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Pizza Stuffed Shells
Pizza and pasta are 2 of our kids’ most favorite foods — so any time I can combine the ingredients from pizza and pasta, I know it will be a huge hit! And if there’s a way I can do it in a make-ahead...
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Grilled Cheese for a Crowd
Although I still can’t get my kids to eat tomato soup, they are HUGE fans of grilled cheese sandwiches — actually, they love anything with a lot of cheese! So, in an effort to mix things up a bit from...
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Easy One-Skillet Mexican Rice Casserole
I’m back with another yummy Mexican meal our whole family loves. I can have this frugal, family-friendly meal on the table in roughly 15-20 minutes since I almost always have the ground beef and rice...
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Oven-Baked Chili Cheese Dogs For a Crowd
It’s not quite grilling season yet, but we’ve had a few nicer days where the temperatures ALMOST reached 50º, and we’ve taken advantage of the warmer weather by grilling brats, burgers, pork chops,...
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10 Minute 5 Ingredient Zucchini Noddles
A couple weeks ago, I shared a post about general tips for making, cooking, eating, and storing zucchini noodles (a.k.a. zoodles). I also mentioned how much Dave and I really enjoy eating these yummy,...
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Super Easy Fried Rice
We eat a lot of rice — our kids absolutely LOVE it! I use my handy rice cooker to make rice on a very regular basis and simply refrigerate or freeze the leftovers for use in stews, casseroles, or to...
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Chicken Broccoli “Rice” Casserole (from-scratch with loads of veggies)
It is no secret that our family LOVES casseroles — and my extremely simple recipe for Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole (shared on the blog 5 years ago) has always been a favorite. It is requested on a...
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Chicken, Zucchini, and Corn Pasta Bake
It’s August — which means some sort of zucchini-based recipe is bound to show up on my menu plan each week! This time of year, zucchini squash are EVERYWHERE in Michigan, to the point where so many...
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Fiesta Chicken Salad
As I’ve mentioned before, main-dish salads aren’t one of Dave’s favorite things. He loves salads (on the side) and we’re both good about eating lots of veggies with our meal, but Dave definitely isn’t...
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Pizza Stuffed Shells
Pizza and pasta are 2 of our kids’ most favorite foods — so any time I can combine the ingredients from pizza and pasta, I know it will be a huge hit! And if there’s a way I can do it in a make-ahead...
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Grilled Cheese for a Crowd
Although I still can’t get my kids to eat tomato soup, they are HUGE fans of grilled cheese sandwiches — actually, they love anything with a lot of cheese! So, in an effort to mix things up a bit from...
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Cheesy Chicken Ranch Wraps
Our kids LOVE wraps — I can throw almost anything in a wrap and they’ll eat it! They also love Ranch Dressing… so a couple months ago, when I had some leftover grilled chicken, leftover corn on the...
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Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos
Our family loves Mexican-type foods — and I say “Mexican-type” because we definitely Americanize our Mexican meals. We don’t do tons of super hot spices, we like flour tortillas instead of corn, and...
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Chipotle Pulled Pork Enchiladas
Mexican-type foods are often my go-to for busy weeknights — mainly because they can almost always be made ahead of time and either reheated in a slow cooker or baked in the oven. Plus, our family...
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Southwest Spaghetti Squash Casserole
Several years ago, we experimented with growing spaghetti squash in our garden. We figured we’d get 5 or 6 squash and could give it a try over the summer months… little did we know we would get more...
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Tater Tot Casserole From Scratch (with Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup)
Tater Tot Casserole is one meal Dave and I both grew up enjoying… and it’s definitely one of our kids’ most favorite meals ever — right up there with Chicken, Broccoli, Rice casserole! Of course, I...
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3 Quick Tips For Tender, Juicy Turkey Every Time
Since Thanksgiving is just a few days away (seriously, I can’t believe it!) I wanted to re-share one of my most popular Thanksgiving posts from a few years ago. If you’re in charge of the big meal...
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How to Use Thanksgiving Leftovers (50+ Simple Recipes!)
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year — in part because I love all the leftover food! I’ve amassed a pretty impressive list of ideas on how to use Thanksgiving leftovers, and I’m sharing...
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Delicious Baked Sandwiches
I first shared my recipe for Delicious Baked Sandwiches back in 2011, and since then, the number of emails and comments I’ve gotten as a result is just craziness! This recipe has been “shared” on the...
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Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Drumsticks
If you’re stuck in a meal-planning rut and need an extremely simple recipe to pull you out of it, add a family pack of chicken legs to your grocery list and make a big batch of these Easy Oven-Baked...
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