8 Entree Salads Recipes

Entree Salads are a staple of Homemade on a Weeknight cooking. Turning a salad into a whole meal is not a small feat. You need at least one protein, plenty of veggies, some sort of carb and usually cheese. You also need a great dressing to pull it all together – that can be homemadeContinue reading “8 Entree Salads Recipes”

No Cook Chicken Taco Bowls

This recipe definitely falls into the #SemiHomemade category of weeknight dinners. By adding in some fresh veggies to some premade items, you can put out a fantastic dinner without much effort. This No Cook Chicken Taco Bowl will fill everyone up without sapping all your energy. A note about the corn – you need toContinue reading “No Cook Chicken Taco Bowls”

Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing

Homemade dressings are an important part of the Homemade on a Weeknight style of cooking. They bring a real depth of flavor to your dishes that can pull the whole meal together. Cohesiveness is an important box to check when you making a dinner plate – everything needs to have a purpose and play wellContinue reading “Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing”

BLT Salad

Entree salads are a fantastic weeknight meal and entree sandwiches make excellent flavor profiles for these creations. That’s why when you make these BLT salads your whole family will have happy tummies. The simple profile of Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato coupled with my Homemade Garlic Croutons, sharp cheddar and a creamy garlic dressing is aContinue reading “BLT Salad”

My Top 10 Potato Recipes

Potatoes are one of the most versatile vegetables. You can find them in just about every cuisine and they can be used in so many different ways. You can boil, roast, mash, smash, rice, dice, slice or shred them. You can also make them into soups, salads, stews, casseroles…I mean the ideas are almost infinite.Continue reading “My Top 10 Potato Recipes”

Easy Tortilla Bowls!

Who doesn’t love it when your taco salad comes out in a fun and totally edible tortilla bowl?!? Sometimes that the whole reason I order the salad – lol. So I was determined to make them myself and turns out it’s pretty darn easy. While, yes, a lot of the ones you get at aContinue reading “Easy Tortilla Bowls!”

Mandarin Chicken #EntreeSalad

The key to a really great entree salad is a really great salad dressing. This recipe for an Asian vinaigrette is doing double duty for this meal – acting as both a salad dressing and a marinade for the chicken. The fresh simplicity of this meal is perfect for a hot summer day, as theContinue reading “Mandarin Chicken #EntreeSalad”

BBQ Pasta Salad

Every good cookout needs a good pasta salad to go with the grilled meats. Most pasta salads are fairly mild in flavor, sometimes just acting as a plate filler. Not this one, though. By adding in the bbq seasoning mix to the dressing, you get a burst of flavor with every bite. This easy zestyContinue reading “BBQ Pasta Salad”

Confetti Potato Salad

Summer time means we need more potato salad recipes, right? Well this one is super easy and fun. The added crunch of the fresh bell peppers and celery will make it stand out with your backyard BBQ spread for sure. Confetti Potato Salad has lots of great flavor with a little kick of creamy horseradishContinue reading “Confetti Potato Salad”

Turkey Bacon Grinders

Being able to make a great sandwich that is a full meal deal, in not just good for summer months (because little kitchen heat) but also great for busy weeknights. Other than the bacon (which you could make ahead of time for the whole week ahead), this can be ready pretty fast. These Turkey BaconContinue reading “Turkey Bacon Grinders”

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