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This Caramel Apple Trifle is an easy and delicious fall dessert made with layers of pound cake, sweet vanilla cream, caramel, and homemade apple pie filling! It's perfect for family dinners and potlucks alike! Caramel Apple Trifle ©CentsLessMeals Pin it to your DESSERTS BOARD to SAVE it for later! Follow CentsLess Meals on Pinterest for more great recipes! It’s finally September, and as if a switch was flipped, the mornings and evenings have gotten chilly and the sun hangs lower in the sky. Summer is warm, green, and exciting, but autumn is cool, colorful, and nostalgic - my favorite season. I can’t wait to dive right into the fall festivities, like apple picking, pumpkin carving, and of course, lots and lots of baking! And I know we're all eager for that first slice of pumpkin pie! continue reading...

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatballs

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatballs are a simple, super scrumptious recipe that taste just like a cheeseburger - minus the bun! Easy to prepare, simple ingredients and quick prep and cook time make these tasty morsels the exact fit for your menu plan! ©CentslessMeals Pin it to your DINNER board to SAVE it for later! Follow Centsless Meals on Pinterest for more great tips, ideas and recipes! Such a fun twist on one of our favorite foods - cheeseburgers! This dish can be served with a side salad, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, your favorite pasta like Baked Macaroni and Cheese or even just a slice of bread. The combinations for complete meal ideas are endless when you begin with such a versatile main course like Bacon Cheeseburger Meatballs! Some of the different ways that I love to use this recipe continue reading...

Easy Dorito Pie

This easy Dorito Pie is one recipe everyone will agree on! Layers of seasoned beef, sour cream and Doritos all nestled in a crescent roll crust and baked until hot and bubbly. ©CentslessMeals Pin it to your DINNER board to SAVE it for later! Follow Centsless Meals on Pinterest for more great tips, ideas and recipes! I absolutely love Mexican inspired meals from Chicken Enchiladas to Taco Casseroles. They just tend to have so much flavor with all of the delicious seasonings. We've been enjoying Frito pie pretty much forever, I love the way the Fritos add a delicious corn flavor and I knew that Doritos would do the same in this recipe! One of the best things about this recipe is that it's one everyone will agree on! Layers of seasoned beef, sour cream and of course delicious continue reading...

Pineapple Sheet Cake

Pineapple Sheet Cake is an easy, deliciously dense cake made with crushed pineapple and topped with a coconut pecan frosting. Super scrumptious and so simple to make, it will definitely become one of your favorite recipes. Pineapple Sheet Cake is one of those single-layer concoctions that’s so moist you consider for a moment, serving it in a bowl with a spoon. The cake itself has little bits of crushed pineapple in every fork-full and a sweet, dense texture that complements the pineapple, with a touch of vanilla. The icing, part glaze/part frosting, adds chewy coconut and crunchy pecans to the top and marries so seamlessly with the cake that it’s hard to tell where one starts and the other stops. It’s basically a Pina Colada you can eat with a fork (with your rum on the side, of continue reading...

Brown Butter Pecan Cereal Bars

Breakfast

These Brown Butter Pecan Cereal Bars are a delicious, no bake, treat loaded with nutty flavor and drizzled with white chocolate. It's an easy snack for kids and potlucks! ©CentsLessMeals.com Brown Butter Pecan Cereal Bars Pin it to your RECIPE BOARD to SAVE it! Follow CentsLess Meals on Pinterest for more great recipes! The majority of beach days are behind us now, and if you have kids, it's almost time to get the family back into their school year routine. As study sessions and sporting events begin to fill our schedules once more, parents of hungry kids (especially teens) know they need to be equipped beyond pencils and notebooks - they need to stock up on snacks! If you'd like to have something special on hand for that first week of school, try making Brown Butter Pecan Cereal continue reading...

Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake

Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake is an easy summer dessert that everyone loves! Fresh blueberries and cream are topped with lemon cake mix and baked until hot and bubbly for a delicious end to any meal. ©CentslessMeals Pin it to your DESSERTS board to SAVE it for later! Follow Centsless Meals on Pinterest for more great tips, ideas and recipes! Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake is so easy to make and it tastes absolutely delicious! Fresh blueberries, lemon zest and lemon cake mix create a fruity, zesty dump cake that will satisfy even the biggest skeptic! If you've never had a dump cake, you've been missing out! I've been making these easy desserts (like my Caramel Apple Dump Cake) for as long as I can remember. What is a dump cake? Simply stated, a dump cake is similar to a cobbler where fruit is continue reading...

