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Creamy Tarragon Mustard Sauce with Chicken and Red Peppers over pasta on a plate. It's creamy, tangy, savory, and so addictive.  It gets so much flavor from dijon mustard, tarragon, garlic, and onion. It's an easy-to-whip-up any night dinner! #easydinners

One Pot or Pan Meals

Chicken, Zucchini, Rice Casserole is a creamy and flavorful recipe filled with different textures from the mushrooms, onion, zucchini, chicken, and rice. It's also incredibly easy to make as it all comes together in one skillet.

6 Ingredients or Less

5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup is creamy without the cream (in fact, there is no dairy at all in this dish).  It's chunky but somehow still light.  And with loads of chicken, carrots, and peas, t's full of flavor and texture even though it only has 5 ingredients.

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Featured!  5-Ingredient Meatloaf

Close up picture of sliced meatloaf with ketchup on top. This 5-Ingredient Easy Meatloaf recipe may be short on ingredients, but it is loaded with flavor. The lack of breadcrumbs means you don't have them soaking up the juices, so the meat stays moist - and it's gluten free too! Parmesan cheese, onion, egg, ketchup, salt, and pepper are all that go into this yummy loaf of goodness!

Featured!  Parmesan Zucchini Chips

Breaded Zucchini Chips on pan with Sriracha dipping sauce in a bowl on pan. Hand dipping one zucchini chip into sauce.

