Table of Contents
Intro 6
1 Perfectly Slow-Cooked 9
Three-Cheese Meat Lasagna 10
Down-Home Pot Roast with Carrots and Potatoes 13
Triple Cheesy Mac and Cheese 14
Kickin' Southern-Style Pulled Pork 17
Fiesta Chicken Street Tacos 18
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Spicy Sweet Ribs 21
Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs and Veggies 22
Mexican Roast Beef Dip Sandwich 25
Italian Basil-Pesto Chicken 26
Chipotle-Lime Barbecue Pork Chops 29
2 One-Pot Wonders 31
Cheesy Greek Pasta with Chicken 33
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo with Fettuccini 34
Farmers' Market Pasta with Sausage 37
Mexican Chicken and Rice Casserole 38
Tex-Mex Pasta and Sausage 41
Home-Style Chicken and Biscuits 42
Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Rice 45
Meatball Parmesan Skillet 46
Cheesy Cajun Pasta 49
Creamy Beef Stroganoff with Egg Noodles 50
3 Dinner in a Snap! 53
Chili Lime Steak Bites 55
Tuscan Garlic Chicken and Linguine 56
Cheesy Taco Skillet 59
Garlic Shrimp with Lemon Butter Cream Sauce 60
Creamy Bacon Carbonara with Peas 63
Creamy Pesto Chicken Tortellini 64
Cheesy Jalapeno Popper Quesadillas 67
Crunchy Baked Chicken Strips 68
Crisp Apple Spinach Salad with Chicken 71
Pan-fried Firecracker Pork Chops 72
4 Simple Appetizers 75
Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Wings 77
Garlic-Parmesan Pizza Pinwheels 78
Crispy Southern Fried Chicken 81
Jalapeno Cheddar Pretzel Twists 82
Slow Cooker Bourbon Brown Sugar Meatballs 85
Stacked Cantina Nachos 86
Jalapeno Spinach Cheese Dip 89
Spicy Italian Pretzel Bombs 90
Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Taquitos 93
Hot Ham and Cheese Party Sliders 94
5 Sensational Soups 97
Hearty Beef Soup 99
Restaurant-Style Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup 100
Fire-Roasted Roadhouse Chili 103
French Onion Meatball Soup 107
Slow Cooker Chicken and Herb Dumplings 107
Restaurant-Style Broccoli Cheese Soup 108
Fire-Roasted Tomato Basil Soup 111
Chicken Alfredo Tortellini Soup 112
Buffalo Chicken Beer Cheese Soup with Rice 115
Tuscan Sausage Potato Soup 116
6 Simple Sides & Veggies 119
Herb-Roasted Italian Vegetables 121
Best Ever Slow Cooker Creamed Corn 122
10-Minute Garlic-Parmesan Broccoli 125
Garlic-Parmesan Smashed Potatoes 126
Restaurant-Style Mexican Rice 129
Garlic Roasted Bacon Brussels Sprouts 130
Mexican Tortellini Salad with Chile-Lime Dressing 133
Spiced Brown Sugar Roasted Sweet Potatoes 134
Cheesy Italian Herb Orzo 137
Honey-Ginger Glazed Carrots 138
7 Everyday Kitchen Essentials 141
Italian Herb Baked Meatballs 143
Everything Cheese Sauce 144
10-Minute Marinara Arrabbiata 147
40-Minute Milk and Honey Dinner Rolls 148
Restaurant-Style Chunky Salsa 151
5-Minute Foolproof Perfect Herb Gravy 152
5-Ingredient Alfredo Sauce 155
Perfect Basil Pesto 156
Quick No-Rise Pizza Dough 159
Seasoning Blends 160
8 Deliciously Simple Desserts 163
Strawberry Cheesecake No-Bake Ice Box Cake 165
No-Bake Rocky Road Avalanche Bars 166
Donna's Famous Sugar Cookies 169
Best-Tasting Sugar Cookie Icing 170
No-Bake Black Bottom Peanut Butter Pie 173
Key Lime No-Bake Ice Box Cake 174
Legendary Pecan Pie Bars 177
Berry Banana Cheesecake Salad 178
Overnight Cinnamon Rolls 181
Crazy Caramel Apple Pie Bombs 182
Ooey-Gooey Fudgy Chocolate Brownies 185
Thanks 186
About the Authors 187
Index 188
