All the Delicious Italian Flavors of Your Favorite Appetizer in this 5-Ingredient Bruschetta Pasta Salad Take all the lovely and delightful flavors of the bread based Bruschetta appetizer and serve as a scrumptious pasta salad. All you need is small shell pasta, tomatoes, basil, Parmesan cheese and some balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Toss it all together and … [Read more...]
Low-Cook Recipes for Quick & Easy Meals
It's summer and we don't want to heat up the kitchen too much, but we also can't have cereal every single night?!? Introducing: Low-Cook Recipes for Quick and Easy Meals to Make this Summer! What is a Low-Cook Recipe? So, Erin...what is a low-cook recipe?! I'm glad you asked! First, let's define what it is not... It's not a "no-cook" … [Read more...]
Amish Cinnamon Bread
This Amish Cinnamon Bread is a no-knead "quick bread" that everyone will love! Amish Cinnamon Bread is a sweet, quick bread that doesn't require any kneading, and can be made with a few common ingredients you already have in your pantry! It makes for the perfect breakfast, snack or dessert. What is Amish Cinnamon Bread? Amish Cinnamon Bread is no-knead bread that … [Read more...]
Instant Pot BBQ Beans
Save EVEN MORE Money on Groceries by Cooking Dried Beans I have 2 boys that could live off of baked beans. They would eat them at every meal, if I served them. As we continue to pinch our grocery dollars, I've started cooking more things from scratch...muffins, pancake and waffle mixes, and of course, large batches of dried beans. These BBQ Beans are inspired by the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Tacos
This Slow Cooker Chicken + Uber Popular Dip Is a Match Made in Dinner Heaven I love this Spinach Artichoke Chicken so much. I made it again recently and thought...what other "dips" could I do with chicken in the slow cooker. Queso........DUHHHHHHHHH! I adore queso. It's mandatory lunch choice when we have team meetings. And it gets demolished … [Read more...]
Drop Sugar Cookies with Homemade Strawberry Frosting
"Drop" sugar cookies, baked to perfection, and then topped with a smooth, creamy and flavorful homemade strawberry frosting. Stop what you are doing right now and go get some butter and eggs out of the fridge. Then get this cookie dough made and back into the fridge to chill. I know it can be hard to wait for dough and cookies to chill...but with these, patience … [Read more...]
5-Ingredient Freezer Meals Mania!
Save Money on Groceries with Erin's 5-Ingredient Freezer Meals Resources! If you've been hanging out in the $5 Dinners corner of the internet for longer than five minutes, you've probably figured out that we are all about three things: helping you save money on groceries, helping you get more efficient in the kitchen with freezer meals, and helping you learn how to cook … [Read more...]
Caprese Grilled Cheese
The gorgeous flavors of Caprese Salad, in grilled cheese form! I love a good Caprese salad - the fresh and light tomato, basil, mozzarella combination is one for the food world records (if that was a thing.) I decided to make a grilled cheese version with shredded mozzarella, thinly sliced Roma tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, and some pesto slathered on the insides of … [Read more...]
Chicken Nugget Slider Bake
Grab and goooooo... Except don't go too fast. These are a great dinner for "grab n go" nights...those nights when you're family is moving in 3 different directions. You could also drop the warm slider bake on the table and let everyone grab a few sliders for their plates. Whatever kind of evening you've got going on, this yummy Chicken Nugget Slider Bake … [Read more...]
Italian Meatball Slider Bake
Pull-apart sliders, loaded with meatballs, marinara and cheese - your new favorite weeknight dinner! Y'all loved these Baked Cheeseburgers so much, that I decided to do a few more variations...starting with this Italian Meatball Slider Bake... How to Make Italian Meatball Slider Bake Slice the rolls along the equator using a serrated bread knife. Set out … [Read more...]