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Scalloped Potatoes and Ham Casserole is an excellent way to use leftover holiday ham. Cheesy, creamy and super easy to make, it's a dinner the whole family will love!

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham Casserole

Mom's Favorite Ham Salad is a killer way to use leftover ham. It's ready in minutes with just a few ingredients, this classic recipe is a total keeper!

Mom’s Favorite Ham Salad

Wanna prepare your holiday ham the easy way? Make this Crock Pot Ham! Made with a spiral ham, brown sugar, bourbon and hot sauce, it's just 5 minutes of work for you and the slow cooker does the rest!

Crock Pot Ham

Pasta al Forno (or baked ziti as many call it) is a classic Italian dinner that is perfect for a cozy family gathering! This is also the perfect make-ahead dinner!

Pasta Al Forno (Baked Ziti)

Pork Stew is a super easy and totally cozy dinner. Made in the slow cooker or instant pot, this is packs in some serious flavor without all the hassle!

Pork Stew

BBQ Little Smokies are everything you could possibly want for your game day spread! Savory cocktail wieners in a sweet and smoky sauce with almost no work on your part. These are the perfect dump-and-go appetizer!

BBQ Little Smokies (Slow Cooker and Instant Pot)

Sheet Pan Beef and Broccoli takes a classic take-out favorite and makes it super quick and easy to make at home. Ready in under 30 minutes, this is a meal the whole family will love!

Sheet Pan Beef and Broccoli

Wedge Salad Dip is a light and refreshing dip that tastes just like everyone's favorite salad! This one will be a hit at your next party!

Wedge Salad Dip

This is the best Shepherd's Pie recipe! It's so easy to make and comes together pretty quickly as well. It's a super simple mix of beef, vegetables and mashed potatoes that is sure to please the whole family!

Reader Request: Shepherd’s Pie

Eggplant Rollatini is an extra special meal that is surprisingly easy to prepare! Stuffed with three creamy cheeses and topped with a hearty ground veal tomato sauce, this is a cozy dinner the whole family will love!

Eggplant Rollatini

This Beef Burrito Bowl recipe is full of fantastic flavor and also easy to throw together! It's a tasty slow cooker or instant pot recipe the whole family will love!

Beef Burrito Bowl Recipe (Slow Cooker and Instant Pot)

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Easy Corned Beef and Cabbage (Instant Pot and Slow Cooker)

Pulled Pork Recipe

Pulled Pork Recipe

Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers (also for Instant Pot)

Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers (also for Instant Pot)

Say goodbye to dry and tough pork chops: these Smothered Crock Pot Pork Chops are the ultimate fall-apart tender comfort food. With just 4 ingredients, this easy dinner will be your new go-to dump dinner!

Smothered Crock Pot Pork Chops

Sweet and Spicy Kielbasa Sausage Bites are such an easy recipe! Just 3 simple ingredients and these glazed sausage bites are sure to be a hit at any holiday or game day party!

Sweet and Spicy Kielbasa Sausage Bites

Make these easy Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders for your next party and watch as your friends fight for seconds! Made with ham, Swiss cheese, Hawaiian rolls and honey mustard sauce, these are sure to be a hit at your next party or game day gathering!

Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders

This simple Weeknight Bolognese Sauce made with ground veal comes together in less than 30 minutes and is bursting with delicious flavor! Serve it over zoodles for a carb conscious dinner that is as tasty as it is nutritious!

Weeknight Bolognese Sauce

Make this 2 Ingredient Pepperoni Dip- it's a killer make ahead dip that keeps everyone coming back for seconds! Made with just sour cream and pepperoni, your friends will beg for this easy recipe!

Pepperoni Dip

This Easy Meatloaf and Potatoes Dinner gives you meat and potatoes all in one delicious shot! And best of all, dinner's on the table in just around 30 minutes!

Easy Meatloaf and Potatoes Dinner

These Salami Chips are killer party snack and taste even better with a Honey Mustard dipping sauce. You won't believe how easy they are to make!

Salami Chips with a Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

This easy loaded corn fritter recipe with all the fixings makes an easy and delicious appetizer that you will not be able to get enough of!

Loaded Corn Fritter Recipe

BBQ Crockpot Meatballs: 5 ingredients, minimal effort and maximum flavor! We use premade meatballs, ketchup, brown sugar, liquid smoke and onions. This is a killer party or game day appetizer that your friends will love!

BBQ Crockpot Meatballs

This is my mom's meatloaf recipe- it is seriously the best meatloaf I've ever had- it's super simple and really easy to make. It's the ultimate of comfort foods and one of my favorite dinners!

Mom’s Meatloaf Recipe

Whether you call in dressing or stuffing, this classic Sausage and Cornbread Dressing is a sure fire way to turn a believer into a stuffing lover! This easy side dish is a must-have at any Thanksgiving table!

