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Cozy corn chowder, made with tender potatoes, salty bacon and sweet corn!  Perfect as a weeknight meal!  Crockpot directions too! #soup #chowder #cornchowder #fall #souprecipe #weeknightmeal #crockpot #slowcooker

Hearty Homemade Corn Chowder
September 16, 2018
Perfect restaurant-style Caesar salad with homemade dressing and homemade garlic croutons.  Amazing as a side salad, or add some grilled chicken and make it a meal! #salad #dressing #saladdressing #caesar #homemade #croutons #fromscratch

Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing
September 11, 2018
Guaranteed to warm you from the inside out, this homemade chicken noodle soup is made in the crockpot for an ultra-easy home-cooked meal that will feed your soul! #chickennoodlesoup #crockpotrecipe #slowcookermeal #chickennoodle #souprecipe #chickensoup

Homemade Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
September 9, 2018
Delicious homemade smoked ribs are easier to make than you think, especially using the popular 3-2-1 method.  Fall of the bone tender, and lip-smackingly good, these ribs are FABULOUS!! #ribs #pork #bbq #smoked #smoking #grilling #easyrecipe

How to Smoke Pork Ribs Using the 3-2-1 Method
August 29, 2018
This Slow Cooker Italian Meatball Soup is hearty, easy, and incredibly satisfying!  You'll never guess it's only 4 smart points per serving. #italian #meatball #soup #slowcooker #crockpot #weightwatchers #smartpoints #comfortfood

Slow Cooker Italian Meatball Soup
August 28, 2018
Amazing weeknight dinner recipes using protein powerhouse beef, that are perfect for back to school weeknights! #ad #bestangusbeef #certifiedangusbeef #steakholder #beef #weeknightdinner #weeknightmeal #weeknightrecipe #backtoschool #beefrecipes 

Best Back-to-School Meals Using Beef
August 19, 2018
Have dinner ready to go when you come home with these crockpot beef tacos!  The taco meat is slow simmered and incredibly tender and juicy! #tacos #tacotuesday #taconight #beeftacos #slowcooker #crockpot #weeknightdinner #instantpot #pressurecooker

Crockpot Beef Tacos (Instant Pot directions)
August 12, 2018
Tender salmon filets, brushed with a 4 ingredient honey dijon glaze, then broiled until perfectly cooked in under 10 minutes! #salmon #weightwatchers #freestyle #smartpoints #honeydijon

Honey Dijon Broiled Salmon
August 8, 2018
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
August 5, 2018
Chicken Fajita Foil Packs are the perfect easy meal for summer cookouts or a camping trip!  Loaded with smoky flavors and classic chicken fajita ingredients, this low carb meal is tasty and fun to make! #chickenfajitas #fajitas #foilpack #hobopack #foilpackets #grilling #chickenrecipe #lowcarb #keto

Foil Pack Chicken Fajitas (Hobo Packs)
July 29, 2018
This Szechuan-style Chicken Stir Fry is the quickest and easiest weeknight meal!  Bold flavors, nutritious ingredients, and ready in just 20 minutes! #chicken #stirfry #asianrecipe #weeknightmeal #easydinner #szechuan #smartpoints #weightwatchers

Szechuan-Style Chicken Stir Fry
July 24, 2018
Easy all-purpose shredded chicken made in the crockpot with spices and beer.  Make a big batch and use it to make different meals all week long! | #chicken #shreddedchicken #pulledchicken #beer #braised #allpurpose #multipurpose #slowcooker #crockpot

All Purpose Braised Crockpot Shredded Chicken
July 17, 2018
Insanely tasty chicken wing recipe, dry rubbed, then hickory smoked to perfection.  And don't forget the homemade bourbon bbq sauce! #chickenwings #wingrecipe #smoked #smoker #smokedchickenwings #bourbon #bbq #crispy

Bourbon BBQ Smoked Chicken Wings
July 15, 2018
Irresistibly crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside, these baked chicken tenders are just 2 weight watchers smart points! | #weightwatchers #freestyle #smartpoints #chickentenders #baked

Crunchy Baked Chicken Tenders
June 26, 2018
This beef and bean taco casserole is incredibly easy, made from scratch, freezer-friendly, and a huge hit families!  All the flavors of taco night that you love, in a comforting casserole to feed a crowd. #taco #tacocasserole #mexican #freezermeal #casserole #makeahead #tacotuesday

Easy Beef and Bean Taco Casserole
June 24, 2018
This tomato basil soup takes only 15 minutes to make, yet is positively bursting with flavors you'd expect from a soup that's been simmering all day!

15 Minute Tomato Basil Soup with Pesto
June 19, 2018
Incredible pulled BBQ chicken made easy in the crockpot... made from scratch with no bottled bbq sauce!  Perfect for a summer bbq or picnic! | #bbqchicken #pulledchicken #crockpotchicken #weightwatchers #freestyle #smartpoints

Skinny Pulled Crockpot BBQ Chicken
June 5, 2018
This classic Juicy Lucy burger is a well known Midwestern recipe.  Definitely not your average cheeseburger, this burger recipe is stuffed with caramelized onions and cheddar cheese!  Our favorite version also includes crispy bacon and smoky bbq sauce! #burger #cheeseburger #juicylucy #cheddar #baconcheeseburger #stuffed #summerbbq

Cheese Stuffed Burgers (Juicy Lucy)
May 30, 2018

Best Grilled Beef Recipes for Summer
May 27, 2018
Deliciously sweet, tangy and salty, this prosciutto wrapped honey lemon shrimp is the tastiest, and easiest meal ever!  Just 3 smart points per serving too! | #shrimp #weightwatchers #freestyle #prosciutto #honey #lemon #lightmeal

Prosciutto-Wrapped Honey Lemon Shrimp
May 22, 2018
Impress anyone with this easy flank steak that's rolled with garlic, herbs, prosciutto ham and provolone cheese.  Perfect on the stove/oven, or on the grill, these are the ultimate Italian steak pinwheels! #steak #flanksteak #stuffed #pinwheels #grilled #baked #Italian #steakpinwheels #steakmedallions

Italian Stuffed Flank Steak
May 20, 2018
Tender, juicy, sweet and spicy crockpot chicken tacos, perfect for taco night!  Just 1 freestyle smart point per serving means you can have tacos without the guilt! | #chickentacos #tacotuesday #crockpot #slowcooker #weightwatchers

Mango Pineapple Crockpot Chicken Tacos
May 8, 2018
Perfectly fluffy scrambled eggs mixed with sautéed onion, peppers and diced ham, and topped with gooey cheddar cheese.  Perfect for breakfast, brunch or even brinner, and at only 3 weight watchers smart points, it's an amazingly healthy and nutritious recipe! | #weightwatchers #healthyrecipe #smartpoints #scrambledeggs #denveromelet

Denver Omelet Scrambled Eggs Skillet
April 24, 2018
Perfect for a summer cookout or potluck, this shredded beef barbecue recipe is made easily in the crockpot! With a quick and easy homemade barbecue sauce that's sweet and tangy, this beef bbq is truly the best! | #bbq #barbecue #beef #potluck #summer #crockpot #slowcooker

Crockpot Shredded Beef Barbecue
April 22, 2018

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