One. Step. Ahead. That's my mantra when it comes my family's "hunger management." When feeding 4 boys and a husband on a daily basis, you have to be prepared - with fast, simple, delicious and nutritious "grab and go" options for all meals of the day. (If you haven't heard, I'm a freezer meals queen too - so much so that we built this to make freezer meals as easy as … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Ravioli
LOVE LOVE LOVE this one! This is going to become our new "Sunday Supper" - after church meal, I think! It cooks in 4 hours in the slow cooker (5 hours, if cooking from frozen!), so I can start it in the morning when I'm making my coffee and it's ready by the time we get home from church. Or... You can make it in the afternoon, or on a weekend when you don't have enough … [Read more...]
Skillet Rigatoni and Sausage Recipe
We love skillet meals around the Chase household. They're hearty, filling, and super quick (and mindless!) to prepare on busy weeknights. While many of my favorite skillet meals are made all in the same skillet, this one the pasta is cooked separately and tossed in after the meat-tomato-cream sauce is prepared. This recipe is easy to adapt - you could sub jarred marinara for … [Read more...]
Coconut Lime Chicken Skillet
This chicken was GONE. It flew right out of the skillet, right onto our dinner plates and right into all the bellies! I actually made a double portion of what's below because I knew my boys would love this - because they love curries, and this is basically a tamed down curry with focus on the lime and the coconut, and less on the kick and spice that comes from curry … [Read more...]
Cook Smarter Challenge Post
We're having a challenge this weekend and I wanted to make sure you saw the invite! Tap the photo to get started! … [Read more...]
MyFreezEasy – Save on Memberships During Founder’s Day Sale!
Have I ever told you the story of how and why MyFreezEasy came to be?! In 2014, I shared a printable download of 20 meals that you can make using ingredients from Costco. It had recipes and shopping list and how you can "mix and match" different bulk ingredients from Costco into different meals, including some freezer meals. Well, that went viral. Crazy viral. And … [Read more...]
Mango Tropical Smoothie Bowl
Seriously, my friend. Smoothie bowls are the new "fan favorite" around here! I mentioned how we are making more of these and why, and yes...we are making more and more of these. Tips for Enjoying Smoothie Bowls Use really ripe bananas to increase the natural sweetness. Bonus points: break ripe bananas into smaller chunks and freeze them. Use mostly, if not … [Read more...]
Tuscan Mac n Cheese
Pardon me while I eat this entire dish myself....and lick it clean! Because FOR REAL. This Tuscan Mac is UH-mazing! The roasted red bell peppers are a lovely addition to the Italian seasoning and creamy-cheese sauce! It's quick to put together for the oven...and while you're at it, you might as well make a second dish because it freezes beautifully … [Read more...]
Greek Pita-chos
The past couple of weeks have been filled with "Greek food" at our house. I made some Chicken Gyros, then did a Ground Beef version. And while enjoying the Ground Beef Gyros, I had the idea to transform them into Greek "Pita-chos" - like nachos...with pita chips...with this very delicious, lemony ground beef on top. And then, took it "next level" and added some tzatziki … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Taco Pasta
Instant Pot Pastas are my new MOST FAVORITE THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD. For now, anyways. Because my other favorite thing in the whole wide world is the Multi-Cooker. I'm beginning to think I have a small kitchen appliance problem. But it's really a "I just need these adorable devices to take care of dinner for me" problem. And they both do an amazing job at that. And … [Read more...]