Mashed potatoes are a yummy addition to any meal but they can take some time to prepare. That is why I love this easy slow cooker mashed potatoes recipe.

This recipe requires just a few simple ingredients. The full printable recipe and ingredients are below.

Combine the potatoes, broth, milk, and roasted garlic in the crock pot. Stir to mix.

Using a potato masher, begin mashing the potatoes. (Or if you prefer, use a hand mixer to make the potatoes smoother.)
Serve while still hot.

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Easy Slow Cooker Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 TBSP roasted garlic
• 1 tsp olive oil
• pinch salt & pepper
• 4 large potatoes peeled and chopped
• 1 C chicken broth
• 1 C whole milk
• 2 oz cream cheese room temp
• 1/4 C unsalted butter room temp

Instructions

1. Spray the crock pot with nonstick spray.
2. Combine the potatoes, broth, milk, and roasted garlic in the crock pot. Stir to mix.
3. Cook on high for 3-4 hours. Check on the potatoes after two hours to see if they are easy to pierce with a fork .
4. Add the cream cheese, butter, and pinch of salt & pepper.
5. Stir well to blend all of the ingredients.
6. Using a potato masher, begin mashing the potatoes. (Or if you prefer, use a hand mixer to make the potatoes smoother.)
7. Serve while still hot.

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Simple ingredients can make the best meals and this easy beef bowl recipe proves just that. This recipe requires a bit of chopping and just 5 minutes of cooking. You can easily get this tasty dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes! If you are strapped for time at night, you can chop everything earlier in the day or even on the weekend. This recipe makes 3 to 4 servings. Depending on your taste you can either leave the cabbage and red pepper raw or cook them with the beef. I personally prefer them cooked with the beef.

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Homemade Easy Beef Bowl Recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

Servings: 3 -4

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 Pounds beef
• 4 Tbsps olive oil
• 2 Tbsps organic soy sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 Red bell pepper sliced
• 1 Cup grated red cabbage
• 1 Cup cooked rice noodles
• 1 Tbsp black sesame seeds
• 1 Tbsp chopped chives

Instructions

1. Cook the noodle following the packaging instructions and set aside
2. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Place the beef, stir with soy sauce, salt, and pepper.
4. Cook for 5 minutes or until desired doneness.
5. Place the meat, noodles, cabbage, and red pepper in a bowl.
6. Sprinkle everything with black sesame seeds and chives.
7. Serve and enjoy.
8. Cook the cabbage and red pepper together with the beef if desired

I love any type of guacamole but this Spicy Pico de Gallo Guacamole really sets the bar high. It is very easy to make and is made of fresh flavorful ingredients. Plus anything with bacon has to be good right?!? This recipe requires just some simple chopping and mixing which even the most basic cook can handle. However, since it is made with fresh ingredients the flavors are amazing and your friends might even think you slaved in the kitchen. This recipe can be made ahead of time and keep it in the fridge for up to 2 days.

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Spicy Pico de Gallo Guacamole Recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

Servings: 2 -4

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 Avocados
• 1 Tomato sliced into small cubes
• 5 Bacon strips
• ½ Red onion finely chopped
• 2 Garlic cloves minced
• ½ Jalapeño pepper chopped
• ¼ Cup parsley leaves
• ½ Cup corn
• 2 Tbsp lime juice
• 2 Tsps hot sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Chop the bacon strips and transfer to a saucepan over medium-low heat.
2. Cook until crispy and set aside.
3. Slice the avocados and place in a medium bowl.
4. Mash the avocados.
5. Add the tomatoes, onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, corn, bacon, salt, and pepper.
6. Mix the ingredients until they are well combined.
7. Season with the lime juice and hot sauce.
8. Garnish with the parsley leaves.
9. Serve and enjoy.
10. Tips
11. Make it ahead of time and keep it in the fridge for up to 2 days.

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Looking for an easy  refreshing summer drink made with just a few simple ingredients? This easy peach lemonade recipe is just what you need. The lemonade is made with lemon juice, a fresh peach, and agave nectar. If you want to add a refreshing twist to this recipe you could also add fresh mint.

This recipe is great for every day or even a party. You can feel good serving it to your friends and family because it has no artificial ingredients.