Biscuit and Gravy Cups

Breakfast

Biscuits and Gravy Cups are a tasty snack that your family will love! Ground breakfast sausage is made into a creamy white gravy and spooned into easy biscuit cups to create a fun and meal your family will devour every time! Biscuit and Gravy Cups Like this recipe? "Pin it" by clicking the photo above!! Be sure to follow CentsLessDeals on Pinterest and check out our other great recipes while you're here! Biscuits and gravy is a dish that almost everyone loves. It's hard to resist a light and buttery biscuit smothered in a delicious spiced white sausage gravy... pretty much the perfect meal any time of day, be it brunch, lunch or dinner! While I love to serve the traditional Biscuits and Gravy, sometimes I like to make them into a simple snackable option! This recipe takes those continue reading...

Sour Cream Noodle Bake

If you are a cheese lover, look no further than this Sour Cream Noodle Bake recipe! Loaded with ground beef, smothered with 3 different types of cheese and pasta sauce all baked together to create a delicious combination that may just top your favourite lasagna recipe! ©CentsLessMeals.com Sour Cream Noodle Bake Pin it to your DINNER BOARD to SAVE it! Follow CentsLess Meals on Pinterest for more great recipes! It is difficult to find ways to make mealtime interesting and fun. Serving the same dishes can be monotonous for both you and your family. This Sour Cream Noodle Bake recipe helps to break up the ‘same old lasagna’ blues and gives you an easy and tasty alternative to a classic favourite! While this recipe really is a modification from the traditional lasagne, I may suggest some continue reading...

Cake Mix Banana Bread (Video)

Cake Mix Banana Bread is one of the easiest banana bread recipes you'll ever try! Just 4 simple ingredients including your add-ins, a quick mix and stir and you're on your way! © Centsless Meals How to Make Cake Mix Banana Bread Pin it to your BAKING BOARD to save it for later! Be sure to follow CentsLess Meals on Pinterest! Cake Mix Banana Bread is not only quick and easy to make, it creates a fluffy delicious banana bread that is really hard to resist! This 4 ingredient banana bread recipe uses ingredients you likely already have on hand making it the perfect last minute snack. If you've got some ripe bananas sitting on your counter (the spottier, the better), adding bananas to cake mix is one of the best ways to enjoy them! This recipe starts with a box of yellow cake mix as continue reading...

Biscuit Taco Pockets

Biscuit Taco Pockets are a quick and easy snack that everyone in my family loves!! Seasoned ground beef, melty cheese and salsa all tucked into a tidy little bite! © CentsLess Meals Biscuit Taco Pockets PIN IT to your APPETIZERS BOARD to save it and share it! Be sure to follow CentsLess Meals on Pinterest! Biscuit Taco Pockets are a simple and easy way to change up your Taco Tuesday! Delicious seasoned beef and salsa all smothered in melted cheese and encased in a soft biscuit. These are the perfect bite sized snack! I simply love taco inspired dishes! From my Easy Crockpot Chicken Tacos Recipe to my Taco Casserole with a Surprise Crust, I love to find ways to incorporate zesty taco seasoning recipes into my weekly menu plan. When I am making a recipe that requires taco seasoned continue reading...

Butterscotch Crunchies

These Butterscotch Crunchies are made with just three ingredients and they're no-bake which makes them the perfect summer cookie! Butterscotch Crunchies Pin it this dessert recipe to your DESSERT board to save it!! Be sure to follow CentsLess Meals on Pinterest! When it comes to easy recipes, I truly think the only one easier than these Butterscotch Crunchies is chocolate milk. Seriously though, we're talking three ingredients, minimal effort, and no-bake, which makes them an even better cookie option for the hot summer months when you don't want to turn on the oven! For many of us, we probably grew up eating this delicious no-bake treat loaded with sweet and smooth nutty and buttery flavors. This recipe is such a classic for many reasons, it's so easy to make with just three continue reading...

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Cheesy Crock Pot Lasagna recipe

What could be better than an easy cheese fully loaded lasagna recipe? How about a delicious lasagna made in the slow cooker with all of the flavor and very little work! Slow Cooker Lasagna Recipe Pin it this crock pot recipe to your SLOW COOKER board to save it!! Be sure to follow CentsLess Meals on Pinterest! Lasagna is one of those meals that everyone in my family can agree on! Layer upon layer of seasoned tomato meat sauce, tender lasagna noodles and a rich creamy cheesy filling! While I do love lasagna, it can be very time consuming (and dish-dirtying) when you're making a homemade sauce, boiling noodles, browning meat and making the filling. This extra easy recipe takes a fraction of the time, makes way less mess but has all of the delicious flavor you expect from a continue reading...

