These Honey Lime Chipotle Chicken Tacos are a smash hit every time. Grilled or sautéed, the citrus marinade, warm spices, fresh herbs & honey make it a flavor explosion. With a Ranch Apple Slaw on top, these are fantastic tacos.Chipotle Chicken Tacos Tacos are great anytime, and these Chipotle Chicken Tacos are a cinch to make, with or without a grill.With an easy marinade made with most items already in your pantry, this Honey Lime Chipotle Chicken needs only an hour to marinate ... continue reading...
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Rolls
If you’re anything like me and love chocolate, then these Peanut Butter Chocolate Rolls are for you. Putting my spin on homemade cinnamon rolls, I added dark cocoa to the dough and topped these peanut butter filled rolls with a cream cheese Nutella glaze.Peanut Butter Chocolate Rolls I love homemade bread, bagels and the like and these Peanut Butter Chocolate Rolls are no exception.Fresh and soft, these pull apart and reveal a gooey peanut butter filling. Topped with a fantastic cream ... continue reading...
Potato Cheeseburger Soup
Even though Game of Thrones may be over, winter is still coming people, and soups like this Potato Cheeseburger Soup are an easy and filling way to feed a crowd when it's cold out.Potato Cheeseburger Soup Think cheeseburger meets potato soup. Creamy and loaded with chucks of seasoned, seared hamburger, chunks of potatoes and loads of cheese. I diced up pickles to sprinkle on top for that burger touch and the flavors were just outstanding.I'm telling you - don't skip the diced dill ... continue reading...
Creamy Chicken Stroganoff
A classic comfort food staple with Russian origins, this stroganoff gets a makeover using tender chicken instead of beef strips, is served with egg noodles in a creamy mushroom sauce that’s all made in one pot. Better still this Chicken Stroganoff can be on the table in 40 minutes, too.Creamy Chicken Stroganoff It's getting cooler outside and what better way to serve up some flavorful comfort food then with this One Pan Creamy Chicken Stroganoff. A classic Russian dish that typically uses ... continue reading...
Beef Tips in Red Wine Sauce
Tender Beef Tips in Red Wine Sauce is a wonderful French inspired comfort food meal. Sirloin beef tips are pan seared and browned while a quick pan sauce is made with butter, shallots, wine and herbs.Beef Tips in Red Wine Sauce Something this delicious needs to be spooned over something like mashed potatoes, but I had polenta on my mind instead. Creamy and cheesy, I made a batch of polenta in my Instant Pot as the beef tips cooked. Easy enough and it all finished at the same ... continue reading...
Creole Shrimp and Grits
Shrimp and Grits is a traditional dish that hails from coastal South Carolina and Georgia. My Creole Shrimp and Grits goes a little more south to Louisiana. It's served with lots of plump, juicy shrimp smothered in a well seasoned and lightly spiced sauce with fresh tomatoes and corn poured over cheesy grits. Southern comfort food with a nice, fresh twist.Creole Shrimp and Grits A traditional Southern dish, this Creole Shrimp and Grits is served in a well seasoned, lightly spiced sauce ... continue reading...
Cheesy Prosciutto Stuffed Chicken
With ingredients like mozzarella cheese sticks, some deli meat and pesto, the chicken I had on hand transformed in no time into a delicious dinner. This Cheesy Prosciutto Stuffed Chicken with Pesto is on the table in 30 minutes and the flavors? Wow! This one delivers!Cheesy Prosciutto Stuffed Chicken Whenever I get a little twinge of hunger, sometimes I grab an apple and some mozzarella cheese sticks and I'm good to go until dinner.For this Prosciutto Stuffed Chicken I decided to wrap ... continue reading...
Maple Bacon Wrapped Carrots
Truth be told I have these Maple Bacon Wrapped Carrots year round, but since the holidays fast approach I thought I'd share these tasty beauties. Sweet tender carrots wrapped with bacon and basted while roasting with maple syrup and a kiss of sriracha sauce. So, so good!Bacon Wrapped Carrots Each peeled and trimmed carrot gets wrapped with a thin slice of bacon, a sprinkling of black pepper and in the oven they go to roast. Midway through they get basted with a maple Sriracha sauce and ... continue reading...
Mexican Lasagna
Going the Tex Mex route on this Hearty Mexican Lasagna, I kept with traditional lasagna noodles and went south of the border for spices. Layered with refried beans, corn, three cheeses with a salsa, beef and pork meat sauce, this is a homemade crowd pleaser.Mexican Lasagna I don't know about you, but when I hear the word lasagna, I want to see those curly, long noodles, so substituting them with tortillas was out of the question when I went about making this Hearty Mexican Lasagna.I ... continue reading...
Baked Fish Sticks
Tender and flaky on the inside, golden brown and crunchy outside, these baked fish sticks are better than fried, easy to make and you'll see, adults and kids alike LOVE them. Yes you can get that fried crunch with baking and I'll share my secret!Baked Fish Sticks I'm sharing my recipe for fish sticks. While I would love to batter these and fry them up, we're going a lighter route with a breading then baking them in the oven.Using the same technique I use on my Baked "Fried" KFC ... continue reading...