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Puff Pastry Turkey Pot Pie in a casserole dish with fresh thyme on top and fresh sage on the counter. It's an easy dinner recipe to use leftover turkey from the holidays and ingredients you can have on hand!
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Ground Italian Chicken Sausage cooked in a frying pan.
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Chicken Goulash with quick homemade dumplings, red pepper, and parsley in a bowl with a spoon and sour cream on top.
Easy Chicken Goulash with Quick Dumplings
Crispy browned Baby Potatoes with Garlic Butter and Sage in a bowl with garlic, sage butter glistening on top.
Baby Potatoes with Garlic Butter and Sage
Butternut Squash and Chicken with sage, garlic, and shallots on a platter with fresh sage leaves and topped with a buttery garlic, lemon, sage sauce. Lemon wedges, fresh sage leaves, and a kitchen towel on counter.
Sage Chicken Thighs with Butternut Squash and Shallots
Southwestern Pasta with Ground Beef and Corn and breadcrumbs on top on a plate with fork holding a bite. The sauce is thick and hearty with ground beef, sweet corn kernels, chunky tomatoes, chipotle peppers in adobo, green chiles, parmesan cheese, and lots of smokey and spicy seasonings.
Southwestern Pasta with Ground Beef and Corn
Crispy Lemon Chicken Kale Caesar Salad with chicken strips on top on a plate with sheet pan with chicken in the background.
Kale Caesar Salad with Crispy Lemon Chicken
Sheet Pan Pork Fajitas Recipe with red pepper, green pepper, and onion, in flour tortillas on a plate. Topped with Cilantro Lime Crema, fresh cilantro leaves, and lime wedges. Sheet pan with pork, peppers, and onions in background along with crema and tortillas
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Chicken Wild Rice Casserole with Zucchini and Mushrooms in a casserole dish with missing corner piece and wood spatula in dish.
Chicken Wild Rice Casserole + Zucchini and Mushrooms
3 tacos fanned out on a plate with the 4th taco being dipped into sauce for this Birria Tacos Recipe. Each taco has shredded beef and oaxaca cheese oozing out. On the plate is a bowl of red sauce, lime wedges, and cilantro.
Easy Birria Tacos with Consomme (Slow Cooker)
4 Low Carb Chicken Lettuce Wraps on counter with a bowl of Cashew Chicken and Carrot filling on left and sauce on right.
Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wrap Recipe
Toasted bread cubes, chicken, tomatoes, cucumber, basil, and mozzarella in a bowl for this Chicken Panzanella Salad Recipe. It's absolutely delicious.
Garden Chicken Panzanella Salad Recipe
Spinach Artichoke Chicken Stuffed Pita is grilled and cut in half on a wood platter with filling oozing out.  In the back is a small bowl of crema.
Spinach Artichoke Chicken Stuffed Pitas
Grilled Shrimp Tacos in corn tortillas on a plate with Mango Salsa & Chipotle Crema. On the side are bowls of cotija cheese, crema, salsa, and cilantro leaves.
Grilled Shrimp Tacos with Mango Salsa & Crema
Creamy, rich, smokey, and delicious refried black beans recipe in a bowl with a few black beans and chopped cilantro sprinkled on top. On the counter are tortilla chips in a bowl.
Easy Refried Black Beans Recipe using Dried Beans
Dan Dan Noodle Recipe with Ground Chicken in a bowl. Chopsticks have noodles wrapped around and scallion slices are on top. The pan of noodles is in background.
Ground Chicken Dan Dan Noodles
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Salad in 2 bowls on black background with chicken, green peppers, tomatoes, onions, black sesame seeds, and cilantro.
Teriyaki Chicken Salad
Wood spoon drizzling glaze on Glazed Pan Seared Scallops with Garlic and Honey in a pan with spatula.
Quick Glazed Pan Seared Scallops with Garlic
Creamy Barley Recipe with Bacon and Gruyere Cheese in pan with wood spoon and crispy bacon bits and diced chives on top. It's creamy, rich, nutty, smokey, hearty, and utterly delicious.
Velvety Barley Recipe with Bacon and Gruyere
Easy Homemade Pasta plain Fettuccine on a sheet pan with cornmeal.
Easy Homemade Pasta Recipe
Fresh, Creamy Pasta Primavera Recipe in a pot on counter with fettuccine, parmesan cheese, roasted asparagus, carrots, tomatoes and fresh corn kernels.
Kid-Friendly Creamy Pasta Primavera Recipe
Cheesy Hamburger Potato Casserole in a casserole dish with a wood spatula. It's an easy, yummy, and cozy weeknight family dinner. 
Hamburger Potato Casserole with Cheddar Cheese
Easy Avocado Crema Recipe in a bowl on table with a cut open avocado with pit and blender in back. It goes on everything! It's a creamy, tangy, rich and delicious sauce that's made in just minutes in the blender!
Easy Avocado Crema Recipe
Taco Quinoa Bowl with Ground Beef, corn, cotija cheese, tomatoes, fresh cilantro, and cilantro lime crema drizzled on top. Ground beef bowl, avocado half with pit, bowl of crema, tomatoes and cilantro on the table.
Quinoa with Ground Beef and Corn Taco Bowls
Asparagus and Tomato Quinoa Risotto with parmesan on top on a plate with fork and pan in background.
Quick Asparagus & Tomato Quinoa Risotto
Honey Mustard Salad Dressing Recipe with shallots in a white bowl sitting on a green salad platter with parmesan crisps next to it.
No-Fail Honey Mustard Salad Dressing Recipe
Pot of Tex Mex Unstuffed Peppers with Ground Chicken and cheese sprinkled on top op.  Juicy Sweet Bell Peppers are chopped up and cooked with the Tex Mex style ground chicken, tomatoes, Mexican seasonings, cheese, rice and corn tortillas.
Easy Tex Mex Unstuffed Peppers with Ground Chicken
Golden Carrot Ginger Soup Recipe in a bowl with spoon and bread dipped in side and parsley, chopped cashews, and ham garnish on top. Ginger root and carrot pieces on table
Golden Carrot Ginger Soup Recipe with Smoked Ham
Cajun Seasoning in a bowl with spoon. It's smokey, spicy, salty, peppery, and adds fast flare to so many different foods.
Easy Recipe for Cajun Seasoning
Cajun Shrimp and Grits recipe on a plate with pan in background. It has seared shrimp in a creamy smoky cajun sauce with chicken andouille sausage and pimiento.  Served over creamy, cheesy grits.
Family Cajun Shrimp and Grits Recipe
Spatula lifting a piece of White Lasagna Recipe with Zucchini and Ground Beef with browned melted cheese on top in casserole dish! It's a make-ahead family dinner! It's creamy, hearty, and delicious with layers of noodles, zucchini, ground beef, creamy cheese, and a silky white sauce. 
White Lasagna Recipe with Zucchini and Ground Beef
Pasta with Ricotta, Bacon, Mushroom Sauce on a plate with fork and pan in background. It's creamy, rich, decadent, comforting, and downright delicious! Finally, shelled edamame for a bit of color and texture!
Pasta with Ricotta, Bacon, Mushroom Sauce
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Beef and Potatoes in a bowl with parsley on top. It's a delicious easy dinner with tender beef cubes are cooked in the slow cooker with lots of delicious garlic, onions, and potatoes.  Then honey and molasses are added for that touch of sweet.
Honey Garlic Beef and Potatoes in the Slow Cooker
Thai Peanut Sauce Noodles with seared tofu and veggies on a plate with chopsticks and a lime wedge on the table and pan in the background..
Easy Thai Peanut Sauce Noodles with Tofu & Veggies
Saffron Butter Crispy Rice on a plate with cilantro and peppadew peppers on top. Spatula scooping up a triangle piece. Saffron brings a floral note and beautiful yellow-orange color.  Added to the butter is what gives this crispy rice the buttery, crispy bottom.
Saffron Butter Crispy Rice
Healthy Meatballs with Zucchini & Lean Beef on a plate with fork cutting into one and pan in background. They're loaded with flavor from the garlic, minced onion, salt, and pepper.  The zucchini brings moisture, texture, and bulks up the meatballs with healthiness.
Healthy Meatballs with Zucchini & Lean Beef
Quick Cooking Creamy Chicken Paprika in a frying pan with wood spoon and scallions and chopped cashews on top. It's creamy, smokey, rich, and hearty. This is an easy weeknight family dinner!
Quick Cooking Creamy Chicken Paprika
Sheet Pan Spanish Chicken thighs on a plate with Butternut Squash Mash, Olives, and Brussels Sprouts! It's warm, hearty, and smoky.
Spanish Sheet Pan Chicken & Butternut Squash Mash
Greek Ground Chicken Feta Pasta Casserole in a casserole dish with wood spatula. It has lean ground chicken with garlic, oregano, parmesan, feta and Kale. 
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Garlic Potato and Steak Bites Recipe with sweet pepper slices in a pan on counter. It's an easy and delicious, one-pan family dinner!  You get fantastic salty, buttery, tender steak and potatoes in each and every mouthwatering bite! 
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Korean Ground Beef and Rice Bowl with sliced radishes fanned out on top and scallion garnish.
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Flaky Empanada Pie with Ground Beef Recipe in a skillet with a piece out on counter. It has a perfect flaky, buttery pastry on the outside with a savory, smokey, salty ground beef filling.  The best part is that everything cooks in one skillet!
Flaky Empanada Pie with Ground Beef
Lentil and Zucchini Cake stacked on wood cutting board with Sriracha sauce on the side. They have a crispy outside and soft inside and are perfect for an easy dinner!  The flavors are simple but perfect with parmesan, oregano, scallions, lentils, and zucchini.
Easiest Lentils & Zucchini Cakes Recipe
Chorizo Sausage and Green Bean Casserole in a serving bowl are a creamy and savory side dish.
Chorizo Sausage and Green Bean Casserole
Smothered Chicken with Bacon, and Tomatoes in a pan. The chicken is smothered in a thickened sauce infused with smokey and salty bacon flavor.  Cherry tomatoes give a sweet and tangy pop.
Smothered Chicken with Bacon and Tomatoes
Paprika Pork Stew Recipe in a bowl with carrots, onion, parsley. It's an easy family dinner. 
Paprika Pork Stew Recipe
Creamy Chicken Sausage and Tortellini Soup in a large pot with ladle scooping. It's silky and creamy with onions, garlic, Chicken sausage, and zucchini bring so much flavor and texture.  The tortellini give that delicious salty, creamy, hearty bite! 
Creamy Chicken Sausage Tortellini Soup
Spatula scooping out a piece of the One Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake in casserole dish.  On the bottom you get flavorful rice topped with chicken, salty ham, nutty and melty swiss cheese, and a crunchy breadcrumb topping!
One Pan Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake with Rice
Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake in casserole pan. It cooks entirely in one casserole dish, including the pasta! Shell pasta in flavorful, tangy tomato sauce is topped with zucchini, chicken, mozzarella, parm, and crunchy breadcrumb topping.
Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake with Zucchini
Mashed Roasted Cauliflower in a bowl with spoon. The texture is perfectly creamy and along with the flavor, mimics mashed potatoes.
Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Mash
Oven Fried Chicken Breast cut on pan with bacon in background. The chicken is coated with Bacon Crumbs and Honey and it's healthier because it's baked, not fried, but still gives you all of the crispy, crunchy goodness!  It also gives you sweet and salty crunch with the addition of honey and bacon!
