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6-photo picture collage of minestrone soup, manicotti, teriyaki chicken kabobs with rice, roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy and peas and carrots, pesto pork chop on top of fettuccine, and meatloaf. Centered in the middle are the words "30+ Sunday Dinner Ideas" overlaid on the photo collage.

30+ Sunday Dinner Ideas

Horizontal 6-photo picture collage of sheet pan fajitas, chili Mac, loaded pepper jack mack and cheese, South of the Border Pie with corn chips and a green salad, sloppy joes, and sausage and peppers with egg noodles. In the middle the words "35+ Back to School Dinners" are overlaid on the collage of photos.

35+ Back to School Dinners

Rice topped with green curry with chicken and potatoes in a dark blue bowl with white polka dots with a blue dot in the middle. A spoon is on the left of the bowl.

Slow Cooker Green Curry with Chicken and Potatoes

A dinner bowl plate with three baby potatoes, chopped chicken and green beans with bacon bits.

Slow Cooker Country Chicken and Veggies

A crockpot of shredded honey garlic chicken with two forks inserted into the chicken on the left.

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

A slow cooker full of copycat cafe rio shredded chicken.

Copycat Cafe Rio Shredded Chicken

A rectangle slice of meatloaf with a fork angled from the left inserted into a corner of the meatloaf sitting on a plate with a cut open baked potato and a serving of green peas.

The Best Slow Cooker Meatloaf

A soup bowl with steamed broccoli and shredded pork and gravy served over long-grain rice.

Slow Cooker Pork Roast and Gravy

A dinner plate with barbecue chips, sliced cucumbers, sliced carrots, and a slow cooker Mississippi pot roast sandwich with melted cheese.

Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast

Slow cooker goulash in a white and dark blue bubble patterned Polish bowl with a cloth napkin and spoon on the left and a hard roll up in the right-hand corner.

The Best Slow Cooker Goulash

A slow cooker with Little Smokies and barbecue sauce.

Slow Cooker Little Smokies

A roll sitting on a plate with a bowl of Cowboy Stew.

Cowboy Stew

A sliced balsamic pork loin with glaze sitting on a large white plate.

Slow Cooker Balsamic Pork Loin

Slow cooker full of party meatballs.

Party Meatballs

A white bowl sitting on a blue plate with a serving of Eggnog French Toast. A spoon is held above the bowl with a bite of French toast on it.

Slow Cooker Eggnog French Toast

A blue plate with chicken stew, green beans and a crusty roll. On the left of the plate is a fork sitting on top of a white and blue checked patterned kitchen towel.

Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Chicken Stew

plate of nachos, the pate is blue with white dots. the nachos have chees, black beans, olives, tomatoes, shredded beef and jalapenos

Easy Mexican Shredded Beef

A light blue bowl filled with Cajun stew. A spoon is held above the bowl with a scoop of stew. Above the bowl in the background is a blue and white towel with a hard roll sitting on it.

Cajun Style Slow Cooker Beans, Greens and Sausage Stew

A serving of Instant Pot Beef Sundaes in a blue bowl with a spoon digging in to take a bite.

Beef Sundaes

Instant pot pan full of Instant Pot Roast Beef Gravy

Instant Pot Roast Beef Gravy

collage with words over it

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