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Quick Dinner/One Pot

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Creamy Ham and Potato Soup

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Linguine with Clam Sauce Recipe

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One Pot Chicken and Biscuits

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Leftover Chicken Tostadas (great for Turkey too!)

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Stovetop Mac and Cheese

Nanou's Real-Deal Ratatouille Recipe

Nanou's Real-Deal Ratatouille Recipe

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One Pot Philly Steak Pasta Recipe

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Shrimp Stir Fry with Snow Peas

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One Pot Italian Chicken Florentine Pasta

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Frito Pie Taco Bake

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Sheet Pan Beef and Broccoli Recipe

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Weeknight Oven Quesadilla Recipe

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Panko Parmesan Crusted Baked Tilapia Recipe

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20 Minute Lemon Dill Salmon Recipe

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Chicken Cutlets

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One Pot Chili Mac

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Beans and Greens

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Penne Alla Vodka

As a little throw back to one of my childhood recipes, I'm sharing how to make hot dogs and fried potatoes. This quick and easy dinner is a simple go-to, especially because it's kid friendly!

How to cook Hot Dogs and Potatoes

This Southwest Ground Turkey and Rice Skillet recipe is a deliciously easy throw-together dinner. It's full of great flavor with a kick to it and is a healthy way to mix things up in your dinner rotation!

Southwest Ground Turkey and Rice Skillet

This homemade baked Broccoli Mac and Cheese recipe is about to be your new favorite recipe for Meatless Monday! It's creamy, delicious and seriously easy to make!

Broccoli Mac and Cheese Recipe

This Sirloin Steak and Potato Bites recipe is an easy one-pan dinner. It's full of delicious flavor and comes together quickly- the perfect option for meat-and-potatoes on a weeknight.

Sirloin Steak and Potato Bites

These easy Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf Muffins have all the great flavors of a classic Chicken Parmesan recipe, but they come together much quicker. It's an Italian twist on classic meatloaf and is the perfect 30 minute meal for busy weeknights!

Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf Muffins

These easy Grilled Shrimp Tacos are about to be your new favorite summertime dinner recipe! Topped with pineapple salsa and an avocado cream sauce, they're quick and easy to make with flavor that will keep you coming back for more.

Grilled Shrimp Tacos

Grilled Pineapple BBQ Chicken is an easy and delicious dinner that's perfect for busy summer weeknights! You can use any cut of chicken you'd like- chicken thighs, chicken breast or a combo. This 4 ingredient grilled chicken with an easy marinade will have everyone fighting for seconds.

Grilled Pineapple BBQ Chicken

This Crab Macaroni Salad recipe is the perfect way to make a traditional macaroni salad extra special! A creamy, delicious mac salad with crunchy celery, onions and meaty chunks of crab meat (or imitation crab meat). You'll want to make this family favorite again and again!

Crab Macaroni Salad recipe

Garlic Green Beans are a family favorite side dish recipe. They're super easy to make with a few simple ingredients like fresh green beans, garlic, butter and fresh parsley and are pretty quick to! Easy enough for weeknight dinner but special enough to serve for holiday dinners as well!

Easy Sauteed Green Beans

Shrimp Fried Rice is a quick and easy weeknight dinner option. This delicious Chinese-inspired stir fry recipe is a great, healthy way to repurpose leftover rice and is so simple, it'll quickly become a staple in your recipe rotation.

Shrimp Fried Rice

I'm not saying that this is the best baked mac and cheese...but I'm also not saying that it isn't. Creamy, cheesy and decadent without being sickeningly rich, this easy home made mac and cheese recipe with have everyone fighting for seconds!

Best Baked Mac and Cheese

This Irish Guinness Lamb Stew is the most deliciously cozy dinner! It's an easy recipe that includes fall-apart-tender chunks of lamb meat, plenty of vegetables and a flavorful gravy that's so good you'll want to sop up every last drop with a piece of crusty bread! This can also be made in the crockpot or instant pot!

Guinness Lamb Stew

Avocado Egg Salad is a light lunch that's as healthy as it is delicious. Full of fresh ingredients and great flavor, this is a lunch recipe that's great on a sandwich or served on a bed of lettuce. And best of all, it's perfectly creamy without mayonnaise- that's right, absolutely no mayo!

Avocado Egg Salad

Meet your new go-to quiche recipe: Broccoli Cheddar Quiche. It's quick and easy to make with delicious flavor and creamy texture with ender chunks of broccoli. Breakfast (or lunch) never tasted so good!

Broccoli Cheddar Quiche

This Chicken Shepherd's Pie Recipe is a delicious twist on traditional Shepherd's Pie. It comes together quickly and easily and is an awesome way to use leftover chicken or turkey!