Sausage and Cornbread Dressing

This Cheesy Corn Casserole is the holiday side dish of your dreams: seriously easy to make and filled with delicious flavor. Made with bacon, corn and plenty of cheese- your family will LOVE this!

Cheesy Corn Casserole

Spicy Sausage Pasta with Rapini is an easy and delicious dinner that will have everyone fighting for seconds! Made with rigatoni pasta, rapini, spicy Italian sausage and Tuttorosso San Marzano Style Chopped Tomatoes in Puree with Sea Salt, this is a definite keeper!

Spicy Sausage Pasta with Rapini

This California Breakfast Stack is a delicious way to start your day- it's light, fresh and seriously easy to make! This is made with English muffins, cheese, bacon, tomatoes, avocado and eggs. You've got to try it!

California Breakfast Stack

If you're looking for a hearty, delicious soup to warm you up on the coldest nights, this Bean and Sausage Soup is a total winner! Made with 3 different types of beans, Italian sausage and fresh escarole in a tomato broth, this is a seriously easy dinner the whole family will love!

Bean and Sausage Soup

Make these Brown Sugar Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites for your next gathering! Made with chicken, bacon, brown sugar, salt and pepper, they're a sweet and savory appetizer the whole family will love!

Brown Sugar Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites

Veal Scallopini Milanese Style is a seriously easy weeknight dinner that's on the table in under 20 minutes. Made with veal cutlets, seasoned bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese, this is a light and healthy dinner that's full of delicious flavor!

Veal Scallopini Milanese Style

This Salad with Shredded Brussel Sprouts Recipe is the perfect fall side dish. Made with apples and dried cherries and topped with a warm bacon dressing, this is the best way to make even the most avid Brussels Sprouts hater to change their minds!

Salad with Shredded Brussel Sprouts Recipe

This Cheesy Bodega-Style Breakfast Sandwich in paid partnership with @landolakesktchn and @feedfeed is the most delicious and authentically “New York” way to start the day! Made with eggs, bacon, and Land O Lakes® Deli American, this is seriously easy and delicious! #LandOLakes #Feedfeed

Cheesy Bodega-Style Breakfast Sandwich

Drunken Stove Top Pork Chops is one of the easiest dinner recipes for busy families. This is low-maintenance cooking at it's finest and seriously delicious with fall-apart-tender thin-cut pork chops. Even your kids will love it (don't worry, the alcohol cooks off)!

Drunken Stove Top Pork Chops

Frito Pie Taco Bake is the stick-to-your-bones dinner that will warm the coldest of hearts this fall. Quick, super easy and made with ground beef, peppers, onions, cheese and Fritos corn chips this will be your new family favorite!

Frito Pie Taco Bake

Hamburger Goulash Recipe

Hamburger Goulash Recipe

One of the best ways to make a steak is on the grill and I'm going to teach you how to cook steak on the grill. In this tutorial you'll learn tips, tricks, hacks and everything you need to know to make it as easy as possible!

How to Cook Steak on the Grill | The Life Jolie Kitchen Basics

This Garbage Plate recipe is a homemade version of the Garbage Plate that you'll find in Rochester, NY. Complete with meat hot sauce, fries, mac salad and cheeseburgers or hot dogs this is as easy, classic dish that's perfect for Father's Day!

Garbage Plate

Meet Drunken Steak aka The Best Steak Marinade: your new favorite steak marinade for a hot summer night! Made with red wine, fresh herbs olive oil and dijon mustard It's seriously easy to make and tastes fantastic!

Drunken Steak aka The Best Steak Marinade

What's the best way to enjoy this gorgeous summer weather? A girl's night on the deck of course! So grab your best girlfriends and enjoy this Summer Antipasto Platter. Full of cheese, meat, olives and plenty of delicious grilled vegetables it's SO easy to make and crazy delicious!

Summer Antipasto Platter

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Bangin’ Sausage and Peppers Pasta

Puff Pastry Egg Muffins are perfect to make for family brunch and also to make for a tasty grab-and-go option through the week. Quick, easy and minimal effort for maximum flavor!

Puff Pastry Egg Muffins

Herb Grilled Pork Chops are my absolute favorite way to enjoy grilled pork chops. Super quick and easy to make and mouthwateringly delicious (especially when dipped in applesauce!).

Herb Grilled Pork Chops Recipe

Need a really quick and comforting dinner to feed the whole family? Make this Pasta with Peas, it's seriously easy and totally satisfying! All you need are pasta, peas, onions, broth and pancetta!

Pasta with Peas Recipe

Is there anything better than a Classic Quiche Lorraine recipe? Simple ingredients, minimal steps and a delicious quiche to elevate any brunch! Made with eggs, cream, bacon, and gruyere cheese these are seriously easy and delicious!

