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Looking forward to a relaxing weekend without the stress of complicated cooking? We’ve gathered 27 easy and delicious dinner recipes that will make your mealtime effortless and enjoyable. From comforting dishes like Grandma’s Chicken and Dumplings, which brings tender chicken and soft, chewy dumplings together in a creamy sauce, to the quick-prep 5-Minute Chicken Taco Meat that’s perfect for taco nights, there’s something for everyone. Try the Creamy Chicken Corn Soup for a hearty bowl of goodness or the Chicken and Stuffing Crock Pot Dinner for a fuss-free meal that practically cooks itself. These recipes are designed to save you time and effort, so you can spend more moments savoring the food and less time in the kitchen.

Grandma’s Chicken and Dumplings

A white bowl filled with creamy chicken and dumplings, including vegetables such as peas and carrots, sits atop a red plate. A fork is holding up a piece of dumpling with chicken. The bowl rests on a woven placemat on a white countertop.
Grandma’s Chicken and Dumplings – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Just like grandma’s but easier, this crock pot chicken and dumplings recipe creates soft, chewy dumplings, tender chicken, and veggies smothered in a creamy sauce. This easy and delicious recipe is the ultimate easy-to-make comfort food that tastes just like grandma’s.

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Creamy Chicken Corn Soup

Chicken corn chowder in a bowl with bacon and sprinkled on top
Creamy Chicken Corn Soup – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Creamy Chicken Corn Soup soup makes is a creamy hearty soup that will be a hit at your next church potluck dinner. It cooks up mostly unattended until you’re ready to serve it for dinner. It’s a perfect recipe for a cool fall or winter meal.

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Chicken and Stuffing Crock Pot Dinner

Four ingredient baked chicken with stuffing
Chicken and Stuffing Crock Pot Dinner – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

If you have a busy day ahead of you, don’t worry about dinner. This easy 4 Ingredient Slow Cooker Chicken With Stuffing is the perfect make-ahead slow cooker meal. Plus, it’s an easy crock-pot chicken recipe that is very budget-friendly and a great way to feed the entire family.

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Savory Ground Turkey Chili Recipe

A white bowl filled with chili containing ground meat, beans, corn, tomatoes, and topped with shredded cheese, chopped red onions, and sliced jalapeños. A red napkin and a whole green jalapeño pepper are placed nearby on a yellow surface.
Savory Ground Turkey Chili Recipe. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Learn how to make the best ground turkey chili in your Crock Pot. A classic, timeless recipe that’s fool-proof, using a perfect combination of spices and savory flavors. Perfect for family dinners or hosting company.

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Pork Chops and Gravy

Pork chops and gravy over mashed potatoes
Pork Chops and Gravy – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

This simple crock pot pork chops recipe requires only 5 ingredients and 5 minutes of preparation! With no effort, you can serve saucy crock pot pork chops that will be a hit with both kids and adults alike. 

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Super Easy Recipe For Slow Cooker Taco Soup

A bowl of chili topped with shredded cheese and chopped green onions. The chili contains beans, ground meat, corn, and diced red peppers, with a rich, thick tomato-based sauce. Tortilla chips are placed beside the bowl on a colorful blue plate.
Super Easy Recipe For Slow Cooker Taco Soup. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

This easy slow-cooker taco soup recipe is a family favorite and one of my Pinterest followers’ top favorites. Preparing this slow-cooker taco soup is very easy. With just a few minutes of preparation, you can have it simmering in your crock pot in no time. In fact, it takes less than 15 minutes to get everything ready and start the cooking process.

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French Onion Soup Chicken Casserole

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French Onion Soup Chicken Casserole – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

This Easy Chicken and French Onion Soup Casserole is a simple and tasty dish perfect for busy weeknights. All you need is a few basic pantry ingredients, soup mix, chicken, and a slow cooker. In just a few minutes, you’ll have a hearty and satisfying one-pot casserole dinner that everyone will love!

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Cheesy Tortilla Mexican Chicken Soup

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Cheesy Tortilla Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe is a classic Mexican soup recipe that features tender shredded chicken, smoky fire-roasted tomatoes, and authentic Mexican spices made in your slow cooker. Combined with creamy queso cheese and thickened with crushed tortilla chips for a deliciously satisfying twist.

