Sometimes I feel like I am stuck in a rut when it comes to ideas for quick side dishes for dinner. It feels like an endless loop – salad, fresh veggies, baked or mashed potatoes, rice and repeat! These Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes are something a little different that your family will love, and they take less than 15 minutes to prepare. These would go great with so many different dishes, and they can be modified with any toppings that you like (hello, candied bacon!).
Fruity Pebbles are definitely one of the best cereals from my childhood. I probably could have eaten the stuff for breakfast, lunch and dinner and been perfectly happy. We love the classic Krispie treats around here as much as the next guy, but sometimes its fun to mix things up. These Fruity Pebbles Treats are so easy to make and they are loved by kids and adults alike. This recipe makes 9 treats, so it is the perfect amount to enjoy while they are still fresh. Feel free to double or triple the recipe if you are feeding a crowd!
These Chicken Taco Cups are incredibly easy to make, cheesy, flavorful, kid friendly and are made even better by loading them up with all of you favorite toppings. Making these takes only 30 minutes, and everyone in your family will love them! This is a great recipe for everything from parties to weeknight dinners. Serve them with sour cream, pico de Gallo, guacamole, salsa, cilantro or fresh olives and enjoy!
I have never really been a huge breakfast person. It takes me quite a while to get going in the morning, and I frankly don’t even want to put forth the effort to make myself a meal that early. My kids, on the other hand, don’t feel the same way. They wake up “STARVING TO DEATH” every single day. These Bacon & Cheese Egg Bites are great because I can make them on Sunday, stick them in the fridge, and then grab a few and heat them up for a quick and sustaining weekday breakfast. An added bonus is that these egg bites only have 1 carb per serving, making them great for any kind of low carb lifestyle.
I have great news! Only 5 ingredients and 15 minutes is standing between you and these amazing Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies. Run, don’t walk to your kitchen and get started now! No flour or butter is used in these cookies, so the fantastic peanut butter taste stands out in the best way. These cookies also happen to be gluten and dairy free! My only advice is to double the recipe – these don’t last long!
If you are looking for an easy snack or dessert recipe that is sure to wow a crowd of people – you have come to the right place! This Cookies and Cream Popcorn is a great (and very easy) thing to make for parties, gift bags or really for any reason. I love to make different variations of white chocolate popcorn for all kinds of events, and people always go crazy for it. Making this is as simple as popping some popcorn, melting the almond bark (candy coating), mixing them together and sprinkling some crushed Oreos on top. Go ahead and save this recipe now, your friends are all going to be asking you for it!
Jalapeño Poppers are definitely one of my favorite appetizers, so I decided to take those flavors and create a Jalapeño Popper Chicken Casserole. This casserole consists of a creamy seasoned chicken mixture, jalapeños, melted cheddar and crispy bacon. It only takes a few minutes to put this dish together, and after 20 minutes in the oven you have a delicious cheesy meal ready to go. This casserole also happens to be low carb (only 4 net!) and Keto friendly! This is great served with some fresh veggies, a side salad, rice or mashed potatoes or cauliflower.
Imagine this – it’s a beautiful sunny Sunday morning in July and your wake up to the smell of fresh Blueberry Lemon Streusel Muffins downstairs. You head on down, pour a hot cup of coffee and dig in to one of the still hot muffins. Perfection! That is totally a daydream for me, because if I want muffins I will definitely be the one making them. That’s okay though, because these are completely worth it! These Blueberry Lemon Streusel Muffins combine fresh lemon, sweet blueberry and a fantastic streusel topping to create the perfect summer breakfast, snack, dessert or whatever!
Pasta is by and far my favorite comfort food, but it is (usually) a guilty pleasure. Many pasta sauces are loaded with way too many carbs, calories, unnecessary sugar and preservatives. Pasta sauce is one of those things that is so easy to make, but many of us tend to pick up a jar of the pre-made stuff out of convenience. This Easy & Healthy Tomato sauce will change all of that! This sauce takes only a few minutes of active cooking time, and just 30 minutes to allow all of the flavors to simmer together. After that, you have a delicious homemade tomato sauce that is considerably better for you and better tasting than anything you will find in the grocery store. With only 92 calories and 9 net carbs per serving, this is a sauce that you don’t have to feel bad about!
There really aren’t many desserts that are better than warm homemade chocolate chip cookies. Something about them just makes me feel like a kid again. My kids (like most others) go crazy for M&M’s, so I decided to take our favorite chocolate chip cookies and add some in to create these Chewy M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies. These cookies are so soft, chewy and delicious, that both the kids and adults in your family will be begging you to make them over and over again. These are great for bake sales, parties or just a random weekday. You can also make a large batch of the cookie dough, scoop it, freeze it and save it for later. Go ahead and save this one now, because it may just be your new go-to cookie recipe!
