Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Bake Recipe I love Mexican and Tex-Mex food and could eat it every day. Making meals out of guacamole, salsa, and chips is one of my favorite things. But my family needs a little more, and that’s where this easy enchilada casserole recipe that’s ready in 30 minutes comes in. It’s not like traditional chicken enchiladas where you have to carefully fill and roll up each tortilla individually....
M&M’s Cookie Bars Recipe The only thing I may possibly like better than soft and chewy M&M’S cookies are cookie bars. Bars are my favorite kitchen shortcut because they’re so fast and easy to make. No dough to chill or individual cookies to form. For these very soft, slightly chewy, buttery cookie bars that are loaded with M&M’s and chocolate chips, I called upon my trusty blondie base. When I want an easy, fuss-free, one-bowl, no-mixer recipe that I know everyone will love, it’s my go-to....
Easy Apple Pancakes Recipe It’s that time of year where apples are starting to turn up everywhere. From caramel apples to apple pie to pancakes that taste like apple pie. I confess, I’m not much of a pie-maker. We really don’t need a whole pie at once, and I tend to make bars and cookies because they seem to disappear quicker than a whole pie does. These apple pancakes are the answer to my pie-less prayers....
The non-yogi readers are like, huh, who? Kinda like I am when my husband told me something important happened with football this past weekend. I was like huh? More on my Master Class with Dharma in a hot second. But first, thanks for all the amazing compliments you left me on my Vegan Gluten Free Pancakes! Yes, Pancakes were one of those kitchen frontiers I was sorta scared of. Not any longer!...
There are a few side dishes that make summer dinner complete, including Baked Potato Salad, Baked Beans, and Skillet Cornbread! Whether its the fun shape of the pasta, the delicious creamy sauce, or the variety of add-ins, macaroni salad has been one of the most popular side-dishes at American dinner tables for decades! It goes well with just about anything, and you can include whatever leftover veggies, meats and cheese you like or need to use up from your fridge....
The Best Recipe for Monster Cookies I remember growing up with monster cookies and to this day, I am a sucker for any type of cookie with oatmeal, peanut butter, and chocolate chips! Oh, the M&M’s, toffee bits, and shredded coconut don’t hurt. They all help to make these easy monster cookies soft, very chewy, and impossible to resist. These cookies are a family-favorite treat for any type of casual get-together or party or as a just-because type of cookie when you’re craving a fast and easy sweet treat....
Ultra Moist Banana Pineapple Bread I’m no stranger to banana bread recipes. In fact, I have 35+ Favorite Banana Bread and Banana Recipes. But this is the first time I’ve made banana bread with coconut oil and it won’t be the last. The results are magical. This bread makes me think of spring, warmer weather, and of being on a tropical vacation. Like all my banana bread recipes, it comes together with a whisk and just one bowl....
Want more Mexican Inspired recipes? Try Tacos Al Pastor, Crispy Bean and Cheese Burritos, Tamale Pie, or Horchata. How to make Corn Tortillas: Make Dough: Mix masa harina and salt in a bowl. Add water, a little at a time, stirring to incorporate, until the dough comes together in a ball. It should be soft and come together, but not sticky. Cover bowl of dough with a damp towel to keep moist....
Easy Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken Skillet Recipe One skillet meals are my favorite kind, especially when the meal is ready in 30 minutes like this easy and oh-so-creamy chicken skillet. Along with tender and juicy chicken, I sauteed yellow onions, red bell peppers, and garlic for lots of flavor before adding in lemon juice and heavy cream. The creamy texture of the sauce is decadent and wonderful! There’s a just enough tanginess the lemon juice without being overpowering....
Easiest Crushed Pineapple Poke Cake This is the moistest, softest, juiciest cake I’ve ever made. I literally heard the cake squish when I sliced it from the pineapple juice glaze that soaks into every crevice. It’s a fast, easy, one-bowl, no mixer, from-scratch recipe that’s as easy as using a boxed mix, which I see often with poke cakes. The cake is just screaming with over-the-top pineapple flavor. If you’re a pineapple cake or pineapple dessert lover, this is the cake for you....
