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Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore – an easy crockpot meal loaded with tender chicken, tomatoes, bell peppers, kale, carrots and sliced mushrooms. Hearty, comforting and bursting with flavor. Hey everyone! Kelly here from Life Made Sweeter back again to share another slow cooker dinner recipe! With the cooler evenings we are starting to see, we’ve been craving all kinds of comfort food. Chicken Cacciatore is a classic Italian dish that is just perfect for this time of year....

I have had quite the busy week. I am starting to realize that my life will always be busy and I should just embrace it! So I love when I can throw something into the crockpot before I take my boy to school. It literally took me two minutes. I couldn’t believe how incredibly easy this was. But the result was fantastic!! It tasted like my favorite dish that I order from a Mexican restaurant that we love....

Slow cooker stuffed bell peppers are packed with ground beef, wild rice, diced tomatoes, and melty cheese. They cook to perfection in the slow cooker and make a healthy, delicious dinner your whole family will love! Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe Healthy : This is a great meal to add more fiber to your diet and get your vegetables in. It tastes amazing and it’s good for you ! Winning! Easy to Make : This recipe comes together so quickly....

This spinach stuffed salmon is a flavor explosion, with the creamy richness of the cheese and the earthy goodness of the spinach perfectly complementing the tender, flaky salmon. It’s a restaurant-quality meal that’s ready in just 45 minutes! Salmon is one of my favorite kinds of seafood to make. It’s always buttery and flaky, and works well with so many different flavors! After you make this delicious stuffed salmon, here are a few more recipes to add to the dinner rotation: brown sugar glazed salmon , salmon piccata , and miso glazed salmon !...

Craving the buttery goodness of a Starbucks cream cheese Danish? Now you can make it right at home ! This easy copycat recipe uses flaky puff pastry and a sweet, creamy cheese filling for a treat that’s just as delicious, maybe even better! Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe Quick and Easy: Made with simple ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes! Just Like Starbucks: The puff pastry delivers a buttery, golden crust that melts in your mouth, and the sweet, tangy cream cheese filling tastes just like the Starbucks original....

Strawberry Crinkle Cookies are the perfect blend of soft and chewy with a sweet, powdered sugar coating. Their vibrant color and classic strawberry cake flavor make them perfect for Valentine’s Day or any occasion . Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe Soft & Chewy Texture: Strawberry crinkle cookies are perfectly tender with a crisp, sugary coating. Easy to Make: Cake mix cookies like these gooey butter cookies and these lemon cookies are simple to prepare and use very few ingredients!...

This moist Strawberry Crunch Cake is topped with a creamy whipped topping made with cream cheese and powdered sugar. The finishing touch is a delightful crunch topping made from crushed golden Oreos and freeze-dried strawberries. I love a good strawberry dessert, especially in the summer months! It feels so festive and makes every BBQ have a deliciously sweet ending. Check out this Strawberry Tart , this delicious (and easy!) Fresh Strawberry Pie and this yummy Strawberry Icebox Cake ....

These sweet and sour wings are the perfect appetizer to serve for your next party, game day, or after-school snack. They are baked to crispy perfection and then doused in a sticky, sweet, and sour sauce . Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe Flavor Combo : You are going to love the sweet and sour flavor combination in these wings. Game Day: These are a great appetizer to bring to the next big game....

Delicious Szechuan Beef is filled with mouthwatering bold flavor! Tender strips of beef, bell peppers, snap peas, and broccoli are stir-fried together with a perfectly sweet, spicy, tangy sauce. It’s way better than takeout and cooks up in under 20 minutes ! Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe Bold Flavor : Szechuan (Sichuan) beef is known for its sweet and spicy bold flavors. With fresh veggies and tangy spicy sauce, you will love everything about this recipe....

My air fryer is one of my favorite appliances in the kitchen because it can cook all my family’s favorite recipes, including tender meats, roasted sides, crispy appetizers, and everything in between. The best small air fryers do everything that a full-size model can do without taking up as much counter space! Credit: Walmart Cooking with an air fryer makes all your dishes healthier, achieving foods that taste AMAZING with less oil!...

