The days just seem to get more and more busy around the twelveOeight house in the fall, and I love every minute of it. The leaves changing color in my neighborhood, making yummy soups and casseroles, planning out a few visits to local pumpkin patches and more pumpkins than we know what to do with.
Amidst all of the fall awesomeness I have found myself on more nights than not wondering what I will throw together for dinner (this thought strikes usually at about 7:30pm.) So I am really excited to put together a delicious group of recipes that I can make ahead, and serve with a salad and some fresh fruit for busy nights. The grocery list is easy to compile, the meals practically cook themselves, and my house smells wonderful all day while my trusty crock pot does the work. That I can do. In fact, I have my favorite Minestrone simmering away in my crock pot right now (will share the recipe this week 🙂
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| Slow Cooker Orange Chicken |
Oh how yummy a bowl of Orange Chicken over rice would be on a busy night (can you say leftovers too?)
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| Best Pot Roast Ever |
Pot Roast is a family favorite in our home, I am looking forward to making this, my mouth is watering…
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| Chicken Enchilada Soup
Mmm, this Chicken Enchilada Soup looks amazing! |
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| Cheesy Vegetable Chowder
This Cheesy Vegetable Chowder looks like it could warm you up and sneak in a few veggies on a cold fall or winter day… |
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| Slow Baked Mac And Cheese I love Mac & Cheese, I have a recipe that I created for it here that is gluten free. But you can easily alter it back to “regular” Mac & Cheese by adding wheat noodles instead of rice noodles. |
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| Tuscan White Bean Soup With Pancetta This looks delicious, and I think it would freeze very well too. What’s better than a crock pot recipe for an easy dinner? A dinner that is already cooked and just needs to thaw out… |
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| Baked Potato Soup Slow Cooker Style
This looks amazing, I think this would be fun to serve with homemade meatballs and a big salad… |
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| Creamy Tortellini Soup |
For all of you pasta lovers out there, here’s a little tortellini soup that looks very good…
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| Crock Pot Slow Cooker Enchiladas
These slow cooker enchiladas would be so easy to have for a Friday night meal with a glass of good red wine and your favorite movie (or book!) |
love the crock pot! I made our fist soup of the season tonight!