One Pan Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice

Say hello to this awesome one pot wonder meal. It was so nice to have a long weekend, but even with the one extra day off from work it still wasn’t long enough.  Why is that?  We may never know. We had a great time at our family BBQ on Saturday.  Family, food, booze…  total no brainer that it was a blast.  Anyway, my husband’s cousin and I got to talking about my blog and she asked if I had any easy, quick, and protein packed recipes.  Oh, and it has to be kid friendly.  That’s a tall order, but …

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Olive Salad

Is it a cliche to post a salad recipe on a Monday?  You know, because many of us go into detox mode on Mondays in order to try to reverse the food bingeing you did over the weekend.  No, not you?  Jealous. Salads…  You probably don’t turn to a recipe when you want one.  If you’re like me then you search your fridge to see what you have and then you throw a bunch of stuff on top of lettuce and call it a salad.  Except today’s salad was totally planned.  See, I love olives.  I suppose it’s in my nature, being …

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Black Bean Burrito Bowl

I’m feeling lazy, very lazy.  We all have those kind of days, right?  Please don’t leave me hanging. During the winter months I have a lot of lazy days and I blame the cold weather.  I tend to think that I’ll have more motivation and energy when the warmer months come rolling around.  That’s sort of true, except I still have my lazy moments.  For example, this past week I’ve been eating cereal for dinner.  Don’t judge me.  I know there are plenty of you out there who do the same.  Show of hands?  Anyone? This meal is THE perfect thing to whip …

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Summer Barley Salad

How the heck has half of the year already passed by already?! Since summer is in full swing I was inspired to use veggies that are readily available to me during this time of the year.  I cannot get enough of corn on the cob and tomatoes since this is the best time to eat them.  I think I could eat corn on the cob everyday.  Since salads are synonymous with summer, I thought I’d throw my two favorite summertime veggies into a salad.  The corn adds a little bit of crunch and a lot of flavor here. Barley… have you ever …

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Lighter Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

Mondays… They’re the pits.  Will a quick and easy recipe make it easier to handle?  One can hope. I love, love, love my Roasted Red Pepper Pasta and my husband says that it’s one of the best things that I’ve ever made.  (Thanks, babe!)  I’ve made it a handful of times, but I don’t make it as often as I’d like to because it’s not exactly what you’d call healthy eats.  The sauce in the original recipe contains a half a cup of heavy cream.  It sure is tasty and if you’re not counting calories then go for it.  If you are …

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