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…
Main Course Recipes
We have all your main course recipes covered here! From easy skillet dinners to glorious soups and stews. Everything you need for a fresh, fast and fabulous dinner!
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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…
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…
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’,…
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…
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…
Thai Chicken Burgers with Kicked up Ketchup!
This Thai Chicken Burger and Kicked up Ketchup is our new favorite burger around here! Using ground chicken, we could incorporate all those yummy Thai flavors we love! My experience with Thai food is fairly limited…not that we don’t like it…. we just don’t seem to get around to eating it – some new burger,…
Roasted Red Pepper Fettuccini with Creamy Feta Sauce
Roasted Red Pepper Fettuccini with Creamy Feta Sauce! Well that just says comfort food all over the place. If you are looking for a fast, easy and restaurant quality pasta dish, you just found it! This comes together so quickly, with only a few ingredients. You can lighten this up… but lets call this…
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 love this dish of comfort food! Easy chicken and gravy dinner that the entire family will love! How to make Chicken with Mushroom Gravy –…
Cold Poached Salmon
“Your poached salmon is only as good as the broth you cook it in” – words of wisdom from my Mom. The title of this post COULD be misleading- it is poached salmon, served cold. But tomato-tomahtoe- it is delicious and fresh. I would recommend you use fresh herbs– it makes such a difference in…
Panko Crusted Salmon and The Secret to Perfectly Browned Crumbs!
The panko adds a crunchy topping to the moist salmon for wonderful texture! But do you even notice sometimes your breading isn’t brown when your fish is done due to the short cooking time? We have got your fix! I am totally obsessed with Panko Crumbs lately. This is the first of three recipes that…
One Pot Italian Chicken with Orzo
This One Pot Italian Chicken with Orzo is so simple and so flavorful! We make it on a regular basis around here . Use chicken thighs or breasts, it comes together in a flash for a great busy weeknight meal! I originally posted this several years back – Skillet Italian Chicken, when my blog was…