Classic Quiche Lorraine Recipe

This Brown Sugar Bourbon Pork Chop Marinade is the stuff that all your summer grilling dreams are made of! A little sweet. A little boozy (don't worry, it cooks off!). And a whole lot of delicious!

Brown Sugar Bourbon Pork Chop Marinade Recipe

Sometimes you've to got to stray from the usual ribeye and filet mignon options- so I'm going to share a few common cuts of beef that you'll find at your grocery store and everything you need to know about cooking them. Let me demystify the meat case for you!

Common Cuts of Beef and How to Cook Them | The Life Jolie Cooking Basics

One Pot Philly Steak Pasta has all the great flavor of the famous philly cheese steak sandwiches that we all know and love, but in a quick, creamy and cheesy pasta dish that the whole family will love! Tender slices of beef, sweet bell peppers and onions sautéed together and mixed with a savory, creamy sauce, penne pasta and plenty of cheese.

One Pot Philly Steak Pasta Recipe

Deviled Eggs with Bacon and Jalapeños are basically Jalapeno Popper Deviled Eggs. They're cheesy, creamy and have a deliciously spicy kick! Made with eggs, bacon, cream cheese and jalapenos- these are a seriously delicious and easy appetizer for any party!

Deviled Eggs with Bacon and Jalapeños (Jalapeno Popper Deviled Eggs)

Easy Instant Pot Chili will knock your socks off. Ready in around 30 minutes and full of mouthwatering flavor! Full of ground beef, ground pork, tons of chili seasonings, vegetables and beans it's quick and easy to make on a week night or for a party (game day anyone?!).

Easy Instant Pot Chili Recipe

Leftover Ham and Potato Soup is the most delicious way to use leftover ham. It's super creamy and cheesy but also seriously easy to make! Made with potatoes, cheddar cheese, and ham, this one is a definite keeper!

Leftover Ham and Potato Soup Recipe

My kids do not stop requesting this Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole Recipe; it's simple comfort food at it's finest and perfect for busy weeknights! It's super quick and easy to make and deliciously cheesy.

Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole Recipe

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BLT Ranch Flatbread Pizza Recipe

Ground Beef Oven Baked Tacos Recipe

Ground Beef Oven Baked Tacos Recipe

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Pepperoni Chips Recipe

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Easy Beef Stroganoff Recipe (Instant Pot and Slow Cooker)

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Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Bread Rolls aka Philly Cheese Steak Bombs

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Cheesy Baked Ravioli Casserole Recipe

20 Minute Taco Pasta is such an easy one pot recipe. This tasty dinner is made in one skillet with ground beef and Barilla Pronto Penne Pasta. It's creamy, cheesy and full of great flavor that the whole family will love!

20 Minute Taco Pasta

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Classic Hamburger Stew Recipe

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Sandwich Steak and Onions Recipe

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Grandma Eve’s Classic Swedish Meatballs

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Aunt Jeanne’s Cabbage Soup

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Classic Porcupine Meatballs

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Spicy Meat Hot Sauce

Mexican Lasagna Roll-ups are a delicious combination of two family favorites: Lasagna and Tacos. This is an easy recipe featuring meat, cheese, beans, corn, tomatoes and rolled up in lasagna noodles. They're total comfort food and great for when you're cooking for family and friends!

Mexican Lasagna Roll-Ups

This Slow Cooker Italian Beef Stew recipe is one of my favorite easy comfort food meals. With tender meat, vegetables, tomatoes (and a little bit of wine for good measure!) this tastes fantastic served over potatoes, pasta or polenta with a nice, crusty piece of bread!

Slow Cooker Italian Beef Stew

This Meat Lover's Pizza Bites recipe is the ultimate game day appetizer! Pepperoni, sausage, bacon and melted cheese, enveloped in a warm biscuit and dipped in tomato sauce. These homemade snacks will be a welcome addition to any tailgate party!

Meat Lover’s Pizza Bites

This easy Spanish Rice recipe has been a mainstay in my family for as long as I can remember. It's a really quick recipe which makes it perfect to make on a weeknight and is great for back-to-school. Delicious tomato sauce combines so well with ground beef and rice- the whole family will love this homemade, healthy meal!

Spanish Rice

This BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos recipe is a fun twist on traditional mexican tacos. The pulled pork is super easy to make in the crockpot or a great way to use pulled pork leftovers. I make this with slaw and a bunch of other tasty ingredients. Click on the photo to get the recipe!

BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos

This Shrimp with Pesto and Prosciutto recipe is seriously easy and tastes delicious. It's super quick to make (10-15 minutes tops!!) and uses only 3 ingredients making it the perfect starter for a dinner party or a girls night! Click on the photo to get the recipe!

Shrimp with Pesto and Prosciutto

This Best Ever Skillet Lasagna truly is the amazing! It's such a quick and easy recipe and the flavors cannot be beat (especially because it comes together in around 30 minutes!). This one is definitely a keeper!

Best Ever Skillet Lasagna