Take The Easy Road And End Up With This Amazing Meal!

Are you hungry for a soul-pleasing casserole? Whenever I’m in the mood for comfort food, I turn to Shepherd’s Pie. What could be better than hot mashed potatoes laying on top of savory ground beef and gravy? For as long as I can remember, Shepherd’s Pie has been a staple Sunday meal in my mother’s household. I’ve carried on this tradition and make it for my family. Will you be making it for yours? I’m so glad I found this recipe as it’s easy to follow and the results are wondrous!

This hamburger and mashed potato casserole is perfect for a winter’s evening meal or a quick and simple summer supper. It really doesn’t matter what time of year it is when making this yummy dish.

I love eating casserole’s like this because they are super easy to throw together and they make a wholesome and hearty supper option for hungry kids and spouses.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Simply Recipes.

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Quick Tip: Toss in some diced carrots and peas to add a bit of color to your casserole.

You’ve stuck to your usual chicken dishes week after week and now it’s time to make a change. This cheesy mustard chicken delivers that new flavorful dish you’ve been looking for!

Boneless skinless chicken breasts get dressed in a cheddar cheese, mustard and garlic sauce and baked to a golden brown. Serve this up with mashed potatoes and a garden salad for a delicious and hearty dinner your family will love! Make that change you’ve been looking for and do it right with this tasty cheesy mustard chicken meal!

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Quick Tip: Pound down the chicken before-hand for a tender piece of meat!

These Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Meatballs make for great party or tailgate food or for a simple, hearty meal at home. It’s a really easy recipe. And, for that matter, the sauce only requires five ingredients, most (if not all) of which are likely to be in your pantry or refrigerator already. I love a number of different meatball flavors, but the honey garlic combination is a classic, and it’s a great option if you’re on a bit of a budget and want something low-hassle.

This recipe specifically calls for frozen meatballs, mostly as a means of making use of meatballs you already have on hand. If you are going to cook your own and are going to use your slow cooker for this recipe, I would recommend at least chilling them before putting them in there; they’ll be less likely to break apart if you do that.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Fabulessly Frugal

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Quick tip: Add a bit of hot sauce for an extra kick.

Why settle for just canned beans, when you can make something like these Home-Style Cheesy Baked Beans with a nice blend of beans, cheddar, and bacon?  It’s easy to make and bakes in about an hour.

Hey, I know that there’s a reason why those canned baked beans and pork & beans are so popular by themselves.  They certainly make for a nice quick side when you’re in an extreme rush or are in a setting where cooking anything super-fancy isn’t necessarily an option (I have been on a few camping trips in my day, believe it or not).  But if you are at home and have a little time for the oven to work its magic, why settle just for what is in a can, when you can make something so much more flavor rich (not to mention vitamin- and fiber-rich)–and make it so easily as this?

Recipe and photo courtesy of A Spectacled Owl

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Meatloaf is a popular family dinner item for a reason. My favorite thing about it is that it’s easy to double the recipe and make enough to feed even a larger group for two days. Sometimes, however, it can become a bit boring or “blah.”  Solve that problem and liven up your meatloaf night with this Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf recipe! It’ll be a huge hit and your family will beg you to make it again soon.

Meatloaf can be a hearty and satisfying main course, particularly when paired with some yummy potatoes and beans.  Some recipes out there just miss the mark a bit, though, at least in my opinion, and even a good, tried-and-true recipe can become a bit of a yawner, after a while.  This recipe certainly isn’t boring.  After making one small adjustment, I thought that it came out beautifully.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Salad in a Jar

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Quick tip: You can add some brown sugar to the ketchup if you want a sweeter flavor.

If you want something with barbecue flavor but don’t have the time (or weather) to do any elaborate grilling, this Slow Cooker Barbecue Pork recipe is a great way to bring that sort of meal to your table.  It is very low-hassle and can easily be refrigerated and re-heated as needed.

I enjoy my barbecue and like breaking out the grill when I can, but I realize that that’s not really an option all the time (even where I am now, there is a limit to outdoor grilling season, and I understand all too well how much “babysitting” that good charcoal grilling can entail).  Thankfully, the Crock-Pot can make a really tender, savory meat dish indoors at any time of year and with minimal hassle.  Even if this recipe isn’t 100% “authentic,” I have to say that it has great barbecue flavor.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Caroline’s Cooking

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Quick tip: Adjust the amount of chipotle peppers to your liking.

Like sweet and spicy sauces? Like shrimp? Need something fast and simple? If your answer to all of these questions was a very loud “YES!” then this recipe is made for you! This Quick Sweet & Spicy Shrimp has got it all: just the right amount of spiciness to warm you up on a cold fall day, and it’s so easy to make you won’t believe it.

Though there are plenty of out-of-this-world elaborate seafood recipes, you don’t HAVE to spend forever or exert yourself too much to come up with something tasty, particularly with shrimp!  This recipe is great for when you just want some “fast and easy gourmet.” There is a small amount of prep involved, depending on how fancy you want to be with this, but actual cooking time is only about ten minutes.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Cooking With Cakes

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Quick tip: Serve with rice or your favorite pasta!