Oven-Fried Chicken Breasts with Bacon Crumbs
Spoon scooping Broccoli Cheese Quinoa Bake with potato chips on top. It's a comfy cozy casserole that's perfect to make ahead for a simple weeknight side or main dish.
Broccoli Cheese Quinoa Bake
Fettuccine Lower Fat Alfredo Sauce Recipe with Prosciutto on a plate with fork scooping pasta. It's a creamy but lighter recipe without the heavy cream or butter, but still delicious!
Light and Easy Fettuccine Alfredo with Prosciutto
Creamy Corn and Blackened Chicken with feta and cilantro on top in a pan.
Creamy Corn and Blackened Chicken
Chicken Artichoke Bake with Tomatoes and Goat Cheese on a plate with fork and casserole in back. It's a creamy, tangy, sweet, savory, mouth watering easy dinner that you can prep ahead!
Artichoke Chicken Bake with Tomatoes & Goat Cheese
Chicken Enchiladas Mole Sauce Recipe on a plate with cheese and cilantro on top. They are easy to make and delicious! The Mole sauce has unsweetened chocolate, tomatoes, green chilis, garlic, adobo sauce, and spices blend harmoniously!
Easy Chicken Mole Enchiladas (Enmoladas)
Stuffed Tomatoes on sheet pan on counter with chorizo, quinoa, parmesan cheese, chives, garlic, and oregano are simply divine! 
Chorizo and Quinoa Stuffed Tomatoes
Korean Beef Tacos on a plate with flavorful Korean beef, crunchy Sesame Cabbage Slaw and a creamy, cool, Cilantro Lime Sriracha sauce!
Korean Beef Tacos with Sesame Cabbage Slaw
Red Skin Potato Salad Recipe with Edamame and Harissa in a bowl on table. It's creamy, crunchy, meaty, tangy, peppery, salty, and oh, it's UNBELIEVABLE!
Red Potato Salad Recipe with Edamame and Harissa
Spoon drizzling Sweet and Sour sauce over Chicken Kabobs with pineapple, onion, and red pepper on a pan.
Sweet and Sour Chicken Kabobs with Pineapple
Green Rice on platter with chicken kabobs on top. This Recipe takes white rice from plain to amazing with just 5 ingredients. Filled with herbs and spinach, it has the perfect herby flavor.
Easiest 5-Ingredient Green Rice Recipe
Spoon drizzling dressing over sliced grilled Flank Steak Salad Recipe on plate with grilled romaine, halved grape tomatoes, and creamy basil yogurt dressing.
Grilled Flank Steak Salad Recipe with Basil Dressing
Crockpot Shredded Beef Ragu Recipe with Pappardelle with a fork on plate with basil and parmesan on the table. It's so easy to make and has a thick meaty texture and a super rich delicious flavor.
Shredded Beef Ragu Recipe
Two Taco Chicken Burgers on wood platter with smokey taco seasonings, cilantro, and scallions. Then on top are melty cheese, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, and chipotle mayonnaise!
Ground Chicken Taco Burgers
Sliced BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe with coleslaw and cilantro on top. It has homemade pizza crust, tangy and creamy BBQ sauce, hearty shredded chicken, cheddar cheese and coleslaw on top!   
BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe
Burritos with Black Beans and Quinoa recipe cut in half and stacked on plate. Packed with protein and fiber, but also cheese, tomato, cilantro, and sour cream!  The vegetarian 'meat' is taco-seasoned quinoa, black beans, and cauliflower.
Quinoa and Black Bean Burritos
Garlic Steak Kabobs with red pepper and onion on platter with a Creamy Cilantro Sauce! #beefkabobs #steakkabobs
Garlic Steak Kabobs with Creamy Cilantro Sauce
Greek Lemon Orzo Salad with Kalamata Olives, Cucumbers, and Feta Cheese in a bowl with wood spoon! It's combined with a creamy lemon dressing that's bright and light!
Greek Orzo Salad with Olives, Cucumbers, & Feta
Ground Chicken Greek Meatballs on a plate with Tzatziki sauce over rice. Baked meatballs in back. These meatballs have garlic, feta, parsley, and oregano. 
Ground Chicken Greek Meatballs
Chili Mac and Cheese on a plate with fork. This Recipe has creamy and cheesy pasta topped with smokey, tangy, savory beef chili! #macandcheese #chilirecipes
Chili Mac and Cheese Recipe
Creamy Chicken Green Enchilada Soup in a bowl topped with cheese, sour cream, and cilantro! It's creamy, hearty, slightly spicy with green chiles and smokey seasonings that bring so much depth.  Corn tortilla strips act like the noodles in this soup!
Creamy Chicken Enchilada Soup
Creamy Tarragon Mustard Sauce with Chicken and Red Peppers in a pan. It's creamy, tangy, savory, and so addictive.  It gets so much flavor from dijon mustard, tarragon, garlic, and onion. It's an easy-to-whip-up any night dinner! #easydinners
Tarragon Mustard Chicken
Shell Pasta with Italian Sausage and Kale on a plate. It's loaded with a salty homemade Chicken Italian Sausage flavored with garlic and fennel in a parmesan, garlic and kale sauce. 
Shell Pasta with Italian Chicken Sausage and Kale
Ground Beef Empanadas on a pan. Flaky, buttery pastry on the outside with a savory, smokey, salty ground beef filling.
Easiest Ground Beef Empanadas
Spanish Chicken and Rice with olives and veggies in a pot with spoon. It's hearty, smokey, and delicious!
One Pot Spanish Chicken and Rice
Manchego Mac and Cheese with Bacon scooped up. It has a creamy and cheesy sauce with a touch of smokiness from the bacon, coats each piece of pasta.  On top, crispy crunchy, indulgent bacon fat cracker crumbs!
Dreamy Bacon Mac and Cheese
Chinese BBQ Pork Tenderloin sliced on board with sesame seeds and cup of sauce. It's sweet, tangy, salty, nutty, and all together lick-your-fingers delicious! It's also easy to make! Marinade ahead and then roast in the oven.
Easy Chinese BBQ Pork Tenderloin
Cauliflower Gnocchi in tomato sauce on plate with parmesan and parsley. They are soft, silky, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth! Made with cauliflower, they're a healthier version to traditional gnocchi! Add my simple Garlic Butter Sauce or Tomato Sauce and they are heaven.  #dinnerideas #gnocchi #cauliflower
Homemade Cauliflower Gnocchi in Tomato Sauce
Spatula in Cottage Pie in casserole dish. This recipe has Spanish Chorizo and ground beef cooked in a rich and savory gravy with veggies and herbs.  Creamy mashed potatoes sit on top with manchego, parmesan, and garlic. #dinnerideas #cottagepie #shepherdspie
Easy Cottage Pie with Chorizo!
Mushroom Sauce over pasta. #vegetarian #healthydinner #dinnerideas #mushrooms
Heavenly Mushroom Sauce
Baked Spicy Chicken Taquitos stacked on plate with toppings. Corn tortillas are filled with smoky taco seasoned shredded chicken, and creamy cheddar cheese.  #dinnerideas #familydinner #chickenrecipes #chickendinner #tacos #taquitos
Baked Chicken Taquitos Recipes
Crispy, crunchy, salty, and addictive!  These are my healthy Crispy Parmesan Green Bean Fries!  Such a great way to transform beans and add a new vegetable into dinner rotation. #vegetablerecipes
Crispy Parmesan Green Bean Fries
Orange Brown Butter Shrimp Pasta Recipe on a plate. It has a silky sauce that's buttery, nutty, and slightly sweet! #shrimprecipes #shrimppasta #easydinners #dinnerideas 
Orange Brown Butter Shrimp Pasta
Teriyaki Meatballs with Veggie Stir Fry, and rice noodles on a plate.  #asianmeatballs #teriyaki #noodles #familydinner #easydinners #dinnerideas
Asian Teriyaki Meatballs with Veggie Stir Fry & Noodles
Mini Beef Wellington Bites stacked on platter. They are flaky and buttery on the outside. Puff Pastry is filled with a creamy mushroom and parmesan filling and tender beef filet.  #appetizers #partyfood
Mini Beef Wellington Bites
Piece of Slow Cooker Egg Casserole on a plate with scallions. It has Chorizo, Potatoes and both cheddar and manchego cheeses. IT COOKS WHILE YOU SLEEP! #eggs #eggcasseroles #eggrecipes #breakfastideas #holidayrecipes
Slow Cooker Egg Casserole with Chorizo & Potatoes
Chicken Mushroom Stroganoff on a plate with Cavatappi pasta, mushrooms, and spinach. It has a thick, creamy, savory mushroom sauce with a touch of tangy sour cream. #chickendinners #chickenrecipes #familydinners #dinnerideas
Chicken Stroganoff Recipe with Spinach
Mediterranean SHEET PAN DINNER on a plate with chicken sausage, parmesan zucchini. and crispy chickpeas over quinoa with dollops of seasoned Ricotta. #sheetpandinner #chickpeas
Mediterranean Sheet Pan Dinner
Chicken Lasagna on a plate with fresh basil. from the dish. This Italian Sausage Lasagne Recipe is the stuff that dreams are made of.  Layers of pasta, creamy ricotta, salty chewy mozzarella, salty and hearty Italian Sausage, and sweet and tangy tomato sauce.
Homemade Italian Sausage Lasagna
Broccoli Pesto Pasta on a plate with fork in pasta. It's delicious AND good for you!  It has all of the classic pesto flavors from garlic, basil, parmesan cheese, and pine nuts.  But the flavor is a bit more mellow by adding broccoli! #broccolirecipes #pesto #pasta #easydinner #dinnerideas #familydinner
Broccoli Pesto Pasta
Pulled Beef Brisket in a bowl and in the Slow Cooker is smokey, savory, tender, moist, and full of flavor. In a delicious sauce, it goes great on a sandwich, over polenta, on rice, or potatoes. #slowcooker #crockpot #brisket #beefbrisket #pulledbeef #pulledpork
Smoky Pulled Beef Brisket
Baked Coconut Cauliflower Bites on plate with Sriracha Mayo dipping sauce.  They have a slightly sweet and salty crunch outside from the shredded coconut and panko mixture.  The inside is soft and creamy.  Dip in the Sriracha Mayo. 
Baked Coconut Cauliflower Bites
Family Chickpea Coconut Curry over rice in a bowl with red bell pepper, zucchini, onion, coconut milk, and warm Indian Curry spices.
Family Chickpea Coconut Curry with Veggies
Mini Meatloaf Muffins on a plate. They have only 5 simple ingredients, cook in 30 minutes, and are gluten free. Parmesan gives salty and nutty flavor.  Ketchup on top cooks down into a thick, deep-flavored tangy, salty, and sweet glaze.
Make-Ahead, 5-Ingredient Mini Meatball Muffins
Thick & Creamy Healthy Mushroom Soup in a pot with ladle filled with earthy mushrooms, aeromatic onions, flavorful oregano, and bright chives. 
Thick & Creamy Healthy Mushroom Soup
Close up of Skillet Artichoke Chicken with sun dried tomatoes, basil, garlic, in cream sauce. #skilletchicken #skilletdinner #chicken #easydinner #familydinner #italian #tuscanchicken
Skillet Artichoke Chicken with Sun Dried Tomatoes
Closeup of Chilled Golden Corn Soup in a bowl with turmeric spice in a bowl on the side. Scallions on top for garnish. It's thick, creamy, silky and delicious.  The entire family will love this easy stovetop corn soup! #summerfood #cornsoup #corn #vegetarian #vegetablerecipes #sides
Chilled Golden Corn Soup
Hand holding Chicken Corn Tortilla Quesadilla triangle with melty cheese pulling. They have crispy edges, a soft gooey center, and are mouthwatering flavor. They have hearty shredded chicken flavored with warm and smoky Mexican spices. Then shredded Pepper Jack cheese and Cheddar is layered to get melty and oozy and delicious. It's an irresistible new easy dinner or appetizer idea.
Chicken & Cheese Corn Tortilla Quesadillas
Grilled Halloumi Cheese & Tomato Salad on pan. It's insanely delicious! Grilled Halloumi has a strong savory and salty flavor that is slightly creamy and incredibly addictive. Paired with my simple Tomato and Basil salad, each bite is simply heaven. #halloumi #appetizers #salads #grilling #summerfood
Grilled Halloumi Cheese & Tomato Basil Salad

