This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooked Perfect® Meatballs. All opinions are 100% mine. These Meatballs with Grape Jelly and Chili Sauce are tender and juicy and flavorful appetizer meatballs that are super easy to make for a party. When I was a kid one of my…
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Baked Green Chile Chicken Empanadas
These Baked Green Chile Chicken Empanadas are stuffed with spicy chicken, cheese, sour cream, and green chiles, & are perfect for a low carb Mexican dinner.
It is that age-old struggle. I want to eat better, but I want to like what I eat. Living in Texas, with an abundance of Tex-Mex and Mexican food close by, it almost seems impossible to eat a wholesome diet yet still enjoy my favorite Tex-Mex or Mexican food.
Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins
These sweet Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins are made with fresh apples, in an apple fritter batter, but are baked in mini muffin pans and end up as apple cinnamon muffins.
I started out wanting to make apple fritters, you know those sweet apple donuts, but I did not want to fry them. Instead, I wanted to bake them and using a mini muffin pan made it easier.
Then I realized that these apple fritters really turned out to be bite-sized mini apple cinnamon muffins. So they are kind of a mash-up of apple fritters and apple muffins.
Chicken Sausage Peppers and Onion Sheet Pan Dinner
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of COLEMAN NATURAL FOODS®. All opinions are 100% mine. This Chicken Sausage Peppers and Onion Sheet Pan Dinner makes a mouth-watering wholesome low carb meal that is quick and easy and can be on the table in 30 minutes. On busy weeknights, after work,…
Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler (With Fresh Peaches)
This Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler recipe, made with juicy fresh peaches, is deliciously sweet, hot, and bubbly, and can be made in a cast iron dutch oven over a campfire or in your oven at home. There is nothing better than sweet, juicy fresh peaches in the summer that are bursting with flavor, especially in this…
Crockpot Roasted Potatoes
Crockpot Roasted Potatoes are russet potatoes roasted in a crockpot or slow cooker with garlic, Italian Seasoning herbs, including rosemary, and parmesan cheese. These Crockpot Roasted Potatoes are perfect for a weekend or holiday dinner. If you would like to skip all the helpful tips and tricks in the written part of the blog post…
Crockpot Roast Chicken (A Rotisserie-Seasoned Whole Chicken)
Crockpot Roast Chicken makes a wonderful tender, juicy rotisserie seasoned whole roast chicken main dish, Sunday supper, or holiday dinner cooked in a slow cooker. We used to buy a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store because we loved that rotisserie seasoning and that roasted chicken flavor. It also provided leftover chicken for countless other chicken dishes,…
Crispy Chicken Pomodoro
This post is sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc. All comments and opinions are my own. You can enjoy this Tyson® Fully Cooked Dinner and Entrée Kit – Crispy Chicken Pomodoro as an easy and delicious weeknight meal and have it ready in 20 minutes. With work (my day job), blogging, and family, including being a…
Chicken Vesuvio – Dinner in a Skillet
Chicken Vesuvio is an Italian-American garlic chicken and potatoes dinner cooked in a cast iron skillet with sugar snap peas and carrots in a white wine sauce for a hearty, rustic chicken dinner. What Is Chicken Vesuvio? When I first heard of Chicken Vesuvio, I thought it was an Italian dish originating from Italy. But…
Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad
This Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad is a tangy, creamy pasta salad with chicken, shell pasta, celery, carrots, and tomatoes, covered in a creamy sauce made with spicy Buffalo Wing Sauce, like Frank’s Hot Sauce, and ranch dressing with bleu cheese crumbles. This summer I have been making lots of pasta salads to take to events. My pasta salads…
Strawberry Bread (With Fresh Strawberries)
This sweet, moist Strawberry Bread is a fantastic quick bread to make when you have fresh strawberries on hand. If you follow my blog, you can tell I love strawberries and strawberry desserts! The more, the better, the fresher, the better. You all must love strawberries too! How do I know? My Strawberry Crumb Bars…
15 Icebox Cakes to Make This Summer
