Advertisements I am on a never ending quest to prove that I can turn any type of dish into a burger. So much so that I even wrote a burger cookbook with over 60 different burger creations! (Check it out – Burgers on a Weeknight). But I still have new ideas all of the time.Continue reading “Chicken Cordon Bleu Burger”
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Crispy Zucchini Fries
Advertisements Sometimes I just like to try something new for a side dish. I have been trying to get more veggies into our meals, so I wanted to make something with zucchini. Since I was making a burger, I figured, why not make zucchini fries? These Crispy Zucchini Fries are easy to make and soContinue reading “Crispy Zucchini Fries”
Layered Breakfast Burrito Casserole
Advertisements I’m not sure if breakfast burritos from the local taqueria are popular in your next of the woods, but they are very popular here in the Pacific Northwest. You can find taco trucks, and small burrito spots all over and almost every one of them has some variation of the Breakfast Burrito. It isContinue reading “Layered Breakfast Burrito Casserole”
Apricot Chicken & Rice
Advertisements Chicken and rice is one of those classic combos with extreme versatility. By making different sauces, gravies, and glazes you can create so many different delightful dinners. This particular dinner is a delicious apricot glazed chicken over ginger rice. Apricot Chicken & Rice is bursting with flavor and very simple to make, perfect forContinue reading “Apricot Chicken & Rice”
Slow Cooked Beef Ramen
Advertisements Broth is such a big part of a good ramen soup. The more flavor you can develop, the heartier the ramen will be in the end. Using the slow cooker to make the broth and beef for this Slow Cooked Beef Ramen brings all the flavor to the bowl. Some ramens have 20 differentContinue reading “Slow Cooked Beef Ramen”
Sausage Lasagna Roll-ups
Advertisements Most people think the hardest part about serving Lasagna is the prettiness of the piece – it’s me… I’m most people. It is so hard to keep the layers together. I recently discovered lasagna roll-ups – they are about the same amount of work of building a layered lasagna but they are so muchContinue reading “Sausage Lasagna Roll-ups”
Mushroom Dill Couscous
Advertisements Some times I like to make the side dish the start of the show. I do this by making a relatively simple protein, so that I can focus more on developing flavor in the side dish. This time around I came up with this Mushroom Dill Couscous – it has so much flavor fromContinue reading “Mushroom Dill Couscous”
Smothered Pork & Potatoes #slowcooker
Advertisements Some meals are just classic and timeless. This slow cooked Smothered Pork & Potatoes is definitely a classic. The pork chops come out so tender and juicy. And mushroom gravy thickens up nicely with the starch of the potatoes adding a layer of flavor to it. This meal is perfect for a cold weeknightContinue reading “Smothered Pork & Potatoes #slowcooker”
Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Peppers
Advertisements I love Chicken Alfredo, but it is definitely a carb loading meal with all the fettuccini. So I wanted to try to make a version that was a little more friendly to a low carb lifestyle. That’s when it hit me – bell peppers would be the perfect vessel for a chicken alfredo sauce.Continue reading “Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Peppers”
Maple Mustard Sheet Pan Chicken
Advertisements Sheet pan dinners are so versatile, you can combine so many different proteins and veggies with all sorts of sauces and seasonings. You can basically make any cuisine on a sheet pan. My latest sheet pan dinner creation is this Maple Mustard Sheet Pan Chicken. The sweet and savory combination of the maple syrupContinue reading “Maple Mustard Sheet Pan Chicken”