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Fresh Easy Peach Lemonade Recipe

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Ingredients

2 Cups lemon juice

1 Peach

Agave nectar to taste

Ice

Directions

Slice and pit the peach.

Place the peach slices, lemon juice, and agave nectar in a blender.

Blend well.

Serve over ice, garnish with lemon slices and enjoy.

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Easy Peach Lemonade Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 Cups lemon juice
• 1 Peach
• Agave nectar to taste
• Ice
• Mint if desired

Instructions

1. Slice and pit the peach.
2. Place the peach slices, lemon juice, and agave nectar in a blender.
3. Blend well.
4. Serve over ice, garnish with lemon slices and enjoy.
5. Add fresh mint if desired

Making asian food at home always has me a bit intimidated. However, this easy Kung Pao chicken recipe is so simple that is perfect for the home cook and is sure to become a family favorite. You need just a few simple ingredients that you cook and mix together for a tasty meal. This recipe is wonderful when you serve with a side of rice. You can also add some sriracha sauce to spice things up.

If you don’t want to steam the vegetables, you can instead add the vegetables to the chicken while it’s getting cooked. The full printable recipe is below. This recipe is great to use up the chicken I purchase in bulk from Zaycon Foods.

Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe Ingredients

This recipe requires juts a few ingredients.

½ Pound boneless chicken

1 Tbsp tamari sauce

1 Tbsp rice vinegar

1 Tbsp sesame oil

¼ Cup chopped carrots, steamed

¼ Cup chopped green beans, steamed

¼ Cup peas, steamed

¼ Cup corn, steamed

Sesame seeds to taste

Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe Directions

First cut the chicken in cubes and take to a pan over medium heat. Next cook the chicken for 1 minute. Add the tamari sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, and continue cooking until the chicken is golden brown and set aside. In a bowl mix the carrots, green beans, peas and corn. If you don’t want to steam the vegetables, you can instead add the vegetables to the chicken while it’s getting cooked. Add the cooked chicken and mix it. Top with sesame seeds, serve and enjoy. YUM!

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Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp tamari sauce
• 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• ¼ Cup chopped carrots steamed
• ¼ Cup chopped green beans steamed
• ¼ Cup peas steamed
• ¼ Cup corn steamed
• Sesame seeds to taste

Instructions

1. Cut the chicken in cubes and take to a pan over medium heat.
2. Cook the chicken for 1 minute.
3. Add the tamari sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, and continue cooking until the chicken is golden brown and set aside.
4. In a bowl mix the carrots, green beans, peas and corn.
5. Add the cooked chicken and mix it.
6. Top with sesame seeds, serve and enjoy.

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Strawberry Chocolate Pancake Muffins Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 Egg
• 1 Cup milk
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Cup flour
• 1 Tsp baking powder
• ⅓ Cup Cocoa powder
• 1 Cup strawberries sliced

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Grease a muffin pan.
3. In a medium bowl mix the egg, milk, and sugar.
4. Add the flour, baking powder, and cocoa powder.
5. Mix well until the batter has no lumps.
6. Then add ½ cup strawberries and carefully mix until incorporated.
7. Pour the batter into the pan, and top with the strawberries.
8. Take to the oven for 15-20 minutes or until done.
9. Serve and enjoy.

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Are you looking for fun patriotic snacks for Fourth of July or Memorial Day? Then you will want to make these cute American Flag pretzels. They are adorable and easy to make with just 5 ingredients and a microwave. This recipe makes about 14 pretzels and takes about 30 minutes. The full printable recipe is below.

Ingredients-
2 Cups white candy melts
1 Cup blue candy melts
1 Cup red candy melts
Star sprinkles (sort out the white ones)
Pretzels rods

You will also need-
Parchment paper
3 microwave safe bowls
Ziplock style bag
3 mixing spoons

Directions-
1. In three separate microwave safe bowl’s, microwave your candy melts on 50% power for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until Melted
2. Lay a piece of parchment paper down on the table

3. Dip your pretzel rod into your white chocolate to cover almost all the way (leave a spot to hold the pretzel) and place onto you parchment paper to harden

4. Once hardened, dip the end of your white pretzel rod into your blue chocolate and placed back on your parchment paper

5. Sprinkle on your star sprinkles while the blue chocolate is still soft

6. Pour your melted red chocolate into a plastic Ziploc bag and cut a very small tip off the corner
7. Drizzle your melted red chocolate over the white part of your pretzel and let harden. This doesn’t have to be perfect you can see in the pictures that we just went back and forth a few times and they look great.

