Add a spicy kick to dinner with this tasty jalapeno popper chicken casserole! Chicken, jalapenos, and pasta smothered in a rich, creamy cheese sauce and topped with crispy breadcrumbs – yum! We’re not a big casserole recipe family, but we do love Creamy Spinach and Chicken Enchiladas, which have that same one-pan comfort food feel. We also love a good spicy kick to our food, like Buffalo Chicken Pizza or ... Continue Reading
Chicken Detox Soup
Make Instant Pot chicken detox soup for a healthy chicken soup bursting with veggies like carrots, onions, celery, broccoli, and peas, in a warm, nourishing broth with plenty of flavor. Without fail, when the new year comes, I’m craving something warm, comforting, and healthy. My family has grown to love Red Lentil Soup and Pork and Potato Soup, but sometimes you want something different…yet the ... Continue Reading
Buffalo Chicken Salad
One of my all-time favorites, this buffalo chicken salad combines chicken, bacon, and plenty of veggies with creamy ranch and spicy buffalo wing sauce for a salad full of flavor! To me, there’s no such thing as a “salad recipe,” which makes today’s post stranger than it already feels. I’m very much the toss-it-in, see-what-else-it-needs, and like-it-or-make-dinner-yourself kinda gal. But I am aware ... Continue Reading
Almond Flour Tortillas
Make almond flour tortillas at home, perfect for gluten-free, keto, or low-carb diets. Stop spending over $1 per Siete tortilla and make your own! My husband and I believe that food plays a huge role in your health, which is why we did the Whole30 as a family. If it weren’t for that, we wouldn’t have known that our daughter has a gluten sensitivity! We’ve been working on my husband’s health, incorporating ... Continue Reading
Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Make these addicting soft and chewy peanut butter granola bars. With simple ingredients like oats, peanut butter, and honey, plus yummy mix-ins, it’ll be your family’s new favorite snack! One of my husband’s favorite granola bars was Quaker Chewy Granola Bars. I’m sure you’ve heard of them, right? Well, when we first got married, those were the only granola bars he ate and they were as close as he would ... Continue Reading
Spinach Pesto
Whip up a batch of this quick and easy spinach pesto to use up the spinach in your fridge (and because it’s so so yummy!). Spinach, cashews, lemons, and parmesan make a budget-friendly rich and vibrant sauce. If you open my fridge on any given day, you’ll find a very large bag of spinach. From Green Smoothies to Chicken Enchiladas to Autumn Rice Pilaf, we eat spinach pretty regularly. And now that I have ... Continue Reading
Winter Veggies
Use this produce guide for winter veggies to learn which winter seasonal foods to add to your meal plans, plus recipe ideas and money-saving tips! Now that the holiday season is behind us, and we’ve set goals for the coming year – Doesn’t it feel like it’s time to get back into the swing of things – minus all of the hectic holiday schedules and sweet indulgences of festive gatherings? Definitely, YES! For ... Continue Reading
Easy Pizza Bagels
Make this easy bagel pizzas recipe for a fun twist for pizza night! Homemade pizza bagel bites are way better than store-bought and still come together fast. Do you remember when I shared my recipe for easy 2-Ingredient Bagels? Well, one of the reasons I wanted to make that recipe is because I wanted to make THIS recipe –bagel pizzas! I remember having homemade bagel pizzas as a kid as a fun ... Continue Reading
Chinese Noodle Soup (AKA Kung Fu Panda Soup)
My kids love this Chinese soup (nicknamed Kung Fu Panda Soup) and I love that it’s full of veggies and ready in under 30 minutes! Serve a healthy, frugal weeknight meal with authentic Asian flavors. I love soup. Love, love, LOVE soup. My family, on the other hand…not so much. To them, there’s no difference between Potato and Corn Chowder and Hearty Minestrone. “It’s just soup,” they tell me. ... Continue Reading
Roasted Vegetable Salad
If you’ve never had a roasted veggie salad, you’re in for a treat! Root veggies, massaged kale, and a creamy sesame ginger dressing mix combine for a filling meal full of veggie goodness! My husband doesn’t think a salad can qualify as a main meal, but I’m determined to prove him wrong. I spent a whole summer trying new salad recipes (like Cobb Pasta Salad and Chicken Southwest Salad) to see which would ... Continue Reading