All the comfort and health of a roasted chicken supper with half the work and time! Winner, winner, sheet pan dinner! I’ve become a bit obsessed with easy sheet pan cooking. So far I have shared Sheet Pan Fajitas, Crispy Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner and Chocolate Cherry Sheet Pan Cake. I threw in parsnips, carrots and…
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Southwest Chicken Bake
My obsession with quick meals continues. I was convinced that the Italian Chicken Bake I shared was the easiest recipe ever, but this is actually a little easier (no chopping of the garlic) and just as tasty! All you do is toss together corn, black beans, salsa and a few spices…top with chicken and bake! I used canned corn…
Chicken Avocado Burger
It’s a big day for Laughing Spatula. You see this is my 200th post! I know, I know, it’s a pretty big deal. Banners are flying, confetti is falling, the paparazzi are hovering outside. It’s like the freakin’ Oscars or something! Red carpet, little gold men…oh wait, that’s just my neighbor. He’s a bit…
Lemon Chicken, Pasta and Asparagus Skillet
Place your broth, pasta, cooked chicken and other goodies all in the same skillet. Cook for about 12 minutes and dinner is done. I topped mine off with a bit of fresh mozzarella and it was divine! A one pot meal with lemon chicken, pasta and asparagus is my kind of one pot meal. Should…
Lemony Orzo Pasta with Asparagus
We love to cook with orzo around here! It’s a great change up from rice and cooks in half the time. Perfect for quick skillet dinners and it’s a great canvas for a host of flavors! Need a quick and easy side dish? Than Orzo is your friend! Sounds like an old Italian name doesn’t it?…
Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake
Chocolate and Cherrys baked up on a Sheet Pan! The flavor combo is dynamite and it feeds a crowd! Oh it’s easy to make too…perfect cake! I could go on and on telling you how good this cake is but clearly you can see that….chocolate-cherry-cake…there is nothing here that is not to love! And wait…
Crispy Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
Who doesn’t like crispy crunchy chicken? Now what about crispy crunch chicken thats baked, not fried and cooked on a sheet pan with potatoes and veggies! Dinner done! Sheet Pan Dinners! Brilliant no? Well I thought so. Starting with my post of Sheet Pan Fajitas . I thought I finally found a recipe collection that hadn’t…
Baked Honey Garlic Chicken
Easy baked chicken tossed in a super flavorful Honey Garlic Sauce! Served with a side of rice and some veggies and you have a 30 minute meal your whole family will love! A lot of the recipes I love seem to include Panko Crumbs lately. I do have a small obsession with them. See…
Lime and Garlic Salmon
Salmon topped with lime and garlic then baked for a super healthy fast and fresh dinner. Did I mention easy? You can have this ready to eat in less than 30 minutes! I have become a morning cook. I like to get all my cooking done in the a.m. When I worked at a ‘real job’,…
Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette
This easy, fast and fresh vinaigrette boasts fresh tomato and herbs . A healthy and easy dressing! Looking for something different to kick up those Paleo and Whole30 salads, or do you just need a fresh easy vinaigrette you can make at home? I love this one. It’s the perfect way to use up those…
Baked Macadamia Nut Crusted Chicken
This easy crusted chicken recipe has tons of flavor! You wouldn’t expect it with so few ingredients. But you will love this easy dinner! So here we go! It’s already day two of my Whole30, only 29 more to go!. I have a pretty nice starter recipe for y’all. Baked Macadamia Nut Crusted…
Brownie Cookies
Oh look…more cookies! I love December! The bad news is this may be the last cookie post because my family ate the entire batch of Peanuty Butter Cookies I was going to post before I could take a picture!…no I am not kidding and yes, I probably ate my share. But for now we have these…
Chocolate Dipped Nutella Cookies
These cookies are some of our new favorite! The nutella adds a nice , not too sweet taste and the chocolate dip and sprinkle of salt give it another layer of flavor! These easy to make cookies are sprinkled with a touch of salt. I used Kosher but I like the idea of a…
Easy Roast Chicken
Is there anything better than a simply roasted chicken? The flavor is nothing like anything you can get anywhere else. You master this simple recipe and you can feed your family for ever! After years of cooking, I mean ‘years’…I have learned my limitations in the kitchen. I don’t do fancy. I have tried…
Southwest Chicken and Rice Skillet
Rice, chicken and veggies all cooked up in the same skillet! Make this simple Southwest Chicken and Rice Skillet once and you will be making it over and over again! I am truly in love with Southwest flavors lately and this whole skillet thing is just up my alley! Throw it all together in one…
