It doesn’t get any easier — or tastier — than these two recipes. My slow-cooker chocolate-banana bread is a breakfast dish that cooks while you’re sleeping (talk about easy!), so you can wake up to freshly baked bread (good morning, indeed!). You gotta love the slow cooker — it’s so versatile and in this case, it helps make the morning rush a little less rushed. And my baked ziti-spinach muffins are the perfect answer to “What’s for dinner?” They're kid-friendly, portion-controlled and freeze-able so you can make them ahead of time and simply warm them up for a speedy and scrumptious meal the whole family will love. Ready to dig in?
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Slow-cooker chocolate-banana bread
Imagine rolling out of bed and waking up to freshly-baked banana bread. Well, it doesn’t have to be a dream. Simply “bake” your bread overnight in the slow cooker and enjoy a warm breakfast treat in the morning. It’s like a dream come true! Get the recipe here!
Baked ziti-spinach muffins
Craving baked ziti? Go ahead and give into the craving…with a few simple tweaks, of course. In my health-ified version, I add some good-for you greens and then I bake them in muffin tins for automatic portion control. My baked ziti muffins are perfectly packaged and loaded with nutrition so you can enjoy whenever you want.
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