Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup

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I’m so glad to have dinner done today!

I popped this slow cooker tortellini soup in Mrs. Potts this morning . . .

and added a loaf of bread in my bread machine (find a similar one HERE). I’ll add a side salad along with some leftover Southern Living Chunky Apple Cake we had after hosting some Young Life college kids last night . . .

and one more meal is in the books at our house. 🙂

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, these Crock-tober will change the way you do dinner in your home! 

If you haven’t gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it’s a grocery game changer!)

 Here’s what’s on the menu for this week:

• Monday – Slow Cooker Carmen’s Chicken & Gravy
• Tuesday – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
• Wednesday – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
• Thursday – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
• Friday – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here’s how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
• Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole
• Crock-tober Day 11 – Slow Cooker Carmen’s Chicken & Gravy
• Crock-tober Day 12 – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
• Crock-tober Day 13 – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
• Crock-tober Day 14 – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
• Crock-tober Day 15 – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Looking for more slow cooker recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it’s lowest price on our brand-spankin’ new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy

Tonight’s Crock-t0ber meal was Carmen’s Chicken and Gravy (Carmen is a rockstar in our Dinner’s Done Facebook Group and always posts the yummiest recipes!), and when we tried this one out a few weeks ago it was definitely one of our favorites.

I debated how to make it though, because we’re having some college kids who serve in our local Young Life Ministry over to eat, and in all reality (although making this Crock-tober meal would have been so yummy for them), I’d already decided to give myself a little grace and order barbecue. 🙂 

(Making mashed potatoes for 20 just wasn’t in my what-I-really-am-up-for-right-now-today list!)

Then it dawned on me that I’ll be out of town at a conference next week, and I could totally turn this meal into an easy freezer meal for my bunch while I’m away. 

I dumped the ingredients to cook all day in one bag, added corn starch in another (because I’m not quite sure my family will know where to find corn starch without me), and included everything along with the instructions for the recipe in a larger bag in the freezer.

It took hardly any time at all, and I’m thrilled that I’ll have a meal ready for them to enjoy while I’m away!

I also made up bags of chocolate chip cookies with Dollar Tree ribbon to send home tonight with the kids who come. (I’m so thankful for Young Life’s Ministry and the kids that have poured into my older kids, that this was the least I can do!)

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, these Crock-tober will change the way you do dinner in your home! 

If you haven’t gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it’s a grocery game changer!)

 Here’s what’s on the menu for this week:

• Monday – Slow Cooker Carmen’s Chicken & Gravy
• Tuesday – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
• Wednesday – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
• Thursday – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
• Friday – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here’s how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
• Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole
• Crock-tober Day 11 – Slow Cooker Carmen’s Chicken & Gravy
• Crock-tober Day 12 – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
• Crock-tober Day 13 – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
• Crock-tober Day 14 – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
• Crock-tober Day 15 – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Looking for more slow cooker recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it’s lowest price on our brand-spankin’ new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

One more week of Crocktober is in the books ~ success!

After having a puny kiddo home from school yesterday my girl is on the mend (as evidenced in today’s video above ~ eek . . .) and we spent the morning together making homemade cinnamon rolls to serve along breakfast casserole & fresh fruit for dinner tonight.

I used my regular almost homemade cinnamon rolls recipe, except instead of using store bought frozen bread dough I made a batch of our favorite bread machine bread dough and used that as the dough. It was so simple to make that I’ll probably do that from now on! 

The recipe is so simple (just think lasagna layering when planning the egg casserole), and dinner is done. 

Last night we had the pasta fagioli soup and it was amazing, served with homemade garlic knots which were pretty perfect too!

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, Crocktober might just change your life. 

If you haven’t gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it’s a grocery game changer!)

