You’ll love these soft Italian garlic breadsticks that taste like breadsticks at Olive Garden, one of my favorite restaurants. These copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks make soft and fluffy golden brown garlic bread sticks. If you loved my Asiago Cheese Focaccia Bread, then you’ll love these soft, garlic breadsticks. These easy homemade breadsticks go perfectly with…
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Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup
Creamy Instant Pot Tomato Soup is made with fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, and sour cream (or coconut milk for non-dairy) for a hot creamy tomato soup to serve with toasted baguettes covered in parmesan cheese. You could pair this creamy tomato basil soup with grilled cheese sandwiches for a nice lunch or light dinner. Whether…
Meatball Pizza
There is something about meatballs that make everything better, including pizza, and pizza is already my family’s favorite food. Who doesn’t love meatball pizza for dinner?! Especially this meatball pizza with lots of Italian flavors like parmesan, garlic, basil, and oregano. Friday night Pizza night has never been better! We love meatballs because I’ve shared…
Ranch Chicken Crock Pot Tacos
You’ll love this easy 5-ingredient dump-and-go Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos for an easy dinner or freezer meal! Set it and forget it before you go to work and dinner is ready when you get home. Taco Tuesday will be tastier than ever when you serve these crock pot ranch chicken tacos for dinner. It’s…
Air Fryer Apple Crisp
This air fryer apple crisp recipe, sometimes called apple crumble, is perfect for when you need individual desserts for everyone. It is an easy apple classic dessert, with simple ingredients, with the perfect amount of tender apples and sweetness to satisfy a sweet craving! This easy dessert has been transformed into individual apple crisps with…
10 Back To School Dinner Ideas
With the start of a new school year, parents are looking for quick and easy weeknight dinner ideas for back to school. If this is you, then you’re in luck because I’m sharing ten easy, family-friendly 30-minute dinners that are perfect for busy weeknights, especially for back to school! Time Saving Tips For Weeknight Dinner…
Cheeseburger Egg Rolls
Enjoy the flavors and textures of a regular cheeseburger in the form of bite-size egg rolls with this indulgent Cheeseburger Egg Rolls recipe! These cheeseburger eggrolls are perfect for a party, game night, or for football season for tailgating. These easy cheeseburger egg rolls are loaded with juicy ground beef, shredded cheese, onion, dill pickle,…
Authentic Salsa Verde Recipe
This authentic Salsa Verde recipe is the best and easiest salsa verde recipe you’ll ever make. It is so fresh and flavorful that you’ll want to take it to your favorite Mexican restaurant because it will likely taste better than theirs! Whichever type of salsa you prefer, mild or spicier salsa, you’ll find this easy…
Air Fryer Parmesan Crusted Chicken
Air Fryer Parmesan Crusted Chicken is an effortless and delicious twist to traditional chicken parmesan. Tender and juicy chicken breasts are halved lengthwise and then coated in a cheesy bread crumb mixture – air fried to crispy golden perfection! If you love my Air Fryer Stuffed Chicken Roll Ups, Air Fryer Chicken Wings and Air…
Sausage and Bacon Gravy
Bacon and Sausage Gravy takes traditional sausage gravy to a whole new level! The flavorful rendered fat from the sausage, bacon, and the heavy cream provides a rich and hearty taste – perfect for serving over flaky biscuits, potatoes, or even chicken fried steak. Unlike my Chili Gravy with the Tex-Mex Enchiladas recipe, this gravy…
Marinated Green Bean Salad
This Marinated Green Bean Salad bursts with fresh flavors and bright summer colors. It’s the perfect chilled side salad, marinated for 4 hours to create a tangy and savory bowl of vegetables with grated parmesan. Enjoy this make-ahead cold green bean salad at parties, potlucks, barbecues, or a July 4th Cookout whenever you need a…
Succotash
This fresh and vibrant Succotash is a vegetable party in one pan! The classic American side dish, made with corn and plump lima beans, semi-sweet red onion, juicy bell pepper and cherry tomatoes, is an ideal vegetable dish to accompany an array of mains for Thanksgiving, other special occasions, or midweek family meals. Enjoy this…
