This recipe is from my 15-Minute Freezer Meals Cookbook! Tap below to get your book ordered! While we the thermometers hit the triple digit mark, no one wants to heat up their kitchen...but you also might not want to stand outside and sweat the afternoon away in front of the grill either. If that's the case for you, then a simple skillet dinner that only takes … [Read more...]
Spaghetti Frittata
Do you ever end up with just a couple handfuls of spaghetti noodles?! And you don't know what to do with them?! Several weeks ago the boys had MRIs. It happens every year. This year, they asked if I thought Ryan could do the MRI without sedation. He would have the chance to watch a movie through the "magic googles" and would get to wear heavy headphones to both hear the … [Read more...]
Skillet Cornbread Recipe
Comfort. Comfort. Comfort food. I don't know about you, but for me...cornbread is such a comfort food. It's warmth, it's texture, it's taste remind me of home and family. Slathered in a rich butter, dipped into a bowl of your favorite chili, chopped up for a scrumptious holiday stuffing. There now, I've got myself drooling again! ;) 5 Ways to … [Read more...]
Corn and Sausage Casserole – Vintage Recipe (with a modern twist!)
So we're just going to jump right into this one. So I can show you were we went from vintage to modern! But first.... The Alternate Title: Upside Down Cast Iron Skillet Pizza Chop the green peppers. Do the same to the onions. Brown a pound of sausage in a cast iron skillet. Set aside on a plate. (Drain off any juices if you like.) (But keep a … [Read more...]
Beef Tamale Skillet Dinner
This recipe is part of the latest 21 Gluten Free Meals from Costco Plan. The original recipe has been updated to include the ingredients from the Costco list, such as green pepper (pictured) for red pepper. The recipe is written as ONE skillet dinner. I would not freeze this recipe as is, but you could freeze it before adding the tortilla strips. Then reheat and add tortilla … [Read more...]
Spinach Meatballs with Spaghetti
Look at these green babies simmering in homemade spaghetti sauce. After rummaging through the freezer and pantry last week, I discovered that I had everything on hand for these Spinach Meatballs. A reader mentioned them on Facebook recently, and I had to make them. I was really worried that the boys wouldn't eat the meatballs because they had "green stuff" in them, but it … [Read more...]
Cajun Meatball Stew
Several months ago, Jamie emailed me a very simple recipe for Cajun Meatball Stew. It's one of those recipes that has been sitting in the back of the recipe file in my brain...waiting for it's chance to be made. And enjoyed! As I was doing the freezer inventory last week (and working on the Freezer Staples List), I noticed that I had several bags of frozen … [Read more...]
Rigatoni with Italian Sausage and Red Peppers
Super Simple Supper! This is a one dish dinner. (That brings up an important question...when you hear one dish dinner, do you think of it being a dinner that is SERVED in one dish, or COOKED in one dish?!) So this is technically a one dish served dinner...as the whole meal is in one bowl. But it was cooked in 2 pots...a pot for the pasta, and a skillet for the sausage, … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Mini-Meatballs
I've had this hankering for olives lately. While I haven't set out to eat an entire jar of green olives, I have no doubt that I could do it...as long as I had a huge glass of water and something sweet nearby. As I was perusing the cupboards when making my meal plan over the weekend, my eye fell on the olive jar ($.49 from Walgreens). And as I started to tear into it and eat … [Read more...]
Salsa, Black Bean and Beef Skillet Dinner
This totally qualifies as a Pantry Staples meal. Beef + Black Beans + Salsa + Rice = simple, crazy cheap, yet delicious meal. Hope you enjoy this super simple 'pantry staples' dinner that you might even be able to make tonight...without having to run to the store! Salsa, Black Bean and Beef Skillet Dinner The perfect "straight from the pantry" dinner! … [Read more...]