Ree Drummond has a half-empty nest while her daughters are off at college, but she still needs good, hearty food at her fingertips for her hungry teenage sons. So she's cooking up dishes that she can serve half now and freeze the rest for another time. She starts with Shrimp Scampi Stuffed Shells and a Nacho Cheese Casserole. Then she assembles a Ranch Pizza Pie and goes low and slow with her Slow Cooker Drip Beef Sandwiches.
The family is hauling hay in high summer, so Ree Drummond's taking them cool refreshing Strawberry Cherry Lemon Limeade and awesome Orange Bars. Then, she's got a great make-ahead dinner on the go with Slow Cooker Lasagna and Missy's Marinated Tomatoes, ready to eat when the family's done stacking hay.
Valerie Bertinelli hosts a football-themed party with former NFL pro and Food Network Star, Eddie Jackson. The touchdown-worthy menu includes Slow Cooker Sloppy Joe Sliders, Homemade Potato Chips Topped with Chicken Salt, Roasted Carrot Hummus, Peanut Butter Brownies Topped with Salted Pretzels and a Sweet Tea and Lemonade Lager.
When the seasons change and there's a chill in the air, it's time for a hearty slow-cooked meal to warm you up. Tyler's digging out a cozy scarf and his Dutch Oven for the Ultimate Osso Buco.
Trisha Yearwood and her sister, Beth, head out to a local farm to enjoy its bounty of fresh ingredients and even pick their own arugula from the fields! After that, they return home to make Slow Cooker Pork Loin, Mushroom, Asparagus and Arugula Risotto, and Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream with Homemade Waffle Cones.
Food Network's experts share their favorite small appliances from the Beautiful by Drew line at Walmart, including air fryers, slow cookers, coffeemakers and more.
The Kitchen is taking the stress out of weeknights with meal prep tips, timesaving tricks and easy recipes. Geoffrey Zakarian kicks off the week with a Big Batch Braised Pork Butt, and Katie Lee gives leftovers a makeover in her Shepherd's Pie. The hosts share cool ways to use the freezer for meal prep success, and Jeff Mauro raids the pantry for a Slow Cooker Lentil Soup. The Pillsbury Bake-Off Finalists share their winning weeknight recipes, and Chef Alex Guarnaschelli makes her favorite weeknight pasta, Orecchiette with Bacon, Lemon and Cream. Sunny Anderson cooks a crowd-pleasing Bacon-Wrapped Turkey Breast, and then Geoffrey and Jeff tackle the leftovers to make family-friendly lunches. The hosts share tips for prepping veggies before Katie and Jeff transform them into two Cheat Sheet meals. Finally, the hosts use supermarket shortcuts to make an easy Black Forest dessert that takes the cake.