Looking for some quick and easy recipe ideas for your next meal plan? Week 3 of this Healthy Meal Plan includes both meat and meatless recipes. We started a new stage in our lives…high school sports. My eldest son is a freshman in high school (that’s grade 9 for my Canadian friends) and was thrilled…
Slow Cooker Italian Chickpeas {Vegan}
Pull out the crockpot for a batch of these vegan Slow Cooker Italian Chickpeas. Mix in some extra vegetables if you’d like and serve over rice or quinoa. We’re still in full-on soup and stew mode around here, and that means that the slow cooker has been getting a workout. Last week, I made a…
Slow Cooker Teriyaki Pulled Pork
This Slow Cooker Teriyaki Pulled Pork is fantastic over rice, in tacos with slaw or on hamburger buns. Throw it all in the crockpot and walk away! When you find a great sauce or dressing, it’s worth finding 50 different ways to use it. For us, those sauces are light versions of peanut sauce and…
Slow Cooker Bean Soup Recipe with Quinoa & Sweet Potatoes
This Slow Cooker Bean Soup with Quinoa and Sweet Potaotes is packed with fiber and flavor. Throw everything in the crockpot and walk away! Thank you to USA Pulses and Pulse Canada for helping me share this recipe with you. There are certain times of the year that I can barely drag myself to the…
Slow Cooker Adobo Chicken {Skinnytaste: Fast and Slow Cookbook}
This Slow Cooker Adobo Chicken is one of the fantastic new recipes from the new Skinnytaste cookbook. It’s healthy, delicious and a breeze to make! If you are a fan of the wildly popular blog, Skinnytaste and Gina Homolka’s first cookbook, Skinnytaste: Light on Calories, Big on Flavor, I’d bet good money that you’ve been…
Slow Cooker Chai Apple Cider Recipe
This Slow Cooker Chai Apple Cider puts a little spin on the classic fall beverage. Five minutes of prep time and your kitchen will smell like fall! Nothing says fall like the scent of hot, spiced apple cider wafting through the house. The first time I made this slow cooker chai apple cider, my family…
Slow Cooker Turkey & Potato Soup Recipe
Hearty, healthy and satisfying, this slow cooker turkey soup gets an extra dose of nutrients from naturally sweet Creamer potatoes. 186 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP. Thank you to The Little Potato Company for helping me share this recipe with you. There’s rarely a time that soup doesn’t sound like a good idea…
Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Cranberries & Leeks
There is unbelievable flavor in these Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Cranberries and Leeks. Plus, it will make your kitchen smell fantastic! There are times when a dish releases aromas that make you dream of dining at a fine restaurant, but when you actually take the first bite, your dreams disappear in a disappointing “poof”….
Slow Cooker 3-Bean Vegetarian Chili Recipe
It doesn’t get any easier than this 3-bean vegetarian slow cooker chili. Just throw in the ingredients you’ll be rewarded with a healthy meal by dinnertime. When you marry into a family, there are certain expectations placed upon you. For me, it was learning to make my mother-in-law’s crockpot applesauce and coveted zucchini bread. Believe…
Slow Cooker Chipotle Lentil Soup with Avocado
Throw everything in the slow cooker and let this healthy chipotle lentil soup simmer away all day long. Pureed avocado and chipotle peppers add plenty of flavor! Thank you to California Avocados for helping me share this recipe with you. There was a time in my life when taking university-level calculus seemed like a good…
Top 10 Healthy Super Bowl Recipes
It’s time to pull out my Top 10 Healthy Super Bowl recipes for the big game. From appetizers to entrées, there’s something for everyone! In any other year, Super Bowl Sunday would mean a day of cooking our favorite football food and watching pre-game shows, but this year will be a little different. We decided…
Slow Cooker Hoisin Chicken Recipe {Crockpot}
A Slow Cooker Chicken recipe is an easy way to get dinner on the table and you can’t beat the fantastic hoisin sauce that flavors this crockpot recipe. You can’t beat a great slow cooker chicken recipe for an easy dinner that doesn’t require much thought. Plus, it involves hoisin sauce, which is always a…
Slow Cooker Vegetable Curry Recipe with Sweet Potato & Chickpeas
This slow cooker vegetarian curry recipe stars sweet potato and chickpeas, and is a fantastic choice for a Meatless Monday meal. “Are you making Grandma’s crockpot applesauce, Mum? Please tell me that you are!” This is what I typically hear when I pull out the slow cooker. And who can blame them?! The applesauce isn’t…
What’s Cookin’…My Best Soup Recipes
With the chilly weather setting in, I’m diving into my recipe box for my best soup recipes. The list includes vegetarian and slow cooker options. Let me tell you why “Don’t knock it ’til you try it” is my motto for soup recipes. In my early twenties, I traveled to Zimbabwe with my parents to…
Slow Cooker Shredded Barbecue Chicken Recipe with Kefir Cilantro Slaw
Make school night dinners a breeze with these slow cooker shredded barbecue chicken sandwiches, topped with a light kefir cilantro slaw. Thanks to Green Valley Organics for sponsoring this post and helping me to share this recipe with you. I’m going to talk about healthy school dinners because I am not emotionally equipped yet to…
Slow Cooker Hoisin Shredded Chicken Sandwich Recipe with Asian Slaw
When I get a recipe in my mind, I just can’t shake it. It’s like The Blob, the old Steve McQueen movie where an amoeba-like creature takes over an unsuspecting city. Yeah, that’s my brain, being overtaken by thoughts of Asian flavors mixed into shredded chicken and a fresh slaw. It all started when I…
Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe with Black Beans & Corn (Slow Cooker)
Heading to university for the first time was an adventure for many reasons. Not only did I join the throngs of college newbies who had never lived away from home, but I made what seemed a very long journey from Vancouver, Canada to Greeley, Colorado to be a part of the University of Northern Colorado’s…
Crockpot Pear & Ginger Applesauce Recipe
This easy pear and ginger applesauce takes very little effort when made in the slow cooker. It’s great when eaten on its own or as a condiment or ice cream topper. There are times when it’s best not to mess with tradition. When it comes to our Family Crockpot Applesauce Recipe (care of my mother-in-law),…
Crockpot Chickpea Stew Recipe with Balsamic Caramelized Onions
There are only so many workouts one can do to work off Irish Cream Cheesecake Brownies. After a couple of days of indulgence around here, it was time to break out the healthy recipes. The last time I pulled out my crockpot (slow cooker) for a vegetarian dish, I made a chickpea and tomato stew,…
Crockpot Gingered Chickpea and Spicy Tomato Stew Recipe
By the time that dinnertime rolled around last night, my family had heard enough out of me. That morning, I had sautéd some onions with a mixture of fresh ginger, garlic, and spices, added some tomatoes and combined this mixture with some chickpeas (garbanzo beans) in my crockpot. By lunchtime, my house smelled as good…