This 30 minute Chorizo and White Bean Soup is incredibly easy to make and has tons of flavor!  The chorizo does most of the flavor work for you and the added fresh veggies make this a fresh and wholesome meal! When I think about soup, and I do, a lot.  I think about the broth.  A…
Most Popular Recipes
Our most popular recipes have received some fame through major media outlets like NBC, Buzzfeed, Country Living, Southern Living, and RedBook, just to name a few! Here you’ll find fabulous recipes like Chicken Avocado Burgers (perfect for Whole30), Lemon Chicken Casserole, Beef and Barley Soup, and Chicken in Roasted Red Pepper Cream sauce among others!
Here you can find all of your top pick recipes for Laughing Spatula!
Sheet Pan Fajitas
Sheet Pan Fajitas are SUCH an easy meal for the whole family! Easy.  Healthy.  Versatile. Sold! Tender fajitas with chicken, fresh veggies, all cooked up on the same sheet pan! Serve with tortillas, on top of a salad or wrapped up in a lettuce wrap. Check out this video to see how easy these Sheet…
Southwest Stuffed Peppers
These Southwest Stuffed Peppers are chock full of beef, rice, corn  and beans.  Sub ground turkey or chicken for an even leaner meal! This beautiful colorful dish is so easy to make and chalk full of veggies and lean meat! How to make Southwest Stuffed Peppers Cut the ends off of your rainbow of…
Mexican Shrimp and Corn Chowder
This Mexican Shrimp and Corn Chowder is my new favorite soup! Â The broth..oh that broth! Â Hard to believe it all comes together in about 30 minutes with easy ingredients…buy hey, thats what we do! We are crazy for soup around her! Â In fact when I started this blog it was going to be only…
Smashed Brussels Sprouts
Smashed Brussels Sprouts! – Oh my veggie! Â These crispy morsels with a touch of asiago cheese are going to become your new fave veggie! Kicking off a brand new year with the promise of more veggies on our plate than last year! Â And this recipe is making it pretty easy to stick to that resolution….
30 Minute Shrimp and Orzo with Sun Dried Tomatoes
30 Minute Shrimp and Orzo with Sun Dried Tomatoes! – And did I mention its all cooked up in one pan? We are crazy for Orzo around here! Â It’s cooks up super quick and is a nice change from plain old rice. Â After you toast it up it kind looks like Rice-a-Roni, the San Francicso…
Twice Baked Potato Bites
Twice Baked Potato Bites! – These were a huge hit and so easy to make!  Not sure I can have another  party without them! I love little bites….I could live on appetizers alone!  These beauties are about two bitefuls and were a hit at my last party! Nothing says yum like double stuffed anything…
Sheet Pan Quiche
Sheet Pan Quiche! – This super easy quiche recipe makes a great appetizer for a crowd or a wonderful breakfast or brunch! Looking for a quick and easy appetizer to feed a crowd? Â These Sheet Pan Quiche Bites are perfect! Easy to make ahead of time and easy to tote to your next party!…
Sloppy Joes Italian Style!
Sloppy Joes Italian Style! – You know when you dip a hunk of french bread into the spaghetti sauce right before dinner and it’s just soooooo good! Â Well that’s what this tastes like, only you get that bite over and over again! This one pot meal comes together in less than 30 minutes and will…
Easy Italian Chicken Skillet Dinner
Italian Chicken Skillet – A super fast and fresh one pot meal that you can customize a hundred different ways! This one pan meal is what I cook, when I don’t feel like cooking! It’s been a whirlwind last 6 weeks. Â Turns out retirement is exhausting, fun and fattening! Â As my BFF says, fun weighs…
Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken Breasts
Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken Breasts!  Three ingredients…three!  This juicy chicken will quickly become your favorite go to meal, for weeknights and gatherings.  Fabulous meal prep as you can make one or twenty! The best three ingredient recipe I have every posted…well actually, it may be the only three ingredient recipe I have ever posted, but either way,…
Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole!  Whip up this easy casserole on a lazy day! Using store-bought rotisserie chicken and canned enchilada sauce, this family favorite comes together in a flash! We all know I am a bit of a lazy cook.  And the older I get, the fewer dishes I wanna wash!But I also love, love,…
10 Weeknight Chicken Breast Recipes!
 10 WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN BREAST RECIPES! To Simple, Fresh and Healthy Dinners! Clink! Kathi Pesto and Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts Split the chicken, slather on the pesto, sliced tomato and cheese.  Sear and eat!  Big flavors in less than 30 minutes! Baked Chicken Breasts with Lemon Rice Pilaf Who doesn’t love chicken and rice?  This quick…
Savory Zucchini Cheddar Quick Bread
Savory Zucchini Cheddar Quick Bread! Â Got a few zukes hanging around? Â This is a perfect way to use them! Whether you grow your own or buy them at your grocer, zucchini are always plentiful this time of year. Â I love them grilled but I’ll take them installed in some of this delish easy to make…
Tex Mex Chicken Skillet
Tex Mex Chicken Skillet!  This easy chicken breast recipe packs a tons of flavor and comes together in 30 minutes! I am so excited to this share this recipe with you!  This Tex-Mex Chicken Skillet has all the fresh and easy components we love around here!  30 minutes, one skillet and you have…
