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Slow Cooker Mushroom Rice – The Best & Easiest!

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Slow Cooker Mushroom Rice

My slow cooker is absolutely one of my best friends during this busy time of year! I love being able to throw the ingredients in my crock pot, set it and forget it. It is so nice to walk in the house after a crazy day and smell a delicious dish ready to go. This Slow Cooker Mushroom Rice is an absolute dream for mushroom lovers. It takes only a couple minutes to put this together and then you just let the crock pot do its thing. Serve this with any meat or just enjoy it all by itself for a simple meal.

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Arancini Rice Ball Casserole – Loaded with Veggies!

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Arancini Rice Ball Casserole

Have you ever ordered Arancini from an Italian restaurant? If you have not, you are missing out. These fried rice balls are such an amazing appetizer! For this Arancini Rice Ball Casserole, I decided to create a casserole that incorporates many of the delicious flavors from this Sicilian classic and adds just the right amount of fresh veggies to give you an amazing, satisfying and delicious meal all in one dish. Serve this with a fresh salad and enjoy it with a group of friends and family today!

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Vietnamese Beef Bowls – with ground beef

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Vietnamese beef bowl

These Vietnamese Beef Bowls are a great quick, easy and healthy option for weeknight dinners. The saucy and flavorful ground beef is served over my habanero lime rice. Hoisin sauce gives this dish just the hint of sweetness that it needs, and the chili paste gives it just enough spice. All in, these rice bowls come in at less than 500 calories, so they are a delicious meal that you shouldn’t feel guilty about enjoying!

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Habanero Lime Rice – Easy, Fresh & Spicy!

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A plate of habanero lime rice

To me, plain white rice is something that I eat only as an accompaniment to something else. It is never something that I am excited about, and it is most definitely never the best part of any meal. I don’t like serving anything that doesn’t add a good amount of flavor to a meal, and that is why I love this Habanero Lime Rice. This rice has both habaneros and jalapeños and it also has cilantro and lime juice. This is one side dish that is anything but bland, and if you aren’t careful, it may even outshine your main dish!

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Chorizo Stuffed Peppers – A Filling Complete Meal

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Chorizo Stuffed Peppers

So, today is Mother’s Day. A lot of moms say that the last thing they want to do on Mother’s Day is cook. Personally, I really wanted to cook – I just wanted to be left alone by everyone in my family when I did it. I also wanted to serve the meal to my family and not hear one complaint about it. Both of those wishes were granted, and it was amazing! My husband is really not a bell pepper fan, but I took advantage of the holiday and made these Chorizo Stuffed Peppers mostly just for myself. Even though he doesn’t care for the peppers, he actually really enjoyed these, or maybe he just liked the queso he drenched them in?!

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Chicken Fried Rice – Quick, Easy & Better Than Take-Out

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Chicken Fried Rice

Last night was one of those nights when I just couldn’t think of anything to make for dinner. I didn’t have a lot of stuff on hand, and I was not about to head out to the store in the rain with four little ones. So, I opened up the fridge and started looking for inspiration. I had some rice leftover from dinner a couple nights before, and it hit me – chicken fried rice! This is a great recipe because leftover rice is really better than fresh (fresh will work too, though). It also uses a lot of stuff you may already have on hand.

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