Labor Day with the Crock-pot or Not

Slow Cooker Saturdays

Are you getting together for some food, fellowship, and fun this weekend for Labor Day?  One of the best ways to reduce the stress of having company is preparing food ahead.  Besides freezing a meal, I don’t know a bigger help then the crock-pot.  For this Slow Cooker Saturdays installment I thought I would highlight different uses of the crock-pot and a few other recipes that may inspire your Labor Day celebrations.

Main Dish Ideas:

• Crock-Pot or Not Super Quick Tortilla Soup

• Crock-Pot Chicken Taco Salad

• Crock-Pot Chili Recipe
• Healthier Crock-Pot Meatballs
• “Baked” Potatoes in the Crock-Pot
• Cilantro Lime Pesto Recipe & Black Bean Burrito Recipe (keep the burritos warm in the crock-pot
• Turkey Feta Burgers

Side Dish Ideas:

• Crock-pot Baked Beans Recipe

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• Crock-Pot Corn on the Cob

• Barbecue Franks

• The Green Salad
• 3 Ingredient Biscuits
• Crock-Pot or Not Homemade & Healthified Red Robin French Fries

• Guacamole Recipe
• Crock-pot Homemade (Sourdough) Bread Recipe

Drink Ideas:

• Sun Tea Recipe

• Lemon & Limeade Recipe

• Strawberry Blueberry Fruit Smoothie Recipe
• Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri Smoothie
• Watermelon Lime Juice

Dessert Ideas:

• Double Chocolate Yogurt Zucchini Bread Recipe

• No Flour 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Gluten-Free

• Healthified Crazy Fast Cake & Macadamia Nut Frosting

• No Flour (Black Bean) Brownies
• No Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
• 3 Ingredient Biscuits (can be used as a shortcake)
• No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Bite Recipe
• Raw Vegan 3 Ingredient Lara Bar Ball Recipe

• EASY Cheesecake Recipe
• Easy No Flour Pie Crust Recipe
• 4 Ingredient Chocolate Coconut Delights
• FAST & Healthified 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cup (needs to be kept cold so the natural peanut butter doesn’t melt)
• 3 Ingredient Healthified Chocolate Crispy Treats

How are you celebrating and feasting this Labor Day?

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