I'm a professional meal planner. These simple one-pot meals cost less than $25 and feed my entire family.

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I can feed my whole family with these easy one-pot dinners.

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3 kitchen staples you can prepare from scratch in under 10 minutes, by a chef who never eats ultra-processed foods

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Rory O'Connell is a chef and cofounder of Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland.

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I tried roasted potatoes from Guy Fieri, Ina Garten, and Rachael Ray. My favorite recipe was also the easiest to make.

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I followed three celebrity chefs' recipes for classic roasted potatoes.

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Rachael Ray's 5 tips for turning Thanksgiving leftovers into delicious family meals

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Rachael Ray shared her go-to recipes to transform Thanksgiving leftovers into delicious meals, including pasta ragu and a savory stuffing waffle.

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How to make your entire Thanksgiving meal in a slow cooker

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It's easy to make your favorite stuffing recipe in a slow cooker instead of inside the turkey.

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I tried making Ina Garten's pumpkin, apple, and pecan pies. I'll never use anyone else's crust recipe again.

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I made pumpkin, apple, and pecan pies with recipes from celebrity chef Ina Garten.

Paige Bennett

I made 3 fall recipes in a Crock-Pot and they were easy and affordable to make

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I made chicken-and-potato corn chowder, creamy garlic pork chops, and a classic beef stew in a slow cooker.

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I tried 3 pasta-sauce hacks from chef Alex Guarnaschelli, and they were all deliciously easy

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The celebrity chef has several quick pasta-sauce tricks.

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I made Ree Drummond's and Joanna Gaines' Buffalo chicken dips, and only one was good enough for game day

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The Pioneer Woman's recipe for Buffalo-chicken dip was super creamy thanks to the addition of ranch, while I thought Joanna Gaines' underwhelming.

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I made Tim Walz's Turkey Trot Tater-Tot Hotdish ahead of his debate with JD Vance. Here's how to prepare the easy meal.

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Tim Walz's Turkey Trot Tater-Tot Hotdish went viral on social media in August.

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