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Have You Tried All 5 Of These Amazing Pasta Recipes?

We all love quick and easy pasta recipes, especially on those weeknights when it seems you don’t even have the time to make yourself a cup of coffee. I have to admit I’m guilty of making the same ol’ spaghetti and meatballs three times in two weeks… There’s nothing wrong with that, of course, and the kids do love it – but I have to say I was getting a little tired of it, myself!

These five awesome pasta recipes will help you get through the dreaded dinner rut, or the busiest week of your life. Seriously, you could make one of these every night of the week, and you wouldn’t hear your family complain. All of these recipes leave room for variation, so you can tweak them as you go to make them taste totally new, each time you serve them.

It’s impossible for me to choose a favorite among these, but #4 is the one I’ve made most recently. I can tell you we had no leftovers whatsoever, and my daughter was practically licking her plate clean. Which one of these is your favorite?

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This American goulash may not be what your granny used to make but by golly it sure is good!

There are so many ways to make goulash and everyone claims that their way is the right way. How about the way that tastes the best is the right way? The following recipe on the next page is for a slow cooker American goulash that is covered in ooey, gooey cheese. Gasp! “How can that be goulash?!” some of you might say. Well, it’s goulash because I say it’s goulash LOL Seriously, guys and gals, this Crock Pot goulash is seriously good and easy to make.

I like to start the American goulash about mid-morning and it is ready by early afternoon. I just set my slow cooker settings to warm and allow it to sit until dinnertime. It’s so hearty and filling!

What types of sides do y’all enjoy serving with your American goulash? I personally prefer a side salad and garlic bread. Sometimes, I’ll make garlic-seasoned green beans. Serve whatever tickles your fancy 🙂

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Quick Tip: Feel free to use any flavor of cheese that you prefer in this goulash. You can also leave it out completely if you want.

Breaded pork chops will have your family RUNNING to the sound of the dinner bell.

I make a lot of breaded pork chop recipes, but this one totally stands out! My family loves breaded meat. My husband loves it the most when I use panko breadcrumbs. He loves the extra crunch and the real bread taste it possesses. While it’s a bit messy, I love it when my sons enjoy the food. And they usually enjoy breaded meat. The eat a lot, actually, and they love eating this with rice and gravy.

This Italian breaded pork chops recipe was a recipe recommended to me by a friend through an email. She sent the link to me, knowing that my family loves this kind of dish. So I immediately tried it the next day. Do I even need to say that it has been a huge hit? I served it for lunch because I know it will be quite heavy. I served this with mashed potatoes and blanched asparagus. They go so well with this tasty pork chop recipe.

Their plates were all clean by the end of lunch! Even if they asked for another serving, there wasn’t anything left to serve. I usually just cook one extra, and that extra was devoured by my husband.

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Quick Tip: Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.

When Failure Isn’t An Option – Make One Of These Casserole Recipes

Don’t you just love the aromas of wonderful, tasty dinner casseroles baking in the oven? It is something that has always made me feel comfy and cozy, ever since I was a kid. My mother was a stay-at-home-mom and looking back, it was such a privilege to come home from school to a delicious, homemade meal every day.

I have been doing my best to create that same feeling of safety and love for my children. And since all three of them love casseroles, I make them often! (Lucky me – their favorites are also really easy to put together!)

This list of seven hearty casseroles was, in fact, inspired by my kids. I asked them what they would like for dinner next week, and they came up with a sweet, hand-written note that completely melted my heart! So we are definitely going to have some of these next week, and probably the week after that, as well!

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It was my husband’s turn to make dinner for us. He decided on an easy recipe and made Crock Pot brown sugar chicken.

Between running to basketball, soccer, dance, band, choir, and whatever other after school activities my kids decide they want to sign up for, making dinner is pretty much out of the question. We so often will grab a sub sandwich from the convenience store or drive-thru for burgers. It’s so impersonal and even more, unhealthy. I feel terrible every time we do it, but for a long time, I felt like there were no other options for us.

That was until I went to stay with my mom for a weekend. I started explaining to her my issues, and she went right out and bought me a slow cooker that very same day.

I can’t believe I have never had one of these things. I think she was more shocked that I wasn’t already using one. The very first thing that she told me to cook in it was this crock pot brown sugar chicken from the web.

There weren’t a lot of complicated steps or ingredients, so it’s just right for someone starting out, or on the go or both. This crock pot brown sugar chicken came out so juicy and tender, my whole family really loved it.

We even had time to sit down as a family for once and enjoy it!

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Quick Tip: Serve with baked potato and steamed veggies.

Mom is very particular about her storefront. One day, my brothers and I wanted her to make strawberry cake so we placed a sign outside of her pizza shop.

We had to take some time and celebrate this man that had done so much to help us out over the years. He was still up and very active and ready to party. We couldn’t keep it a surprise, just because there was no way that we could ever keep anything from him. So, I decided to just ask him what kind of cake he wanted me to order for him. He said, “I want you to make me one of yours from your own kitchen!” Well, okay then. I’ve always been pretty good at baking, but I didn’t realize that he liked it that much.

If that’s what he wanted though, that’s what I was going to do for him. I knew he loved strawberries, and they were in season, so that’s the direction I headed in. Strawberry cake!

I found this recipe for strawberry cake on the web and it looked absolutely perfect for the occasion. My dad saw it when I brought it out loaded with candles and he got a great big smile on his face. That smile made it all worth the extra work I had to put in.

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Quick Tip: You can also buy icing from the store instead of making your own.

Old Order Amish have some of the best recipes in the land. This macaroni salad is one of them.

Macaroni salad is one of those foods that can be eaten over and over again. Every picnic or BBQ that I have ever gone too always has a big old bowl of mac salad sitting on the table in all of its glory. My mother would always make macaroni salad when I was a kid. She’d use different recipes from time to time and sometimes put tuna in her mac salad. As a child, I didn’t enjoy that ingredient very much but as I got older I learned to like it. My little sister, Amanda, always liked the tuna fish so she happily ate it whenever mom made the salad that way.

Anyway, enough reminiscing, the recipe we are chatting about today is from an old Amish cookbook. You’re gonna love it!

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Quick Tip: Add tuna or canned chicken to the mix. Yum!