Posts Tagged ‘main dish’

I love marinating meat for the grill but I hate that it often requires a full 24 hours of advance preparation. So about a month ago, I tried a 2-hour marinade — and we were so impressed that I made it again the next week (with a few of my personal adjustments).

I’ve used this marinade a handful of times with fabulous results each time, and I just LOVE that you can whip it up later in the day and still have great-tasting, juicy meat in time for dinner.

If you’re looking for a recipe that’s easy, that can be individually customized for each person in your family, that your kids will want to help with, that only requires washing a muffin tin, and that allows you to have dinner on the table in about 25 minutes, you’ve come to the right place.

Keep reading for my super simple, super delicious muffin tin pizza recipe!

I’ve posted a bunch of pasta recipes already — but was surprised I hadn’t posted this recipe for Savory Sausage Pasta Bake. It was one of my all-time favorite recipes growing up — and although I’ve adapted it a bit from my mom’s recipe, it’s still one of our favorite weeknight meals.

If you’re a big pasta lover (and don’t like to spend all day preparing for dinner), you’ll definitely want to save this recipe!

I realize you might be thinking that Scrambled Egg Pizza sounds really… interesting (to put it nicely). But I promise that if you love eggs, you’ll LOVE this recipe.

As with all my recipes, you can mix and match ingredients to fit your family’s taste buds… and it’s actually a very frugal breakfast or dinner.

I’ve mentioned (just a few times) that Dave and I really love pasta! So for as much as I love pasta, you might be shocked to know that I’ve NEVER made homemade meatballs… that is, until now.

Today I’m sharing an extremely simple homemade meatball recipe that you can eat tonight…. or freeze for later!

One of my favorite comfort foods is pasta — any type of pasta, any type of sauce. I love pasta! It doesn’t hurt that almost all pasta dishes are simple to prepare, made with frugal ingredients that I almost always have on hand, and they freeze well!

Today, I’m sharing a new favorite pasta recipe and a super simple tip for stuffing pasta shells.

It’s no secret that I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE pumpkin. I’ll try pretty much any food made with pumpkin, and there’s a fairly good chance that I’ll like it.

However, since our kitchen isn’t ready for cooking or baking just yet, I figured I’d share a bunch of delicious pumpkin recipes from around the web… all in one nice, organized spot for you

Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwiches are one of my favorite summer lunches… and Dave likes anything with bacon so he’s usually game for a crunchy BLT at least once a week.

However, if you’ve never tried your BLT with peanut butter, you’ll want to keep reading. I’m sharing my favorite way to prepare this delicious sandwich!

A few weeks ago, I tried one of our favorite recipes, Sweet n’ Sour Pork, in the slow cooker. I used exactly the same ingredients as I normally do, but instead of cooking it for 3 hours in the oven, I cooked it for 6 hours on low in the slow cooker.

It was absolutely delicious!

The other day, Dave and I were both in the mood for pasta. However, while our kitchen is under renovation, I have no oven and no stove top.

After searching around the internet, I came up with a delicious slow cooker recipe that doesn’t even require boiled noodles. It’s a delicious “remake” of our favorite pizza pasta dish!

The other night, I was in a pinch because our plans changed at the last minute and I didn’t have dinner ready. My first reaction was just to make sandwiches or a frozen pizza, but then I remembered I had chicken and several boxes of frozen veggies.

Within minuets I whipped up this super simple and extremely delicious semi-homemade Chicken Teriyaki. It was a hit!

Creamy chicken packets were one of my favorite weeknight meals growing up — mainly because I loved anything with chicken, but also because I absolutely LOVE crescent roll dough.

I got this recipe from my mom, but she got it from a school cookbook… so you know it has to be quick, easy, and something real families will eat!

I love pasta, I love pizza, I love quick meals that I can put together in short notice, and I love meals that I can make ahead of time and put in the freezer.

If you share any of these “loves” with me — you will definitely want to add my Pizza Pasta recipe to your weekly meal planning rotation!

Earlier this week I shared a few slow cooker receips I want to try in the coming months — and I mentioned that I already had one very successful and extremely delicious meal to share with you… Vietnamese Chicken!

Since I had all the other ingredients in our house — and since this recipe specifically calls for FROZEN chicken, I quickly whipped it up and threw it in the crock pot. The chicken was absolutely delicious, full of flavor, and actually quite “Asian tasting” — which is something I’ve never been able to achieve with other recipes!

This is one of our favorite weeknight meals and is actually pretty quick and easy to make. And like all the recipes on my site, you can mix and match your favorite toppings to fit your family’s taste buds.

See why we love this recipe so much… and maybe you’ll want to give it a try for dinner tonight!

I make some type of roast on a semi-regular basis — It’s just such an easy meal to make. You only get one pan dirty, you don’t need to chop, mix, stir, or measure anything, and you don’t need to constantly check on it. Just stick it in the oven or a crock pot and come back a few hours later to a delicious, home-cooked meal.

If you’ve even been nervous to make a roast, let me share my super simple recipe with you!

What do you get when you mix delicious deli meats, gooey cheese, fresh rolls, and a healthy amount of butter?
The most delicious baked sandwiches ever!

And just wait until I show you how easy these are to make… perfect for a quick weeknight meal and delicious school lunches the next day.

The next few weeks are going to be CRAZY busy for me. I’ll be busy traveling quite a bit for my business, finishing up house projects, preparing for the upcoming arrival of our two international students, and trying to juggle everything else I do on a weekly basis — oh, and I’m 23 weeks pregnant! And since Dave isn’t huge on cooking {he does the dishes} we’ll be eating lots and LOTS of leftovers! I know some people hate leftovers, [...]

About a month ago, I got 3 free coupons for packages of frozen burritos. I was excited to try them out and figured they would make quick lunches since they only took 2 minutes in the microwave. Plus, we LOVE Mexican food, and I LOVE anything that’s free! However, I was sadly disappointed by their tiny size, their lack of filling, and all the preservatives that were on the nutrition label. So I decided to make and freeze my own burritos…with a lot [...]