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However, not all chilis are created equally.
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Some are made with pumpkin and mole sauce and, in turn, are superior.
Get our recipe forPinto Bean and Pumpkin Mole Chili.
Get our recipe for aBlack Bean Omelet.
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It’s that easy!
Get our recipe forSlow Cooker Beef Goulash.
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Either way, this Italian sausage soup is hearty enough to work as dinner on its own.
Get our recipe forHearty Italian Sausage Soup.
Get our recipe forSteak Nachos.
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But have you tried taco pasta?
Get our recipe forOne-Skillet Taco Pasta.
Get our recipe forShrimp Fra Diavolo.
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This soup can stand on its own as a full mealno hunger pangs here!
Get our recipe forSlow Cooker Cuban Tomato and Black Bean Soup.
They’ll help fill you up and assuage any guilt about having nachos for dinner.
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Get our recipe forBlack Bean and Chicken Nachos.
This tuna melt recipe is one of a kind, simply by the way it is made.
Get our recipe forCranberry Mustard Mini Tuna Melts.
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You don’t even have to turn the oven on, either.
Get our recipe forEggs Diablo.
Get our recipe forBean, Salmon, and Kale Salad.
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Crock-Pot Italian Meatballs Recipe
Buy some quality frozen Italian meatballs!
Get our recipe forCrock-Pot Italian Meatballs Recipe.
Black Bean Breakfast Burritos
Morning beans are the best beans!
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Add a can of beans to your scrambled eggs and sauteed veggies for an even better breakfast burrito.
Get our recipe forBlack Bean Breakfast Burritos.
Bonus points if you make your ownbreadsticks.
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Get our recipe forCopycat Olive Garden Pasta Fagioli.
Get our recipe forJambalaya.
), minus all the added calories and dollars spent on eating at a restaurant.
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Get our recipe forMargarita Chicken.
Get our recipe forPinto Bean Chili.
Go lean by using ground turkey and build flavor with spices, beer, and a bit of chocolate.
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Get our recipe forTurkey Chili.
Get our recipe forMinestrone With Pesto Soup.
Get our recipe forCarne Asada Burrito.
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Get our recipe forTomato Chicken Curry With Cauliflower Rice.
Get our recipe forHuevos Rancheros.
Get our recipe forPumpkin Marinara.
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A ladle of red sauce and a thin layer of bubbling mozzarella rounds the dish outwithout rounding you out.
Get our recipe forSeared Chicken Pizzaioli.
Get our recipe forAvocado-Crab Salad.
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Not only is it easy to make, but this dump-and-goCrock-Pot recipeis perfect to prep and freeze for later!
Get our recipe forCrock-Pot Beef Ragu.
The easy way to make healthier comfort foods.
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They’re best served with simple and substantial ingredients that bring out their natural, subtle taste.
Get our recipe forSeared Scallops With White Beans and Spinach.
Get our recipe forCrockpot Chili.
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Get our recipe forChicken Tortilla Soup.
Get our recipe forBlack Bean and Sweet Potato Taco.
Get our recipe forCurry with Cauliflower and Butternut Squash Stir Fry.
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Get our recipe forInstant Pot White Chicken Chili.
Consider this our contribution to pig appreciation.
Get our recipe forRoast Pork Loin Recipe, Porchetta-Style With Lemony White Beans.
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Get our recipe for7-Layer Dip.
It’s got red onions, green olives, jarred pesto, tomatoes, and capers.
Everything comes together under a blanket of melted mozzarella cheese, between slices of whole wheat bread.
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Get our recipe forQuick and Easy Italian Tuna Melt.
And you won’t believe how well they go together.
Get our recipe forCoconut-Pumpkin Smoothie Bowl.
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You just combine all the ingredients into the slow cooker and let it sit.
Then, you slowly remove the turkey and cut it into chunks you then put back into the cooker.
After that, your cassoulet will be done!
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Get our recipe forTurkey Cassoulet.
Just double-check you serve this one right away; once it cools, it loses its full potential.
Get our recipe forQueso Fundido.
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Get our recipe forRed Chile Chicken Enchiladas.
It’s one of our favorite canned food recipes to date!
Get our recipe forSlow Cooker Pumpkin Chicken Chili.
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Get our recipe forHealthy Tuna Veggie Melts.
Get our recipe forSpaghetti With Spicy Tomato Sauce and Bacon.
Get our recipe forCrock-Pot Vegetarian Chili.
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Get our recipe forBolognese Sauce.
Don’t have a roasting rack?
The beer steam will flavor the chicken from the inside out.
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As the chicken cooks, the beer steams and keeps the bird juicy and flavorful.
Plus, it’s easy to clean up.
Get our recipe forBeer Can Chicken.
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It’s low in calories and will give you 25 grams of protein, plus six grams of fiber.
Get our recipe forSlow Cooker Green Chile Pork Soup.
Scrambled eggs, maybe some small bits of potato, and typically a few slices of bacon.
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But you know what takes that burrito to the next level?
Swapping out the bacon with chorizo.
Get our recipe forBreakfast Burritos.
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It’s the jot down of dish you want to come home to on a blustery winter night.
Get our recipe forSlow Cooker Beef and Beer.
Get our recipe forArtichoke Feta Quiche.
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Get our recipe forPumpkin Parfaits.
Get our recipe forCopycat Wendy’s Chili.
Get our recipe forSpaghetti and Turkey Meatballs.
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The taste of all of these ingredients is out of this world.
You don’t need a ton of spices to make it!
Let the spices and flavor from the enchilada sauce do the work for you.
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Get our recipe forCrock-Pot Chicken Enchilada Casserole.
You don’t need muchjust one strip of bacon per serving.
Get our recipe forClam Chowder.
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Were you tasked with providing a BBQ side dish but your pantry is lacking?
Homemade baked beans to the rescue!
Get our recipe forHomemade Baked Beans.
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Crock-Pot Jambalaya
Between the diced tomatoes and the chicken stock, the recipe does come out soupy.
Soak up those juices by serving plates of jambalaya on beds of white rice.
Get our recipe forCrock-Pot Jambalaya.
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And if you want to drink a pumpkin spice latte while eating it, we’re not judging you.
Get our recipe forPumpkin Bread Pudding.
Get our recipe forShort Ribs Braised in Guinness.
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Get our recipe forInstant Pot Chili.
Get our recipe forHomemade Ice Cream.
A previous version of this article was originally published on March 16, 2020.
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