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Easy 3 Ingredient Crockpot BBQ Chicken Wings Recipe

bbq chicken wings with sauce brushed on
Easy 3 Ingredient Crockpot BBQ Chicken Wings Recipe – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Looking for an easy and delicious recipe for juicy BBQ chicken wings? This Easy 3 Ingredient Crockpot BBQ Chicken Wings Recipe will become your favorite go-to recipe. With just a few simple ingredients and minimal prep time, you can have juicy and flavorful chicken wings.

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5 Ingredient Crock Pot Potato Soup With Frozen Hashbrowns

Five ingredient crock pot potato soup with cheese and bacon on top
5 Ingredient Crock Pot Potato Soup With Frozen Hashbrowns -Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Here is another great idea if you want to try a new recipe with only a few ingredients. For this easy and delicious Crockpot Potato Soup recipe, look no further! This 5 Ingredient Crock Pot Potato Soup is perfect for a cold day or when you’re short on time. And the best part? It’s loaded with a home-cooked meal flavor!

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Thick and Hearty Crock Pot Navy Bean Soup

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Crock Pot Navy Beans. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Thick and hearty Crockpot Navy Bean soup is made with simple ingredients like dried navy beans, onion, fresh garlic, broth, and a savory ham hock. The best part is that it only takes 15 minutes to prepare and then simmers in your crockpot all day. Your kitchen will smell amazing by dinner time.

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Pineapple Chicken Tocino

Sweet and sour chicken with rice and fried egg
Pineapple Chicken Tocino – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

This simple slow cooker recipe for easy chicken tocino is sweet and tangy, and can be served any time of the day. Made with a simple homemade marinade and a quick and easy replacement for annatto powder, you can make this economical recipe in minutes (while it bubbles away in the Crock Pot all afternoon). Perfect for hosting guests or making a quick and easy family dinner.

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Crock Pot Tex-Mex Chicken Taco Soup

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Crock Pot Tex-Mex Chicken Taco Soup Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Hearty Tex-Mex Chicken Taco Soup Recipe is an easy make-ahead soup recipe that is full of traditional Mexican seasonings and veggies. Simply dump all of the ingredients in the pot, set it on low, and let it cook all day long.

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Meatballs and Creamy Gravy

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Meatballs and Creamy Gravy – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Learn how to make tender meatballs with rich, flavorful gravy using a slow cooker. This step-by-step recipe will teach you how to create a delicious appetizer or satisfying meatballs and creamy gravy sauce meal sure to impress your family and friends.

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5 Min. Prep – The Best Chicken Taco Meat

Crock pot chicken for taco meat
5 Min. Prep – The Best Chicken Taco Meat. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

This authentic Mexican crockpot taco chicken recipe makes an easy, quick-prep dinner. With simple ingredients and minimal prep time, these tacos are delicious and easy to prep in under 5 minutes. 

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Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken

A white scalloped plate with creamy pasta topped with a seasoned chicken breast, garnished with lemon slices and parsley. The dish is placed on a light background with a yellow and white checkered cloth beside it.
Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Indulge in this Lemon Garlic Chicken smothered in a rich and creamy sauce that pairs perfectly with pasta. With just 15 minutes of prep, you’ll have dinner simmering in your crock pot, freeing you from the kitchen. Enjoy a hassle-free, mouthwatering meal that your whole family will love.

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Taco Soup with Ranch Dressing

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Taco Soup with Ranch Dressing – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

One of my top go-to picks for Mexican-style soups is this Creamy Taco Soup with Ranch Dressing. The soup is packed with ground beef, a variety of beans, and veggies, all in melted cheese and creamy ranch dressing. A bowl of this taco soup is hearty and filling. The best part, it’s easy to prepare.

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Tender Jamaican Oxtail Soup

oxtail soup in crock pot with beans and meat
Tender Jamaican Oxtail Soup. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

The Jamaican stew is infused with the flavors of tender oxtail meat, brown sugar, and allspice. This easy Jamaican cuisine recipe is ideal for special occasions or a cozy dinner with the family. 

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Southern Beer Chili

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Southern Beer Chili. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

A southern classic beer chili recipe made with beer in honor of the master of golf himself, Bobby Jones. In Southern tradition, this chili has a unique twist. It’s made with grass-fed ground beef, tomatoes, classic chili seasonings, white corn, black-eyed peas, and Calamity Jane beer from PGA Georgia Selection.

