Slow cooker New England pot roast is a perfect Sunday dinner. Take a few minutes to sear the meat on all sides before adding to the slow cooker and you will be rewarded with such delicious flavor at dinner time. It’s a perfect, hearty meal for fall, especially with some freshly baked bread to soak up the gravy.
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This Instant Pot beef and barley soup recipe is healthy, super easy to make, and tastes like it cooked all day. There’s nothing like a comforting, hot bowl of soup on a fall evening. Add a few slices of homemade bread and you’ve got yourself the best autumn comfort meal. Leftovers reheat great so portion some out to take to work for yummy lunches!
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Slow cooker sirloin tips with gravy! Sooo yummy and sooo easy! For this recipe, you can use sirloin tips, sirloin cap, sirloin steak, any lean sirloin cut. The key is to cut all the pieces of sirloin about 1″ so they cook evenly. When the slow cooker sirloin tips are done, they melt in your mouth!
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This Instant Pot beef stew recipe makes the most tender, flavorful dish that takes like it cooked all day. It’s full summer heat here and while I’ve been loving all the salads, fish, grilling, and easy dinners, sometimes you just need a hearty meal. Using the Instant Pot means no hot stove or oven all day. This delicious, hearty meal is ready in just an hour and doesn’t heat up the kitchen. Of course one of my favorite things is less dishes and Instant Pot beef stew is made all in the same pot for easy clean-up.
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This grilled marinated flank steak recipe is super easy and oh so flavorful. The marinade is easy and comes together quickly so you can make it in the morning before work, toss it in a baggie with the flank steak, and it’s ready to grill when you get home! This recipe goes great with grilled vegetables or a side salad.
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I’m still on the kick of not wanting to wash a lot of dishes or leave the house to go to the store. I dug around in the freezer, fridge and pantry and came up with one pot ground beef stroganoff. It’s easy, tasty, and comforting; especially over egg noodles. If you want to keep it low carb, just skip the comfy noodle part.
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Is anyone else sick of washing dishes? I swear, I feel like it’s all I do. I love to cook. I love to eat. I love to eat what I cook. But I hate washing dishes. So, here’s an easy one pot taco macaroni recipe to make with that frozen hamburger meat in the back of your freezer and a box of macaroni that’s hiding in the back of the pantry.
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With a little inspiration from Julia Child, I’ve created a version of beef bourguinon in the Instant Pot. I was initially skeptical that a dish I tend to cook all day would come out as good in 30 minutes but wow, this is so tasty. It’s also very low-carb so for those of you who are livin’ la vida low carb or keto, Instant Pot Beef Bourguinon is for you!
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There are so many things I want to cook now that the temperature has cooled off! This slow cooker beef stroganoff recipe is just the tip of the iceberg. You know I love, love, love my slow cooker. I do the prep the night before and put the whole crock pot into the fridge. Then come dark o’clock the next morning, in the midst of making lunches, getting the kids off to school, and walking to dog, I take that sucker out, plop it in its spot on the counter and crank it up for a nice low and slow 8 hours. While I’m at work, it cooks! Besides a wonderful dinner, cleanup is a breeze. All the work is done in advance and I almost always use slow cooker liners so you just toss those in the trash when you’re done and do a quick wash and your cooker is ready for the next meal!
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Now that football season is in full-swing, all those cravings for football food are back! The first being chili. A perfect weeknight dinner during football time is chili con carne. It’s super easy to make and you can either eat it right away, let it simmer for an hour or so, or make it in advance and heat it a day or two later. The stars of this recipe are ground beef, kidney beans, and of course chili powder. The recipe feeds 4 so if you have a bigger crowd, just double or even triple the recipe.
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