This Easy Homemade Mexican Rice, or Spanish Rice, with its bold Mexican flavors, will make your taste buds do a salsa dance, which makes it a perfect side dish for your Mexican dinner. I love bold flavors but don’t want to spend hours slaving over the stove. I want the recipe to be simple, quick and easy….
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Oven Baked Chicken Breast
This Oven Baked Chicken Breast recipe makes an easy, delicious, no-fuss weeknight chicken dinner, or can be used in many other main dish recipes that call for cooked chicken. Click here to receive FREE recipes in your inbox! Why I Like This Oven Baked Chicken Breast Recipe This Oven Baked Chicken Breast recipe is a…
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…
King Ranch Chicken Casserole
King Ranch Chicken Casserole is a creamy, cheesy, vintage Tex-Mex or Mexican Chicken Casserole with layers of tortillas and chicken in a creamy sauce and covered with melted cheese! Having grown up in Texas, this King Ranch Chicken Casserole was a family favorite Mexican chicken casserole in our house, as it was in many…
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,…
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,…
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…
Mexican Street Corn Salad (Elote Deconstructed)
Mexican Street Corn Salad Recipe is deconstructed Elote or Mexican Street Corn, a popular Mexican street food, served in a bowl, instead of as corn on the cob, and covered with a fantastic chili lime cream sauce and cotija cheese. I am blessed to live in a city in South Texas with lots of Mexican food, both…
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…
Easy Brown Sugar Glazed Turkey Meatloaf
Easy Brown Sugar Glazed Turkey Meatloaf is an easy wholesome, and delicious turkey meatloaf with a tangy, sweet and spicy Brown Sugar glaze on top. This Easy Brown Sugar Glazed Turkey Meatloaf lightens up one of the most iconic comfort foods, meatloaf. What Is Meatloaf? I grew up in a Southern home where meatloaf was…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic
These Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic will turn brussels sprouts haters into brussels sprouts lovers! Why? Because roasting the brussels sprouts with Bacon, onion, and a Balsamic Glaze adds incredible nutty, smoky flavor! I confess. For many years I was one of them. You know. One of THOSE people. One of THOSE brussels sprouts haters. So…
Pumpkin Smoothie
This sweet, creamy Pumpkin Smoothie tastes like a pumpkin pie dessert blended into a healthy smoothie and is perfect for Fall and Thanksgiving. Keep reading for a surprise ingredient that gives it that Texas twist! It is Mid-October and it has still been in the nineties. Where is Fall? Let me clarify for those not from Texas….
Shakshuka with Feta
Shakshuka with Feta is a Mediterranean breakfast made with eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce or stew and topped with feta and cilantro. Shakshuka has North African, specifically Tunisian roots, but is very popular in Israel and the Middle East. One thing about Texas is that it has many International corporations in industries that bring…
Salisbury Steak
This homemade easy Salisbury Steak is a ground beef patty with onions, mushrooms, and a brown Salisbury Steak gravy, and is pure comfort food. Serve with mashed potatoes and green beans or peas and you have a fantastic family dinner. Texas is beef country. I grew up in Texas and beef was king. My Dad was…
Bacon Ranch Potato Salad
This Bacon Ranch Potato Salad adds bacon and ranch to this potato salad that is made with roasted potatoes and jalapenos for a Texas twist on your favorite picnic dish! One of the reasons I love summer is because I can make this Bacon Ranch Potato Salad ahead of time and take it to our neighborhood…
Rotisserie Chicken Breast Tenders
These quick and easy Rotisserie Chicken Breast Tenders are baked on a sheet pan with a Rotisserie Chicken rub or seasoning that make these moist, juicy chicken tenders flavorful and delicious! While I love the flavor and versatility of a moist and juicy whole roasted Rotisserie Chicken, sometimes I want all that flavor in a smaller…
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…
Seattle Hot Dogs with Roasted Red Peppers
Seattle Hot Dogs with Roasted Red Peppers, cream cheese, jalapenos, and onions, also known as Seattle Dogs, are popular hot dogs in Seattle at the Seattle Mariners baseball games. When I read about these Seattle Style Hot Dogs with cream cheese and jalapenos and onions, I knew I had to make some but put my own spin…
Ramen Noodle Salad (with Broccoli Slaw)
This Ramen Noodle Salad is a make ahead cole slaw, made with broccoli slaw and ramen noodles, that is perfect for a side dish for a potluck, bbq, or picnic. We recently moved from Houston to San Antonio, Texas. And after this move, we have decided that we never ever want to move again! Ever! And as far as…
