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Slow Cooker Zucchini Noodle Lasagna from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking

Gluten-Free Low-Carb SBD Phase 1

Slow Cooker Zucchini Noodle Lasagna from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking is the perfect thing for using surplus zucchini, and as long as you use a low-sugar pasta sauce this zucchini lasagna is a great low-carb meal!

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Slow Cooker Zucchini Noodle Lasagna

Yesterday was Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day, which made me think about this Slow Cooker Zucchini Noodle Lasagna from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking for a Friday Favorites featured recipe this week! Lasagna made with zucchini noodles seems like a perfect idea for a recipe that won’t heat up the kitchen, and if you have a vegetable garden or visit the farmers market, you know how zucchini seems to take over the world in late summer, and this recipe can definitely help you with that!

And it doesn’t get much easier than this cheesy lasagna made in the slow cooker that Karen came up with, but if you’re still cooking on the grill you might like this Grilled Zucchini Low-Carb Lasagna as well! Lasagna made from zucchini sounds like a winner for anyone who’s looking for low-carb recipes, even if you have to buy zucchini at the store!

Ingredients for Slow Cooker Zucchini Noodle Lasagna:

  • zucchini
  • cream cheese
  • cottage cheese
  • Parmesan cheese
  • ground sausage
  • pasta sauce (homemade or from a jar; use a low-sugar sauce for low-carb)

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The BEST Slow Cooker Meatloaf Recipes (with Low-Carb Meatloaf Options!)

It’s almost time for Back-to-School dinners, so we’re updating our picks for The BEST Slow Cooker Meatloaf recipes from food bloggers! And when it’s too hot to cook, this favorite comfort food can be enjoyed all year long without turning on your oven.

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The BEST Slow Cooker Meatloaf Recipes

It’s rapidly approaching back-to-school time in many places! I know, sorry to mention it. But whenever Back-to-School dinner ideas become a necessity for you,  this round-up of The BEST Slow Cooker Meatloaf has so many family-friendly dinner ideas.

Meatloaf is one of those classic dishes that never seems to go out of style and it can be eaten on a school night for supper or for a Sunday dinner with guests. And using the slow cooker to make meatloaf keeps the house cool or frees up the cook to do other things while the meatloaf cooks! Included in this round-up are lots of ideas for classic meatloaf similar to your grandma’s favorite meatloaf recipe, but the good news here is that all these recipes are made to be cooked in the Slow Cooker.

There are endless variations for meatloaf varieties included here, even some very tasty looking options for low-carb meatloaf! And if you try a few of these, please come back and let us know which one you like best.

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Mexican Black Beans and Rice from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking (Instant Pot or Slow Cooker )

Gluten-Free SBD Phase 2 or 3 Vegetarian

Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Mexican Black Beans and Rice would be yummy side dish for any Taco Tuesday dinner! Choose the cooking method you prefer for this healthy side dish or meatless main dish.

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Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Mexican Black Beans and Rice featured on Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker at SlowCookerFromScratch.com

I’m often looking for easy and tasty side dishes that aren’t much fuss, and that makes this Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Mexican Black Beans and Rice recipe from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking very inviting! This is a recipe you could make for a delicious vegetarian meal, with toppings like sour cream, cheese, avocado, or salsa but I’d love this as a Taco Tuesday side dish!

Using affordable ingredients like rice, beans, salsa and some seasonings makes this a great family-friendly dish, and it’s a bonus to have both Instant Pot and slow cooker instructions for this easy recipe. The recipe takes only 40 minutes start to finish in the Instant Pot with no need to do much tending in between; score! Easy, quick, and delicious is always a winner!

Ingredients for Mexican Black Beans and Rice:

  • canned black beans
  • brown rice
  • water
  • picante sauce (plus more, if needed)
  • bay leaf
  • cumin
  • garlic salt
  • Lime juice
  • Optional toppings: sour cream, tortilla chips, grated cheese, sliced avocado

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Four Fabulous Recipes for Sriracha Chicken (Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker)

Dairy-Free SBD Phase 2 or 3

Here are Four Fabulous Recipes for Sriracha Chicken that are so tasty that they’ll please anyone who likes spicy Sriracha Rooster Sauce, and all these recipes are  incredibly easy to make! You can use either an Instant Pot or a Slow Cooker to make one of these Sriracha Chicken Recipes!

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Sriracha is definitely one of our favorite ingredients, so we’re featuring Four Fabulous Recipes for Sriracha Chicken for Friday Favorites this week! Gather together all the Sriracha fans you know and enjoy one of these tasty recipes with Sriracha!

We’re updating this post to give you lots of tasty variations on Sriracha Chicken and also the option for using a Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker. Sriracha fans will love the spicy tangy flavor Sriracha sauce adds when it’s mixed with honey, brown sugar, tomatoes, garlic, agave, soy sauce, or other ingredients depending on the recipe you choose. And you can serve your Sriracha chicken on a sandwich, over rice or Cauliflower Rice, in a wrap, or just alone with your favorite side dish. Would you choose the Slow Cooker or the Pressure Cooker to make  tasty Sriracha Chicken?

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30+ Amazing Slow Cooker and Instant Pot Zucchini Recipes

This collection of 30+ Amazing Slow Cooker and Instant Pot Zucchini Recipes can help you use some zucchini in a slow cooker or Instant Pot dish, just in case you have too much on your hands! These are our updated picks for Slow Cooker and Instant Pot Zucchini Recipes; enjoy!

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If you have a huge surplus of zucchini this collection of 30+ Amazing Slow Cooker and Instant Pot Zucchini Recipes can help you with ideas for using zucchini. And I bet some of you have that too-much zucchini problem, right? This time of year gardens and farmers markets have an abundance of zucchini that can get overwhelming, which is why there’s Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day, and why I have a collection with 50 Amazing Zucchini Recipes on Kalyn’s Kitchen.

We’re excited to update this collection of slow cooker zucchini recipes with new ideas for Zucchini in the Instant Pot. And while zucchini gets mushy easily, we were actually surprised find quite a lot of Instant Pot recipes where it works, and of course zucchini also cooks beautifully in a slow cooker dish. And whether it’s so hot that you don’t want to heat up the house or you want a dinner you don’t have to watch so you can have fun outside, the slow cooker or the Instant Pot is perfect for this time of year.

And you can never have too many zucchini recipes, right? We just kept finding good options for this post, but we know you don’t want to scroll past too many photos, so be sure to check the list after the photos to see all the great recipes with zucchini that we discovered. And enjoy!

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