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Breakfasts

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

Main Dish

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies | Thick, chewy chocolate chip cookies that are perfectly crisp on the edges and soft in the middle. The sea salt just accentuates the rich chocolate flavor! | http://thechunkychef.com

Desserts

Fresh margaritas with lime wedges and salt rims

Drinks

Scoop of bacon cheeseburger dip

Party Food

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Instant Pot

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

One Pot

The ultimate broccoli salad is made with crunchy almonds, bacon, sunflower seeds, tart cranberries, and a creamy citrus poppyseed dressing!  Perfect make-ahead holiday side dish recipe! #sidedish #broccoli #salad #easter #memorialday #summer #easyrecipe #makeahead

Healthy

Bowl of creamy broccoli cheddar soup
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25 Instant Pot & Slow Cooker Recipes

Check out our top cold-weather recipes to make for quick weeknight dinners!

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Crockpot

Simple and delicious recipes developed for the slow cooker!

This crockpot white chicken chili is easy to make, and has just the right amount of spice to warm up your night!

Creamy Crockpot White Chicken Chili

8 hours 5 minutes

Easy Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef | Amazingly tender Mongolian beef, made incredibly easy in the slow cooker!  Just 10 minutes of prep! | The Chunky Chef | #mongolianbeef #slowcooker #crockpot #easyrecipe #chinesefood #beefrecipes

Easy Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef Recipe

2 hours 10 minutes

This Crockpot Chicken Lo Mein is the perfect weeknight meal!  Packed with bold flavors, plenty of veggies, and with only 20 minutes of actual "work", it's a much better alternative to Chinese takeout. #Chinesefood #asianrecipe #crockpot #slowcooker #easyrecipe #weeknightmeal #chickenlomein #takeoutfakeout

Easy Crockpot Chicken Lo Mein

6 hours 10 minutes

Make creamy hot chocolate for the whole party, right in your slow cooker! This hot chocolate is made with plenty of nutella for a creamy hazelnut drink that's absolutely amazing! #hotchocolate #crockpothotchocolate #hotchocolaterecipes #nutella #holidaydrinks #hotcocoa #cocoa #chocolate #drink

Creamy Nutella Crockpot Hot Chocolate

2 hours 5 minutes

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Desserts

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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