Chicken, potatoes and rosemary are a natural combination.  The rosemary elevates plain chicken and potatoes to a whole new level.  Today, I’ve got two versions to share with you.  One using chicken with bones and new potatoes.  The other using boneless chicken.

This version from Mommy Hates Cooking uses chicken legs.  You could use other cuts of chicken too.  She added oregano, garlic and lemon to her recipe.  Such an easy and different way to cook chicken legs!

Click here for the full recipe for Rosemary Chicken from Mommy Hates Cooking.

I’ve got a different version of Garlic Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes that also uses the slow cooker.  My version has onions, garlic and white wine added.  I used boneless chicken.

Click here to see my full recipe for Garlic Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes.

This is day 19 in our 75 Days of Summer Slow Cooker Recipes series.  Find the other posts by clicking here.

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Last summer, I went all gaga for Chick-Fil-A’s banana pudding milkshakes.  Oh my goodness!  They were so good.  As far as I know, they haven’t started selling them this summer.  I don’t know if they will or not.

No worries though, I made a “Skinnier” version of the milkshake last year that’s easy to make at home.  And now, we’ve got this ice cream recipe that’s super easy to make too.

I use the simple base recipe of half and half and sweetened condensed milk.  I love not having to cook the ice cream or worry about raw eggs.  This recipe comes together in about 2.5 minutes.  Of course, you do have to wait for it to churn in the ice cream freezer, but the wait is so worth it.

Here’s what you’ll need:  

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We loved this recipe for Creamy Jalepeno Chicken Tacos.  The cream cheese adds so much goodness to tacos.

I used red bell pepper, corn and Spicy Jalapeno Cream Cheese in them.  The combination of the spicy flavors with the sweetness of the corn and bell pepper really worked.

We didn’t find these to be too hot.  They have just enough zing to make them interesting.  The cream cheese really cools it down for your taste buds.  If you can’t find this flavor of cream cheese, you could use plain along with a diced fresh jalapeno.

Top these with lettuce or spinach, tomatoes and shredded cheddar.  Don’t forget the chips and salsa!

Click here to get the full recipe for Creamy Jalapeno Chicken Tacos.

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Recently, I wrote a post listing 13 recipes with just 3 ingredients.  I thought it would be fun to do a follow up of 4 and 5 ingredient main dish recipes.

I found 24 recipes that fit this category.  The great thing about recipes that only use a few ingredients is that usually, they don’t take long to fix.

For this list, I didn’t count salt or pepper as an ingredient.

Choose one for supper tonight.  I’m guessing you have all of the ingredients to make a few of these in your pantry right now.

Apple BBQ Pork Chops

Chicken Curry in the Crockpot - We love this recipe!

Easy Meatball Subs – You can do this real quick on the stove or slow in the crockpot.

Honey Lemon Pepper Salmon

Sloppy Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos

Slow Cooked Brown Sugar Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

Asian Salmon on the Grill

BBQ Chicken Fajitas - A great way to use leftover BBQ chicken.

Barbecue Pepper Jack Chicken – Add bacon for extra yum-factor!

Black Bean and Corn Chicken Taco Bake

Cheese Ravioli with Pesto, Red Peppers and Grilled Chicken

Chicken and Cheesy Rice Casserole

Chicken and Dressing Casserole

Chicken Fingers

Easy Crockpot Beef Fajitas

Easy Crockpot Chicken Fajitas

Easy Dijon Tilapia - Assemble in the morning, bake it at night.

Easy Pepper Steak in the Slow Cooker

Zingy BBQ Chicken in the Slow Cooker or Oven

Turkey Breast in the Slow Cooker

Southwestern Steak and Cornbread Dressing in the Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy over Rice

Pork Chops Topped with Pineapple, Green Pepper and Onion

Honey Dijon Pork Chops and Apples in the Slow Cooker

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Just the thought of the ingredients for Jerk Pork have my mouth watering.  Jerk seasoning, orange and lime juices, pineapple, fresh cilantro – yum!

Slow Cooker Jerk Pork is a recipe from Once a Month Mom.  You can prep it ahead of time and freeze it, which would make it a great meal if you like to have freezer meals on vacation (or anytime).

Click here to get the full recipe for Slow Cooker Jerk Pork from Once a Month Mom.

If you love using your slow cooker, check out our All Slow Cooker Weekly Meal Plan.  It’s got all the planning done for you (including the grocery list) so you can go enjoy summer!

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This week has been a blur for me.  I’m not sure exactly why.  Maybe because Jim traveled out of town on two trips for work this week.  Or because it’s summer and we’ve fallen out of any kind of routine.

I did shop with a list last week and sort of followed it.  I really need to print out the Display Menus that come with the Weekly Meal Plans so I have the list of meals in my line of vision all week.  That really does help me when I do it (and not doing it is part of that “falling out of a routine” thing I mentioned).

I took my 10 year old grocery shopping with me last week and she decided we should have Spaghetti with Garlic and Oil for one meal.  It wasn’t on the list, but it’s an easy one to pick up ingredients for.  Unfortunately, the can of anchovies I picked up looked like someone took a hammer to the bottom of it.  I didn’t notice that until I started making the meal and I was afraid to use it for fear the can had air leaking into it.  Don’t you hate it when you get something home that’s damaged or already gone bad?

