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If you know me in the winter time in Georgia, I’m covered up with layers like an Eskimo in Alaska! Not weathering cold temps well, I turn to warm foods like this hearty beef stew to keep me nice and toasty. With minimal preparation and less than 380 calories per serving, this "set it and forget it" in a slow cooker Irish Beef Stew is perfect for my waistline, cold nature and the blustery conditions outside this wintry weekend.

 

Slow Cooker Irish Beef Stew

Ingredients

1 pound beef stew m...

 

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Italian cooking is one of my specialties... surprising for someone that looks more Swedish than Italian right? ;) This lasagna is so popular that it's the one dish that is scarfed up immediately by all those around with no left overs! Try making the sauce in the slow cooker so that you can make that ahead, then assemble and bake the lasagna later.

 

Here are the ingredients you will need: 

1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef 

1⁄2 lb Italian sausage 

1 large onion, chopped 

2 -3 garlic clo...