10 Easy Family Dinners

Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes Pasta Pasta with basil and parmesan in a skillet. It's easy and so delicious! #pasta #tomatoes #easydinner #dinner #easyrecipes #healthydinner #chicken

4 Easy Marinades

Sliced Mexican Chicken on rice with tomatoes, sour cream, & cilantro. This marinade is an easy, make-ahead, and delicious recipe! The chicken is infused with so much smokey, savory flavors from the fresh garlic, chili powder, and cumin.  #marinade #chicken #easydinners
Black Bean Taco Bowl with rice, smoky black beans, avocado, salty Cotija cheese, sour cream, fresh tomato, and bright cilantro. This Black Bean Taco Bowl Bar lets everyone fills their bowl with any of the toppings they want! Perfect for kids. #tacos #tacobowls #healthyfood #dinner #healthydinner #familydinner #kidsdinner #blackbeans #vegetarian
Black Bean Taco Bowls
Perfectly Pink Pickled Onions in a mason jar with lid off. They are tart, tangy, sweet, and savory.  They go on just about anything and are so unbelievably delicious, they can make a shoe taste good!  Best part, you can make a ton of them ahead!
Perfectly Pickled Onions
Skillet Eggs in Spicy Tomato Pepper Sauce with Manchego Cheese cooked in a skillet. With a smoky, spicy, thick, and luscious red pepper tomato sauce. #eggs #huevosrancheros #tomatosauce #easydinner #brunch #shakshuka
Skillet Eggs in Spicy Tomato Pepper Sauce
Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes Pasta Pasta with basil and parmesan in a skillet. It's easy and so delicious! #pasta #tomatoes #easydinner #dinner #easyrecipes #healthydinner #chicken
Chicken & Cherry Tomato Pasta
Pancetta, Parmesan, and Pepper Pasta on a plate and scooped up on a fork with pan in background. The Pancetta gives a salty and slightly peppery flavor, Parmesan cheese creates a nutty and creamy sauce, and the ground black pepper gives a peppery flavor that makes this pasta stand out. #pasta #easypasta #easydinner #dinner #italian #familydinner #onpotdinners #onepandinners #parmesan
Pancetta, Parmesan, & Pepper Pasta
Flatbread cut into 6 pieces on a pan with a crispy gluten free crust, salty and briny Olive Tapenade, creamy mozzarella, earthy and meaty mushrooms, peppery pancetta, and fresh basil. #flatbread #pizza #olives #tapenade #mediterranean #easydinner #dinner
Olive Tapenade & Pancetta Flatbread
Hungarian Paprika Chicken sliced on plate with Paprika Aioli drizzled on top and fork dipping a bite. The paprika gives beautiful color and a deep, peppery flavor. #chicken #easychicken #easydinner #dinner #healthydinner
Hungarian Paprika Chicken with Paprika Aioli
Meatballs in Cauliflower Dill Cream Sauce in a skillet. The Meatballs are swimming in a beautiful creamy cauliflower sauce flavored with garlic, fresh dill, cream cheese, and a touch of tomato paste. #meatballs #swedishmeatballs #familydinner #easydinner #dinner #healthydinner
Meatballs in Cauliflower Dill Cream Sauce
Sesame Sweet Chili Chicken cooked and sliced on a plate with rice and cilantro. It is slightly sweet, tangy, savory, nutty, with a touch of heat. You can prepare it days ahead, it takes just minutes to prepare, minutes to cook, and everyone will love it!! #chicken #marinades #easydinner #easychicken #chickenrecipes #easysauces #healthydinner #healthyfood #healthyrecipes
Sesame Sweet Chili Chicken
Cooked Lemon Dill Sauce Chicken and Asparagus in pan on stove. It has chicken in a light and creamy sauce flavored with garlic, lemon and fresh dill. It's loaded with fresh asparagus. #springrecipes #dinner #easydinner #healthydinner #lemon #asparagus #chicken #glutenfree #easyrecipes
Lemon Dill Sauce Chicken & Asparagus
Close up of Cauliflower Cordon Bleu Bake with parsley and breadcrumb topping. It layers in nutty and salty Gruyere Cheese, with a creamy Vegetable broth based sauce with garlic and parsley.  Then the ham and cauliflower are folded into all of this goodness and it's baked in the oven until it all becomes one knock-your-socks-off dish! #cauliflower #lowcarb #glutenfree #casserole #onepot #familydinner #mealprep #easydinner #dinner #healthydinner #healthyfood #healthyrecipes
Low Carb Cauliflower Cordon Bleu Bake
Artichoke Spinach Stuffed Zucchini Recipe on a pan. Each fantastic bite gives you creamy artichoke, nutty cheesy Parmesan, spinach, and zucchini. Prepare entirely ahead, then bake 20 minutes and enjoy! #vegetarian #zucchini #stuffedzucchini #spinach #artichoke #springrecipes #healthyfood #healthydinner #healthyrecipes #glutenfree
Spinach & Artichoke Stuffed Zucchini
Chicken Chimichurri Rojo on a plate with cup of chimichurri. It is broiled or grilled Chicken topped with a cool, fresh, tangy, and incredibly full-flavored!  The Rojo comes from the addition of red pepper.  All of the ingredients simply get blended in a food processor so it could not be easier!  #chicken #chickenrecipes #chimichurri #easychicken #easydinners #dinner
Chicken Chimichurri Rojo
Cilantro Lime Quinoa in a bowl with spoon. It's fluffy, nutty, citrusy, salty, and the perfect accompaniment for any protein or vegetable!  With just a few simple ingredients, you can make this fantastic healthier alternative to rice. #quinoa #quinoarecipes #sides #healthyfood
Cilantro Lime Quinoa Side Dish
Garlic Lime Grilled Greek Shrimp with Tzatziki Sauce over Quinoa on plate. The Shrimp is simply sauteed with minced garlic, olive oil, and lime for big bold flavors. The Tzatziki Sauce is bright and cool with creamy yogurt with fresh cucumber, lime, garlic, and scallion. #shrimp #easydinner #dinner #seafoodrecipes #shrimprecipes
Garlic & Lime Shrimp Recipe with Tzatziki Sauce

