Spaghetti Squash really is nature’s miracle food- Delicious, buttery, and perfect for healthy meals. We went nuts over this Caprese Spaghetti Squash. A vegetarian meal that can easily be topped with leftover chicken for you carnivores. Drizzle with some balsamic reduction  for added flavor. Yum! A few tips on perfect spaghetti squash to make this meal…
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Honey Glazed Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner
This easy to make Honey Glazed Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner is Fast, Fresh and Easy to make. Â Bonus point: Â HEALTHY! Â Â It is the perfect weeknight meal but flavorful enough for company. Another installment of handy dandy sheet pan dinners. Â This one might be the best one yet! Â You can see more of our Sheet…
20 Minute White Chicken Chili
 This White Chicken Chile is our answer to HEALTHY, FAST AND FRESH FALL DINNERS!  With leftovers for lunch!  You can whip this up in 20 little minutes with a few easy ingredients. Year after year I whine about our short Seattle summers, but then I realize something.  IT’S SOUP SEASON!  I am a soup-a-naught, a…
Easy Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Pan Sauce
We love this Easy and Healthy Chicken Breast with Mushroom Pan Sauce recipe! Â With just a quick sear and a few ingredients you have the most amazing dinner and mushroom pan sauce (aka: GRAVY!). Â Busy cooks love the convenience of chicken but sometimes it can get a bit dullsville…Laughing Spatula to the rescue! This is…
One Pan Roasted Chicken with Sausage and Potatoes
This One Pan Roasted Chicken with Sausage and Potatoes is in the pan and in the oven in 10 minutes! We use chicken thighs and drumsticks alongside sausage, potatoes and onions tossed together in an easy and big flavored marinade. This is it guys… your new ‘feed the family before they eat all the Cheetos’ dinner. If…
The BEST and EASIEST Baked Mexican Rice
When I say I like easy- I really mean it. You know what else gets me? Fluffy restaurant style Mexican rice. It’s SO HARD to duplicate at home but guess what? I found a way! You will LOVE my recipe for the BEST and EASIEST Baked Mexican Rice! Yet another recipe I made up but…
Shrimp Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce
There are some days a little cream has to hit the pan! Â And this Super Easy 30 Minute Shrimp Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce recipe is just what we need today! This super easy pasta dish is made with tomato puree and just a smidge of cream to make it taste decadent! There are a…
Rich Chocolate Zucchini Bread- A Low Calorie & Low Sugar Recipe
Our Fudgey and Low Calorie Chocolate Zucchini bread. Your kids will be eating a veggie and won’t even know it, plus, with only 3/4 cup total sugar, we keep things healthy and delicious. I made this with the intent of NOT blogging it but it was SO DELICIOUS I just couldn’t NOT post it. It’s fudgy,…
5 Best Recipes To Get You From Monday through Friday (with Printable Grocery List!)
Howdy, Friends! It’s back to school for most families, which means hectic nights, busy days, and hungry kiddos. But- fear not! Laughing Spatula has ya covered.  Here’s 5 recipes for Monday through Friday to get you through that first busy week of almost Fall. WE LOVE OUR EASY WEEKNIGHT MEALS! We’ve even included a printable grocery…
Easy Baked Chicken and Rice
Easy Baked Chicken and Rice! Â A family staple. Â Everything goes in the pan, even the uncooked rice! Â We flavor ours up with lemon and a few veggies and a little sprinkle of crunchy stuff on the chicken. Â We love crunchy stuff! I think every family has a version of this recipe in their recipe box….
Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicles
These super easy to make Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicles are creamy and delicious ! Â With a handful of ingredients you can whip up a batch in no time! Fresh strawberries, cream cheese, milk and a bit of yogurt all whirled up in a blender! Â Â I used my Nutri Bullet Blender. Â Because it’s one of the…
Classic Bolognese Sauce
Classic Bolognese Sauce! A rich and meaty sauce unlike regular spaghetti sauce. You have to try this to believe how good a simple sauce can be! Bolognese is a traditional Italian dish named after the place it was created, Bologna. It may sound fancy but it is incredibly easy to make! In order to extract every bit…
Pressed Italian Sandwiches
These packable Italian Pressed Sandwiches are stuffed with ham, salami, provolone, pesto and roasted red peppers! Â The flavor combo is big and even better, you can feed a crowd with them! Perfect lunch or appetizer! With no mayo to spoil the party, these are much more picnic friendly. I made these for our picnic…
Lemon Cavatappi with Asparagus and Garlic
This Lemon Cavatappi with Asparagus and Garlic is perfect for any time of the year, but it’s bright flavors are PERFECT for a summertime dinner. Bonus- it’s vegetarian! For you non-vegetarians, don’t fret- it’s got SO much flavor you don’t even need  meat in it, but…you could throw in some rotisserie chicken if you really…
Loaded BLT Lettuce Wraps with Homemade Yogurt Herb Dressing
These Loaded BLT Lettuce Wraps hit EVERY MARK. SUPER flavorful, loaded with veggies, healthy, and the homemade Yogurt Herb Dressing hits the spot! Now friends: I realized I called this BLT lettuce wraps, but it needed some protein. So..I baked a plain chicken breast with some olive oil, salt and pepper, let it cool,…