Amazingly easy shrimp scampi pasta comes together in 30 minutes, and is one of my favorite pasta dishes! Perfect for those nights when I don’t feel like a heavy alfredo. Make sure and get a dry white wine for this, as the sweet ones don’t work as well in my opinion. This recipe is brought …
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This Pressure Cooker Beef Brisket is almost ALL hands-off time, besides a quick sear in the beginning, and comes out of the cooker so tender and flavorful. Did you know that it is possible to make brisket so amazing, you don’t even need a grill? Because I didn’t, but now that I know life shall …
Meatball Stuffed Manicotti Are you craving something a little different than the typical spaghetti and meatballs? I’ve got a great one for you today. This meatball stuffed manicotti doesn’t even require a pot of boiling water. ALL of the cooking takes place in the oven, where it belongs. Don’t want to turn your oven on? …
This homemade honey pecan shrimp will have you skipping that take-out line and getting into the kitchen. It is done in under an hour, and tastes just like Panda Express. Honey Pecan Shrimp I have kind of an obsession with the Panda these days. After years of being a little bit snobby about the popular …
This pan seared chicken and cilantro cream sauce is a quick dinner that cooks in a flash and is perfect for a weeknight meal. You can serve it with spicy Mexican rice, or slice it and put it on top of the best taco salad you’ll ever have. Chicken and Cilantro Cream Sauce Pan fried …
Instant Pot Beef Burritos are my new favorite Mexican-inspired meal! These smothered burritos are made with a chuck roast and covered in a sauce made from the beef’s cooking liquid. Instant Pot Shredded Beef Burritos I don’t know what it is about a tortilla filled with meat and covered with cheese and sauce, but it …
My Spicy One-Pot Mexican Rice Recipe is a quick and easy side dish that is packed with flavor, and uses some simple dump and go ingredients that’ll leave you wondering how you ever lived without this on taco night! Spicy Mexican Rice Recipe Spicy Mexican Rice and Beans are perfect as a side dish for …
This Spicy Garlic Chicken and Green Beans is quick to throw together and goes great over a bed of jasmine rice! Spicy Garlic Chicken and Green Beans This Garlic Chicken and Green Beans of my favorite 30-minute meals EVER. Don’t like spice? Just leave that out and you’re left with an amazing garlic chicken that …
Empanadas are one of my favorite types of hand pies, and these Ground Beef Empanadas are a unique take on a traditional meal. Use puff pastry as a shortcut. and get cooking! Ground Beef Empanadas Easy dinners are my jam these days. With a full work schedule and a really full house – I just …
Our easy Copycat Orange Chicken has all of the big orange flavor AND the signature crunchy texture of your favorite take-out dish but without the take-out bill! You can make this in about an hour and have a delicious dinner on the table, made with ingredients you can pronounce in your very own kitchen. Don’t …
Dungeness Crab Cake recipe with a fabulous secret ingredient that puts these way way over the top. LOVE them! Our big Blogger Recipe Swap is well underway, and I got paired with the lovely Laney of Life is But a Dish blog! It was so hard deciding what to make. There were SO many …
Spaghetti and meat sauce is my favorite meal…ever. I love almost any iteration of it, but this one especially is my very favorite. Which is good, because its also really, really easy. Fresh onions and garlic get sautéd with lean ground beef, hit with a generous splash of your favorite red wine, some beef bouillon, …
Honey Garlic Ginger Stir-Fry is now officially in my permanent dinner rotation. Stir fry is one of my favorite ways to keep my eating on track. It is so easy to get your meat and veggies when you load up with stir-fry. Sometimes I even skip the rice too. Also? Chopsticks. They rock. They are …
Mushroom Pork Chops with Vegetable Wild Rice Pilaf {easy meals with vegetables} takes just 20 minutes of active prep, is made of whole ingredients, and is full of veggies. Its an all-in-one casserole that’s perfect for those cold winter nights! This easily converts to a slow-cooker version. Mushroom Pork Chops with Vegetable Wild Rice Pilaf …
Crispy Battered Halibut is quick-fried and contains NO beer in the batter. None. Crispy Battered Halibut Recipe What is better than a big basket of fish and chips? Pretty much nothing, in my book. Battered Halibut is my favorite fish – ever, and when I saw some on sale last week you had better believe …