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Easy freezable meatballs in dill cauliflower cream sauce, 1 of 10 Easy Pantry Dinner recipes where you can lean on the pantry and the freezer to help you in a pinch! They are fast, easy, but also healthy and delicious. In addition to these 10 recipes, I also give you a Printable Pantry Must-Haves Grocery List, more dinner ideas, and a Freezer Hacks Cheat Sheet! #pantrydinnerideas #pantrydinner #pantrymeals #easydinners #freezermeals #quickdinnerideas
Huevos Tostadas are utterly delicious! They are similar to Huevos Rancheros but are a pick up and eat with your hands version! They have crispy corn tortillas topped with creamy mashed black beans, a salty fried egg, smoky tomato sauce, cheese, and scallions! #huevosrancheros #eggs #brunch #mexicanrecipes #vegetarian #meatlessrecipes
Huevos Tostadas with Black Beans & Smoky Tomato Sauce
Curry Chicken Salad on spinach with tomato slices. It has so many fantastic flavors and textures!  The chicken breast is simply roasted and mixed with a creamy sweet and savory curry dressing.  Red pepper gives you a fresh crunch, scallion gives a savory bite, and raisins give a burst of sweet.  #chicken #chickenrecipes #chickensalad #currychicken #mealprep #lunch #healthyrecipes
Craveable Chicken Curry Salad
No Bake Energy Bites cut into squares and stacked. These Easy Nut-Free, No-Bake Energy Bites with Chocolate Chips are magnificent!  They are sweet, chewy, crunchy, & healthy.  Only minutes to make & no Baking! Breakfast, snack, or dessert. #energybars #granolabars #snackrecipes #healthyfood #healthyrecipes #healthysnacks #healthybreakfast #healthydessert
Nut-Free No Bake Energy Bars with Chocolate Chips
5-Ingredient Chipotle Meatloaf sliced on white plate. This recipe adds a spicy mexican flare with Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce and Cheddar Cheese.  It's incredibly easy, incredibly moist, and incredibly delicious!  A family dinner favorite! #meatloaf #mexican #easydinner #familydinner #dinner #easyrecipes #beef
5-Ingredient Mexican Meatloaf with Chipotle Peppers
Savory Baked Tofu Bites on pan. These are seasoned and toasted for the perfect addition to any salad, pasta, rice, or soup!   They get a roasted, almost nutty flavor with a salty and smoky seasoned crust with a chewy bite.  Super easy to make, low carb and great source of protein!  #croutons #salad #tofu #tofurecipes #vegetarian #plantbased #paleo
Spiced & Roasted Tofu Croutons
Close up of bowl of Quinoa & Kale Salad with Roasted Chickpeas, Pomegranate, Feta, red pepper, and Creamy Lemon Dressing. #glutenfree #lunch #dinner #healthyrecipes #healthyfood #salads #quinoa #kale
Quinoa and Kale Salad with Roasted Chickpeas
Slow Cooker Pork Tacos with with Pickled Onions, Shredded Cheese, and Cilantro Lime Crema drizzled on top!  It's such an easy dinner since the pork cooks in the slow cooker to be perfectly seasoned and fall apart tender. #tacos #easydinner #glutenfree #dinner #mexican #pork
Mouthwatering Slow Cooker Pork Tacos
Creamy Olive Chicken cut on plate with fork and casserole dish in background. This is magnificently thick and creamy and infused with garlic flavor and nuttiness from the Parmesan. The best part; however, is the salty and briny flavor kick from the green olives with a little sweetness from the pimiento. #chicken #chickenrecipes #chickendinner #easydinners #easyrecipes #comfortfood #casserole
Creamy Olive Chicken Bake
Baked Coconut Shrimp on plate with hand dipping one into Sriracha Sauce. Crunchy and utterly irresistible, this 30-Minute Baked Coconut Shrimp recipe is one that you have got to try!  They are baked, not fried, so they are EASY to cook and HEALTHIER for you too! 
Baked Coconut Shrimp with Sriracha Sauce
Slow Cooker Beef Stew recipe without wine over Noodles on a plate. This is downhome comfort food that's full of flavor and texture with carrots, onion, garlic, thyme, beef, and more. Now, try pouring that salty, chunky, saucy goodness over noodles...yup, even more amazing!#beefstew #crockpot #slowcooker #easydinners #dinnerrecipes
Comforting Slow Cooker Beef Stew over Noodles
Sun Dried Tomato Chicken cooked on a pan with a piece cut. It's slightly sweet, slightly tart and tangy, and hugely delicious!  When Sun dried tomatoes are rehydrated and blended, they turn into a thick and lucious sauce that coats the chicken keeping it moist and juicy when it simply bakes in the oven.  It's a perfect easy weeknight dinner that you can prepare ahead and cook quickly! #chicken #chickenrecipes #easydinners #dinnerrecipes
Easy 30-Minute Sun Dried Tomato Chicken
2-Ingredient Magical Sriracha Hummus in a bowl with crackers next to it. This is seriously the easiest hummus you will ever make and it's perfect for snacking or adding to a meal.  The chickpeas have so much flavor and the Sriracha gives it a kick that is totally addictive!
Magical Sriracha Hummus without Tahini
Slow Cooker Creamy Broccoli Soup in two bowls on counter with crockpot in back. This is easy, comforting, and delicious! With Carrots, Broccoli, Onion, Garlic, and Oregano, this is one flavorful soup. And, there is no heavy cream, just milk and a little half and half mixed with cornstarch, so it's healthy and gluten free!
Light & Creamy Broccoli Soup (Slow Cooker or Stove)
Caramelized Onions & Mushrooms on Sliced Pork Tenderloin on plate. This recipe is such a flavorful main dish!  The pork tenderloin is moist and juicy and topped with Onions & Mushrooms that are sauteed low and slow with a touch of balsamic to bring out all of the natural sugars and caramelize them to perfection.
Caramelized Onions & Mushrooms Pork Tenderloin
Stuffed Flank Steak cooked and cut on white plate with stuffing oozing out and basil on side. In the stuffing you get mushrooms, onions, and garlic sauteed together. Then they are mixed with fresh parsley and basil, then parmesan, and goat cheese! Roll it all up in Flank Steak and roast for an amazing dinner.
Mushroom, Goat Cheese, & Basil Stuffed Flank Steak
Spoon scooping Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole in casserole dish on counter with red towel. This recipe does not disappoint! It's warm, creamy, and full of flavor! And it's the perfect side dish for your holiday dinner.
Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
Close up of cut Tomato Tart on parchment. It gives you crunch from the Quinoa crust, a burst of fresh from the tomatoes, tons of flavor from the basil and garlic, tang and meatiness from the artichoke and so much creaminess from the mozzarella and goat cheese!  It's addictive and delicious!
Quinoa Crust Tomato Tart with Artichoke & Goat Cheese
Bruschetta Topping surrounded by crostini on a platter with one crostini topped on a plate. It combines fresh tomatoes, artichoke hearts, garlic, basil, olive oil, and GOAT CHEESE!  Top on toasty garlic crostini and you get fresh bright flavors with both crunch and creamy in every bite.
Bruschetta Platter w/ Tomato, Artichoke, Goat Cheese
Turkey Ricotta Stuffed Shells in Tomato Sauce on plate cut with casserole dish in background. These are the perfect way to repurpose and transform leftover Turkey or Chicken. The Shredded Turkey, Italian seasonings, mozzarella, and ricotta are stuffed in shells and topped with a simple tomato sauce and more melty mozzarella and nutty parmesan, it's a perfect dish that the family will love!
Turkey & Ricotta Stuffed Shells with Tomato Sauce
Asian Lettuce Wraps on a plate with sauce. They are a fantastic way to use leftover Turkey or Chicken transforming it with new delicious flavors and textures. The turkey is stir fried with carrots, red pepper, and brussel sprouts in a flavorful ginger, garlic, & sesame sauce. It's layered in lettuce wraps with rice and a cool, crunchy purple cabbage sesame slaw. Serve with a Garlic Honey Soy Sauce....YUM!!!
Asian Lettuce Wraps with Turkey (or Chicken)
Chicken, Brussels Sprouts, and Bacon served over white rice in a bowl with orange pot in background. It is a perfect quick Fall Recipe!  It has a creamy sauce filled with salty bacon, earthy and almost nutty seared brussel sprouts, and hearty healthy chicken. Serve over rice (or Quinoa or pasta!).
Easy Bacon Brussels Sprouts and Chicken
Cheddar Honey Cornbread pieces stacked with crumbs around. It brings the salty and sweet combo to life spectacularly - particularly when the aromas from the honey, corn, and cheddar fill your house.  This Gluten Free version is moist, slight salty from the cheese, slightly sweet from the honey and cornmeal.  It's the perfect holiday meal side, whether it's breakfast, brunch, or dinner.
Gluten Free Cheddar Honey Cornbread
5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup in a bowl with spoon and crockpot in background. This soup is thick, creamy, and hearty. It's filled with flavorful broth, meaty shredded chicken, and sweet bursts of bright veggies. You can prepare all of the ingredients ahead and freeze them until you are ready to cook. Then, thaw, pour into the Slow Cooker, set and forget.
Freezer 5-Ingredient Homemade Chicken Soup
Flank Steak sliced with Potatoes & Broccoli on sheet pan with crema drizzled on top. This is an easy and delicious Sheet Pan Dinner.  The homemade steak rub adds such wonderful flavor. To top this sheet pan dinner, you get this tangy, light Garlic Chive Crema!  Best of all, you only need 1 pan so it's a super easy clean up.  Easy and Delicious!
Sheet Pan Flank Steak Recipe with Potatoes & Broccoli
Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole Recipe in a pot on counter. This is a creamy and delicious comfort dish with tuna and noodles and a surprise pop of sweet from Pimiento.  This easy recipe is completely from scratch (no canned soup here!) but I can promise you it's so easy and only takes 30 minutes because it's a Casserole that you can make entirely on the stove top!
Stove Top Easy Tuna Casserole with Pimiento
Cooked Hanky Panky on Black Slate Platter. These Hanky Panky Canapes are the BEST Party Appetizers around!  They cheesy, meaty, and absolutely delicious.  Ground Beef is mixed with Homemade Chicken Sausage and then combined with lots of cheese until its a creamy addictive pot of goodness.  Then it is scooped on top of bread, toasts, or crackers
Best Party Appetizer! Hanky Panky Cheesy Meat Canapes
Creamy Tomato Soup in a soup pot on napkin on counter with wood spoon on side. It has Ground Chicken and Spinach is creamy and chunky and has a ton of deep flavor. AND it is healthy! It uses all white meat ground chicken that you cook until it is incredibly browned for some serious flavor. Then tomato paste adds the flavor back drop for the soup and a flour roux plus broth creates the amazing creaminess! Finally Spinach is your veggie boost.
