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Crockpot Swedish Meatballs
The “I Can’t Do One More Thing” -Dinner: Crockpot Swedish Meatballs You know those days when your to-do list feels like it’s trying to break you? You’ve got laundry overflowing like it’s being paid to multiply, a grocery list that somehow includes everything except what you actually need, and about twelve errands you’re pretending you’ll…
CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons salted butter
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
2 medium carrots chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
7 cups low sodium chicken broth divided
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
1 large sprig fresh thyme leaves stripped
3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 heaping cups cooked chicken
4 cups wide egg noodles
1 cup heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery and carrot, and season with a pinch of salt. Saute the vegetables until the onions are translucent; about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Note: Reduce heat if it begins to brown.
- Stir in 6 cups of broth, followed by rosemary, thyme and parsley. Bring to a boil until soup thickens slightly; about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and noodles and bring to a boil. Add the lid to just partially cover the pot, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until noodles are al dente, 8-11 minutes. Scrape the bottom of pot frequently to prevent sticking.
- Stir in the heavy cream and continue to heat over low heat until the soup is warmed through, but do not boil. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired with salt and pepper.
- If the soup is too thick for your liking, add reserved broth, ½ cup at a time.
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Potatoes-That Steal the Show
🥔 Lipton Onion Soup Potatoes: The Side Dish That Always Steals the Show If dinner feels like a daily episode of Chopped: Real Life Mom Edition, then allow me to offer a plot twist you’ll actually love: these golden, buttery, flavor-packed potatoes that basically make themselves. Yep. No peeling. No weird ingredients. No fussy steps.…
CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons salted butter
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
2 medium carrots chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
7 cups low sodium chicken broth divided
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
1 large sprig fresh thyme leaves stripped
3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 heaping cups cooked chicken
4 cups wide egg noodles
1 cup heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery and carrot, and season with a pinch of salt. Saute the vegetables until the onions are translucent; about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Note: Reduce heat if it begins to brown.
- Stir in 6 cups of broth, followed by rosemary, thyme and parsley. Bring to a boil until soup thickens slightly; about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and noodles and bring to a boil. Add the lid to just partially cover the pot, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until noodles are al dente, 8-11 minutes. Scrape the bottom of pot frequently to prevent sticking.
- Stir in the heavy cream and continue to heat over low heat until the soup is warmed through, but do not boil. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired with salt and pepper.
- If the soup is too thick for your liking, add reserved broth, ½ cup at a time.
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One Pan Chicken Dinner
One Pan Chicken Dinner That’ll Make You Feel Like a Kitchen Queen (With No Sink Full of Dishes) Let’s be real—between work, errands, appointments, texts you haven’t answered, and that pile of laundry you’ve started ignoring on purpose, dinner can feel like the straw that breaks the camel’s back. You want something delicious, but also……
CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons salted butter
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
2 medium carrots chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
7 cups low sodium chicken broth divided
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
1 large sprig fresh thyme leaves stripped
3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 heaping cups cooked chicken
4 cups wide egg noodles
1 cup heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery and carrot, and season with a pinch of salt. Saute the vegetables until the onions are translucent; about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Note: Reduce heat if it begins to brown.
- Stir in 6 cups of broth, followed by rosemary, thyme and parsley. Bring to a boil until soup thickens slightly; about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and noodles and bring to a boil. Add the lid to just partially cover the pot, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until noodles are al dente, 8-11 minutes. Scrape the bottom of pot frequently to prevent sticking.
- Stir in the heavy cream and continue to heat over low heat until the soup is warmed through, but do not boil. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired with salt and pepper.
- If the soup is too thick for your liking, add reserved broth, ½ cup at a time.
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Nacho Chicken
Freezer ➡️ Crockpot Meal Prep Meal Dinner time doesn’t have to feel like a full-blown crisis—and if yours does, let me introduce you to the hero of my weeknight kitchen: Nacho Chicken Freezer Meal. This isn’t just a recipe. It’s a strategy. It’s a lifeline. It’s the meal prep plan that lets me keep my…
CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons salted butter
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
2 medium carrots chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
7 cups low sodium chicken broth divided
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
1 large sprig fresh thyme leaves stripped
3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 heaping cups cooked chicken
4 cups wide egg noodles
1 cup heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery and carrot, and season with a pinch of salt. Saute the vegetables until the onions are translucent; about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Note: Reduce heat if it begins to brown.
- Stir in 6 cups of broth, followed by rosemary, thyme and parsley. Bring to a boil until soup thickens slightly; about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and noodles and bring to a boil. Add the lid to just partially cover the pot, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until noodles are al dente, 8-11 minutes. Scrape the bottom of pot frequently to prevent sticking.
- Stir in the heavy cream and continue to heat over low heat until the soup is warmed through, but do not boil. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired with salt and pepper.
- If the soup is too thick for your liking, add reserved broth, ½ cup at a time.
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Seasoned Pretzels
The Snack That Disappears: My Go-To Lake House Pretzels 🥨✨ You know how some snacks just have that “can’t-stop-won’t-stop” energy? The kind that magically disappears from the bowl before the drinks are even poured? Yeah. These are those pretzels. We’re not talking about some fancy, complicated appetizer that requires ten ingredients, a food processor, and…
CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons salted butter
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
2 medium carrots chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
7 cups low sodium chicken broth divided
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
1 large sprig fresh thyme leaves stripped
3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 heaping cups cooked chicken
4 cups wide egg noodles
1 cup heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery and carrot, and season with a pinch of salt. Saute the vegetables until the onions are translucent; about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Note: Reduce heat if it begins to brown.
