These Cajun Braised Chicken Thighs, are tender, moist, and juicy chicken thighs, with a zesty chicken gravy, that make a hearty, rustic, spicy comfort food meal, especially when served over rice or mashed potatoes. What Are Cajun Braised Chicken Thighs? Cajun Braised Chicken Thighs takes ordinary chicken thighs and seasons them with a zesty Cajun or…
Comfort Food
Instant Pot Chicken Stew
This Instant Pot Chicken Stew is a hearty, delicious comfort food that is an easy, dump and go, set it and forget it, 30-minute Instant Pot recipe with pieces of chicken, carrots and potatoes with herbs and seasoning. Instant Pot Chicken Stew This recipe is one of those that is so simple, yet so flavorful…
Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes
Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes are creamy, cheesy and taste absolutely heavenly. What makes them even better is that this is the quickest and easiest way to make them. Why You’ll Love This Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes Recipe I love these Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes for all the reasons listed below. They have such a great…
Instant Pot Chicken And Wild Rice Soup
Instant Pot Chicken And Wild Rice Soup is a hearty, comforting, and creamy chicken soup made easy in the Instant Pot with chicken, wild rice blend, and lots of vegetables. Why Make This Instant Pot Chicken And Wild Rice Soup Recipe? While I love all my Instant Pot Soup Recipes, like my Chicken Tortilla Soup,…
Ground Beef Tacos Recipe
These Ground Beef Tacos, in soft corn tortillas, are so flavorful, delicious, and easy to make, you and your family will want every night to be Taco night! Wow! These tacos are so mouthwatering and delicious that they will soon become a family favorite. Tacos are my favorite type of Mexican Food! These Ground Beef…
Chicken Fajita Pasta (One-Pot 30-Minute Meal)
Chicken Fajita Pasta is an easy creamy, cheesy chicken and pasta one-pot meal with Mexican Fajita-spiced chicken, pasta, onions, and bell peppers in a creamy, cheesy sauce that can be on the table in 30 minutes! Are you tired of boring chicken dinners? Are you looking for an easy yet delicious recipe to spice up…
Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
This Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup is the fastest, easiest chicken noodle soup for when you need comfort food fast! The Instant Pot does all the work yet it tastes just like grandma used to make! Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup I love chicken recipes, like this Instant Pot Chicken Thighs Recipe, and soup recipes. However,…
Leftover Ham and Potato Soup
Leftover Ham and Potato Soup is an easy and delicious way to use up leftover ham and potatoes to make a creamy, comforting fall or winter soup. T’was the day after Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse…. That pretty well describes our day after Christmas….lazy and restful,…
Stuffed Chicken Marsala (In a Marsala Cooking Wine Sauce)
Thank you to Holland House Cooking Wines for sponsoring this Stuffed Chicken Marsala Recipe. While I was compensated for this post, all opinions are 100% my own. This delicious Stuffed Chicken Marsala recipe is made with baked chicken breasts stuffed with Italian cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and green onions, and covered in a creamy Marsala Cooking Wine…
Cheesy Bacon Ranch Hash Brown Casserole
Cheesy Bacon Ranch Hashbrown Casserole gives the classic Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole a flavor boost with bacon, ranch seasoning mix, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. Nothing is more comforting or crowd-pleasing than the good old creamy, cheesy hash brown potato casserole that has been served at family gatherings, potlucks, funerals, and church suppers for generations….
Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows
This easy Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows, made with fresh sweet potatoes or canned sweet potatoes, has been a traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas side dish in our family for as long as I can remember. Click here to receive FREE recipes in your inbox! Love this recipe? Receive FREE recipes in your inbox! I want…
Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe
This Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe is a quick and easy Chinese inspired recipe that can be ready in less than 30 minutes and makes a great weeknight meal to celebrate Chinese New Year or for any time of year. I originally published this Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe on PenneyLane.com in February 2015 for Chinese New…
Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
These Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars, inspired by the Mexican dessert called sopapillas, have a sweet, creamy cheesecake filling tucked between 2 crescent roll pastry sheets, and are topped with butter, cinnamon, and sugar and drizzled with honey. Based on the above description and photo, it is no surprise that Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars make a crowd-pleasing dessert that is…
10 Easy Chicken Dinner Recipes
10 Easy Chicken Dinners features quick and easy yet outrageously delicious chicken dinners that can be made on a weeknight or for guests! You can’t have too many chicken recipes. Chicken is a staple and we all need a variety of chicken recipes to avoid getting in a rut. How often to we make the same…
Vegetarian Mexican Stuffed Peppers
Vegetarian Mexican Stuffed Peppers are stuffed with a medley of vegetables (and no rice), including riced cauliflower and sweet potato, roasted broccoli, black beans, and corn, with enchilada sauce and Mexican seasonings.