One goal I have this summer is to shop regularly at the farmer’s market.  I thought about joining a CSA, but decided it was going to be more expensive than I wanted.  And we would have to go pick up the food each week.  And there was no choice about what we got.  It just made more sense to shop the farmer’s market.

I’m trying to buy new things each week that we haven’t tried before.  I’d like to expand the number and type of veggies that we eat.  Here’s a photo of what I bought last weekend:

Two basil plants for the garden, cauliflower, tomatoes, cucumber, eggs, baby turnips and garlic scapes.  I also bought an herb seasoning packet for veggies that’s really good.  The cauliflower and baby turnips we ate raw with lunches.  The garlic scapes were the new item for the week.  I diced them and added them to some sauteed veggies that we had with eggs.  I also added them to the Mandarin Chicken and Rice Casserole I made later in the week.

On Monday, Jim was out of town.  The kids talked me into making Nachos.  It’s a quick and easy meal we all like.  And I almost always have all the ingredients for them.

Tuesday, I grilled chicken for dinner.  I usually grill a whole bag of frozen breasts or tenders.  That way, the extras can be frozen for later.  Having cooked meat in the freezer is the best short cut for cooking.

On Wednesday, my youngest son talked me into doing this:

We finished this room back in the Spring, but had never gotten around to painting it.  Isaac was good help.  We managed to get the first coat on before running out of paint.

For dinner, I tried a new side dish in the slow cooker.  It worked!  I’ll share soon.  We also had Mandarin Chicken Rice Casserole which I adapted for what I had on hand.  I used the grilled chicken from the night before.  The garlic scapes went in, instead of onion.  And I was out of soy sauce, but there was a smidgen of Mandarin sauce in the fridge, so I used that.  It turned out great!

Thursday night, Jim was gone again.  We had pancakes.

And Friday, we had an early Father’s Day celebration when Jim got back in town.  We grilled hamburgers for dinner.  Then made smores on the fire pit we gave to Jim.  He’s been wanting one for a long time, so I think we made him happy with this gift!

Here’s a sneak peek at this week’s meal plans.  When you join the Weekly Meal Plan list, you get the grocery list and printable recipes with side dishes included.  You can find out more about how to get them delivered to your inbox by clicking here.

Slow Cooker Plan

Traditional Plan

1. Lemon Pepper Tilapia with Veggies
   
2. BBQ Pepper Jack Chicken 
   
3. Mandarin Chicken Rice Bake
   
4. Chipped Beef Gravy over cornbread 
   
5. Green Chili Beef Enchiladas 
6. Chicken Gyros
   
7. Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

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This recipe has become a family favorite.  Gooey chocolate cobbler, topped with ice cream – what’s not to love?  And it keeps the kitchen cool by using the slow cooker.

This dish makes its own fudgy sauce.  I want to try topping it with ice cream flavors other than vanilla.  Wouldn’t peanut butter ice cream be amazing on this?!

I can’t think of a better way to spend a summer evening than eating this with the family on the back porch.  The perfect ending to a day!

Click here to see the recipe for Chocolate Cobbler in the Slow Cooker.

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Haystacks are a perfect dish to serve to a crowd.  We had them for the first time a few months ago at a lunch hosted by some people at our church.  Mary Ann asked us each to bring several toppings.  Each person was able to make their plate the way they wanted.  Which meant picky kids could choose the meat and rice and skip all the veggies.  And adults could enjoy it all!

These Slow Cooker Mexican Haystacks from Six Sisters Stuff are made with chicken.  The haystacks we had at our friend’s house were ground beef.  I think this is one of those endlessly adaptable recipes.

Click over to see the recipe for Slow Cooker Mexican Haystacks on Six Sisters Stuff.

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Pinterest is an interesting place.  Sometimes, it’s really hard to predict what’s going to catch on over there.  We all think Pinterest people love pretty photos.

But what they really love is easy recipes!

This recipe for Easy Crockpot Chicken Fajitas has been pinned over 110,000 times.  Kinda crazy!

I couldn’t have this Summer Slow Cooker series go by without sharing this recipe.  It really is a good one, written by Rachael who is one of my writers.

Click here for the recipe for Easy Crockpot Chicken Fajitas.

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My husband likes his pasta sauce with meat. I prefer mine to be packed with veggies. This is our compromise.

After hours in the slow cooker, the eggplant becomes melt-in-your-mouth buttery. If you didn’t know it was in there, you might not notice it. It’s a great way to sneak in extra veggies!  For the sausage, I prefer to use pre-cooked sausage because it’s easier to slice up, but any Italian sausage would work for this.

This makes a pretty big batch for the two of us, but it freezes nicely for future use.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Kate is a home cook living and working in New Jersey. In addition to sharing recipes with Eat at Home readers, she blogs her cooking adventures at Kate’s Recipe Box. When she’s not in the kitchen, you can find her reading or tending to her garden.

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