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30 Easy Healthy Chicken Dinners Ideas

It's the weeknight riddle that becomes less and less funny: What to make for dinner tonight? This list of 30 easy healthy chicken dinner recipes is the answer. This time of year is ultra-busy for everyone – getting back in the swing of back-to-school, treasuring the ... continue reading... about 30 Easy Healthy Chicken Dinners Ideas

Easy Crème Brulee With Spoon Fork Bacon

Don't be intimidated by this classic egg custard dessert's fancy perception. With these easy rules, crème brûlée really is one of the simplest desserts to master.We've had eggs on the brain lately, but we're not the only ones. Jenny Park and Teri Lyn Fisher — the lovely ... continue reading... about Easy Crème Brulee With Spoon Fork Bacon

Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce and Ricotta Cheese

This easy pasta dish comes together in less than 15 minutes with a fresh tomato sauce made even healthier with whole wheat pasta and spinach that's topped with ricotta cheese. This is where healthy meets happy!I've grown tomatoes in my garden for years. But the past few ... continue reading... about Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce and Ricotta Cheese

Slow Cooker Hatch Green Chile Verde

Your slow cooker does all the hard work for you in this pork green chili recipe. Hatch green chiles are the star of this soup, but jalapeños can be used if needed!Searching for Hatch Green Chile Recipes Here is the thing about eating seasonal: You eat it while it's fresh ... continue reading... about Slow Cooker Hatch Green Chile Verde

15 Easy Healthy Breakfast Recipes to Get You Through the Week

If you're in need of easy breakfast ideas, look no further! This list of 15 quick and healthy breakfast ideas will have you out the door and on the go in no time.Healthy Breakfast Ideas We've heard it and know it by heart—the oft-repeated mantra, "breakfast is the most ... continue reading... about 15 Easy Healthy Breakfast Recipes to Get You Through the Week

How to Make The Best Grilled Asparagus

Tender, smoky, and sweet, the best grilled asparagus is the perfect, healthy 15-minute side dish for any meal.Side dishes are the connectors of the dinner table, the unifiers that bring the meal together. And because there's usually more than one side dish to your dinner ... continue reading... about How to Make The Best Grilled Asparagus

How to Cook Instant Pot Chicken Breasts (from Fresh or Frozen)

Healthy boneless chicken breasts can be shredded, sliced, or diced, and used as the base for countless healthy recipes, and when you cook them in the Instant Pot pressure cooker they can go from frozen OR fresh chicken breasts to fully cooked with just 10 minutes cooking ... continue reading... about How to Cook Instant Pot Chicken Breasts (from Fresh or Frozen)

Thai Quinoa Salad

This easy Thai quinoa salad combines protein-rich grains with healthy nutrients from fresh veggies, for a lime-infused flavor bomb with crunch in each bite.This easy Thai quinoa salad combines protein-rich grains with healthy nutrients from fresh veggies, for a ... continue reading... about Thai Quinoa Salad

Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

This Crockpot whole chicken recipe is an incredibly simple way to cook chicken for a week of easy lunches or dinners.Crockpot Whole Chicken Recipe I love making sexy recipes.You know the kind. The ones that are ooozing with cheese. Or that are slathered in a decadent ... continue reading... about Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

Easy Yogurt Fruit Dip

This easy Greek yogurt fruit dip recipe is made with just 3 ingredients and makes eating fruit dip with apples, strawberries and more seem like a party.Healthy Fruit Dip Recipe After school or on weekend playdates, my daughter and her friends were always on the lookout for ... continue reading... about Easy Yogurt Fruit Dip

5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Creamed Corn

This classic Thanksgiving side is now even easier to make thanks to a little help from your slow cooker! CrockPot creamed corn uses just 5 ingredients and requires very little prep work.You know that thing about Thanksgiving? That thing that everyone’s talking about? No, not ... continue reading... about 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Creamed Corn

Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Krapow Gai)

This easy spicy Thai Basil Chicken recipe infuses authentic Thai flavors into a coconut sauce that's dynamite over rice or noodles for a fast dinner you will literally find yourself craving.When my stock of summer's sweet basil is ready for harvest, I make a mad dash for ... continue reading... about Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Krapow Gai)

