5 amazing slow cooker weeknight dinners to get you through the next week

What if....you can have your family dinners planned for you, have delicious recipes you can rely on, and have extra time left over to spend with your family and friends? Below are 5 weeknight dinners to get you through the next week. All the recipes, along with one shopping list for the entire week, is available in Cooktop Cove's taste-tested printable meal plan kit.

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One reader made this recipe from Cooktop Cove's meal plan kit and told us, "This is favorite in our house now! Easy and delicious!" Get the full recipe (and 4 others) in Cooktop Cove's taste-tested printable meal plan kit, available for purchase here.

If you don't like being in the kitchen while things cook, this slow cooker mac and cheese is the one for you. One reader told Cooktop Cove, "I love my meal plan printables! This is the first slow cooker recipe on mac and cheese that comes out looking really creamy." Get the full recipe (and 4 others) in Cooktop Cove's taste-tested printable meal plan kit, available for purchase here.

Filled with savory flavors and easy to make, this recipe is sure to make it onto your must-make dish list. It's great as a meal or as a side dish to accompany all those holiday pot lucks and dinner parties filling your calendar. Get the full recipe (and 4 others) in Cooktop Cove's taste-tested printable meal plan kit, available for purchase here.

Nothing is better than a slow-cooked beef roast. This meal is pure comfort food — tender beef cooked with garlic and beer. If you haven’t cooked with beer in your slow cooker, you have been missing out! The aroma that is created while the beef and beer are simmering is like no other. Get the full recipe (and 4 others) in Cooktop Cove's taste-tested printable meal plan kit, available for purchase here.

Spaghetti and meatballs is a classic dish that's both tasty and filling. If you don't like spending too much time in the kitchen, or you already have a whole plethora of things on your to-do list, this easy, slow spaghetti recipe is perfect for you. Get the full recipe (and 4 others) in Cooktop Cove's taste-tested printable meal plan kit, available for purchase here.

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