The last step is to enjoy your patriotic snacks with friends and family. These are so simple to make that older kids can even help but they look like you were slaving in the kitchen.

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Patriotic Snacks - American Flag Pretzels

Prep Time

30 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Easy but adorable patriotic snacks of pretzels with an American Flag theme.

Servings: 14

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 Cups white candy melts
• 1 Cup blue candy melts
• 1 Cup red candy melts
• Star sprinkles sort out the white ones
• Pretzels rods

Instructions

1. In three separate microwave safe bowl's, microwave your candy melts on 50% power for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until Melted
2. Lay a piece of parchment paper down on the table
3. Dip your pretzel rod into your white chocolate to cover almost all the way (leave a spot to hold the pretzel) and place onto you parchment paper to harden
4. Once hardened, dip the end of your white pretzel rod into your blue chocolate and placed back on your parchment paper
5. Sprinkle on your star sprinkles while the blue chocolate is still soft
6. Pour your melted red chocolate into a plastic Ziploc bag and cut a very small tip off the corner
7. Drizzle your melted red chocolate over the white part of your pretzel and let harden

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Easy Key Lime Pie in a Jar Recipe

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Easy Key Lime Pie In a Jar Recipe

Key Lime Pie in a Jar (Yield 8 jars)

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 cup crushed Graham Crackers
• 2 tbsp melted Butter
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1/2 cup fresh Key Lime Juice.
• Whipped Cream
• 8 4 oz Jars

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix graham crackers and butter until well mixed.
3. Press 1/8 of the mixture in the bottom of each jar.
4. Combine egg yolks, condensed milk and lime juice. Beat just until smooth.
5. Divide lime mixture evenly between jars.
6. Place jars on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
7. Allow to cool for 1 hour then cover and refrigerate to chill.
8. When ready to serve, top with whipped cream and lime zest.

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Baked coconut chicken nuggets are a quick healthy recipe that your whole family will love. It is so easy that the kids can help you make them too. My girls are much more likely to eat something when they help make it. This recipe is great for an easy dinner or lunch or you can use as an appetizer at your next party. Works well with a variety of dipping sauces.

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Baked Coconut Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2/3 C olive oil in a glass measuring cup
• Pinch of salt & pepper to taste
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 2 TBSP Caribbean Citrus Seasoning blend salt free
• 1 container of Panko Bread Crumbs
• 1 C unsweetened shredded coconut
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix all ingredients together except the chicken, panko bread crumbs, and coconut. Stir to blend.
3. Divide the oil mixture into two cups.
4. Put cut up chicken in a medium size bowl.
5. Pour the one container of the oil mixture over the chicken. Allow to marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
6. Combine the bread crumbs and coconut together. Toss to blend.
7. Remove chicken from the refrigerator and toss with 1/2 of the bread crumbs and coconut.
8. Return to refrigerator for 10 minutes.
9. Remove from refrigerator and drizzle for the second time the oil mixture and then toss with the bread crumbs for the second time.
10. Bake at 475 degrees for 15 minutes.
11. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.
12. Serve with a variety of dipping sauces.

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Making your own applesauce can be simple with this easy crockpot applesauce recipe. This recipe calls for just 5 easy ingredients that can be mixed and cooked in your crockpot or slow cooker. You will love that this applesauce has no preservatives or artificial ingredients. No only does this applesauce taste great it will fill your home with a yummy apple cinnamon scent. Be sure to see the full printable recipe and instructions below.

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Easy Crockpot Applesauce

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 7 apples variety
• 2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tsp Apple Pie Spice
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2/4 C brown sugar

Instructions

1. Peel, cut in quarters then core the apples.
2. Next cut the apples into chunks, about 1 inch in size.
3. Put the apples into the crockpot.
4. In a small bowl, combine and mix the dry ingredients.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the apples in the crockpot.
6. Give a stir to blend.
7. Set crock pot on low heat for 6-8 hours, stirring occasionally.
8. You may want to use a potato masher is you like less chunks.
9. Serve warm.
10. Refrigerate or can remaining applesauce.

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