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This Chicken & Rice Casserole is versatile, hearty comfort food, great for family meals or potlucks. Baking time is about 45 minutes, with another 20-25 minutes needed for prep.

Mother often made a basic rice casserole as a side dish for her dinners, and simple though it was, it was tasty enough that I often asked for seconds. As it turns out, if you throw in some chicken and cheese into the mix, you have a rather savory and filling one-pan meal. Yum!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Aunt Nubby’s Kitchen

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If you want a chicken recipe in which the sauce is a bit thinner and less cheese-heavy but still want something fairly creamy, and you appreciate the zesty flavor given by a little lemon juice (and the extra savory flavor that leaving the skin on gives the chicken), this Baked Lemon Butter Chicken is an excellent choice.  You can have it prepped and cooked in under an hour. One has to admire chicken for its versatility.  And though there are plenty of recipes for boneless, skinless chicken that I love, you can add a lot of flavor to the right recipe by leaving the skin on.

I thought adding spinach to this recipe was a nice touch, but that delicious lemon butter sauce would also make for a nice topping for any crisp green vegetables you might like to have on the side.  I think that this chicken also goes nicely with some wild rice.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Damn Delicious

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Quick tip: You can use chicken breasts instead of thighs, if that’s what you prefer.

If you’re looking for a bit of a change to your chicken dinner routine, this rich and satisfying recipe is made for you. Don’t let the lovely creaminess fool you – only 300 calories per serving, this recipe is a warming winter wonder.  Packed with crab and shrimp, this recipe is truly a seafood splendor.

Imagine the scent of fresh cooked crab and shrimp simmering in a creamy corn chowder, and wafting throughout your kitchen.  Serve this hearty soup with a hunk of sourdough to truly complete the meal, or toss in a few oyster crackers. However you decide to serve this, it’s going to be gobbled up in a hearbeat. This might very well be your next family favorite!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Peonies and Pears

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Quick tip: This dish reheats beautifully!

It’s lamb made tender and super-easy with your slow cooker!  This Slow Cooked Lamb With Wine Sauce comes chock full of veggies and savory spices, not to mention a nice gravy for whatever you choose to serve with it. I can be a bit picky with my lamb recipes.  I don’t want the meat to be too tough or too, well, lamby.  This recipe does a good job of blending all of the flavors, not to mention offering the reader with plenty of options to vary it according to taste.

I thought that this was lovely over a bed of mashed potatoes, as shown in the photo. Given the amount of extra sauce that this makes, you could use it with pasta, and some pureed cauliflower would make for a nice bed, as well.  In any event, with something like this already made, you won’t have to get too fancy to have a hearty and filling complete meal. Enjoy!

Recipe and photo courtesy of RecipeTin Eats

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Quick tip: Choose a cheaper wine for this dish – there’s no point in using an expensive bottle for cooking.

Chicken makes for a great and generally easy to prepare main course, but if you stick with the same few recipes, it is easy to become bored with it.  This Braised Balsamic Chicken recipe is a great way to get out of that food rut.  It is chock full of savory herbs and spices, accentuated nicely by the balsamic vinegar flavor, and you can have it prepped and cooked in a little over half an hour.

I do cook chicken often, and there are some great ways to prepare it that I have come across in my time, but even I can fall into a bit of a rut, sometimes.  I hadn’t tried chicken this way before coming across this recipe and couldn’t resist giving it a try.  After all, I enjoy herb-rich dishes and the flavor of balsamic vinegar (I love a hearty salad with balsamic vinaigrette, now and then), and how can you beat half an hour of skillet cooking for ease and quickness?  Needless to say, I enjoyed this, and it made for great leftovers the next day.

Recipe and photos courtesy of  AllRecipes.com.

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Quick tip: My favorite way to serve this is with steamed vegetables.

My favorite crock pot meal… absolutely stupendous!

A great cut of “the other white meat” meets the convenience of the slow cooker.  The result: a delicious and tender, melt-in-your-mouth main course with a fantastic gravy.  It’s a nice, low-hassle dinner option for those busy weeknights when you’d just rather sit back on the couch than spend the whole evening in the kitchen. Believe me; there are tons of fancy and delicious ways to cook a good cut of pork. Sometimes, though, you just want to keep it simple and low-hassle.

This recipe is about as simple and low-hassle as it gets, honestly, and I was in a “break out the Crock-Pot” sort of mood today.  I was not disappointed.

It really is amazing what good, hearty flavor that you can get just from letting the slow cooker work its magic while going on happily about your day.Let me know how you all enjoyed this recipe in the comments. I always love hearing from you guys and gals 🙂

Recipe and photo courtesy of  Chew Out Loud.

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Quick Tip: I love serving this meal with mashed potatoes and fresh rolls.

This recipe wins “Soup Of The Year” in my book!

Good soup makes for great comfort food! Whenever the weather gets colder, I feel like a delicious, warm soup is in order. I challenge you to find any canned soup with the delicious flavor that this Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup has.  And thanks to your favorite slow cooker, it’s very easy to make!

I ate all too much canned soup in college.  Though I was all too well aware that there were better things out there (Mother spoiled me with her great cooking), I often lacked the time or resources to do much else, and it was hard to beat a quick and easy bowl of soup for comfort.  I didn’t have a Crock-Pot then, either.  Believe me, I’ve tried every single canned soup out there – and not that many of them are tasty enough to even mention. Now, thank God, I do–and I can share this delicious recipe with you!

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Quick tip: Serve this soup with some fresh, homemade bread.