Leftover Chicken Shepherd's Pie Recipe (also great for leftover turkey!)

This Chicken Wild Rice Soup recipe is the best easy and tasty way to use leftover chicken or turkey. Made on the stovetop, it whips up in no time and is as comforting as it is delicious and comes together quickly (under an hour)!

Leftover Chicken Wild Rice Soup (Great for Turkey Leftovers too!)

Make this crazy easy Chicken Chili made in the Instant Pot or Crock Pot and prepare to wow your family! Tender shredded chicken, delicious vegetables and a ton of fantastic flavor makes this your go-to dish to warm you right up.

Easy Chicken Chili

Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats are the healthy weeknight meal you'll want to make again and again. This is a seriously easy recipe that's full of delicious flavor without all the guilt!

Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats

This Grilled Salmon Recipe with Summer Vegetable Relish will make you want to grill all year around- it's super quick and easy to make for a fresh dinner you'll love!

Grilled Salmon Recipe with Summer Vegetable Relish

These breaded pork chops are a lightning-fast dinner that is sure to please! Made using thinly-sliced pork cutlets, they cook up quickly and easily with a flavorful, crisp breading and around the most juicy, mouthwatering pork.

Breaded Pork Chops (Pork Cutlets)

Need a good, meatless dinner or appetizer? This Roasted Vegetable Flatbread delivers! It's super easy to throw together and tastes fantastic.

Roasted Vegetable Flatbread

Easy Grilled Chicken Thighs are your simple summer dinner solution! With simple marinade made with just 3 ingredients it's a delicious dinner that's sure to please!

Easy Grilled Chicken Thighs

It's a busy summer weeknight- what's for dinner? Asian Grilled Pork Tenderloin! It's crazy easy to make and and full of unexpected but delicious flavor!

Asian Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Ranch Chicken Foil Packets make a quick and easy dump dinner in a delicious little package. Throw them on the grill or pop them in the oven and you'll have a flavorful dinner on the table in under 30 minutes!

Ranch Chicken Foil Packets

One of my favorite summer dinners is Hawaiian Grilled Salmon. It's super easy to throw together in a seriously flavorful marinade. You'll be going back to this recipe again and again!

Hawaiian Grilled Salmon

Do you love the Cheesecake Factory's Thai Lettuce Wraps! Well then why not make them at home? They're easy to make and totally delicious!

Reader Request: Copycat Cheesecake Factory Thai Lettuce Wraps

One Pot Chicken Taco Penne Pasta is the 30 minute meal of your dreams! Cheesy, creamy and full of great flavor, this easy Taco Pasta adds a great variation for Taco Tuesday.

One Pot Chicken Taco Penne Pasta

Once you try this Greek Pork Tenderloin marinade, you'll be making it on repeat all summer. It whips up in minutes and gives your pork tenderloin (or any protein of choice!) the most fantastic flavor!

Greek Pork Tenderloin Marinade

Once you try this Coconut Cilantro Lime Chicken, it will be your go-to grilled chicken for the summer! Just a few simple ingredients and you've got a marinated chicken you can use that day or freeze for later.

Coconut Cilantro Lime Chicken

Turkey Meatloaf and Potatoes Dinner offers a lighter meat and potatoes option for a easy weeknight dinner. Just a little over 30 minutes and a few basic ingredients and you've got a weeknight dinner the whole family will love!

Turkey Meatloaf and Potatoes Dinner

Balsamic Caramelized Onions and Peppers are the perfect addition to a spicy Italian Sausage sandwich. They're super easy to whip up with just a few ingredients!

Balsamic Caramelized Onions and Peppers with Hot Italian Sausage

This baked Italian Hoagie recipe is the perfect crowd-pleasing main dish. They're crazy-easy to put together and bake up just right!

Baked Italian Hoagie Recipe

This Hawaiian Burger Recipe brings the perfect combination of sweet and savory. Nothing says summer like a nice, juicy burger and this is an easy recipe the whole family will love!

Hawaiian Burger Recipe

Why get take out when you can make a much better (and healthier!) version at home? These Homemade Baked Chicken Tenders make a fantastic easy weeknight dinner!

Reader Request: Homemade Baked Chicken Tenders

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

Honey Balsamic Chicken is a quick and easy dinner option that comes out fantastic roasted or grilled! It also makes a great freezer meal.

Honey Balsamic Chicken (Oven + Grill)

Meet your new favorite grilling recipe: Grilled Hawaiian Chicken! Tender and delicious chicken in a savory marinade with sweet grilled pineapple slices. It’s super easy to make and the whole family will love it!