Prepped Freezer Meals: Creamy Tomato Soup with Ground Chicken & Spinach
2 Bowls of Chipotle Chicken Enchilada Stew with sour cream and scallion slices as garnish and slow cooker pot in background. It's one of my Prepped Freezer Meal recipes and it's creamy, cozy, hearty, cheesy, and slightly spicy. All ingredients freeze raw, thaw, then cook in the slow cooker or in the oven. It's a stew because it's thick and hearty with bites of chicken, carrots, onion, chipotle peppers, cumin, garlic and tortilla chips that melt down to thicken this delicious stew.
Prepped Freezer Meals: Chipotle Chicken Enchilada Stew
Moroccan Chicken Chili in bowl over white rice with a dollop of Cilantro Lime Yogurt on top and in a bowl to the left. The slow cooker is in background with chili. Moroccan Chicken Chili with Chickpeas is loaded with comforting and healthy ingredients and spices. You get warmth from Ginger, Turmeric, Garlic, and Coriander. Then tons of hearty flavor from browned ground chicken and Shallots. And creaminess from the Carrots and Chickpeas. You can make it ahead and freeze it until you are ready to cook it!
Prepped Freezer Meals: Moroccan Chicken Chili with Chickpeas
Hoisin Chicken over rice on a plate with a fork. In back is pan with spatula. This Freezer Hoisin Chicken with Red Peppers, Carrots, Onions, Ginger, and Soy sauce is delicious and so easy to make. You get sweet and savory all in one dish and it's perfect for kids because it's sweet, not spicy at all. Just freeze ahead, thaw, then cook on a sheet pan!
Prepped Freezer Meals: Hoisin Chicken, Ginger, and Red Peppers
Chicken and Mushroom Soup in a Slow Cooker Pot with wood spoon on counter with cutting board next to it and raw mushrooms and carrots around. This Slow Cooker Chicken and Mushroom Soup is warm, hearty, comforting, earthy, and just devine. The mix of blended and chunky mushrooms with carrots, onions, celery, shredded chicken, and herbs gives you a perfect bite every time.
Slow Cooker Chicken & Mushroom Soup
Close up of Mexican Pasta Salad in white bowl on counter with second bowl in upper left corner and tomato half on plate. This Creamy Mexican Pasta Salad has Sun Dried Tomatoes, Corn, Fresh Diced Tomatoes, Cilantro, and smoky Mexican spices. The dressing is creamy and smoky with lots of depth and a hint of sweetness from the Sun Dried Tomatoes that are blended in. Terrific as a side or mix in some chicken or beef and call it a meal!
Mexican Pasta Salad with Sun Dried Tomato Dressing
Close up side view of taco casserole piece on plate with sour cream drizzled on top and diced tomatoes and scallion on top. What could be better than tacos? A Taco Casserole that's made with healthier lean ground chicken and can be made ahead for your busy schedule. This Taco Casserole has corn tortillas layered with browned ground chicken seasoned with smokey mexican spices, black beans, tomatoes, and cheese, and then more cheese.
Taco Casserole - with Ground Chicken & Black Beans
Close up of roasted carrots on plate with avocado crema drizzled on top with scallion slices. Roasted Carrots with smoky cumin and scallions, then topped with Avocado Crema are such a delicious and quick side dish for dinner.  Roasting brings out the natural sugar in the carrots, so they get a sweet caramelization with the salty and smoky flavors. The Avocado crema gives creamy and silky balance. 
Roasted Carrots with Cumin & Avocado Crema
Basil & Chive Yogurt Dressing in a jar on counter with basil leaves and chives on top and on the counter. This dressing with Lemon and Honey is creamy, light, savory, and a little bit sweet. It takes only minutes to make this delicious homemade dressing.  Basil & Chive Yogurt Dressing is perfect for salads, for drizzling over roasted veggies, steak, chicken, or fish, and amazing for dipping fries into!!
Creamy Basil and Chive Yogurt Dressing
This Korean Rice Bowl on counter with Rice, Lentils and Cauliflower. This recipe is da bomb, exploding with flavor! The rice soaks up the sauce, which gives you a nutty, salty flavor from sesame oil and soy sauce, a warm and zesty kick from ginger and garlic, and sweetness from honey to balance it all out. Lentils and cauliflower give a meaty bite.
Korean Rice Bowl with Lentils and Cauliflower
Banana almond milk Ice Cream Sandwiches with Sprinkles and chocolate chips stacked on top of each other.
3-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream Sandwiches
Lemon Basil Chicken Salad with Grapes on a plate on counter with grapes and lemon in background. This recipe is simple, but the taste is anything but simple. It has layers of flavors and textures. You get the hearty texture of the chicken, brightness from the lemon, the fresh and fragrant basil, a slight bite from the onion, and a huge juicy burst of sweetness from the grapes.
Lemon Basil Chicken Salad with Grapes
This Walnut Cream Sauce recipe with Ricotta and Spinach on a white plate on napkin with walnuts and jar in background. This recipe is thick, rich, nutty, and creamy.  It's inspired by the traditional Italian Walnut Sauce from the North-Western Italy, Liguria Region, but my Walnut Sauce recipe adds even more decadence with creamy ricotta and more nutty parmesan cheese.
Walnut Sauce Pasta with Ricotta & Spinach
This Roast Red Pepper Gazpacho recipe is Summer in a bowl. It's cool, tangy, crunchy, fresh, and creamy. The base is tomato, but this Gazpacho recipe puts Roast Red Pepper in the starring role, which brings another layer of creamy sweetness. Then you get the crunch from the green pepper, cucumber, garlic and scallions.
Roasted Red Pepper Gazpacho Recipe
Fresh, bright, sweet, creamy, crunchy, and bursting with flavor, this Zippy Pineapple Salsa has red pepper, jalapeño, cilantro, scallion, lime, and avocado. It's the perfect topping for just about anything grilled. It's also just perfect for eating with chips or as a salad on it's own!
Zippy Pineapple Salsa with Avocado
Creamy, sweet, fresh, with a kick...this Zesty Pea Soup with Spring Peas, Jalapeño, and Mint is a delicious new take on Pea Soup recipes! You get the sweet spring flavor of the peas with the cool fresh mint, followed by the peppery kick from jalapeño that leaves a wonderful warmth (not spicy-hot) feel in your mouth.
Zesty Pea Soup
Vegetable Frittata with Lemon Crema is an easy weeknight dinner, quick breakfast, or weekend brunch recipe! This Vegetable Frittata is thick and hearty with lots of flavors and textures from the veggies, but is also light and creamy from the eggs and cheese. It's loaded with healthy veggies, is gluten free, and super EASY to make and to clean up after.
Vegetable Frittata with Lemon Crema
This Skillet Chicken Tomato Sauce with Ricotta is a delicious and simple one pan meal.  Ground chicken is seared until it gets a super browned, flavorful crust.  Then garlic, vegetable broth and tomatoes are added and cooked down into a delightful sauce that really lets the tomato shine with a meaty bite from the chicken.  After pasta is mixed in, creamy Ricotta Cheese is dolloped on and fresh basil added to garnish.  It's perfection! Bellissimo!
Skillet Ground Chicken Tomato Sauce with Ricotta
Chicken, Zucchini, Rice Casserole is a creamy and flavorful recipe filled with different textures. It's also incredibly easy to make as it all comes together in one skillet.
Zucchini and Chicken Rice Skillet
Welcome to my new favorite comfort food with a healthy twist: Cheesy Cauliflower Rice.  If Mac and Cheese met Cauliflower, fell in love and had a baby, it would be this Cheesy Cauliflower Rice. This recipe is so simple with just the flavors from the cauliflower - plus a few other things to help it come together.
Super Cheesy Cauliflower Rice
Peanut Teriyaki Chicken & Broccoli with Noodles in a bowl with chopsticks on the counter
Teriyaki Peanut Sauce Chicken & Broccoli
White Enchilada Casserole with Chicken & Veggies is hearty, cheesy, delicious, & easy because everything is layered in one dish. It has everything you love in a White Enchilada Casserole with the bonus of hidden vegetables with extra vitamins and antioxidants! Even picky eaters will not know they are eating veggies!
White Enchilada Casserole with Chicken & Veggies
4 Ingredient Banana Bread could not be any EASIER! It is moist, delicious, and so incredibly simple that you can whip it up in 5 minutes, then bake it in the oven.
3-Ingredient Banana Bread What? Yes, it's True!
This Fully Loaded Potato Salad has salty bacon and cheddar cheese, creamy and rich egg, fresh scallions and baby spinach, and crunchy carrots.  The dressing is simple with a blend of yellow mustard and mayo.  Make ahead and enjoy later! YUMM-Y!
Fully Loaded Potato Salad
Anniversary Slow Cooker Beef Bolognese is a souped-up version of the traditional Italian Meat Sauce made EASY in the slow cooker! The flavors of the ingredients with the meat become one and turn into this amazing thick sauce. I add even MORE FLAVOR with Pancetta and Demi-Glace. Delicious!
Anniversary Slow Cooker Beef Bolognese
5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup is creamy without the cream (in fact, there is no dairy at all in this dish).  It's chunky but somehow still light.  And with loads of chicken, carrots, and peas, t's full of flavor and texture even though it only has 5 ingredients.
5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup
This 5-ingredient Sunny Quinoa with Fried Egg & Veggie Medley is simple, but incredible. The Veggie Medley is a trifecta of red pepper, zucchini, and sweet corn that are roasted on a sheet pan. Then on top of it all is a salty fried egg with a runny yoke that oozes out to bring a deep creaminess to the entire dish.
Sunny Quinoa with Fried Egg and Veggie Medley
Cheese Tortilla Crusted Chicken Rolls with Asparagus on a sheet pan with one sliced.
4-Ingredient Dorito Chicken and Asparagus Rolls
Mushroom and Black Bean Tostadas with Manchego Cheese, and Cilantro Lime Cream are crazy good! The tortillas are baked until crunchy, then topped with homemade refried black beans, nutty aged Manchego Cheese, sautéed mushrooms, and then baked until the cheese is melted. Top with cool cilantro lime cream, crisp radishes, and fresh cilantro. Simple, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian, Delicious!
Mushroom and Black Bean Tostadas
This One Pan Italian Sausage and Eggs is LOADED with flavors and textures. You get the salty Italian Sausage, sweet bell pepper, creamy potatoes, sweet and juicy tomatoes, meaty brussel sprouts, creamy eggs, and salty, nutty cheddar cheese. Best of all, the entire meal cooks on one large pan!