 Here’s what’s on the menu for next week:

• Monday – Slow Cooker Carmen’s Chicken & Gravy
• Tuesday – Slow Cooker Vegetable Tortellini Soup
• Wednesday – Slow Cooker Barbecue Stuffed Potatoes
• Thursday – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas
• Friday – Slow Cooker Meatloaf

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here’s how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
• Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

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Y’all, I’m not gonna lie, so far today has been a terrible-no-good-very-bad-day. 🙁 

But things are looking up (and at least dinner is done!)

The last few days I’ve had issues with my iPhone (which is what I use to record FB live), and sure enough this morning it wasn’t working at all (the sound is completely awful, and I just bought a new iPhone 6 months ago!)

I’d driven all around town last night trying to get it fixed by picking up a new microphone (that didn’t work), giving it a software update (didn’t work either), and finally decided this morning to just use my iPad to video. (Which would be fine, except that I don’t have a way to hold it. EEK!)

After an hour of fooling with that mess I finally made dinner on FB live (and it worked fine ~ whew!) then hauled my sweet ten year old to the doctor because she’s just felt puny for about a week.

I was frustrated with the phone, frustrated with all I had to do, and frustrated with myself for being frustrated about all of it. (Because really, I KNOW this is stuff is small stuff, but it feels like big stuff some days!)

As I was at the doctor’s with this girl, they thought she probably just had a weird stomach bug (her stomach’s been bothering her and she’s just acted weird for her.) But, they suggested we go ahead and get a flu shot (so figuring I’d at least get that checked off the list) we went ahead and did that.

When checking out she asked if she could go to the car (which I could see from inside the office), and said she felt a bit dizzy. I didn’t think anything at all, and she went on her way.

About a minute later I heard a loud crash, turned to see what it was and realized Reagan had completely passed out just outside the doctor’s office. 

I have never in all my life been so scared. 

She came around in just a few seconds, but needless to say, this momma’s heart realized all the other small stuff really didn’t matter.

Apparently she was just a little dehydrated and got anxious after the shot (she’s always gotten a little nauseous after shots), and after a trip to the Chick Fil A drive thru seems to be a bit on the mend. 

Bless her.

So tonight at least we have dinner done. 

There are some gorgeous looking breadsticks sitting over by our oven ready to bake tonight, but I’m cozy on the couch with my girl and not even going to move over there to take a picture to show you. (You’ll have to take my word for it.)

Last night we had the slow cooker open faced sirloin sandwiches for dinner, and they were fantastic too.

If your days some days look like mine and you feel like you can’t manage one more thing, Crock-tober might be just for you too. 

If you haven’t gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it’s a grocery game changer!)

 Here’s what’s on the menu this week:

• Monday – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Wednesday – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Thursday – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Friday – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here’s how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
• Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

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Looking for more penny pinched recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it’s lowest price on our brand-spankin’ new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

I’m still just thinking Crocktober is the bestest idea ever. 🙂 

We had Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili last night for dinner it was so good and oodles of leftovers . . .

And I’m about to pop some homemade dough in the oven to get ready for tonight’s Slow Cooker Open Face Sirloin Sandwiches.

Success. 

I also ran to Fresh Thyme where I scored some crazy deals on groceries. I spent $36.43 and SAVED $41.72 ALL on fresh produce & meat, without clipping a single coupon!

If you have a Fresh Thyme or Sprouts in your area, I highly recommend shopping on Wednesdays for their double ad sales day. Today started the sale on Honey Crisp Apples and the sale on pineapples ends today (just 77¢!) so this is an awesome time to stock up!

If you haven’t gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it’s a grocery game changer!)

 Here’s what’s on the menu this week:

• Monday – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Wednesday – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Thursday – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Friday – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here’s how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
• Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Looking for more penny pinched recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it’s lowest price on our brand-spankin’ new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

I am so so so so sooooooooo enjoying Crock-tober, and I sure hope you are too!

We made the brown sugar balsamic pork loin last night ~ and OH MY WORD IT WAS SO GOOD. 

Tonight we’re having Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili, and I can’t even wait. 🙂 

It’s amazing how getting dinner done each day can totally transform the dinnertime hour in your home!