Grilled Hawaiian Chicken

Baked Chicken Parmesan is a quick and easy version of a classic family favorite. Your family will fight for seconds!

Baked Chicken Parmesan

Salmon Patties are a tasty light lunch and are great for brunch with the family! They're quick and easy to make and offer an excellent way to use up leftover salmon.

Reader Request: Salmon Patties

This Un-Stuffed Bell Peppers Skillet is a delicious one pot meal and a great way to use leftover rice. It’s ready in 30 minutes and takes all the work out of traditional stuffed peppers which makes it an easy option for a weeknight dinner!

Un-Stuffed Bell Peppers Skillet

Baked Chicken with Caramelized Shallots is about to become your go-to weeknight roast chicken recipe. Tender chicken with crispy golden-brown skin and the most flavorful sauce, this easy recipe is a real winner!

Baked Chicken With Caramelized Shallots

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Savory Butternut Squash Soup Recipe (Crockpot and Instant Pot)

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7 Layer Taco Salad

These baked fish sticks are an easy homemade version of the childhood meal we all know and love. Tender white fish with a crispy panko crust, they're are a quick and delicious dinner the whole family will love! This is an excellent weeknight meal.

Baked Fish Sticks

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

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

This Smothered Pork Tenderloin in Apple Cider Gravy is the best meaty main dish for dinner. It’s special enough for an intimate dinner party but also makes a quick and cozy weeknight meal! This recipe is so easy but tastes fantastic and comes together pretty quickly!

Smothered Pork Tenderloin in Apple Cider Gravy

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

Need a delicious and satisfying detox meal? This Super Foods Kale Salad Recipe is just what you're looking for! And you won't want to miss my tips for making the kale much more enjoyable to eat raw!

Reader Request: Super Foods Kale Salad Recipe

30 Minute Turkey Chili

30 Minute Turkey Chili

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

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Turkey Tetrazzini

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

Easiest Ever Taco Soup is the most delicious way to warm up on a chilly day. Just 5 minutes of prep and the slow cooker (or instant pot) does the rest of the work! Dinner has never been easier!

Easiest Ever Taco Soup (Crockpot and Instant Pot)

Summer Bounty Strawberry Salad with Fresh Strawberry Vinaigrette is a light and fresh lunch! Made with some unexpected ingredients like greens, strawberries, white cheddar, sunflower seeds and dried cherries this salad is as healthy as it is delicious!

Summer Bounty Strawberry Salad with Fresh Strawberry Vinaigrette

Rich, creamy and super easy to make, this Tarragon Chicken is a weeknight dinner that's as quick and comforting as it is delicious! Made with chicken breasts, fresh tarragon, white wine, chicken broth, shallots and heavy cream. You can totally switch up the herbs if you'd prefer something other than tarragon!

Tarragon Chicken Recipe

This One Pot Balsamic Chicken Recipe is one of the most healthy, quick and easy weeknight dinner recipes around! Made with chicken, green beans, red peppers, mushrooms, and balsamic vinegar, it's also great for meal prep!!

One Pot Balsamic Chicken Recipe

Hamburger Goulash Recipe

Hamburger Goulash Recipe

This Antipasto Italian Pasta Salad will knock your socks off! Made with rotini pasta, tomatoes, olives, fresh mozzarella, fennel, soppresata and artichoke heats, it's quick and easy to assemble and full of all the great Italian flavors, this will be your new go-to pasta salad recipe!

Antipasto Italian Pasta Salad

Italian Tuna Salad makes the perfect light and fresh lunch! This is a healthy (no mayo!) but satisfying option that is super easy to make and comes together in minutes so it's quick. Made with tuna, tomatoes, fresh basil and oregano, green onion, lemon juice and olive oil this will be your new favorite lunch option!

Italian Tuna Salad (No Mayo!)

This Garlic Shrimp with Lemon, Butter and Dill will knock your socks off. It's full of insanely delicious flavor and extremely quick and easy to make with shrimp, butter, olive oil, dill, lemon, garlic and shallots!

Garlic Shrimp with Lemon, Butter and Dill

Pasta Pomodoro is a hands-down my family's favorite weeknight pasta! It's seriously quick and easy to make with the most simple ingredients like tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic and olive oil. We all fight for seconds in our house!

Pasta Pomodoro

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

Cajun Black Bean and Corn Salad is an excellent no-mayo salad option to bring to a picnic and a great meal prep option for a light lunch you can eat all week. Made with fresh grilled corn, black beans, tomatoes, peppers, green onion and avocado with a lightly spicy cajun lime dressing, this is a new family favorite recipe!