Dulce de Leche-Filled Churro Muffins Who doesn’t love a good churro! I mean when you’ve got fried dough smothered in cinnamon and sugar with a side of caramel sauce or dulce de leche for dipping, there’s nothing to complain about — except maybe the frying. That’s where these churro muffins come into play. All the wonderful flavor of a fresh churro, minus the frying. The muffins are soft, tender, and moist on the inside....
Want to try more air fryer recipes? Try my Air Fryer Chicken Wings, Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries, or Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets. Why I love this recipe: Best way to cook meatballs: they cook quickly and have the perfect texture. Meal Prep: The meatballs are freezer friendly and can reheat from frozen in the air fryer. Great for meal prep lunch buddah bowls, or to quickly throw together Swedish Meatballs or Green Curry Meatballs....
I love crumble topping anything and when paired with big juicy blueberries, I can’t resist. Even better when it’s a fast, easy, no-mixer, flexible recipe. The sweet, juicy blueberries contrast perfectly with the crispy and crumbly oatmeal topping. I much prefer this to blueberry pie because there’s no crust to make and roll out. Instead, there’s a crumble topping, which trumps pie crust every day of the week. I skipped the whipped cream and ice cream this time, but I’ve no doubt the blueberry oatmeal crisp would be amazing a la mode....
If you know someone who “doesn’t like zucchini,” they’ll still love this bread. The zucchini does help the bread stay so incredibly moist, tender, and it just melts in your mouth. Between the oil, sour cream, and natural moisture from the zucchini and green apple, it’s impossible to have a dry loaf. I think the green apple flavor shines through and you really can’t even taste the zucchini, especially because the brown sugar frosting is so scrumptious....
Easy Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe After years of making my favorite stuffed pepper soup, I’m finally sharing my recipe for actual stuffed bell peppers. Stuffed Italian bell peppers with rice are a family favorite that everyone loves! Bell peppers are first par-baked in the oven while the ground beef, sausage, and rice filling is prepared on the stovetop. In just 20 minutes, the filling and peppers are both done and you can tackle the really fun part of this recipe — stuffing the peppers!...
comment icon 8 more comments I was more than ready for something to eat. Preferably something healthy and filling. Let’s briefly talk about edamame. In case you’re not familiar… edamame is a soybean. I don’t think I used edamame, technically. My Archer Farms steam-in-the-bag variety says mukimame. The only difference is that mukimame are shelled, so unlike edamame, the beans don’t come in pods. Long story short, it’s easy to find and easy to cook to make this edamame hummus....
I am glad that you guys enjoyed the brown rice protein powder run-down in my last post. Specifically, the coconut oil comments and feedback was awesome! I guess I’m sorta in the minority and it sounds like most everyone digs the coconutty action. I have read that refined coconut oil has way less, or actually, no coconut taste because it’s highly processed and refined. I have only purchased the unrefined coconut oil and although it’s probably healthier, both of the brands I’ve tried are just too much for me....
comment icon 11 more comments I come to you today with good news! I’ve gotten over my grossed-out, freaked-out phase. I gave it a try. And this green, healthy smoothie tastes good. I would even go so far as to say it tastes great. If I can get Bjork to drink a smoothie with spinach and flax it (and ask for seconds), you know that it’s got to taste pretty darn good....
Traditional bolognese sauce from the Italian city of Bologna is incredibly rich and fairly heavy. It’s often made with ground beef and / or pork, wine, and milk. It has to simmer on the stove for hours to develop the right flavor. If that’s what suits you, hey that’s great. However, I don’t have hours in my schedule to make sauce. And I like to try to make traditional recipes a bit healthier when I can, without sacrificing flavor, which is where this version with ground chicken comes in....
There’s no actual beef used, but my family was 100% convinced they were the real deal. I used Beyond Meat’s new Beef-Free Crumbles in the Fiesta blend, perfect for tacos or chili. Beyond Meat wants to perfectly replace animal protein with plant protein and they deliver. Everyone who ate the tacos was completely fooled. Love it when that happens. The products are gluten-free, Kosher, soy-free and made with 100% Non-GMO pea protein....