I also wanted to give you a SUPER fast tip for today’s Crock-tober meal that will make your life WAY easier! On Day 8 of Crock-tober Volume 2 (which is tomorrow), we’re making Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches which are so stinkin’ good, but you need to marinade your meat for 8 hours ahead of time.

So, be sure to pull your meat out tonight, pop it in the marinade and let it soak up those yummy seasonings all night long. 🙂

And in case you couldn’t find a beef sirloin tip roast (my store didn’t have one), you can substitute with a shoulder roast or chuck roast. I’m going to serve ours over chunky slices of homemade bread (my recipes in the back of the book!), and I know my family is going to be in heaven!

If you’d like a ‘REAL’ copy of the cookbook, these are now availble to order on Amazon (and remember, they include TWO volumes with FORTY recipes AND grocery lists AND a menu plan. I LOVE THAT!

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, Crocktober might just change your lfie. 

If you haven’t gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it’s a grocery game changer!)

 Here’s what’s on the menu this week:

• Monday – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Wednesday – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Thursday – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Friday – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here’s how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
• Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Looking for more penny pinched recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it’s lowest price on our brand-spankin’ new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

I seriously think Crocktober is the bestest idea ever. 🙂 

Dinner is made up in Mrs. Potts (I’m adding garlic mashed potatoes from this recipe along with veggies and a side salad)

And, I had the leftovers from Friday’s Chicken Minestrone today for lunch, and OH MY WORD this soup makes me so happy! If you want a hearty-choc-full-of-healthy-happiness meal, this one’s for you. 🙂

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, Crocktober might just change your lfie. 

If you haven’t gotten it already, download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it’s a grocery game changer!)

 Here’s what’s on the menu this week:

• Monday – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Tuesday – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Wednesday – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Thursday – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Friday – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here’s how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
• Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Looking for more penny pinched recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it’s lowest price on our brand-spankin’ new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

I just love Mrs. Potts. 

and I’m pretty sure Crock-tober is my favorite month of the year. 🙂 

Today I tried making Homemade Bread Bowls (I took my regular Homemade Bread Dough recipe (it’s in the back of the free Crock-tober printable cookbook), split it in 3 and baked for 25 minutes), and I can’t even believe how well it worked.

Note that my dog ate one of the bowls so it’s a good thing I made an extra batch. 

Eek. 

5 minutes of dumping ingredients, and dinner is done. 

If you struggle with getting dinner done, I promise, this will change your life!

This weekend download your free Crock-tober Cookbook, print it out, and get your groceries (I use Kroger Clicklist to order my groceries – it’s a grocery game changer!)

 Here’s what’s on the menu next week!

• Monday, October 9th, Crock-tober Day 6 – Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin
• Tuesday, October 10th, Crock-tober Day 7 – Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
• Wednesday, October 11th, Crock-tober Day 8 – Slow Cooker Open Faced Sirloin Sandwiches
• Thursday, October 12th, Crock-tober Day 9 – Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli Soup
• Friday, October 13th, Crock-tober Day 10 – Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook.

Here’s how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Looking for more penny pinched recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it’s lowest price on our brand-spankin’ new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

Day 4 of Crock-tober 2017 is in the books! 🙂 

This morning before heading to Bible Study I quickly pulled dinner together (seriously, in under two minutes!) and dinner is done for the day.

I love that. 

Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos are on the menu tonight. . . just 4 ingredients dumped in Mrs. Potts and dinner is all done.

WOOHOO!

Last night we had these Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps and oh my word. THEY WERE SO GOOD.

So good in fact, that my hubby took them to work along with some slider rolls, and sent me this fancy pic of his yummy lunch  . . .

And while his lunch was truly just lovely, I’m thinking I won. 😉

(On the way home from Bible Study I skipped Starbucks, mixed Kroger sugar-free hot chocolate with instant coffee in my all-time favorite mug, added a wee bit of Reddi-Whip and a sprinkling of Hershey’s syrup, and oh my word, had the nicest treat ever. WAY better than Starbucks and so much more penny pinched!)