Cajun Black Bean and Corn Salad

Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Drumsticks

Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Drumsticks

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Bangin' Sausage and Peppers Pasta

Meet your new favorite easy weeknight dinner: Baked Coconut Shrimp Recipe with Spicy Apricot Dipping Sauce. A little bit sweet. A little bit spicy. A whole lot of delicious.

Baked Coconut Shrimp Recipe with Spicy Apricot Dipping Sauce

These Quick and Easy Baked Buffalo Chicken Sliders are one of my favorite game day recipes! They come together lightning fast in the oven with a few simple ingredients like shredded chicken, ranch, buffalo sauce, mozzarella cheese and buns. They are the best appetizer to bring to any party!!

Quick and Easy Baked Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Copycat Panera Bread Napa Almond Chicken Salad Sandwich is one of my favorite light lunches. Made with grapes, almonds and celery, it's seriously quick and easy to make and a great way to repurpose leftover chicken!

Copycat Panera Bread Napa Almond Chicken Salad Sandwich

Chili Lime Baked Salmon with Chunky Avocado Salsa is the perfect light and healthy dinner for a weeknight! Made with fresh, simple ingredients and tons of flavor that the whole family will love!

Chili Lime Baked Salmon with Chunky Avocado Salsa

We all love a Caprese salad, but what's even better? Caprese Pasta Salad! Sweet tomatoes and basil, tender fresh mozzarella cheese and orzo pasta make a salad that you won't be able to stop eating!

Caprese Pasta Salad Recipe

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

This Rainbow Asian Chicken Salad recipe is dangerously addictive. It's perfect for a crowd and is also great to make as a healthy meal prep for the week! This is made with an array of fresh vegetables, chicken and an awesome peanut dressing!

Rainbow Asian Chicken Salad 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

These Margarita Chicken Skewers are a serious game changer! With a deliciously fresh citrus flavor, these are perfect to grill on a hot summer night! Made with lime juice, tequila, orange juice and olive oil, these are as easy as they are delicious!

Margarita Chicken Skewers 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

Greek Baked Turkey Meatballs are a tasty appetizer or an excellent main dish. They're insanely easy to whip up and a healthy option as well! Ground turkey, lemon juice and greek spices make a delicious and flavorful meatball that tastes awesome with tzatziki sauce!

Greek Baked Turkey Meatballs Recipe

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

Sautéed Asparagus with Parmesan Gremolata

Sautéed Asparagus with Parmesan Gremolata

French Onion Rice Pilaf is full of savory flavor! It's a side dish that's as easy to make as it is delicious with only a little bit of work at the beginning an then you let your stove do it's thing so you can attend to the rest of your meal!

French Onion Rice Pilaf 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

Looking for a quick, easy and delicious weeknight meal for your family? Look no further, this Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta is full of tender chicken, sweet peppers and onions and a spicy kick that will keep everyone coming back for seconds!

Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta Recipe

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BLT Ranch Flatbread Pizza Recipe

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Ground Beef Oven Baked Tacos Recipe

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One Pan Baked Italian Sausage and Veggies Recipe

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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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Spicy Dandelion Greens with Garlic and Capicola

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Classic Hamburger Stew Recipe

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Clementine and Fennel Salad Recipe

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Parmesan Garlic Roasted Potatoes Recipe

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Supreme Pizza One Pot Pasta

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Cheesy Chicken Taco Bowls Recipe

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Cabbage and Beans

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Bacon Ranch Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

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Champagne Braised Chicken Thighs

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Tuna Casserole aka Tuna Wiggle

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Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

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Grandma Eve's Classic Swedish Meatballs

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30 Minute Foil Packet Chicken Fajitas

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Classic Porcupine Meatballs

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Cabbage and Pork Meatball Soup

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 Date Night Fish for Two with a Lemon Sherry Pan Sauce is such an easy date night recipe option! It works great with any white fish and is the best way to use a few simple ingredients to create a healthy and delicious treat for dinner with the person you love. This is perfect for Valentine's Day!

Date Night Fish for Two with a Lemon Sherry Pan Sauce

This (Sort of) Detox Lentil Soup is a very easy recipe. It's healthy while still maintaining great taste and full of delicious lentils, protein and savory ham hocks for a smoky flavor!

(Sort of) Detox Lentil Soup

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

Parmesan Roasted Asparagus with Fried Eggs and is a super delicious and easy meatless recipe! The asparagus roasts beautifully in the oven and the eggs add a decadence that make this a beautiful appetizer or entree.

Parmesan Roasted Asparagus with Fried Eggs

Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes are a simple, gluten-free twist on a chicken salad sandwich. They're made with Greek Yogurt and with apples and they're super easy to make ahead. They make a delicious healthy lunch or appetizer!

Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes