Baked ziti with meatballs features easy homemade meatballs AND marinara sauce for a delicious and hearty pasta bake. This recipe is total comfort food for a crowd. This recipe for baked ziti with meatballs has been a long time coming! It’s what I referred to in my easy Instant Pot sauerkraut post as an integral […]
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Creamy Italian Wedding Soup with Turkey Meatballs
This Italian wedding soup with turkey meatballs is made even healthier with a sneaky ingredient blended into the creamy broth: cannellini beans. Bringing extra protein and fiber, the beans join escarole for nutrient packed additions to this year-round favorite soup recipe. When I was growing up, Italian wedding soup was in regular rotation in our […]
Italian Baked Turkey Meatballs
Italian baked turkey meatballs are juicy and healthy, made with lean ground turkey and baked instead of fried. This easy turkey meatball recipe is delicious on pasta, in meatball subs, and makes a great appetizer when served alongside marinara sauce. Do you have a repertoire of recipes that are the first ones you think of […]
Sweet and Spicy Slow Cooker Meatballs
Sweet and spicy slow cooker meatballs will be a hit as an appetizer or as a main dish. They’re coated in a thick, spicy, and just sweet enough sauce that couldn’t be easier. Simple prep and minimal clean-up! Meatballs in the slow-cooker aren’t an earth-shattering, revolutionary food. This we know. But these sweet and spicy […]
Hoisin Glazed Baked Turkey Meatballs
Well, it’s 2015! Time to eat more kale, say hello to the gym, and be bigger/better/faster/stronger than our last years’ selves. Or we can get specific with our resolutions, and add some such as digging out half-done DIYs and actually finishing them or brushing up on that foreign language you used to know. Your choice. I’m […]
Hearty Marinara Sauce and Meatballs
a.k.a. Sunday Sauce. Thick and chunky marinara sauce loaded up with Italian spices and served over easy homemade meatballs and pasta. Most days I have a strong feeling that this sauce is what’s running through my veins. Do you have a meal from your childhood that embodies all things love, tradition, family, and heritage (not […]
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Spice up your sandwiches with this buffalo chicken salad! This easy chicken salad features almonds, blue cheese crumbles, celery, wing sauce, and more in a zippy and better-for-you sauce. Using a rotisserie chicken makes this chicken salad recipe a breeze! Another day, another buffalo chicken recipe. Or so it seems! Buffalo sauce makes frequent appearances […]
How to Make Pico de Gallo
Curious how to make pico de gallo? It’s not difficult! A few simple ingredients are all you need to make this versatile and classic fresh salsa recipe. I’m not one to focus on food holidays. You know, those silly ones you’ll only see online like national biscotti or bratwurst day? (February 12th and August 16th, […]
Spaghetti Squash Bolognese
Spaghetti squash bolognese is hearty comfort food at its best! A thick and flavorful meat sauce is the perfect accompaniment to spaghetti squash for a healthier take on this Italian dinner recipe. Now I’ll be honest – I really don’t like ‘cheating’ on certain foods. You know, like if you deviate from your usual when […]
Balsamic Meatloaf with Sauteed Vegetables
This isn’t just any homemade meatloaf! This balsamic meatloaf recipe is juicy and moist, and features sauteed onion, zucchini, and carrot in the mix. It’s topped with a balsamic vinegar and ketchup glaze that caramelizes as it cooks for a ton of flavor. “MAAA, THE MEATLOAF!!” <— There’s no way that I can cook or eat meatloaf […]
Smoky Instant Pot Lentil Soup
Instant Pot lentil soup features smoky flavors and bacon for a hearty soup recipe. This quick take on a soup classic takes just fifteen minutes of pressure cook time! What’s a better way to honor the return of sweatshirt weather than to share a soup recipe? This smoky Instant Pot lentil soup is all the […]
Sauteed Garlic Sesame Spinach
Garlic sesame spinach is such an easy side dish! Spinach is quickly sauteed with garlic, and tossed with sesame oil for a boldly flavored and healthy recipe. This pairs so well with salmon, chicken, and more. Most of the time my main dish game is on point. I say most because there’s at least one […]
Refrigerator Pickled Jalapeno Peppers
Refrigerator pickled jalapeno peppers are spicy, tangy, and are EASY – no canning required. These crunchy pickled peppers make a great topping for nachos, hot dogs, enchiladas, tacos, and more! This year we planted two new vegetables in our backyard garden – Boston pickling cucumbers and jalapeno peppers. I read that the cucumbers were a […]
Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup with Rice
Easy chicken tortilla soup with rice is filled with bold southwestern flavors and on the table in forty minutes. Top this healthy soup recipe with tortilla strips, cheese, and a sprinkling of lime juice for a delicious main dish recipe. I may be trying to will soup weather into existence right now, but this easy […]
Chewy Toasted Coconut Cookies
Chewy toasted coconut cookies are made in one bowl for an easy coconut and almond flavored cookie recipe. While not deliberate on my part, we’ve entered the two week stretch of the year when I’m compelled to share a recipe using toasted coconut. Lemon coconut ice cream with macadamia nuts started things off on July […]
Italian Sausage Soup with Orzo and Spinach
Italian sausage soup with orzo and spinach is a healthy and filling soup recipe perfect for year round! Serve with a crusty piece of bread and a salad for a well-balanced meal. I know it’s July. Yes, it’s sweltering. And yes, this is a hot soup recipe. But when something is this good, it would […]
Easy Instant Pot Sauerkraut