- Stir in 6 cups of broth, followed by rosemary, thyme and parsley. Bring to a boil until soup thickens slightly; about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and noodles and bring to a boil. Add the lid to just partially cover the pot, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until noodles are al dente, 8-11 minutes. Scrape the bottom of pot frequently to prevent sticking.
- Stir in the heavy cream and continue to heat over low heat until the soup is warmed through, but do not boil. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired with salt and pepper.
- If the soup is too thick for your liking, add reserved broth, ½ cup at a time.
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Crockpot Shrimp Scampi
Crockpot Shrimp Scampi That’ll Make You Feel Like a Coastal Queen (Without Lifting a Finger) Let’s just go ahead and say it—shrimp scampi in the crockpot? BABE. Be serious. That’s a level of culinary brilliance that deserves a standing ovation and a cold glass of white wine. If you’ve been staring into your pantry like…
CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons salted butter
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
2 medium carrots chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
7 cups low sodium chicken broth divided
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
1 large sprig fresh thyme leaves stripped
3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 heaping cups cooked chicken
4 cups wide egg noodles
1 cup heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery and carrot, and season with a pinch of salt. Saute the vegetables until the onions are translucent; about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Note: Reduce heat if it begins to brown.
- Stir in 6 cups of broth, followed by rosemary, thyme and parsley. Bring to a boil until soup thickens slightly; about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and noodles and bring to a boil. Add the lid to just partially cover the pot, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until noodles are al dente, 8-11 minutes. Scrape the bottom of pot frequently to prevent sticking.
- Stir in the heavy cream and continue to heat over low heat until the soup is warmed through, but do not boil. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired with salt and pepper.
- If the soup is too thick for your liking, add reserved broth, ½ cup at a time.
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Chicken Enchiladas with Salsa Verde
Chicken Enchiladas with Salsa Verde A creamy, cheesy, no-drama dinner that’ll save your Tuesday and make you look like you planned it that way. Let me paint the picture. It’s Tuesday. Or is it Wednesday? Time is a flat circle. Your fridge has half a rotisserie chicken, a questionable lime, and a block of cream…
CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons salted butter
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
2 medium carrots chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
7 cups low sodium chicken broth divided
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
1 large sprig fresh thyme leaves stripped
3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 heaping cups cooked chicken
4 cups wide egg noodles
1 cup heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery and carrot, and season with a pinch of salt. Saute the vegetables until the onions are translucent; about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Note: Reduce heat if it begins to brown.
- Stir in 6 cups of broth, followed by rosemary, thyme and parsley. Bring to a boil until soup thickens slightly; about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and noodles and bring to a boil. Add the lid to just partially cover the pot, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until noodles are al dente, 8-11 minutes. Scrape the bottom of pot frequently to prevent sticking.
- Stir in the heavy cream and continue to heat over low heat until the soup is warmed through, but do not boil. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired with salt and pepper.
- If the soup is too thick for your liking, add reserved broth, ½ cup at a time.
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Honey Garlic Chicken
Freezer to Crockpot Meal Honey Garlic Chicken (Freezer to Crockpot): The Dinner Hero You Didn’t Know You Needed Let’s be honest—dinnertime can feel like a personal attack. The clock strikes 5:00 p.m., your stomach growls, the kids start circling like tiny wolves, and suddenly the question “what’s for dinner?” feels like the final straw. Sound…
CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons salted butter
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
2 medium carrots chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
7 cups low sodium chicken broth divided
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
1 large sprig fresh thyme leaves stripped
3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 heaping cups cooked chicken
4 cups wide egg noodles
1 cup heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery and carrot, and season with a pinch of salt. Saute the vegetables until the onions are translucent; about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Note: Reduce heat if it begins to brown.
- Stir in 6 cups of broth, followed by rosemary, thyme and parsley. Bring to a boil until soup thickens slightly; about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and noodles and bring to a boil. Add the lid to just partially cover the pot, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until noodles are al dente, 8-11 minutes. Scrape the bottom of pot frequently to prevent sticking.
- Stir in the heavy cream and continue to heat over low heat until the soup is warmed through, but do not boil. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired with salt and pepper.
- If the soup is too thick for your liking, add reserved broth, ½ cup at a time.
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Tip Tuesday-How to Store Cilantro
Let’s Talk Cilantro: Listen. We need to talk about cilantro. And not just a little “sprinkle it on your tacos” convo—I mean a full-blown, deep-dive, possibly controversial, very sassy exposé on the leafy green that has launched heated debates at dinner tables everywhere. Cilantro isn’t just a garnish—it’s a lifestyle. Or at least a very…
CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons salted butter
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
2 medium carrots chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
7 cups low sodium chicken broth divided
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
1 large sprig fresh thyme leaves stripped
3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 heaping cups cooked chicken
4 cups wide egg noodles
1 cup heavy cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery and carrot, and season with a pinch of salt. Saute the vegetables until the onions are translucent; about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Note: Reduce heat if it begins to brown.
- Stir in 6 cups of broth, followed by rosemary, thyme and parsley. Bring to a boil until soup thickens slightly; about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and noodles and bring to a boil. Add the lid to just partially cover the pot, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until noodles are al dente, 8-11 minutes. Scrape the bottom of pot frequently to prevent sticking.
- Stir in the heavy cream and continue to heat over low heat until the soup is warmed through, but do not boil. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired with salt and pepper.
- If the soup is too thick for your liking, add reserved broth, ½ cup at a time.
