Tag: easy dinner
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Easy Chicken Zucchini Saute
I originally planned to make meatballs for dinner tonight… but honestly? I just did not feel like touching raw meat and rolling a million little balls after a long day. Please tell me someone else gets this. So instead, I threw everything into one big pan and accidentally made one of the coziest dinners ever.…
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Green Goddess Salmon Bowls
A nutrient-packed weeknight dinner loaded with omegas, fiber, and flavor When I’m planning meals for the week, I’m always looking for recipes that check a few important boxes: ✔ Nutrient-dense ✔ Balanced macros ✔ Family friendly ✔ Easy enough for a busy weeknight These Green Goddess Salmon Bowls hit every single one. This meal is…
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Sheet Pan Carne Asada
Some people love firing up the grill for carne asada. I am not those people. Maybe one day I’ll become someone who confidently works a grill, flipping steaks like a backyard BBQ pro. But for now I prefer cooking methods that feel a little more… foolproof. Enter the sheet pan. Also, today is one of…
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Cozy Turkey, Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili
(Lou-Approved, Ruby-Obsessed) I didn’t originally plan to make chili. I wanted to make chili — but with a very specific goal in mind: win over Lou, who is famously not a chili guy… but is a huge sweet potato fan. My hope was that the sweet potatoes would soften the whole situation and turn this…
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Salsa Verde Chicken 2.0
One of my earliest and most popular posts is this salsa verde chicken and for good reason; it’s delicious and so simple to throw together! It’s also the recipe I most frequently make as it’s versatile for everyone to assemble to their liking, holds well in the fridge so it’s great for leftovers and an…
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Big Mac Bowls
Who else grew up on McDonalds after soccer practice? I still remember they offered happy value meal #6 – two cheeseburgers, fries and a coke. I can literally taste it in my mouth just thinking about it, followed by a cringe of how unhealthy that was. Those were the times! And boy were they loaded…
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Eggroll in a Bowl
Eggroll in a Bowl – A Made-for-Memories Weeknight Classic Back in the day—remember those magical nights when we could gather and laugh with other moms? My friend Jess organized a recipe club where everyone would bring a dish along with cards to exchange. I found myself loading my plate, snapping recipe pics, and falling in…
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Greek Power Bowls
I tend to base my bloggable posts based on the reaction of others when they try my food. If i get minimal mmm’s, i scrap the recipe and try and improve on the concept. If people are asking for the recipe or going back for seconds, i add it to my list of recipes to…
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Cheater Bolognese Sauce
Sometimes dinner just needs to feel like Sunday sauce — but you’ve got a weeknight schedule and zero time for an all-day simmer. Enter my Cheater Bolognese: a rich, savory, macro-balanced comfort meal that comes together in about 30 minutes thanks to a little Trader Joe’s magic. The hero? Trader Joe’s Mirepoix Mix. It’s pre-chopped…
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Trader Joes Chicken Shawarma Bowls
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been so tired you don’t even have the energy to think up what to make for dinner! Me!!!! How about if you’ve ever googled “Easy dinner” in the parking lot of the grocery store? Me!!!! And raise both hands if you’ve ever bought the ingredients for said “easy dinner”…
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