I love love love going out for TexMex food...but I love love love cooking it at home because...it's so much cheaper! These cheesy beef enchiladas are made with ground beef, salsa and red enchilada sauce. I used the dark red corn tortillas for an "authentic" flavor and look...but regular yellow tortillas work just fune too. And I served it with simple steamed white rice and … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Cheesy Goulash
On my fridge, you'll often find a weekly meal plan written out on one of our magnetic boards. And just about every week we have some kind of pasta that's made in the skillet or Instant Pot. A "pasta skillet" can easily be made in the Instant Pot - you'll get a better sense if you read the directions carefully - but in general, you saute the meat on saute mode and then add … [Read more...]
5 Meals That Make Dining Out Seem Like the More Challenging Option for Dinner!
With back to school transition officially underway, we know the temptations of sneaking through the drive thru or calling for takeout...again. You're too busy thinking about new school clothes, hunting for the best school supply deals and stressing about how much money you just spent and where you're going to cut back to offset the big back to school spending. Well, NOT … [Read more...]
Orange Sesame Chicken
Fake-out takeout alert! I could not stop eating this! The sauce is so simple and so rich! AND...the best part, it's super-fly-fast to get onto the dinner table! Enjoy! Orange Sesame Chicken This homemade version is so easy and will be your new favorite weeknight meal! 1 Tbsp olive oil4 boneless chicken breastsSalt and pepper1/2 cup orange … [Read more...]
Restaurant-Style Blender Salsa
I'm a salsa nerd. I judge (and choose) which TexMex restaurants we dine at, based on their salsa alone. (Being in San Antonio, there are LOTS of options and I am not alone in my salsa snobbery!) When my mom made this for me and said it was from her favorite TexMex restaurant in North Dakota (where she grew up), my eyes ROLLED. Like...no way, why do you love this salsa … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Pumpkin Bread
A FABULOUS after school snack, or treat for lunchbox, this fall! Enjoy! White Chocolate Pumpkin Bread Level up your pumpkin bread with some white chocolate chips! 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp salt2 tsp baking soda1 tsp baking powder1 Tbsp ground cinnamon2 tsp ground nutmeg1/2 tsp ground ginger1/4 tsp ground cloves1 3/4 cups white sugar1 … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Cowboy Chili
We adore chili in the fall and I'll have this one on the menu as the months get cooler and the weeknights get busier! We love it because it's hearty, it's tasty and this one cooks itself all day! Keep it simple by warming up some diner rolls and steaming some broccoli. Easy, peasy weeknight supper awaits! This is also a great one to make ahead and get into the … [Read more...]
Make Ahead Smoothie Packs
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...]
Instant Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
Holy-delicious. This Instant Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu is fabulous! At least compared to the frozen chicken cordon bleu's that my mom used to heat up for our dinners when we were kids. LOL I loved how the breading turned out just soft enough, but crispy enough. And of course, if you wanted to crisp it up even more, you could run it under a hi or lo broil for just a minute … [Read more...]
Pesto Stuffed Chicken
ADORE this chicken. It's just the right pop of flavor and cheesiness! There are 2 ways to make this chicken... The first is to make a wide slit into a thicker boneless, skinless chicken breast piece, then add the pesto and cheese. The second is to split the chicken breast piece in half, lightly pound it flat and then wrap the chicken around the pesto and cheese. You … [Read more...]