If you struggle with getting dinner done, would you join me for Crock-tober today?  

To join the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook. 

This is how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

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EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it’s lowest price on our brand-spankin’ new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

I am loving Crock-tober. 

So far we’ve had dinner done (well!) Monday and Tuesday (see last night’s yummy broccoli cheese soup and homemade bread above?) and I’ve already got buffalo chicken wraps cooking up in Mrs. Potts tonight.

If you struggle with getting dinner done, this is just for you. 

If you’d like to join me in the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook. 

Note, because I’ve got Bible Study on Thursdays I’m hoping to hop on Facebook Live at 8:45 so I finish up in plenty of time to scoot over there. The morning times are a wee bit flexible, but you can always catch the re-play later in the day!

This is how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Looking for more penny pinched recipes? Here you go!

EEK! Amazon just dropped the price to it’s lowest price on our brand-spankin’ new Crocktober Cookbook ~ go HERE to snag yours!

Y’all.

My house smells so good right now.

I have warm dough rising in the bread machine, broccoli cheese soup cooking up in Mrs. Potts, and my laundry is even caught up on (meaning the hallway by our bedrooms even smells fresh-Tide-scented-yummy today too!) 🙂

Last night we had Slow Cooker Honey Chicken served over rice with broccoli . . .

And I can’t even wait for this broccoli cheese soup tonight.

Folks, MY SINK IS EVEN CLEANED OUT. 

Sheer bliss. 

If you’d like to join me in the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook. 

This is how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon ~ Amazon dropped the price by 10% today, so this is the perfect time to snag yours!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Looking for more penny pinched recipes? Here you go!

My house smells yummy, our kitchen is clean, the laundry is (almost?) done, and I just love that there’s just something amazing about how simply pulling together a menu plan and dinner each night can transform not only home, but also your life.

Success.

We’ve had a crazy week this past week with one very sick kiddo at home (my seventeen year old ran a fever for five days straight ~ bless him!), some family visiting in town, soccer games, cross country meets, football games, and gymnastics practices. Needless to say in the evenings we race from one event to the next, so I love that by planning our meals in advance I’ve won the we-need-to-eat-dinner-at-home-and-not-at-the-drive-thru war. 🙂

Any mommas with me? 

As I’ve been looking over the menu plan to prepare for the week, I love that these are all simple recipes you can plan ahead of time without too much prep work, and really get dinner done every night of the week.

To make life easier, I “prepped” our kitchen last night by pulling out Mrs. Potts, gathering my spices and seasonings, and double checking the fridge for extra ingredients. It’s amazing what five minutes of prep work at night did to make me feel ahead of the game this morning, and I’m adding a salad, broccoli and rice as sides to round out the meal.

HERE’S WHAT I’LL BE COOKING THIS WEEK:

• Monday, October 2nd, Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Tuesday, October 3rd,  Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Wednesday, October 4th, Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Thursday, October 5th, Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Friday, October 6th, Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

If you’d like to join me in the Crock-tober Challenge this month, click HERE to get your free menu plan, grocery list and cookbook. 

This is how our schedule *should* look each day: 🙂

• 9 AM Eastern Time Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow’ button and you’ll get updates each time PPP goes live)
• 1:30 PM  Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
• 6 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick updated pick over on FB with how the recipe went
• 7:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to email subscribers with all the info as well as today’s top deals

And just in case you’re interested, THE REAL COOKBOOK IS HERE TOO. (WOOHOO!) Go HERE if you’d like to order one from Amazon and not print from home ~ mine is supposed to arrive today and I can hardly wait!

I can’t wait to spend this month with you ~ we’re going to have a fantastic time feeding our family well all month long! 

CROCK-TOBER 2017:

• Crock-tober Day 1 – Slow Cooker Honey Chicken
• Crock-tober Day 2 – Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Crock-tober Day 3 – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Crock-tober Day 4 – Slow Cooker Beef Tacos
• Crock-tober Day 5 – Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.