Southern Fried Green Tomatoes
These Southern Fried Green Tomatoes are a traditional Southern snack, appetizer, or side dish that combines tangy green tomatoes with a cornmeal and flour coating, fried until crispy golden. These little slices of crunchy gold are totally addictive and so easy to make from the comfort of home! These Fried Green Tomatoes are one of…
Easy Huevos Rancheros
Easy Huevos Rancheros. Say whaaaat? Here’s a translation. Huevos means eggs. Rancheros means Ranchers. So Huevos Rancheros translates to “Rancher’s Eggs.” What these traditional Huevos Rancheros provide is a delicious, hearty classic Mexican breakfast that you and your family love and will fill you up! I have lived in Texas all my life. So I…
Cinnamon Roll Cake
If you love sweet and sticky cinnamon rolls, like Cinnabon, then wait until you try this Cinnamon Roll Cake! It’s practically a cinnamon roll in gooey delicious cake form with swirls of buttery cinnamon sugar, topped with a sweet vanilla sugar glaze! Just so good!! Cinnamon Roll Cake is very versatile in that it can…
Air Fryer Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops
These succulent Air Fryer Pork Chops will only take you 15 minutes to make with the added benefit of cooking with reduced oil while still achieving a beautiful crispy golden crust on each side of the chops! The seasoning and shredded Parmesan coating not only provide umami flavor to these pork chops, but it’s also…
Old Fashioned Tuna Casserole
Ditch the Tuna Helper today! This Easy Tuna Casserole is loaded with comforting soft pasta, cheesy sauce, flavorful tuna, and chunky bits of vegetables that are sure to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters! This budget-friendly recipe is perfect for any midweek family meal, calling for pantry-staple ingredients. While it may not look like the…
Instant Pot Pulled Pork Tacos
Instant Pot Pulled Pork Tacos are made with Dr. Pepper BBQ Pulled Pork made in the Instant Pot. Sweet and savory BBQ pulled pork creates the filling for these delicious tacos. Pulled Pork Tacos with slaw are a great way to use up leftover pulled pork. Just stuff the bbq pulled pork in corn or…
Grilled Peach Tomato Salad
If you thought side salads were boring plate fillers, think again! This Grilled Peach Tomato Salad with Mozzarella is not just beautiful to look at, it’s full of fresh and juicy flavors, sweet and tangy with interesting contrasting textures. The simple honey dressing compliments the sweet fresh peaches while the juicy cherry tomatoes, lime juice,…
Elote – Mexican Grilled Street Corn
When I think of Grilled Mexican Corn, or Elote, there’s no better way to describe it than a little taste of summer. To me, adding grilled corn to my cookouts is an official celebration of Cinco de Mayo, warmer weather, summer, pool parties, barbecues, and awesome grilled food! If you thought regular grilled corn on…
Corn And Black Bean Salad
Mexican Black Beans and Corn Salad provide a proud display of vibrant Mexican-inspired salad ingredients including corn, black beans, avocado, red opinion, and peppers…all blended together in a fusion of aromatics, spices, fresh lemon juice, honey, and olive oil. This Mexican salad is ideal as a side salad while also versatile enough to be used…
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
Slow Cooker Cheesy Sloppy Joes include everything you love about these traditional ground beef sandwiches except these Sloppy Joes are extra meaty, cheesy, and spicy thanks to the combination of beef and sausage, and added jalapeños! It’s time to roll up those sleeves, wear some dark clothes, and get stuck into these ultra messy and…
Mexican Cauliflower Rice
Mexican Cauliflower Rice makes a delicious alternative to Mexican rice. It has all the flavor of Mexican Rice but because it’s made with cauliflower it is a lighter side dish for your Mexican dinner. Whether you are serving this as a side for Taco Tuesday, or your Cinco De Mayo taco bar, or with Chicken…
Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs
Creamy tangy Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs combine creamy mayonnaise and sharp cheddar offer a game-changing egg filling for your next batch of Southern-style deviled eggs! After having received raving reviews of my Bloody Mary Deviled Eggs Recipe, I thought why stop there?! You can never go wrong with having a good number of mouth-watering deviled…