Better Than Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Recipe

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If you like creamy white pasta sauce, you will absolutely love this Olive Garden alfredo sauce recipe! It’s rich, creamy, and cheesy, and it has just the right amount of pizzazz -- compliments of the bit of garlic powder stirred in at the end. This recipe makes enough for four servings, but you can easily double it if you plan on serving a group. Better than Olive Garden Alfredo Recipe ©CentsLessMeals Pin it your DINNER BOARD to SAVE it for later! Follow CentsLess Meals on Pinterest for more great recipes! Like this recipe? "Pin it" to save it by clicking the photo above!! The Olive Garden alfredo sauce recipe is definitely one of the easiest sauces you’ll ever make from scratch! While you can substitute low-fat cream cheese if you must, using all of the ingredients as listed continue reading...

Strawberry Fluff

Strawberry Fluff is a family favorite recipe for potlucks and picnics. Sweet juicy strawberries mixed in a delicious creamy base makes a perfect side or dessert. Strawberry Fluff PIN this recipe to your SIDE DISH BOARD to save it for later!! Be sure to follow CentsLessMeals on Pinterest! If you've never had a fluff salad before you're going to LOVE this! It's soft, fluffy and loaded with strawberries and cream flavor. In my family we just call it fluff but a lot of people refer to this as a Strawberry Fluff Salad. I honestly don't know why they called this a Strawberry Fluff Salad because it's not a salad in the sense we think of a typical salad. To me it's more like a dessert but makes a perfect side dish for any potluck. (If you've ever had a watergate salad, you'll know continue reading...

Caramel Apple Dump Cake Recipe with 4 ingredients

This caramel apple dump cake is a wonderfully sweet, moist and crumbly dessert that you will love to make and eat! Caramel Apple Dump Cake recipe Pin it to your DESSERT BOARD to save it for later! Follow CentsLessMeals on Pinterest for more great recipes! Repin Caramel Apple Dump Cake here If you’ve used an apple dump cake recipe with yellow cake mix before, the extra flavor, sweetness, and creaminess of the caramel sauce in this recipe will be a delicious surprise! And if you’ve never heard of or made a dump cake, the ingredients are few and the process literally involves “dumping” ingredients in even layers into a baking dish, then covering them with melted butter before baking. The beauty of a dump cake is that you can easily substitute other fruit fillings based on what you like, continue reading...

Pepperoni Roll Recipe

Easy and cheesy, this pepperoni roll recipe uses frozen bread dough as a simple and tasty version of pizza dough. The result is a wonderfully crispy outer crust that’s soft on the inside -- perfect for “caressing” the delicious ingredients! ©CentsLess Meals Pepperoni Roll Recipe Pin it to your DINNER BOARD to SAVE it for later! Follow CentsLess Meals on Pinterest for more great recipes! Even though this is a pepperoni roll recipe, feel free to add other meats and veggies that you love, like sausage, peppers, onions, olives, and mushrooms. Just be sure to completely drain the wet ingredients, like bottled olives or artichoke hearts, and lightly sauté any veggies that have a lot of water, like mushrooms. A few tips about your ingredients: You can choose your favorite variety continue reading...

Thanksgiving Turkey Pops! OREO Cookie Balls recipe

I have a super fun holiday idea for you that is fun for the whole family!! They're easy to make and they're made with everyone's favorite cookie: OREO! I have great savings for you from ibotta, you can find the OREO coupon here. I have a confession to make. My favorite part of the holidays has nothing to do with the food. It is the time I get to spend with family the night before or the night after a holiday. The adults grab a delicious beverage, the kids find some kind of activity, and we all just hang out and enjoy each others' company. While I always enjoy just relaxing with everyone, I'm always looking for a fun activity to keep the kids busy and happy and I think I came up with the perfect activity for kids of all ages this Thanksgiving! The fun of this is that everyone can make continue reading...

Easy Pulled Pork Sliders

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Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Smithfield® Marinated Fresh Pork. The opinions and text are all mine Like this recipe? "Pin it" to save it by clicking the photo above!! Be sure to follow CentsLessDeals on Pinterest and check out our other great recipes while you're here! I don't know about you, but with 4 kids that are all busy with activities during the week, I have a tough time putting together a decent dinner quickly. The toughest part of the entire thing is finding something that everyone in the family can agree on!! I am picking up and dropping off the kids several times a day, so they can not only go to school, but attend all their activities and hobbies that they want to do. Between running kids around and working, I don't have much extra time to sit and meal continue reading...

Easy StoveTop Stuffing Meatloaf recipe

Ground Beef

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Overnight Breakfast Enchiladas recipe

Breakfast

Overnight Breakfast Enchiladas recipe Overnight Breakfast Enchiladas recipe If you're looking for a great breakfast idea to feed a crowd, perhaps a make ahead holiday breakfast recipe, or just wanting to try something new, this Overnight Breakfast Enchiladas Recipe is perfect! It's easy to make, can be made ahead, and it's a fun twist on your regular breakfast casseroles! I thought I would give it a try when I had family coming in from out of state for the holidays. I don't know about you but when I have company for the holidays, I try to make as many meals ahead of time as possible. That way I can just focus on my family or guests and not worry about spending all my time in the kitchen prepping and cooking. This recipe was perfect for the occasion! These Overnight Breakfast Enchiladas continue reading...