If you are looking for a way to sneak more vegetables into your diet, or to enjoy a meatless meal once a week, or to lower your carbs, then you will love these Vegetarian Mexican Stuffed Peppers! These Stuffed Peppers are overflowing with vegetables, including riced cauliflower and sweet potato.
You say you don’t have a food processor to rice the cauliflower and sweet potatoes, or maybe it is too much of a hassle to drag out the food processor? That is ok because you don’t have to with this recipe.
Spicy Bacon Jalapeno Texas Toast Cheesy Bread
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. All opinions are entirely my own. This Spicy Bacon Jalapeno Texas Toast Cheesy Bread is a Texas-inspired recipe with spicy bacon, chopped jalapenos, and Texas Toast, that is perfect for a TexFest celebration. I am a Texas girl through and through,…
Baked Chicken Tenders with Honey Sriracha
Baked Chicken Tenders with Honey Sriracha are covered in a Honey Sriracha Sauce and a crispy panko breadcrumb coating resulting in sweet and spicy crunchy oven-fried chicken that uses only 5 ingredients and is on the dinner table in 30 minutes. These Baked Chicken Tenders with Honey Sriracha are truly crowd pleasers. The sweet and…
Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Cheddar and Jalapenos
I transformed the traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe into smaller muffins and added a Texas twist with cheddar and jalapenos. With St Patrick’s Day around the corner, everyone pulls out their Irish recipes. Yes. I know. These are not traditional Irish Soda Bread. History of Irish Soda Bread The true traditional Irish Soda Bread only has flour,…
Creamy Avocado Dip for Healthy Snacking
This post is sponsored on behalf of PopChips. However, as always, all opinions are 100% my own. Creamy Avocado Dip with PopChips makes a great Game Day snack for the Big Game or for any time. It is that time of year again. Time for the Big Game, and typically unhealthy snacks and junk food often…
Vegan Bacon Lettuce Tomato Sandwich (BLT)
This Vegan Bacon Lettuce Tomato Sandwich (BLT), made with organic, all-natural, nonGMO Sweet Earth Vegan Benevolent Bacon, is easy, delicious and healthy. This post is sponsored by the Sweet Earth. As always, all opinions are 100% my own. It is that time of year again. Time for the beginning of a new year. Time for new year’s…
German Chocolate Pecan Pie
This German Chocolate Pecan Pie combines German Chocolate Cake and Pecan Pie into one fabulous holiday dessert! Click here to receive FREE recipes in your inbox! This German Chocolate Pecan Pie is a holiday favorite dessert at our house! Why not? It combines two of popular desserts into one incredible pie! Pecan Pie is a perennial…
Lentil Sloppy Joe Cornbread Casserole
This Lentil Sloppy Joe Cornbread Casserole is a hearty, family-friendly comfort food casserole that combines vegetarian sloppy joes with Southern cornbread!
Our family loves its meat and potatoes. If I tell them that we will have a meatless dinner tomorrow night, I will hear them moan and groan and whine all day and then they will refuse to even taste dinner.
So what do I do? I don’t tell them it’s vegetarian! I just told them I’m making a sloppy joe casserole with a cornbread topping! Then they look forward to it. They will taste it and love it and ask for seconds because who doesn’t love sloppy joes or cornbread!
Reindeer Popcorn Crunch
Reindeer Popcorn Crunch is a sweet, sticky, crunchy popcorn, with red and green candy-covered chocolate, mini pretzels, and mixed nuts. Any reindeer or Santa or elf would love this popcorn creation.
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Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Brine
This Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Brine is our family’s recipe for a moist, juicy, and golden roast turkey for our Thanksgiving or holiday table. The secret to this turkey recipe is the Apple Cider Brine and lots of butter. This post is sponsored by the wonderful people at Honeysuckle White Turkey. As always, all…
