Slow Cooker Black Bean Tortilla Soup is a hearty and delicious vegetarian soup made in the crockpot using canned goods and fresh ingredients. I have been experimenting around with tortilla soup for probably a year now, making minor changes and big changes along the way. Recently I finally hit the jackpot, I made a super […]
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Easy Vegetarian Crockpot Refried Beans
On so many levels I love this recipe I am sharing with you today. First, it is freaking delicious. Second, it’s not actually ‘fried’ or ‘refried’ for that matter so its healthy. Third, it is easy, like so easy the hardest part is dicing an onion. Fourth, this recipe is the perfect set it and […]
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Secret Ingredient Turkey Chili
It wouldn’t be Fall on The Schmidty Wife without a chili recipe. To me chili is the ultimate Fall comfort food, everything about it is so perfect. So this year I conjured up Secret Ingredient Turkey Chili. So you want to know what the secret ingredient is? Peanut Butter! Yaaaasss peanut butter! Peanut butter in […]
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Slow Cooker Chipotle Pineapple Carnitas
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY SLOW COOKER. I don’t know if I’ve ever came out and said it before on the blog but Crockpot cooking is one of my favorite ways to feed my family. Since we received our slow cooker as a bridal shower gift from my aunts it has come out AT LEAST once […]
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Crockpot Bolognese
Isn’t there something so comforting about a big bowl of pasta piled high with delicious meat sauce? Bolognese Sauce aka Meat Sauce is such an ultimate comfort food so my goal was to make it easier by making it Crockpot Bolognese. So I started first making Bolognese because my husband would ask for it all […]
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Crockpot ‘Cheater’ Beef Pho
Crockpot ‘Cheater’ Beef Pho uses easy and recognizable ingredients to simmer a pot of delicious tasting broth. Then when you are ready to eat you will simply add onions, noodles, beef, and garnishes for a warming and comforting meal. Without a doubt soup season here in the Schmidt house. Soups all week long, until my […]
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Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken
Skip the stop on the way home from work and make this Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken instead! A flavorful whole chicken made at home in the slow cooker, it can be eaten as is or used in pastas, salads, quesadillas, casseroles, and so much more! I have been thinking a lot lately about how I consider myself […]
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Homemade Chai Tea Concentrate in the Crockpot
Homemade Chai Tea Concentrate made easier in the crockpot, throw in your ingredients, let them simmer and you have enough chai tea lattes to last all week! So I hate admitting it because people look at you crazy when you do but I am not a coffee drinker. I know so many Americans depend on […]
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Crockpot Creamy Pumpkin Chili
For me I see the whole season of fall as a challenge to make everything I eat pumpkin flavored. I always have a can of pumpkin puree cracked open in my fridge ready to be added to anything and everything I am making. I know I am not the only person with this habit because […]
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Homestyle Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
There is nothing more comforting than Chicken Noodle Soup. If it has been a rough week it is a meal I always make for dinner. And these last couple weeks have been no exception, April started with a snow storm so I went crazy with cabin fever, and then a week later was my son’s […]
