Chicken and rice and everything nice!  You can not have too many chicken and rice recipes in your arsenal.  This one bakes up in the oven so no hovering over a skillet! This has a kicked up lemony rice pilaf that is super delicious.  Rather than finish in the skillet, I poured it into a baking dish to avoid…
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Make Ahead Ciabatta Sausage and Apple Stuffing
We love this Make Ahead Ciabatta Sausage and Apple Stuffing! Â Ciabatta bread is a perfect bread to make stuffing with, along with apple and sausage this will be your new go to holiday recipe! Holiday dinners are the hardest meals to coordinate. Â The stress-O-meter runs at a constant ten. Â Everything has to be hot, and…
Greek Baked Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta
This super easy Baked Shrimp Recipe is so easy.  If you make it once you will make it hundred times!  20 Minutes from start to table and comes in  at less than 300 calories per serving!  Yay! This dinner meets all my requirements.  Fast, Easy and Healthy!  It definitely falls into my  Fast and Fresh Category. I…
15 Fast and Fresh Dinner Recipes
Here are all my favorite ‘go to’ recipes that I cook time and time again. All are super easy and super fresh.  I think you and your family will love them! You can find a few more on my Fast and Fresh Pinterest Board. One Skillet Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas One…
5 Ingredient Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas
Need dinner in a hurry?  This super quick and tasty Chicken Enchilada Casserole uses store bought verde sauce and rotisserie chicken! Five ingredients guys!  Not kidding, this is so easy and the most tastiest enchies ever!   Tortillas, chicken,  store bought verde sauce mixed with sour cream, and a sprinkle of cheese (okay handfuls…whatever). Everything about…
How to Oven Bake Quinoa, White and Brown Rice!
How to bake Brown Rice.  How to bake Quinoa.  How to bake White Rice.  Perfect rice and quinoa every time without the hassle of stove top cooking!  Once you try this method you will be hooked! For all my cooking prowess, I can not make a good pot of rice or quinoa on the stove…
Hearty Beef and Mushroom Shepherds Pie
Hearty Beef and Mushroom Shepherds Pie! – A favorite around here ! I really racked my brain trying to figure out what to call this dish besides just ‘Shepherds Pie’. Â ‘Fabulous’, ‘Ultimate’ and ‘The Best’ were all contenders. But when I think of this dish…I think ‘Hearty’ all the way. Â In my world of lightened…
Baked Spaghetti with Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
This fabulous baked spaghetti with chicken parmesan meatballs is one of my all time favorites!And that says a lot! The recipe is semi-homemade, so it saves you some time, but gives you all the flavor of all home made. Delish! Do you remember that show called ‘Semi-Homemade’  with that really pretty blonde lady?  Not sure if…
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Pecan Crunch
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Pecan Crunch!  You get the whole flavor of roasted sweet potatoes in this dish! Nothing brings out the flavor of veggies like roasting them- they get an earthy flavor that is meant to be.  You can actually taste the sweet potatoes in your sweet potato casserole which is what makes this dish a…
Cheesy Potato Casserole
This Cheese Potato Casserole is a fabulous side dish for any event! From BBQ’s, to Thanksgiving, this is a seriously tasty dish that will surely call for seconds! Cheesy, creamy and CRUNCHY Potato Casserole! Â Check out that crunch guys…and the cheese! And did I mention you can MAKE THIS AHEAD! Â Super perfect holiday…
Mexican Breakfast Cassserole
This Mexican Breakfast Casserole is the PERFECT recipe for lazy Sundays, football parties, and last minute brunch get togethers! The perfect, MAKE AHEAD breakfast or brunch casserole!  Pin this now guys, it’s perfect for the all the holidays! Whats NOT to love about this Mexican Breakfast Casserole? Sausage, egg, corn tortillas, a bit of chilies, some peppers and of…
Super Easy Baked Egg Boats
This is one of the easiest recipes I have made in some time….not just ‘Easy’, but ‘Super Easy!”. These BAKED EGG BOATS  are fabulous for Easter, brunch, or just when you need to give the kids an easy on the go breakfast! Slice and go, we say. I first saw this recipe on The Chew.  …
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 Parmesan Meatballs in Creamy Tomato Sauce
Tender meatballs in a skillet of Tomato Sauce and cheese…it just screams comfort food! Meatballs are beautiful things.  I don’t know why I go so long before I make them.  I love them.  Portable, stuffable…like stuff them in your mouth stuffable.  You could make a meatloaf with the exact same ingredients but it won’t taste as…
Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Skillet
 CREAMY CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM SKILLET DINNER! –  Juicy and tender chicken smothered in mushroom gravy all cooked up in the same pan!  No skimping on the gravy here! We used chicken thighs for this recipe but chicken breasts or even chicken tenders would be delicious as well!  It’s all about the gravy! How to…