30-Minute Creamy Mushroom and Leek Chicken Breasts

One pan is all you need for this savory, and super easy, chicken with mushroom sauce that's on the table in 30 minutes or less.Chicken with Mushroom Sauce "Oh, man. This is going to be epic for breakfast."When I hear my husband make this comment as he's eating this ... continue reading... about 30-Minute Creamy Mushroom and Leek Chicken Breasts

Grilled Zucchini With Goat Cheese and Pine Nuts

When the garden overfloweth, it's time to heat up the grill for a turn-eth on the coals-eth for an easy side dish of grilled zucchini topped with creamy goat cheese and pine nuts.Zucchini are the David Copperfield of the vegetable kingdom.One minute you're gazing upon ... continue reading... about Grilled Zucchini With Goat Cheese and Pine Nuts

20 Caprese Recipes You’ll Go Crazy For

From the best caprese salads to caprese skewers and the classic caprese sandwich, this list of 20 favorite tomato, mozzarella and basil themed recipes will have you going crazy for caprese.You know those quizzes you see all over the internet touting, "Choose your favorite ... continue reading... about 20 Caprese Recipes You’ll Go Crazy For

The Best BBQ Chicken

The best BBQ chicken breast recipe doesn't call for complicated marinades or rubs. It's all about this easy on-the-grill or in-the-oven cooking method sweetened with BBQ sauce for moist and juicy barbecue chicken breasts every time.BBQ chicken, whether cooked on the grill ... continue reading... about The Best BBQ Chicken

31 Quick Dinner Ideas for Easy Summer Nights

This list of 31 quick dinner ideas will have you in and out of the kitchen (or manning the grill) with plenty of time left to chill out on any hot summer night of the week.Hello August = Hello end of summer. Please! Say it isn't so!There's no time in what's left of ... continue reading... about 31 Quick Dinner Ideas for Easy Summer Nights

Rosemary Garlic Butter Smashed Potatoes

This hybrid of roasted and mashed potatoes is literally a mash up of cooking techniques to create a creamy potato on the inside with the crispy edges everyone craves on the outside, and it's all made extra good thanks to garlic, butter and rosemary flavored smashed ... continue reading... about Rosemary Garlic Butter Smashed Potatoes

The Best Caprese Salad (Plus a DIY Caprese Salad Bar)

The best caprese salad shows off summer's finest with creamy mozzarella and heirloom tomatoes topped with fresh leafy basil and fruity olive oil. Serve the salads individually or turn this simple Italian staple into a party by creating a DIY caprese salad bar where everyone can ... continue reading... about The Best Caprese Salad (Plus a DIY Caprese Salad Bar)

Avocado and Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad

This healthy chicken salad recipe is lightened up with the help of Greek yogurt and creamy mashed avocado for an added boost of protein plus good for you fats that make this salad so tasty no one will ever miss the mayo.Healthy Chicken Salad Without Mayo This post is in ... continue reading... about Avocado and Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad

How to Make the Best Grilled Corn On the Cob

At our house, sweet corn is a summer staple and after years of experimenting, I've found cooking corn right in their husks on a hot grill is the only way to cook the best corn on the cob.One of the reasons I crave summer is 'tis the season for fresh, sweet corn and ... continue reading... about How to Make the Best Grilled Corn On the Cob

Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup with Sausage and Kale

A clean, herb-infused broth makes this slow cooker tortellini soup with Italian sausage a favorite to keep in your weekly meal plans.This post is in partnership with McCormick. "Oh babe, this is so good. Hey! Don't eat all the broth! That's mine." My husband. He's usually ... continue reading... about Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup with Sausage and Kale

How to Make the Best Broccoli Salad

This healthier take on classic broccoli salad features fresh, crunchy broccoli florets topped with a light dressing with a little sweetness from golden raisins, cranberries and pineapple for a super summer salad.Easy Broccoli Salad Recipe Where some visitors to a new city ... continue reading... about How to Make the Best Broccoli Salad