Cool off with these 15 Icebox Cakes to Make This Summer! These no-bake eclair cakes make delicious and beautiful cool desserts designed to beat the heat! One of these Icebox Cakes is certain to become a favorite! I can’t believe it is almost July and the year is halfway over. We are smack-dab in the middle of…
Caprese Pasta Salad
This Caprese Pasta Salad, with its summer tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil leaves, coated in a red wine vinaigrette and drizzled with a Balsamic Glaze, makes a perfect pasta salad for a picnic, potluck, or summer party! Caprese Salad Transformed into a Caprese Pasta Salad! Have you ever had a Caprese Salad at an Italian…
Baked BBQ Chicken
This easy Oven Baked BBQ Chicken makes a sweet, tangy, smoky, sticky barbecue chicken that is perfect for a summer party or dinner, or when it is too hot or cold to grill outside. Baked BBQ Chicken In this post, you will learn lots of tips and tricks for baking the best Baked BBQ Chicken,…
20 Refreshing Mocktails For Summer
Check out these 20 Refreshing Mocktails For Summer that will be perfect for your next backyard bbq! Great for adults and kids alike, these thirst-quenching drinks contain no alcohol but could also easily be turned into a fresh signature cocktail by adding your favorite liquor. Summer has snuck up on me once again! If you’re…
Jalapeno Parmesan Crisps – A Yummy Keto Snack
These amazing Jalapeno Parmesan Crisps are crispy cheese crackers made of baked parmesan, provolone cheese, and a jalapeno slice, that make a delicious low carb, Keto snack, or topper for soup. My friend, Shelby, over at GrumpysHoneybunch.com has been following a Keto diet for many months and has successfully lost quite a bit of weight….
Old Fashioned Fluffy Pancake Recipe
Turn your kitchen into a pancake house with this Old Fashioned Fluffy Pancake Recipe. Made from scratch, these fluffy buttermilk pancakes are just like you get at your favorite pancake house. They are perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch. Don’t worry if you don’t have a Magnolia Pancake Haus, Pancake Pantry, or an Original…
Cucumber Tomato Salad (with a Mexican Twist)
This Cucumber Tomato Salad with sliced cucumbers, fresh tomatoes, sliced red onions, in a red wine vinaigrette, includes a Mexican twist with the addition of crumbled cotija cheese, Mexican oregano, and chopped cilantro. It makes a truly delicious and refreshing summer salad! Why Is Cucumber Tomato Salad So Popular? In the summertime with barbecues and the hot…
Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
Why order takeout when you can make this sweet and spicy Teriyaki Sauce Recipe at home? Then you have the Teriyaki Sauce on-hand to use in stir-fry recipes, or as a marinade or sauce on grilled chicken, pork, beef, or fish! Scroll down to see the video about how to make Teriyaki Sauce. Making Teriyaki…
Easy Turkey Fajitas
I have partnered with Honeysuckle White® Turkey to bring you these Easy Turkey Fajitas. As always, all opinions are 100% my own. Easy Turkey Fajitas make a delicious, healthy Mexican dinner that can be on the table in 30 minutes. By using either Seasoned Honeysuckle White®’s Seasoned Turkey Breast Strips for Fajitas or Honeysuckle White®’s…
Mexican Street Corn Salad (Elote Deconstructed)
Mexican Street Corn Salad Recipe is deconstructed Elote or Mexican Street Corn, a popular Mexican street food, sold by street vendors, and served in a bowl, instead of as corn on the cob, and covered with a fantastic chili lime cream sauce and cotija cheese. It is one of those delicious recipes with fresh corn, often cooked…
Fajita Seasoning Recipe
This homemade Fajita Seasoning Recipe is healthy and easy, delicious and perfect for beef, chicken, shrimp and fish fajitas, tacos, enchiladas and many other Mexican or Tex-Mex recipes. In Texas, Fajitas are legendary. If they aren’t the State food of Texas, then they should be. Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants would go out of business down…
Oven Roasted Chicken
Don’t buy that pre-cooked Rotisserie Chicken!! Make your own savory, tender, juicy Oven Roasted Chicken, seasoned just the way you like it, and save yourself the money! Oven Roasted Chicken and Sunday Dinners go together like peanut butter and jelly! There is nothing better than coming home after church to the smell of a roasted chicken…
Chicken Seasoning (For Roasted or Rotisserie Chicken)
This Chicken Seasoning makes absolutely the BEST, most flavorful roasted or rotisserie chicken! It truly is a great rub. The best part is that this chicken seasoning is easy to make and you probably already have all the ingredients right in your pantry, or easily found in the grocery store! It is one of our…