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School has been back in session for over a month in my area, and my busy time of the year is RIGHT NOW. I feel frantic at most times, and when it came time to meal plan this week, I just didn’t think I could bring myself to do it.
Enter eMeals. I’m using a few of their recipes this coming week, and I had most ingredients on hand. (After selecting my meals from my backlog of weekly plans that I have been storing away, it took me about 15 minutes to come up with my shopping list – and 30 minutes later I was already home from the grocery store.)
eMeals recently introduced a new weekly plan – 30 minute meals. This is perfect for my family! I get home from work at 5:30 (sometimes 5:29) and I’m so excited to have dinner on the table around 6 p.m. instead of much later.
That photo? It’s one of the 30-minute meals. You can get the recipe for pork chops and apples on the eMeals blog.
This week’s plan also includes a slow cooker recipe for spinach and bacon loaded potatoes. Do you REALIZE how amazing those sound? And healthy? And kid-friendly? And fast? (Well, fast because you’re placing everything in the slow cooker.)
And because I’m super excited about this plan and the recipe, I’ll even share it with you. (In the meal plan, the potatoes are paired with a side salad.)
- 6 medium-size baking potatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 (5-oz) bag baby spinach
- 1 (2.5-oz) package real bacon pieces
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- ½ cup chopped green onions
- Rub potatoes with oil; wrap individually in foil.
- Place potatoes in a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on Low 7 to 8 hours or until potatoes are tender. Split potatoes lengthwise;
- fluff with a fork. Divide butter, spinach, bacon and cheese among potatoes. Top with green onions. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
I am also giving away a 3-month dinner subscription to eMeals
Right now, you can also use the code SCHOOL for 20% off of a subscription.
What is the biggest dinner challenge your family faces each week/night?
I just don’t have time on weeknights to cook a proper meal for my family. I do a lot of crock pot meals, but sometimes I don’t even have time for that.
i LOVE TO MAKE OVEN POTATOES AND CHICKEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE CAN GRILL IT!
I like pulled chicken sandwiches in the crockpot. So easy to make!
Prep! That’s our biggest challenge. We do make a meal plan weekly, and I LOVE eMeals for that reason!!!
I love the spinach in these. I’m a huge, huge spinach fan even since childhood. eMeals has fantastic options!
Spinach is a favorite of mine too!
I did not know you could bake potatoes in tge crock pot . I love recipes for stuffed baked potatoes.
This sounds like a great lunch or light dinner! I love emeals, it’s such a convenience to have menus pre-planned for me.
I would love to see what this looks like. Do you have a picture you could share?
It’s actually on the menu for later this week, so I’ll definitely grab a picture then (and add it to the post)!
Love love love eMeals!!! I subscribed for a year and it actually just expired. But as someone that hates to cook, it helped me a TON!
Our biggest challenge is being able to eat as a family. We have such hectic schedules, it’s a miracle when we can all sit down together.
My biggest challenge is that I don’t like to cook. Although anything with bacon is a game changer!
Bacon changes everything. Yesterday I gave Lucas bacon for dinner and he said, “bacon is for oatmeal!” He didn’t want to eat it. I don’t know who he belongs to.
Oh my gosh this sounds SO yummy! I LOVE using spinach in about every recipe cause it’s real easy to sneak past the kids and the husband! 🙂
eMeals sounds like a great way to make life easier in the kitchen. I bet they taste really good too
This sound so yummy. I love bacon with my potatoes.
That sounds really yummy! I love anything with spinach so this is right up my alley.
You had me at potatoes! YUM! I would love to try emeals.
Finding the time to shop and prepare the food! It can be a challenge!
Time is my biggest issue during the week, so I try to prep meals during the day and have everything ready to just pop in the oven when I pick the kids up after school! I try to make homemade, full meals 6 nights a week! I’ve heard such great things about emeals too! It’s wonderful!
our biggest challenge is coming up with variety when I have pick eater kids. Their aversion is texture, more than anything. So it’s hard to come up with something that appeases everyone.
Our biggest challenge is that everyone likes something different. I live with some picky eaters! This is a great service
The biggest dinner challenge my family faces is getting into a funk where I feel like I am stuck in a recipe rut. I try to change things up frequently and experiment more. But there are nights that I am just too exhausted and I have no time or energy to prepare a big fancy meal.
This sounds like a great meal. I love quick and easy meal ideas for week nights.
Loaded baked potatoes sound fantastic!!! I love eMeals for busy school night meal planning
eMeals is a really great resource. I love the spinach in these loaded baked potatoes. Yum!
These look amazing! I’ll have to try this.
You had me at bacon. Looks great!
That is a great recipe, and a fun giveaway too. Thank you for hosting!
I would love to try these Spinach & Bacon Loaded Potatoes! I love eMeals – makes planning meals so much easier!
I’ve heard nothing but great things about emeals!
Anytime I can use my crock pot, I’m in!
I’ve been wanting to try emeals…. it would be nice not having to fuss over meals, and have the portion control taken care of.
I’ve heard wonderful things about e-mails. These potatoes look fabulous, too. I could literally eat potatoes and bacon at every meal.
I love emeals! They always have such great meal ideas
I love baked potatoes! I have never thought to add spinach.
30 minutes?? Sold! I always feel like I have to create crazy ingenious meals, but easy works for me!
Easy and not time-consuming are always goals of mine. I do not have the mental strength at 5:30 p.m. to fix a gourmet meal that is going to take HOURS!
I’ve heard a lot about emeals and love the premise, just haven’t taken the dive to try it out!
BLT’s and tuna wraps are always quick and easy hits!
We love making a large batch of chicken parm or broccoli cheddar casserole over the weekend to enjoy for dinner during the busy school and work week. Thanks for the giveaway!
My go to meal is always pizza may it be take out , frozen, or semi homemade
usually stuff that can go into the crockpot!
our go to meal would mostly be spaghetti, we loooove spaghetti!
Tostadas!!
Chicken pasta alfredo!