One Pan Italian Sausage, Eggs, & Cheesy Veggies
Healthy Chicken Ramen Noodles with Chicken, carrots, cabbage, half of a hard boiled egg, scallions, and black sesame seeds with chopsticks on the side.
Rockin' Ramen Noodles with Chicken
This Luscious Tomato Cream Sauce Pasta tastes amazing - and it's amazingly simple to make!! I call it Luscious because the tomatoes, which are still slightly chunky become this thick, creamy, smooth, velvety, and flavorful sauce. The combination of the San Marzano tomatoes and sour cream takes a simple red sauce to a perfect pink heavenly cream sauce!
Luscious Tomato Cream Sauce Pasta
Chipotle Black Bean Recipe Meatballs with Mexican Corn Cream Sauce are delicious! The meatballs are made with Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, black beans, and scallion and are baked to perfection. The creamy sauce is inspired by Mexican Street Corn with sweet corn, smokey Mexican spices, cool and tangy sour cream.
Chipotle Meatballs with Mexican Corn Cream Sauce
Vegetable Quinoa Salad with Creamy Lemon Dressing is loaded with flavor, texture, color and is both delicious and nutritious! This Quinoa Veggie Salad has cucumber, sweet peppers, radicchio, scallions, and parsley. The dressing is a bright Creamy Lemon Dressing with Lemon, honey, mustard, and sour cream.
Veggie Quinoa Salad with Creamy Lemon Dressing
Breaded Zucchini Chips on pan with Sriracha dipping sauce in a bowl on pan. Hand dipping one zucchini chip into sauce.
Parmesan Zucchini Chips with Sriracha Aioli
Sausage Cream Noodles with cherry tomatoes on white plate on counter with parsley and tomatoes on plate and counter.
Italian Sausage Cauli-Cream Noodles GF/DF
Slice of Chicago Style pizza with tomatoes on top.This Chicago Style Pizza is a lighter and healthier version, but still AMAZING! It still has all of the gooey mozzarella cheese, but uses homemade turkey Italian Sausage, that's so delicious!
Chicago Style Pizza, the Lighter Version
This Chicago Style Pizza is a lighter and healthier version, but still AMAZING! It still has all of the gooey mozzarella cheese, but uses homemade turkey Italian Sausage, that's so delicious!
5-Ingredient, Gluten-Free Chicago Style Pizza
Pasta with spinach, asparagus, cauliflower sauce in bowl on blue towel
Green Cauliflower Cream Fettuccine
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Moroccan Meatball Stuffed Pitas with Hummus
Cilantro Lime Yogurt Chicken, Peppers & Broccoli on a pan with sauce
Cilantro Lime Yogurt Chicken & Sweet Peppers
This One-Pan Parmesan Crumb Chicken and Asparagus is crispy, healthy, filling, easy, and delicious. The chicken is simply breaded with a mixture of parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs. The Asparagus is lightly seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle the entire pan with scallions for a mild onion flavor and this dish is loaded with amazing but simple delicious-ness!
One-Pan Parmesan Crump Chicken & Asparagus
Quinoa Crust Pizza OH start pull piece
Quinoa Crust Pizza with Roasted Zucchini & Red Peppers
Best Sugar Free Ketchup in a white serving bowl with spreading knife and large bowl of ketchup in background.
Easy Homemade Ketchup - made with Honey
Close up picture of sliced meatloaf with ketchup on top. This 5-Ingredient Easy Meatloaf recipe may be short on ingredients, but it is loaded with flavor. The lack of breadcrumbs means you don't have them soaking up the juices, so the meat stays moist - and it's gluten free too! Parmesan cheese, onion, egg, ketchup, salt, and pepper are all that go into this yummy loaf of goodness!
Easy 5-Ingredient Meatloaf
Creamy Parmesan Mushroom Quinoa Risotto in a bowl on black board with fork next to it. Pan in background. This recipe has the traditional garlic flavor in the background and the nuttiness from the  Parmesan combined with the meaty earthy flavor of the mushrooms.  The quinoa soaks up the broth just as rice does so you make it the same way until it becomes creamy deliciousness.  This recipe is Gluten Free and Vegetarian.
Quinoa Mushroom Risotto
Chicken Tortilla Soup in a bowl with sour cream on top and tortilla chips on side. It's quick, it's easy, it's delicious AND...it's an all-in-one balanced dish because I have added KALE! Done in 30 minutes!
5-Ingredient Chicken Tortilla Soup with Kale
Loaded Cauliflower Tots Final Square
Loaded Cauliflower Tots
Ground Chicken & Artichoke Ragu CU less rice vert
Slow Cooker Chicken & Artichoke Ragu
Cooked short ribs on top of creamy polenta in a bowl with sauce, carrots, and onions for flanken short ribs recipe slow cooker. Bowl sitting on counter.
Easy Slow Cooker Short Ribs
Bright Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette & Parm Crisps
Potluck Salad with Herb Parmesan Crisps
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Mind-Blowing Remoulade Sauce
Creamy Tomato Soup in a white bowl on counter with spinach and sour cream on top. Second bowl in upper left corner. This recipe with Ground Chicken and Spinach is creamy and chunky and has a ton of deep flavor. AND it is healthy! It uses all white meat ground chicken that you cook until it is incredibly browned for some serious flavor. Then tomato paste adds the flavor back drop for the soup and a flour roux plus broth creates the amazing creaminess! Finally Spinach is your veggie boost.
Creamy Ground Chicken Tomato Soup
Chicken Rolls with Mushrooms whole plate
Chicken Rolls with Mushroom Ragu
Ginger Teriyaki Tofu bowl CU with pan in back
Ginger Teriyaki Tofu Noodle Bowl
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Orange Brown Butter Chicken
Roasted Tomatoes cooked CU parsley
Oven Roasted Tomatoes
Mediterranean Flank Steak with Kale & Feta Cauliflower Rice is a delicious Mediterranean-inspired recipe with a flavorful garlic-oregano-rubbed flank steak on top of delicious cauliflower “rice”. To finish it off, a cool and bright Lemon & Garlic Yogurt Sauce.
Mediterranean Flank Steak with Kale Cauliflower Rice
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Fish and Chips, Baked Crispy!
Close up of Mustard Chicken with Red Peppers and Asparagus over rice noodles.
Mustard Chicken with Red Peppers and Asparagus
Cauli Rice Steak acocado - OH no pan
Spiced Cauliflower with Beef Filet & Avocado Crema
Portabella Mushroom Egg Nests on plate with bite cut out and runny yoke and fork on plate. Portabella mushrooms are filled with garlic, scallion, breadcrumb & Manchego cheese stuffing!  Then an egg is baked nestled in the center of all of this goodness.
Portabella Egg Nests with Manchego Cheese Stuffing
5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Pork Stew is easy and flavorful! Served over Rice, it's a perfect family dinner.
5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Pork Stew
Grilled Pork Cheese Sandwich pulling cheese stretching
Grilled Cheese & Pork Sandwich
Since quinoa delivers protein, it’s a great opportunity to swap out meat for Cauliflower Steaks! These steaks can be grilled outside for an amazing meat alternative. This is a Creamy Parmesan Quinoa Mushroom Risotto recipe with garlic, parmesan, and mushrooms. Paired with the hearty Cauliflower steak spiced with Cumin, Chili Powder, and Garlic, this is the perfect meal!
Quinoa Mushroom Risotto with Cauliflower Steaks
Garbanzo & Black Bean Cakes Quinoa Best Table vert
Garbanzo & Black Bean Cakes with Quinoa Salad
Creamy Cajun Cauliflower and Beans over Quinoa on a plate. The mild cajun flavors combined with  healthy garbanzo beans, black beans, cauliflower, and mushrooms make this a hearty, creamy, and delicious dish. 
Creamy Cajun Bean & Cauliflower over Quinoa
Detox Cabbage Soup in a bowl on blue napkin with spoon and raw cabbage on table. The soup has cabbage, tomato, carrots, onion, garlic and parsley on top.
Detox Cabbage Soup
Golumpki Stuffed Cabbage - plate cut OH
Golumpki, Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
This warm Chicken and Seared Cabbage Salad with carrots and broccoli can be eaten by itself or on top of rice and it is great warm or cold! I love asian flavors and the nuttiness from the sesame oil, the saltiness from the soy sauce, with the sweetness from the honey and vinegar are a wonderful combination.
Chicken & Seared Cabbage Salad
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Slow Cooker Brazilian Black Beans
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Easy Short Ribs in the Slow Cooker
Cheesy Chicken Sausage & Broccoli Rice Casserole bite on fork above casserole dish.
Cheesy Sausage & Broccoli Rice Casserole
Chicken Tomato Pepper Plate CU vertical copy
Chicken, Tomato, Pepper Pasta with Gluten-Free Noodles
Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken - out of oven angle vertical copy
Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken
Zucchini Fries vertical CU copy
Zucchini Fries - Irresistible!
Summer Rolls CU Verticle copy
Chicken Summer Rolls with Garlic Honey Soy Sauce
Asparagus, Feta, Mushroom Flatbread
Skillet Mushroom Soup
Creamy Pimiento Olive Dip - best vertical
Amazing Creamy Pimento Olive Dip
Meatballs on table with dipping sauce vert cropping
Asian Meatballs with Teriyaki Mustard Dipping Sauce
Edamame Dip with Gorgonzola and Harissa Oil drizzled on top on a plate with bread. It's creamy, savory, nutty, and utterly delicious!
Edamame Dip with Harissa Olive Oil
Baked Eggs in Spicy Tomato Pepper Sauce
Chicken, basil, and Tomato Parmesan Pasta
Golden Summer Lentil Soup
Korean Lentils with cabbage & carrots rice bowl
Carrot and chickpea Soup close up in a bowl with a another bowl in back. Creamy Carrot Soup with Kale, Roasted Chickpeas and Thyme is a creamy, textured, easy-to-make soup! It's great as a starter, but hearty enough to be a meal with Kale and Chickpeas. Not only does this soup taste delicious, it's also incredibly healthy with vitamins, nutrients, fiber, and protein!
Creamy Carrot Soup with Kale & Roasted Chickpeas
Steak, Feta, Kale, & Crispy Onion Flatbread Sandwich
Pork Carnitas Tacos with Cream Corn
Chicken & Chorizo Enchilada Casserole
Lemon Basil Chicken Salad
Cauliflower Rice Bowl with Ham, Spinach, & Turmeric
Super Sidekick Sesame Coleslaw
Slice of the Best Apple Cinnamon Cake on a plate with a fork.   When you bake this cake, the entire house fills with the amazing aroma of cinnamon and apples.  And then when you eat it, every bite gives you sweet cinnamon spice with a beautifully spongy texture and a sweet and tart pop from the apples.  
The. Best. Apple Cinnamon Cake. Ever!
Mexican Chicken & Jalapeño Corn Polenta
Lump Crab Meat Salad Canapes - front CU vertical Better copy
Lump Crab Meat Salad Canapés
Vegetarian Curry Bowl - angle more spoon showing vertical copy
Vegetarian Curry Bowl with Chickpeas

