These Easy Homemade Rolls are one rise.  No double duty!  This recipe is unique and delicious!  Make these once and you will never go store bought again…they are that easy.  And check out the new video we just added below!  Whats the secret to a great one rise roll?  Nothing fancy…just simple ingredients…
Side dish recipes
We love our flavorful side dishes at Laughing Spatula! Sides dishes don’t get the credit they should- sure, they’re not the main course, but they can still pack a punch with flavor and enhancing your meal. Be it a wedge salad platter, Roasted Brussel Sprouts, Garlic and Cheese Stuffed Bread, or Easy One Rise Dinner Rolls, we have your side dishes covered. The in laws will LOVE you for bringing a Laughing Spatula side dish recipe!
Side dishes can highlight a perfect meal! Let us show you how to make easy and delicious side dish recipes.
Skinny Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Here is one of my secret diet weapons! Skinny Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup.  Coming in at only 30 calories a cup.  (That is exactly a cup in the photo by the way).  It’s hearty and healthy and great with a half a turkey sammie for lunch. In under 30 minutes you can have…
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…
Mediterranean Orzo Pasta Salad
This beautiful Mediterranean Orzo Salad is stuffed with veggies and comes together in less than 20 minutes. It’s fast, fresh and easy to prepare. Â Just the way we love our food around here! This salad is more like an antipasto pasta salad if there is such a thing. We added salami and artichokes to…
Tex Mex Pasta Salad with Chili Tomato Vinaigrette
 Tex Mex Pasta Salad with Chili Tomato Vinaigrette! –  Fresh crunchy corn, black beans, avocado and a plethora of veggies tossed with pasta and a flavorful easy to make vinaigrette! Love me some Tex Mex flavors!  Black beans, peppers, corn and of course our good friend avocado!  We went heavy on the veg for…
Smashed Brussels Sprouts
Smashed Brussels Sprouts! These crispy morsels with a touch of  cheese are going to become your new favorite way to eat vegetables. Smashed Brussels Sprout Recipe Crispy outside, creamy soft inside with just a pinch of cheese to make it go zing!  Can a Brussels sprouts go zing?  Well I think these can! You can…
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…
Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Galette
Roasted Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Galette –  A galette is a fancy word for a rustic tart.  Around here ‘rustic’ means lazy! This beautifully unformed savory tart comes together in a flash. I love the simplicity.  Store bought pie crust filled with roasted squash, goat cheese and topped with arugula and pomegranate for a pop…
Homemade Skillet Green Bean Casserole
Homemade Skillet Green Bean Casserole! – when your oven is bursting and there isn’t enough room for one more casserole dish, this stove top version is priceless and delicious! And as a bonus…it’s Fresh Fresh Fresh! Â No canned soup required for this delicious and easy holiday classic! Whats that saying, ‘necessity is the mother of…
Wedge Salad Platter for a Crowd
Wedge Salad Platter for a Crowd! – This beautiful and unique salad will be a hit at your next party! Â It takes only minutes to make with easy store bought ingredients! Wedge Salads are back! Â They disappeared for a few years but like everything old…it becomes new again! Â Somebody tell my body that pa-leeese! I…
3 Minute Skinny Caesar Dressing
Three Minute Skinny Caesar Dressing! – A super easy and flavorful caesar dressing that won’t chub you up! Made with simple ingredients, you will never miss the full fat version! Who doesn’t love a really good Caesar Salad?!  It’s one of our faves.  But the dressing can be a hassle.  Raw egg.  A can of oily…
Easy Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Easy Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts! Â – These beautiful brussels will make you forget your eating your veggies! Let’s start this new year off right with a beautiful, Â healthy, easy to make veggie dish! I spent the last two weeks in Maui with all my favorite people. Â I am in need of some serious veggies in…
Easy One Rise Dinner Rolls for a Crowd
 Homemade Rolls for a Crowd! – The most amazing rolls, made in the most amazing way! They rise in the oven then crank the heat to bake! How to make Homemade Rolls for a crowd with only one rise! Three steps.  No dissolving yeast or even a first rise.  Crazy good too! Step One: …
Cheesy Stuffed Garlic French Bread
We love this Cheesy Stuffed Garlic French Bread! – Using store bought bread and presliced cheese it comes together in a flash! This post is sponsored by Sargento Cheese and Collective Bias.  All opinions are my own. Wanna know how to turn a simple store bought loaf of french bread into something spectacular?  Follow me! First…
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…