Jellybean Flower Cupcakes tutorial #StarburstJellybeans, #Kroger

Crafts

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #StarburstJellybeans #Kroger #CollectiveBias Like this recipe? "Pin it" to save it by clicking the photo above!! Be sure to follow CentsLessDeals on Pinterest and check out our other great recipes while you're here! Spring is almost here!! That means it's time to start doing all our fun spring decorating, crafting, and cleaning! Okay, the cleaning part, not so much ;) Spring is officially here in two weeks and Easter isn't that far behind it! Here is a fun spring "recipe" for you and the kids! Or the kids, or even your husband if you like! It's so easy! All you'll need are cupcakes, frosting, and Starburst® Jellybeans. Let me tell you....they are the ONLY kind of jellybeans we continue reading...

Cream Cheese Lasagna recipe

Cream Cheese Lasagna Recipe Like this recipe? "Pin it" to save it by clicking the photo above!! Be sure to follow CentsLessDeals on Pinterest and check out our other great recipes while you're here! This Cream Cheese Lasagna recipe is my secret weapon for impressing my friends and family. For the longest time I wouldn't share the recipe because I loved people asking me to make it for them. However, since I have moved away from my friends I felt it was high time I shared the recipe, so they can make this whenever they want! This is a really easy recipe to make and I haven't had a single complaint in the 15 years I've been making it! It's one of my favorite recipes of all time and I hope it will be yours too!! Traditional lasagna is made with ricotta cheese but I don't care continue reading...

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls recipe

Like this recipe? "Pin it" to save it by clicking the photo above!! Be sure to follow CentsLessDeals on Pinterest and check out our other great recipes while you're here! These Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls are ridiculously delicious!! I am not a huge fan of sweets but these were amazing! I made these and my whole family went crazy over them. They're perfect for any holiday or get together! continue reading...

White Chocolate Peppermint Truffles recipe

Like this recipe? "Pin it" to save it by clicking the photo above!! Be sure to follow CentsLessDeals on Pinterest and check out our other great recipes while you're here! I have a confession: I am not a huge fan of sweets. There, I finally said it. I like a tiny bit of chocolate here and there on the random occasion but other than that, it's just not really my thing. That being said, I really enjoyed these! They are a perfect treat for any holiday party or get together! My kids even really enjoyed them! These are so beautiful and even more delicious! They're sure to be a hit at any party! continue reading...

Fried Mashed Potato Balls recipe

FRIED MASHED POTATO BALLS Fried Mashed Potato Balls recipe Like this recipe? "Pin it" to save it by clicking the photo above!! Be sure to follow CentsLessDeals on Pinterest and check out our other great recipes while you're here! I don't know about you, but I seem to always have leftover mashed potatoes after the holidays. It's not because people don't love them, but I'm always worried I won't have enough and then I end up with tons leftover! I'm not complaining because I LOVE mashed potatoes, but a person can only eat them the way they are for so long without getting sick of them. If you're like me, then you're going to LOVE my new recipe for Fried Mashed Potato Balls! It's the perfect way to use your leftover mashed potatoes, and holy cannoli are they good!!! I have decided if continue reading...

Thanksgiving Turkey pops!

Crafts

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #OREOCookieBalls #CollectiveBias I have a confession to make. My favorite part of the holidays has nothing to do with the food. It is the time I get to spend with family the night before or the night after a holiday. The adults grab a delicious beverage, the kids find some kind of activity, and we all just hang out and enjoy each others' company. While I always enjoy just relaxing with everyone, I'm always looking for a fun activity to keep the kids busy and happy and I think I came up with the perfect activity for kids of all ages this Thanksgiving! The fun of this is that everyone can make their own and create them to be as pretty or crazy as they like! Then when all that fun is continue reading...

Apple Cider Muffin Cookies Recipe

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of J.M. Smucker's®. The opinions and text are all mine. Remember last week when I wrote about how I was asked by the J.M. Smucker company had asked me to create a recipe idea for them? I had an amazing idea for a new recipe, muffin cookies!! Well I am so excited to report that it was even more delicious than I imagined it would be! I cannot wait to share it with you! This recipe for Apple Cider Muffin Cookies takes only 4 ingredients and my word, they're I think the best cookie I've ever had!! I cannot wait to share this recipe with you! You can choose any of the Martha White muffin mixes you choose, but I felt the apple cider muffin mix was perfect for fall! I love muffins, and I really like cookies, so this is a perfect mix continue reading...

No Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars recipe