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Our mission is simple: make weeknight cooking effortless with quick, family-approved meals that never compromise on flavor.

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    Total Time 30 minutes mins
  • Instant pot baked potatoes with butter.

    Instant Pot Baked Potatoes with Crispy Skin

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    Oven-Baked St. Louis BBQ Ribs

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    Total Time 30 minutes mins

    Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs

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    Total Time 35 minutes mins

    Sheet Pan Sausage and Vegetables

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    Total Time 25 minutes mins

    Ground Turkey Tacos

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  • A wooden spoon scooping up cowboy baked beans.

    Cowboy Baked Beans

    Total Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
  • Slow cooker salmon with lemon slices and dill on top in the black bowl of a crockpot. Parchment paper is around the salmon.

    Slow Cooker Salmon with Lemon and Dill

    Total Time 1 hour hr 55 minutes mins
  • Close up of slow cooker honey glazed ham on a white plate.

    Slow Cooker Honey Glazed Ham

    Total Time 5 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
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    Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs

    Total Time 3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
  • Slow cooker butter chicken plated with rice and naan on a white plate with more butter chicken and naan in the background.

    Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

    Total Time 6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
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  • Shrimp and chicken fried rice on a white plate with wooden chopsticks and more fried rice in the background as well as sliced scallions.

    Shrimp and Chicken Fried Rice

    Total Time 35 minutes mins
  • Close up image of Shoyu chicken on rice on a white plate.

    Shoyu Chicken Recipe (Hawaiian-style)

    Total Time 45 minutes mins
  • Slow cooker butter chicken plated with rice and naan on a white plate with more butter chicken and naan in the background.

    Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

    Total Time 6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
  • A close-up image of the finished shrimp teriyaki stir fry over white rice in a gray bowl with black chopsticks. A small white bowl with sesame seeds is in the back.

    Teriyaki Shrimp Stir Fry

    Total Time 30 minutes mins
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  • Instant Pot Ribs

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    Instant Pot Baked Potatoes with Crispy Skin

    Total Time 40 minutes mins
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    Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs

    Total Time 30 minutes mins
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    Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo Pasta

    Total Time 30 minutes mins
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