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 Caprese Salad (Plus a DIY Caprese Salad Bar)
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31 Days of Summer Produce Recipes to Make in August
These 31 easy, healthy recipe ideas for summer produce are what make the living easy this month! There's nothing quite like biting into that first peach with juice dribbling steadily down your chin. Or the taste of summer's first BLT stacked high with tomatoes still warm from ... continue reading... about 31 Days of Summer Produce Recipes to Make in August
Classic Blue Cheese Wedge Salad
This classic wedge salad recipe features iceberg lettuce, tomato, crumbled bacon, chives, and an easy, creamy, homemade blue cheese dressing you'll crave time and time again. I am a green salad girl. From leafy spring lettuces delicately dressed in my favorite vinaigrette ... continue reading... about Classic Blue Cheese Wedge Salad
Pasta Puttanesca
Pasta puttanesca takes a few basic pantry staples—canned tomatoes, olives, garlic, anchovies, and capers—that's ready in minutes to become a light but lush sauce served over pasta. This pasta puttanesca recipe could be the ultimate pantry pasta. It may have double the ... continue reading... about Pasta Puttanesca
Chicken Piccata Pasta
This chicken piccata pasta's lemony white wine, butter and caper sauce makes a light and snappy coating for linguine with tomato bursts and mushrooms for an easy pasta dinner that won't weigh you down. I'm a serious fan of taking bleak weather days and giving them a zesty ... continue reading... about Chicken Piccata Pasta
BLT Pasta Salad with Avocado
This creamy, easy BLT 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. Easy BLT Pasta Salad You could say my collection of ... continue reading... about BLT Pasta Salad with Avocado
Killer Beef and Three Bean Chili
There are two ingredients that take this easy beef and three bean chili recipe from killer to kick-ass: beer and enchilada sauce. Taste it for yourself to discover the reason why. Beefy Three Bean Chili Recipe This beef chili recipe is not only killer, it was almost ... continue reading... about Killer Beef and Three Bean Chili
Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
Bone-in, skinless chicken thighs cooked in the slow cooker create the luxe flavor in this Italian slow cooker chicken cacciatore recipe for an incredibly easy weeknight or weekend meal. Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore You know how the saying goes. It's what waiters ... continue reading... about Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
Gnocchi With Pomodoro Sauce
This simple tomato sauce gets tons of flavor from herbs steeped in olive oil that lusciously coats potato pillows of gnocchi, topped with fresh balls of mozzarella. It's a lunch I remember with fondness, and regret. Fondness because it lit my fire for choosing gnocchi ... continue reading... about Gnocchi With Pomodoro Sauce
Tomato Basil Soup
Homemade with fresh tomatoes roasted in the oven, this tomato basil soup recipe adds a healthy and deliciously creamy flavor you won't find in any old can. The Best Tomato Soup Recipe If I think back to my childhood, tomato soup is at the top of the list of my all-time ... continue reading... about Tomato Basil Soup
Pasta Pomodoro Sauce
A simple pasta topped with fresh tomato pomodoro sauce couldn't be more authentically Italian, and like most things Italian, simplicity is key in this 5-ingredient recipe that's ready in just 20 minutes. This recipe is brought to you by DeLallo Pinch me for sure, because I ... continue reading... about Pasta Pomodoro Sauce
How to Make Fried Green Tomatoes
With a crispy flour and cornmeal crust, these easy-to-make, golden fried green tomatoes taste sweet and tender and totally addicting when dunked into my simple garlic aioli dipping sauce. With a short growing season here in Utah, it feels like we just barely get our tomato ... continue reading... about How to Make Fried Green Tomatoes
Slow Cooker Healthy Turkey and Sweet Potato Chili with Quinoa
Comfort food chili cravings never tasted so healthy, until now. This easy CrockPot chili is protein-packed with lean ground turkey, light and dark kidney beans, plus quinoa for an extra safety-net protein source that will keep you filled and full all day long and into the ... continue reading... about Slow Cooker Healthy Turkey and Sweet Potato Chili with Quinoa
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
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
Simple Roasted Tomato Sauce
This roasted tomato sauce is made with 6 simple ingredients and requires less than 10 minutes of hands-on prep work. Enjoy now or freeze it for later! "Toast to the tomato roast!" Or in perhaps more trendy speak, "totes tomahhhto roast." Either way, roasting tomatoes has ... continue reading... about Simple Roasted Tomato Sauce
Easy Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce
This easy and flavorful healthy chicken gyro recipe starts with a simple 5-ingredient yogurt lemon marinated chicken that can be pan-fried, baked, or grilled, and is topped with a simple cucumber and dill tzatziki sauce. It’s as easy as that. Easy Chicken Gyros I’d have to ... continue reading... about Easy Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce
Kale Caesar Pasta Salad
This 5-ingredient pasta salad recipe has all of the flavors of traditional Caesar salad with the addition of kale and sweet roasted cherry tomatoes for an easy and healthy potluck pasta salad. Most often you'll hear me professing my love of making and using homemade ... continue reading... about Kale Caesar Pasta Salad
Pico de Gallo Recipe (+15 More Salsas That Are Dip-alicious)
Made with fresh plum tomatoes, onion, jalapeño and a squeeze of lime, this homemade pico de gallo recipe is unbeatable. Serve it with chips or atop any Mexican food! What is Pico de Gallo? "Hi there, Heidi! I'm on the hunt for a yummy salsa to celebrate Cinco De Mayo with. ... continue reading... about Pico de Gallo Recipe (+15 More Salsas That Are Dip-alicious)
Chicken Caprese Sandwich
Grilled rosemary bread is a delicious base for this grilled chicken caprese sandwich. It features fresh buffalo mozzarella, basil, farmer's market tomatoes, and a balsamic reduction for a classic flavor combination you just can't beat. Did you do a double take? In ... continue reading... about Chicken Caprese Sandwich
Easy Quick Roasted Tomatoes
While there's nothing quite like biting into a garden-fresh tomato, quick roasted tomatoes in the oven create a savory sweetness that's delicious made into a simple roasted tomato sauce on pasta, made into soup, or served as appetizers, no matter what time of year. You ... continue reading... about Easy Quick Roasted Tomatoes
Saucy Greek Baked Shrimp
This healthy Greek-inspired shrimp recipe in a saucy tomato base with feta can be cooked and served as a one-pot skillet dinner, or in a baking dish as a fast and easy-to-make appetizer that's the first thing to disappear. Don't forget the bread. That's my big tip about ... continue reading... about Saucy Greek Baked Shrimp
Caprese Pasta Salad with Garlic Marinated Tomatoes
This easy caprese pasta salad recipe steeps cherry tomatoes in a garlic-infused oil that becomes the dressing over any type of pasta with sliced mozzarella, capers, lemon, and basil making it a healthy potluck recipe that's perfectly ripe for brunch, lunch, or a dinner everyone ... continue reading... about Caprese Pasta Salad with Garlic Marinated Tomatoes
Grilled Corn Salad with Tomato and Avocado
When fresh corn and tomatoes are at their summer best, this easy salad with creamy avocados that's simply dressed with a hint of Mexican jalapeño, lime juice, and garlic, is a healthy recipe that's sure to become the star side dish of every potluck and barbecue you make it for. ... continue reading... about Grilled Corn Salad with Tomato and Avocado
Chipotle Lime Shrimp Bowls
Quick, easy, and totally flavorful, these chipotle lime shrimp bowls with brown rice, black beans, tomatoes and avocado have just the right level of adobo spice with a touch of honey to sweeten up meal prep for any lunch or dinner. Healthy Shrimp Bowl When I looked over and ... continue reading... about Chipotle Lime Shrimp Bowls
Arugula Salad with Pesto Shrimp, Parmesan and White Beans
This Mediterranean-inspired arugula and pesto shrimp salad is not only super simple to prepare ahead of time for lunch, but because you can meal prep it straight from your pantry and freezer, it’s incredibly easy to make on the fly, too. This recipe is brought to you by Kroger ... continue reading... about Arugula Salad with Pesto Shrimp, Parmesan and White Beans
One-Pot Mexican Shrimp with Orzo and Zucchini
This easy shrimp, zucchini, and orzo pasta recipe straddles the line between a one-pot pasta a 30-minute meal dinner. But with a healthy dose of zucchini and a bit of heat from Mexican flavors, it should actually fall into the wonder-pot category, because it's all the healthy ... continue reading... about One-Pot Mexican Shrimp with Orzo and Zucchini
Crunchy Green Salad with Dilly Chickpeas and Avocado
There are all kinds of salads. Dinner salads. Main-meal chef salads. Caeser salads. Caprese salads. Fruit salads. Seafood cobb salads. A list of salads you may never have enough days to make. Holy crap, does the salad train ever end?? I for one hope not. Because I am a salad ... continue reading... about Crunchy Green Salad with Dilly Chickpeas and Avocado
One-Pot Penne Pasta with Turkey and Spinach
Looking for an easy ground turkey recipe? This one-pot pasta comes together in just 30 minutes and is packed with good-for-you ingredients like spinach, tomatoes, and ground turkey! Healthy Ground Turkey Pasta 30-minute, one-pot pasta meals recipes that are healthy, tasty, ... continue reading... about One-Pot Penne Pasta with Turkey and Spinach
Melted Mozzarella Caprese Crostini Toasts
Whether you take the fancier route and name them crostini, or keep it real and call them toasts, these Italian crostini caprese appetizer bites with roasted tomatoes, prosciutto, and melted mozzarella cheese on sliced baguette are so easy to whip up everyone will be calling for ... continue reading... about Melted Mozzarella Caprese Crostini Toasts
