I've professed my love of chorizo sausage and now it's time for me to profess my love of andouille sausage too. This andouille sausage skillet dinner is to-die-for. Rich, hearty, filling and crazy delicious! Get the full recipe for Andouille Creole Skillet Dinner here! Recommended Skillet Dinner Supplies: Simply Calphalon Nonstick 5-qt. Sauté Pan & Cover – … [Read more...]
Sausage & Cabbage Skillet Dinner
Need dinner on the table in 10 minutes? You can totally do that with this recipe! Since this recipe calls for pre-cooked kielbasa or other kind of sausage, you can literally have this on the table in 10 minutes. It takes 2-3 minutes to cut up the cabbage. Another few minutes for it to soften up in the skillet. Chop up an onion and throw it in too. DUNZO. {Here's how to … [Read more...]
Spaghetti Frittata
What? What? Have you lost your mind, Erin? No, no I haven't. Hear me out on this one. I know it sounds strange, but it.totally.works. And, it's a fantastical way to use up leftover spaghetti noodles. Especially when there isn't any spaghetti sauce leftover. What do you do with those 'stray noodles'????? You make this spaghetti frittata, that's what you do! Get … [Read more...]
Tex Mex Beef & Quinoa Skillet Dinner
Tonight we're revamping an old recipe from 2010 for this month's 31 Days of Skillet Dinners series. It's p.a.c.k.e.d. full of protein and will fill up the bottomless pits that show up at your dinner table every night. Beef + beans + quinoa = protein-town! (My older 2 boys must be going through growth spurts...because boy can they eat! It's a good thing that I know how to … [Read more...]
Pineapple Cupcakes with Ginger Lime Frosting
You're going to see a number of pineapple recipes in the coming weeks, as I scored a few couple of cans of pineapple in 100% juice on clearance at Target. I do my best to avoid Target and the 'inevitable $100 tag' that seems to happen whenever I walk in there. But I will go in for special deals (like the Huggies diaper deal this past week (sale price &$2 off coupons & … [Read more...]
Loaded Potato Frittata
Frittatas. They make a great breakfast. They make a great lunch. And they make a wonderful one dish dinner! You've got the protein from the eggs, cheese and bacon, plus a little starch from the potatoes. Serve it with a side of fresh fruit and you've got the entire food pyramid covered! If I had to pick my most favorite frittata of all time, it might be this one. … [Read more...]
Weeknight Spinach Lasagna Skillet
Welp, I couldn't not include a skillet lasagna recipe in this month's 31 Days of Skillet Dinner series. So here it is. I adore lasagna. While my mom isn't known for her skills in the kitchen, she can make a mean lasagna! I adore her lasagna. I adore any lasagna. I should clarify...I adore the taste of lasagna. The pasta with the flavorful tomato sauce and richness and tang … [Read more...]
Chorizo Rice Skillet Dinner
Chorizo. I recently revealed my love for chorizo. I love it in breakfast tacos, frittatas and skillet dinners too. The chorizo brings such a wonderful depth of flavor any dish, including this rice skillet dinner! This particular recipe has your meat, your carbs and your veggies all cooked together...making it a 'one dish dinner' and one of my favorites for filling up … [Read more...]
Asian Chicken Skillet
All your favorite Asian flavors cooked together in this simple Asian Chicken skillet dinner! Please note that you're cooking the rice with the other ingredients in this dinner, so you'll want to use a variety of rice that cooks up in about 20 minutes. If you are a brown rice fanatic and only cook with it, then you'll need to pre-cook the brown rice and adjust the liquid called … [Read more...]
Sweet Potato & Chicken Sausage Hash
If only my stomach were a little larger. Because if it were, I would have tried to eat this entire skillet. All by myself. This Sweet Potato Chicken Sausage Hash is a phenomenal combination of sweetness, heartiness and warmth. It's a great, simple meal that will warm your tummy on these FRIGID COLD DAYS. {And yes, it's totally okay to stand over the skillet to keep … [Read more...]