Proteinis filling and satisfying and having plenty of it for dinner will help prevent the midnight munchies.
Recipes like Slow-Cooker Beef Curry and Slow-Cooker Carne Picada Tacos with Avocado Salsa are healthy and delicious.
Serve over creamy polenta or buttered whole-wheat egg noodles.
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The seasoning is flavorful but not too spicy.
Blistered jalapenos added at the end will satisfy the heat lovers in the family.
Serve over a bed of brown rice or brown rice noodles to catch all the sauce.
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This load-and-go recipe makes a complete and satisfying mealjust add a green salad.
For those who prefer a spicier chili, just pass the hot sauce at the table.
Slow-Cooker Jambalaya
This hearty jambalaya is bursting with chicken, smoked turkey sausage and shrimp.
Tender scallops quickly poach in a sweet and spicy sauce that has been cooking for hours.
Brown rice completes the meal.
Serve with crusty bread to sop up the sauce.
Serve the leftover sauce with steamed hearty greens, creamy grits or shredded pork.
Toward the end of the cooking time, shredded cabbage is added in to round out the meal.
Each of the two servings has just 215 calories.
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Or try a pile of al dente braised curly kaleits frilly leaves catch and hold the sauce nicely.
If you have it, drizzle toasted sesame oil on top of this slow-cooker shrimp dish for nutty flair.
For the prettiest appearance, use whole basil and cilantro leaves instead of chopping them.
Look for packaged lemongrass stalks near the plastic clamshells of herbs in the produce section of your supermarket.
Your family will love the chicken and mushrooms in this makeover recipe for traditional lasagna.
Garnish with fresh thyme sprigs, if desired.
Pair it with a salad and toasted whole-grain bread for an easy, healthy dinner.
Pork Carnitas
This Mexican-inspired meal is an easy crowd-pleaser.
It provides amazing flavor to the lamb as they spend up to 12 hours together in the slow cooker.
The meat and carrots become tender yet retain their texture, and the kale offers freshness.
Serve over high-protein quinoa, which contains all nine essential amino acids.
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