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How To Throw A Chili Bar Party

A collage of chili dishes and toppings with a central text that reads "How-To Chili Bar Party." The images include various chili bowls, chili dogs, a pot of chili, and bowls of toppings like shredded cheese, jalapeños, guacamole, beans, and tomatoes.
How To Throw A Chili Bar Party. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Hosting a chili dinner party can be a fun and delicious way to gather friends and family for a hearty meal. Make your next gathering easy using these great chili dinner ideas, make-ahead tips, decor ideas, and topping recipes. By setting up a chili food bar, you create a customizable experience where guests can build their own bowls of chili with a variety of toppings and sides. 

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Wendy’s Chili Recipe Secrets Revealed

Wendy's chili with crackers and cheese next to it for topping
Wendy’s Chili Recipe Secrets Revealed. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

You might think Wendy’s has top-secret recipes; however, I am sharing with you an authentic Copycat Wendy’s Chili recipe that you can make at home. I carefully read through all the website data that Wendy’s provides and taste tested to compare each ingredient in this copycat recipe.

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Texas Roadhouse Chili Recipe

Texas Roadhouse chili with cheese and jalapenos on top
Texas Roadhouse Chili Recipe. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

If you want to serve thick Texas-style red chili, then you need to make the Best Texas Roadhouse Chili Recipe. It’s one of my reader’s favorite recipes on Intentional Hospitality. They have tested it, and declare it’s the best copycat Texas Roadhouse Chile you can make at home, hands down!

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Copycat Zippy’s Chili

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Copycat Zippy’s Chili. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Zippy’s Chili is an iconic dish of chili that has been well-loved by the people of Hawaii for decades. It’s a hearty mix of beef, sausage, beans, and unique spices that provide a range of flavors and textures in every spoonful.

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Cincinnati Chili; Skyline Copycat

Skyline Chili on top of spaghetti with beans cheese and oyster crackers
Quick Instant Pot Cincinnati Chili; Skyline Copycat. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

This homemade copycat recipe for authentic-tasting Instant Pot Cincinnati chile will become a quick and easy family favorite. The sweet and savory sauce is spiced with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and garlic, all infused with beef hamburger and tomato sauce.

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Copycat Texas Roadhouse Herb Crusted Chicken

A seasoned and grilled chicken breast served on a bed of white rice, accompanied by steamed broccoli florets. The dish is presented on a round, light-colored plate atop a wooden surface, with a hint of a checkered cloth visible on the side.
Copycat Texas Roadhouse Herb Crusted Chicken. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

This copycat recipe for Texas Roadhouse Herb Crusted Chicken is so flavorful and cooks up juicy on the inside with a perfect seared herb crust on the outside. This recipe teaches you the perfect combination of seasonings and a simple cooking technique to ensure your chicken is restaurant-quality, right in your own kitchen.

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Easy Italian Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan

A plate of spaghetti topped with homemade chicken parmesan, marinara sauce, and melted cheese, garnished with fresh basil leaves. The dish is served on a red and white plate, with a grater and a striped cloth napkin in the background.
Easy Italian Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

This Easy Slow-Cooker Chicken Parmesan Recipe takes tender chicken breasts, coats them in Panko bread crumbs, and cooks them with marinara in a slow cooker. It is perfect for those wanting a restaurant-quality meal without the effort.

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Old Fashioned Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup

A bowl of chicken noodle soup with wide egg noodles, shredded chicken, and fresh parsley is placed on a decorative blue and white plate. Next to the bowl is a folded white cloth with blue stripes. Three square crackers are situated on the side of the plate.
Old Fashioned Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup – Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

This cozy slow cooker soup is made with chicken breasts simmered in a flavorful broth packed with fresh herbs and veggies and finished with egg noodles. If you want a low-stress, hearty meal for busy weeknights, this Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup is for you!

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Creamy Jalapeno Popper Soup with Chicken

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Creamy Jalapeno Popper Soup with Chicken. Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

This creamy and cheesy Jalapeno Popper Soup is the ultimate spicy comfort food! Packed with all your favorite parts of this classic appetizer, like crispy bacon, spicy jalapenos, and melty cheese, this hearty soup is perfect for chilly days.

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Amazing No-Bake Dessert Recipes 

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Amazing No Bake Strawberry Cake: Image Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Finish off your dinner with these easy-to-make, no-bake desserts. You can treat your sweet tooth with simple desserts such as this dreamy strawberry angel food cake recipe. Try a chocolate covered strawberry pie, or how about an orange creamsicle pie? >> Get All The Recipes Here: Amazing No Bake Desserts

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