This easy, one-pan Skillet Lasagna Recipe has all the flavors of lasagna without the work. The lasagna noodles are cooked in the skillet with the sauce and a little extra water, so you don’t need to precook them. While meal planning, my oldest son requested lasagna. Unfortunately, our life is pretty busy right now andRead More
Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole
This jalapeno popper chicken casserole recipe is a family favorite! This Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole recipe combines the delicious flavor of jalapeno popper dip with the ease of a chicken pasta casserole. Top with bacon and cheese and you have a dinner that will be a hit with your family and friends. My youngest sonRead More
Chipotle Pasta Skillet
This Chipotle Pasta Skillet recipe is bursting with flavor! This easy skillet pasta dinner is a hit with my boys! The noodles are cooked in the skillet. Then the cooked ground beef, vegetables, and chipotle seasonings are added to the noodles. You can season this Mexican pasta skillet with chipotle seasoning or use taco seasoningRead More
Pasta Salad Recipes
These pasta salad recipes make great easy weeknight dinners or fun side dishes for picnics and barbecues. Did your mom or grandmother have a specific dish they always brought to family get-togethers, picnics or BBQs? I think most of ours did, and now, we may even be the one that has our own. For me,Read More
Asparagus and Pasta Salad
My youngest son loves asparagus. It is one of the few green vegetables that he likes, so I am always experimenting with new ways to serve it. I decided to try it in a pasta salad, but I usually only put raw vegetables in my pasta salads and I knew that wouldn’t fly. Instead ofRead More
Shredded Turkey & Collard Green Pesto Linguine
Use your leftover turkey to make this easy recipe with collard greens, caramelized onions, pesto, and linguine. Shredded Turkey & Collard Green Pesto Linguine is like putting a whole lot of happy on your plate. I hope you enjoy it soon! What do you do with leftover turkey or even chicken for that matter? This Shredded TurkeyRead More
Bacon Broccoli Mac and Cheese
This Bacon Broccoli Mac and Cheese is a frugal way to turn plain mac and cheese into a meal. Your whole family will love the flavors in this easy recipe! When most people think of comfort food, certainly mac and cheese comes to mind. There’s the classic way of making it with just cheese orRead More
Italian Pasta Salad with Grilled Pork
This quick and easy Italian Pasta Salad recipe includes grilled pork, cheddar cheese, and a variety of vegetables. Four random ingredients and 20 minutes to make a meal. When I am in a situation where I have to pull a couple of random ingredients together to make dinner, I often turn to cheese to pullRead More
Couscous & Orzo Pepper Stir-Fry
Our delicious Couscous & Orzo Pepper Stir-Fry is an easy meal that’ll leave you asking, “Why did I wait so long?” But don’t fret, better late to the game than never, right? This is yet another recipe born out of the discovery of “Am I really out of ______!” It happens, you think you got everything youRead More
Baked Spaghetti Alfredo with Chopped Steak and Bacon
Do you need something that’s super easy to make, delicious, and won’t break the bank? Of course, you do. Don’t we all more often than not? Well, how does this sound? Spaghetti, chopped steak, creamy Alfredo sauce, sweet onions, fresh green parsley, and a dump truck’s load of crispy bacon? I mean really, how canRead More
Meatless Cheese Stuffed Shells
Meatless Cheese Stuffed Shells Pasta is always a favorite in our house, and these Meatless Cheese Stuffed Shells are definitely a great choice. With the addition of spinach, these are a great hearty meal that everyone enjoys even without the traditional meat sauces that most pasta dishes include. I love simple meals, and this recipeRead More
25 Weight Watchers Easter Recipes
I love this list of Weight Watchers Easter Recipes. Not only can you enjoy a traditional ham for Easter dinner, there are tons of great light versions of all the classic recipes. You can even have yummy deviled eggs on your Weight Watchers diet! Substitute some of your classic cheesy and creamy dishes with lighter versionsRead More
How to Roast Spaghetti Squash
I recently made a great discovery: my kids love roasted spaghetti squash. I mean really LOVE it. They even like roasted spaghetti squash more than they like regular pasta. I never would have guessed that would be the case. My 8 year old likes it so much that I decided to try batch cooking spaghetti squash, soRead More
Pork Ribs and Kale Skillet
What to do with leftover meat? In this case the leftover meat in question is several pork ribs. They just refuse to leave my refrigerator. But I had a vision. A vision of colorful, flavorful and delicious joy. So I looked into my crystal ball (aka pantry) to see what I could see. What IRead More
Meatless Ranch Pasta Salad + Dairy-Free Buttermilk Substitute
Use the dairy-free ranch recipe to make a delicious meatless ranch pasta salad. It includes directions on how to make a dairy-free buttermilk substitute. Navigating the buffet table at a Game Day party can be quite difficult if you are dairy-intolerant. I never realized how many dairy products ended up in Game Day recipes untilRead More
Chicken and Red Pepper Pasta Skillet with Spinach
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in a Chopped-inspired recipe contest? On Chopped you have to create a recipe based on the ingredients you are given, no matter how unlikely they may be. And you only have 20 minutes! Creating a recipe under pressure in front of a camera might beRead More
Five-Cheese Stove-Top Mac & Cheese {from Back Around the Table}
I had the pleasure of reviewing David Venable’s second cookbook, Back Around the Table: An “In the Kitchen with David” Cookbook. It includes more than 150 recipes that feature David’s inventive spin on traditional comfort food. As I read through Back Around the Table, I was impressed with how David was able to either simplifyRead More
Cajun Tofu and Pasta Skillet
Why did no-one ever tell me how easy it is to whip up a quick dinner using tofu? You hear about all the health benefits of tufu, but why doesn’t anyone mention how easy it is to cook with tofu? Several months ago, I started consuming more soy since it is a cholesterol-free form ofRead More
Fried Ravioli
I had been wanting to tackle fried ravioli for awhile now but it really just seemed like too much trouble- surprisingly it wasn’t. I mixed up a batch of breading similar to what I fry my pork chops or squash with, made a meat sauce to go with it, added a side salad and a yummyRead More
Beef Stew Casserole
I was surfing the web under the guise of research yesterday when I discovered a humorous post titled Why I Love this Man. The author, Karen Hawkins, wanted to make her grandmother’s soup but didn’t have all of the ingredients so she made some substitutions. The quinoa she used in place of the pasta soaked up allRead More