It’s like your favorite deli sub ditched the bread and got a glow-up . Think layers of crispy lettuce, your favorite meats, and a creamy dressing all in this yummy Grinder Salad form! A Reader’s Review So easy and delicious!!! This is going to be my lunch for the next week and I will add the dressing just before eating it. This Salad Has No Business Being This Good! Low-Carb: All the flavors of your favorite grinder sandwich without the bread....

Fresh and delicious tomatillo salsa is the key to any successful Mexican meal! This is packed with so much flavor, and you will want to use it on everything! Who doesn’t love a good homemade salsa recipe? If you love tomatillo salsa, then you have to try out this delicious and easy blender salsa , this yummy mango lime avocado salsa or this fresh salsa tatemada! Use them in your favorite Mexican recipes or served alongside homemade tortilla chips !...

What’s better than a regular baked potato? A twice baked potato, of course! They are the ultimate comfort food – creamy, savory, and packed with cheesy goodness. Whether you’re cooking for one or for a crowd, these spuds are easy to make and impossible to resist. I’m a sucker for potatoes in every form. Fries, baked potatoes, scalloped potatoes, there’s no wrong way to make a spud. If you’re looking for more knock-out side dishes, you’ll have to try these hasselback potatoes or funeral potatoes next!...

Unstuffed Pepper Skillet has all of the things that you loved about a stuffed pepper in an easy to make skillet meal! This is loaded with ground beef, peppers, tomato sauce, and cheese, and is sure to become a new family favorite! Unstuffed Pepper Skillet You guys all know by now my love for skillet meals. I am cooking so much and most of the top recipes here on the blog are skillet meals....

Zucchini Roll-Ups are a delicious, unique meal that the whole family will enjoy. Thin slices of zucchini are rolled around a tasty sausage ricotta mixture and layered over marinara before being topped with cheese and baked to bubbly perfection! Do you have a bounty of zucchini to use from your garden? If so, you must try these other wonderful zucchini recipes! Start with easy Grilled Zucchini , then try Zucchini Pizza , and definitely don’t miss out on this light and fluffy Chocolate Zucchini Cake !...

When dinner needs to happen fast, instant pot spaghetti is your new best friend! Perfectly seasoned beef, tender pasta, and a rich, saucy finish, all in one pot and ready in less than 15 minutes . A Reader’s Review This is my go-to recipe for Instant Pot spaghetti and I love it. This recipe always turns out right. Thanks for publishing it. Why This Dish is a Dinner Win One Pot, Zero Hassle: Everything (pasta, meat, and sauce) cooks together to make cleanup a breeze....

Cajun fries are baked to absolute perfection! With a delicious, spicy taste and crispy texture, I don’t think that they get much better than this! If you love french fries, then these will definitely hit the spot. I love anything with a spicy kick to it so that makes these fries the perfect snack or side! Cook up some Shrimp Boil Foil Packets , Angel Biscuits and end the night with some Mississippi Mud Cake ....

A creamy and delicious potato salad with amazing ranch flavor and bacon! This is the perfect side to take to a potluck and is sure to be a huge hit! Is anyone else struggling to get through these last couple days of school? I have been counting down the minutes that my kids get out of school. I am pretty sure that I am just as excited as they are about school being out....

Bacon wrapped asparagus is a smoky and savory side dish that will be a staple for mealtime. Each bundle is glazed with maple syrup for caramelized flavor you won’t be able to get enough of! Let’s be honest… everything is better with bacon. For more tasty side dishes try bacon wrapped carrots , dates , or chestnuts ! Asparagus Wrapped in Bacon There are two challenges when making vegetables wrapped in bacon....

This baked cream cheese spaghetti casserole is loaded with creamy, cheesy perfection! A meal that the entire family will love! We celebrated my son’s 7th birthday over the weekend in Disneyland. We had an absolute blast! I love spending time with my family and getting away from everyday life for a little bit. We sure do love our Luke but he is such a picky eater. I keep thinking that he will grow out of it, but as each year passes and as he gets older, he still chooses not to eat a lot of the food I make....