🚌 Back to School = Back to Chaos. Here Are 4 Dinners That Fix It βœ…


Hi friends!

I hope your week is off to a great start! Ours has been a little chaotic in the best way. Our son just got home from a mission trip to Panama, so we spent the weekend celebrating and soaking up all his stories. It's the kind of tired-but-full feeling that makes you grateful for a slow cooker doing the work while life happens around it.

Speaking of which... It's that time of year again. Backpacks are packed, alarms are set, and dinner somehow still needs to happen every single night. So this week I'm sharing 4 of my go-to back-to-school dinners. They're the kind you can start in the morning (or toss together fast after school pickup) and basically forget about until it's time to eat.

Here's what's on the menu:

πŸ§‘β€πŸŒΎ Amish Country Casserole​

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🀠 Slow Cooker Cowboy Sloppy Joes​

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πŸ‹ Slow Cooker Lemonade Chicken​

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πŸ₯” Tater Tot Casserole​

Each one is easy, hearty, and forgiving if your evening doesn't go exactly as planned (because whose does, this time of year?). Click on any of the recipes above to grab the full instructions.

Here's to a smooth first few weeks back at school, friends. We're all in this together!

Warmly,

❀️ Heidi (aka Lulu)

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