10 Easy Soup Recipes

10 Comforting and Easy Soup Recipes for Fall and Winter

8 SlowCooker Recipes

Chicken and Mushroom Soup in a Slow Cooker Pot with wood spoon on counter with cutting board next to it and raw mushrooms and carrots around. This Slow Cooker Chicken and Mushroom Soup is warm, hearty, comforting, earthy, and just devine. The mix of blended and chunky mushrooms with carrots, onions, celery, shredded chicken, and herbs gives you a perfect bite every time.

5 Freezer Meals

2 Bowls of Chipotle Chicken Enchilada Stew with sour cream and scallion slices as garnish and slow cooker pot in background. It's one of my Prepped Freezer Meal recipes and it's creamy, cozy, hearty, cheesy, and slightly spicy. All ingredients freeze raw, thaw, then cook in the slow cooker or in the oven. It's a stew because it's thick and hearty with bites of chicken, carrots, onion, chipotle peppers, cumin, garlic and tortilla chips that melt down to thicken this delicious stew.
10 Tasty & Easy Gluten Free Recipes for Summer!
Now that Summer is officially here, it’s time for some easy, bright, sunny, Summer Recipes. Here are 10 Summer recipes are delicious, fun, easy, interesting and unique, and sometimes messy because that is what Summer is about! From Moroccan Meatball Pitas to Mushroom & Black Bean Tostadas, these are some of my favorites to eat outside with friends and family.

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