, then smothered in a hearty meat sauce and mozzarella cheese, then baked until bubbly and golden brown! Perfect for a big family dinner and as a freezer-meal!
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Lasagna Stuffed Shells

1 hour

These Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches are made with ultra tender roasted beef, melted provolone cheese, soft hoagie bread, and dipped into an amazing au jus sauce. Perfect cold weather comfort food for the whole family!
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Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches

8 hours 20 minutes

These Honey Buffalo Crockpot Meatballs are slow cooked in a mouthwatering sweet and spicy sauce made from just 4 ingredients! Perfect as a party appetizer, game day treat, or fun dinner!
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Honey Buffalo Crockpot Meatballs

3 hours 5 minutes

These savory cheesy sausage balls are made with 6 simple ingredients (including spices), and come together quickly. They're the perfect party appetizer that can be made ahead of time and even frozen!
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Cheesy Sausage Balls

45 minutes

Juicy chicken, quickly marinated with a homemade fajita seasoning blend, seared and lightly charred with peppers and onions, all in the same skillet. Great in tacos, bowls, burritos, or just eaten with a fork. The perfect Tex-Mex weeknight dinner idea!
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Skillet Chicken Fajitas

45 minutes

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HONEY GARLIC SALMON - Succulent and tender salmon filets cooked in a mouthwatering simple honey garlic sauce, then broiled until sticky and caramelized.  Made with simple ingredients, in one pan, and in just 20 minutes! #salmon #honeygarlic #onepan #easyrecipe #dinner #seafood #fish

Honey Garlic Glazed Salmon

18 minutes

Tender chicken breasts smothered in a rich garlic cream sauce, all made in the same pan, and ready in less than 30 minutes! #easyrecipe #weeknightdinner #dinnerrecipe #chicken #garlic #creamy #onepan #onepot #skilletmeal

One Pan Creamy Garlic Chicken Breasts

30 minutes

The BEST copycat zuppa toscana soup, made with spicy crumbled sausage, silky potatoes, and an ultra creamy broth.  Bacon and kale put the finishing touch on this Olive Garden copycat recipe! #soup #souprecipe #copycat #zuppatoscana #olivegarden #slowcooker #crockpot #instantpot #pressurecooker #easyrecipe #weeknightmeal

BEST Copycat Zuppa Toscana Recipe

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This Old Fashioned Apple Crisp takes chopped apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and the best crispy oat topping, and is baked into the ultimate Fall dessert!  Top with a scoop of ice cream and salted caramel for the perfect treat! #applecrisp #oat #falldessert #appledessert #fromscratch

Old Fashioned Easy Apple Crisp

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The best thing to happen to easy weeknight dinner - One Pot Spaghetti!  The pasta cooks IN the homemade sauce, so it absorbs every bit of flavor possible, leaving you with only one pot to wash and dinner ready in 30 minutes! #spaghetti #italian #pasta #dinner #easyrecipe #weeknightmeal #onepot #onepan

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Always a huge crowd-pleaser, this 7 layer dip is literally layer upon layer of bold, mouthwatering flavors!  This appetizer is perfect for any game day party, or holiday gathering! #appetizer #party #gameday #layerdip #7layerdip #beandip #mexican #fiesta

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Mouthwatering desserts and sweet treats for the whole family!

This peach cobbler is made with cinnamon sugared peaches, topped with a buttery shortbread-like topping, then baked to bubbly perfection!  Made with fresh, frozen or canned peaches, it's the perfect summer dessert recipe! #cobbler #peach #dessert #dessertrecipe #summer #peaches #southern #easydessert #easyrecipe

Homemade Peach Cobbler (Bourbon Spiked)

40 minutes

These cut out sugar cookies are delicious, have slightly crispy edges and soft centers, keep their shape, and they have perfect edges every single time!  The only sugar cookie recipe you'll need! #sugarcookie #cutoutcookies #dessert #easyrecipe #makeahead #christmascookie #christmas #holiday #baking

Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

35 minutes

The tastiest homemade donut holes, ready in about 30 minutes, with no rolling or yeast to deal with.  Mix, fry, eat!  Breakfast is served! #breakfast #donut #doughnut #homemade #donutholes #easyrecipe

Easy Homemade Donut Holes

30 minutes

Rich chocolate cake with drizzles of cookies and cream pudding, topped with fluffy whipped cream and chopped Oreo cookies! This party favorite recipe is a natural make ahead dessert recipe. #pokecake #chocolatecake #oreo #pudding #dessert #baking #easydessert

Oreo Poke Cake

2 hours 50 minutes

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Perfect for quick dinner, these family-favorite homemade sloppy joes are ready in 30 minutes or less!  The silky rich sauce is ultra flavorful with a zesty kick! #sloppyjoes #weeknight

The BEST Homemade Sloppy Joes

25 minutes

This Instant Pot Mac and Cheese is ultra creamy and rich with a velvety smooth sauce!  Ready in about 20 minutes, it's perfect for a busy night and always a family favorite! #macandcheese #comfortfood #macaroni #cheese #instantpot #pressurecooker #sidedish #comfortfood #holidayfood

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

9 minutes

This copycat Broccoli Cheddar Soup is SO hearty and rich, and made in just one pot on your stovetop!  Crockpot and Instant Pot directions too! #soup #copycatrecipe #broccolicheddar #broccolicheese #creamy #panera #souprecipe #comfortfood

Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup

30 minutes

The Best Crockpot Meatloaf is a way to enjoy classic comfort food, even on a busy weeknight!  Moist and tender, this meatloaf recipe is always a family favorite! #meatloaf #crockpot #slowcooker #comfortfood #weeknightrecipe #dinnerrecipe #beef #groundbeef #family

The Best Crockpot Meatloaf

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Review Crockpot Meatloaf

In our weekly rotation!

I have 3 boys and they request this meatloaf once a week.

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Review White Chicken Chili

Award-Winning!

I won my work’s chili cook off! This recipe was a huge hit!! Definitely recommend!!

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Beef Barley soup

Hearty, flavorful, and easy!

Soup was amazing! Hearty, flavorful and easy. Wouldn’t change anything!! My new go to recipe!!

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Review Baked Mac and Cheese

Simply the best!

This Mac and Cheese is hands down, the best I’ve ever had, and that is saying a lot!

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