Instant Pot Sauerkraut is SO easy to make in a fraction of the time of traditional from-scratch versions. Just a handful of ingredients (including bacon and caraway seeds) and a half hour are all you need to make this hearty side dish recipe. While I’m Italian, we never did the Feast of the Seven Fishes […]
How to Roast Poblano Peppers in the Oven
Learn how to roast poblano peppers in the oven (psst — it’s not hard!). Just a little bit of olive oil and a baking sheet are all you need to make roasted peppers year-round and in any kind of stove. These are so great in tacos and on sandwiches! Roasted peppers are one of those […]
Chicken Parmesan Gnocchi Skillet
Chicken Parmesan Gnocchi Skillet is a total comfort food meal made all in one skillet. Less dishes to clean with saucy gnocchi, juicy chicken, and Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. Top with fresh basil for serving and this gnocchi dinner will be a favorite! I try not to fall into ruts with the types of recipes […]
Roasted Garlic Creamed Corn
This roasted garlic creamed corn recipe is lightened up and creamy as ever making it a smart holiday (or anytime) side dish option. The addition of roasted garlic is a simple step that adds so much to the flavor! Like many things (fried okra, pimento cheese, banana pudding…) it took moving to the South to […]
Fudgy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Swirl Brownies
Fudgy chocolate chip pumpkin swirl brownies combine the best of both worlds in one dessert. Fudgy brownie batter is swirled with a perfectly spiced pumpkin mixture in this dessert bar recipe perfect for fall. So I’ve done it. Pumpkin. I was going to hold off until next month to share these chocolate chip pumpkin swirl […]
Slow Cooker Shredded Beef with Balsamic Peanut Sauce
Slow cooker shredded beef is easy to make and versatile to use in sandwiches, over rice or salads, and more! It cooks in a balsamic peanut sauce that tastes amazing made in the crock pot. When it comes to the slow cooker, I like to think of myself as an equal opportunist. Just on the blog alone there are […]
Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs
Buffalo chicken meatball subs will be your new comfort food favorite! Ground chicken is mixed with buffalo sauce, breadcrumbs, cheese, and more for a batch of slightly spicy, juicy, and tender buffalo chicken meatballs. Delicious on a sub with provolone cheese! Meatball subs and I go way back. While I ate them every now and then, things really […]
Hot Sausage and Rosemary Tomato Sauce
Hot sausage and rosemary tomato sauce is a thick and slightly spicy homemade tomato sauce with a ton of flavor coming from a few special steps along the way. This recipe yields enough sauce to enjoy now and freeze batches for later! One of my very favorite ways to feel efficient in the kitchen is to cook up […]
Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Chicken Soup
Slow cooker coconut curry chicken soup is a Thai-inspired chicken soup recipe featuring green curry paste, coconut milk, and shredded chicken. It’s so simple to pull everything together in the crock pot! There’s a little cafe in my office building that opened semi-recently, and besides making it that much tougher to remember to bring my lunch from […]
Lemon White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
White chocolate macadamia nut cookies are nice and chewy with toasted macadamia nuts, white chocolate, and a perfect hint of lemon. These cookies are just the thing for the citrus lovers in your life! Outside of extra festive varieties like pfeffernusse or gingerbread spritz cookies, I’m not one to declare cookies as seasonal and designate […]
Creamy Lemon Spinach One-Pot Pasta
This Creamy Lemon Spinach One-Pot Pasta is a satisfying and simple weeknight meal that takes just 30 minutes to make! There’s no need to drain the pasta and it’s dairy-free. It’s another 30-Minute Thursday – yayyy! It’s no secret that quick meals are where it’s at on weeknights. But sometimes throwing leftover protein over salad greens that […]
10+ Christmas Cookie Recipes
Now that we’ve downed more than our fair share of tryptophan, we’re officially in the holiday season, friends! How was your Thanksgiving? Ours was understated to the max but full of relaxation…and tons of food. Because indulging in some of your favorite eats and drinks is a perk of reflecting on what you’re thankful for on the fourth Thursday […]
Spicy Sausage Fettuccine with Basil and Parmesan
This spicy sausage fettuccine is a pasta dish full of delicious Italian flavors of marinara sauce, hot Italian sausage, garlic, basil, and Parmesan cheese. Sausage and spices are added to store-bought tomato sauce a semi-homemade shortcut. Perfect for weeknights! In order to up my accountability, I’m going to put this out there: my fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants, list-making disorganization […]
Potato Crust Focaccia Pizza
Think outside the box when it comes to your next pizza night! This focaccia pizza features potatoes IN the crust for a unique flavor and a crisp yet chewy focaccia crust. Simple and bold toppings such as crushed tomatoes and onions round out the flavor for a special pizza recipe that is soon be a favorite! If […]
Lemon Chicken Quinoa Soup with Spinach
This easy lemon chicken quinoa soup is packed with fresh spinach leaves and has a bright, bold flavor. Use rotisserie chicken for a quick shortcut! Back in January, I briefly considered choosing a ‘word’ for 2015. Something inspiring, a buoy in life’s hecticness to help me keep my eye on the prize when it came […]
Meatball Parm Pizza
I don’t think there’s ever been a time where pizza wasn’t in the running for one of my top three favorite foods. It really has everything going for it – it’s crisp, doughy, carb-y (♥), saucy, cheesy, meaty…I can go on. Buuut I won’t. Instead I’ll introduce you to my latest favorite in the pizza game – […]