BLT Pasta Salad with Avocado

This creamy, easy pasta salad recipe is loaded with tomatoes, arugula, and avocado, plus crispy bacon that's all topped with a super simple Ranch-style dressing made healthier with a combo of Greek yogurt and mayo.You could say my collection of pasta salad recipes here on ... continue reading... about BLT Pasta Salad with Avocado

Sweet and Sour Asian Pickled Cucumbers

These tangy and oh-so-simple-to-make sweet and sour Asian pickled cucumbers take only about 5 minutes to make, and are one of our favorite snacks. They're also so good served as a cooling side or a crunchy, puckery salad all on their own.I've never met a pickle I didn't ... continue reading... about Sweet and Sour Asian Pickled Cucumbers

Greek Salad with Avocado

This healthy Greek salad with added avocado and an easy-to-make Greek salad dressing is just the right recipe for simple no-cooking eats all summer long.Sometimes the classics are just what the doctor ordered. Especially when it's Dr. SummerHasArrived who's making the ... continue reading... about Greek Salad with Avocado

The Best Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes

Crispy oven roasted potatoes are an easy, healthy side dish for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. No matter what time of year, they fit every meal.The Best Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes Forget feeling all the feels, lately I've been feeling all the sides. Maybe it's ... continue reading... about The Best Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes

How to Make Easy Basil Pesto

Homemade pesto is one of the quickest ways to brighten any dish from caprese chicken to pizza and even to macaroni and cheese. This is my tried and true method to make the perfect basil pesto recipe every single time.I’ve made homemade pesto many times and totally loved ... continue reading... about How to Make Easy Basil Pesto

Grandma’s Peach and Blackberry Cobbler

Fresh fruit flavors are the star in this decadent but oh so easy peach and blackberry cobbler recipe that calls for a spoonful straight from the pan.You can have your cake, you can keep your candies. Because my #1 choice for dessert will always fall in the crumble or ... continue reading... about Grandma’s Peach and Blackberry Cobbler

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  • This Chinese Chicken Salad takes the healthier high road than the heavier versions I always see at those popular food chains that everyone loves. But this one with crunchy romaine, wontons, and an almond crunch, topped with protein-packed chicken breast, pasta noodles, and a flavor-flav sesame dressing won't weigh you down or add lbs to the numbers on the scale. And it makes an awesome meal-prepped meal to dish out all week long. Search "Chinese chicken salad" with the link in my profile for the recipe.
  • Perfectly crunchy with just the right clumps, this homemade granola has just the right amount of maple syrup sweetness to flavor a healthy combo of oats, nuts, dried cranberries, and flaky coconut for keeping those healthy eating resolutions alive and well. The recipe is from @twopeasandpod 's cookbook and like she says, is pretty much the best ever. Tap the link in my profile and search "granola" for the recipe.
  • This easy, purely plant-based Indian-inspired soup that eats like a stew is totally flavor-filled, organic, vegan, and so much more. It's a comfort food flavor bomb of lentil and butternut squash with Indian spices and healthy goodness that proves eating better for yourself is your choice, but with recipes like this, an easy one to make. Tap the link in my profile and search "lentil soup" for the recipe. ⁠
  • 2020 is delivering serious Mediterranean diet food moods with these quinoa bowls with crispy chicken + roasted veg that have staked their healthy claim on quick and easy meal-prep dinners that swap duties as take-to-work lunches too. Making it easy for keeping those healthy resolutions going is what I'm working on now. How about you? Tap the link in my profile and search "quinoa bowls" for the recipe.⁠⠀
  • This creamy BLT pasta salad is where healthy meets happy and it’s easy to eat more greens. It’s loaded with tomatoes, arugula, and avocado, plus crispy bacon that’s all topped with a super simple Ranch-style dressing made healthier with a combo of Greek yogurt and mayo. Tap the link in my bio and search “BLT pasta” for the recipe.
  • Mixing tortilla chips with super easy homemade enchilada sauce and topping it all with lacy edged sunny side ups, crunchy radishes, and creamy avocado, is one of the quickest and most satisfying breakfast + brunch recipes you’ll totally be making for a 20 minute dinner too. Search “chilaquiles” with the link in my bio.

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