Spicy Curried Lentils with Roasted Cauliflower
I’ve been ramping up my vegetarian recipe repertoire and lentils have been a recent favorite of mine. They’re cheap and quick to cook. Lentils are crazy high in fiber and are a good source of iron and protein. Oh and…
Crazy Simple Macaroni & Cheese from Scratch
I ate a lot of macaroni & cheese growing up (and still do…). It was almost always from a blue box. I didn’t care. Sometimes instead I’d have the yellow box with its squeezy cheese. You can make mac &…
5 Days of Healthy Dinners Under $40
I thoroughly enjoy cooking, but after working all day, deciding what to make for dinner can be the worst part of my day. To fix that I started planning what to make for the week on Sundays before grocery shopping.…
Weeknight Black Bean & Rice Bowl
This is one of my go-to weeknight meals because it’s low in calories and cheap to make. Oh and it’s pretty dang tasty. For a long time I wouldn’t eat beans. I had never tried them and just assumed they…
Healthy Cauliflower & Black Bean Burritos
As a kid I didn’t eat a lot of vegetables. I just didn’t like most of them. I’ve always loved raw cauliflower. It’s soft, but still crunchy and has a pretty benign flavor. But I would never have eaten it…
Potato Soup – An Easy Slow Cooker Recipe
This week we got about a foot of snow in Virginia. The first thing I do when it’s cold and snowy is get something in the crock pot. Nothing’s better than comfort food. Especially doesn’t take a lot of effort.…
The Beefiest Turkey Chili
I love a good game of football, especially with some game day food. I also love leftovers. This turkey chili allows me to have both. With minimal effort. And it’s low in calories. Is that a win-win-win-win? As with many…
Alfredo Chicken Lasagna
Layers of pasta, sauce and cheese? Count me in. I don’t care for ricotta, so traditional lasagna isn’t my thing. But this version of chicken lasagna uses alfredo, Italian cheese, and edamame. I love edamame with pasta because the nuttiness…
The Easiest Potato Pancakes
Easy. Potato. Recipe. Need I say more? Probably not, but I will just in case. All of the ingredients are cheap pantry staples. The only way to beat a yummy potato recipe is a cheap and yummy potato recipe. This…
Spicy Southwest Turkey Burgers
These are one of the most requested dinners in my household! The burgers are juicy, spicy, and delicious. Don’t let the length seasoning list scare you off. It is totally worth it; there’s nothing that’s hard to find. Plus mixing…
