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Posted Sep 07, 2018, Updated Jun 10, 2024 Chicken pot pie is a nostalgic dish beloved by all. This healthy chicken pot pie is a lighter version of the classic, made from scratch with no canned soups. This healthy chicken pot pie recipe has a flavorful filling loaded with chicken and vegetables. The whole wheat biscuit crust is lighter than the traditional pie crust, but equally delicious. This healthy chicken pot pie is a must-make dinner that your entire family will love....

Posted Mar 28, 2016, Updated Jun 29, 2024 This Healthy Greek Yogurt Mac & Cheese is made more nutritious by using Greek yogurt in place of most of the butter. The richness and flavor of the yogurt also means we can use 2% milk instead of whole milk or cream without losing any of the creamy, comforting, cheesy goodness. This Greek Yogurt Macaroni & Cheese is my oldest daughter’s favorite dinner....

These homemade breakfast sausage patties have a savory blend of spices and add lots of delicious flavor to your morning plate! Casing-free, they can be shaped like patties or even cooked in a pan to add to breakfast casseroles. Homemade Breakfast Sausage Great Flavor: These homemade sausages are full of flavor Make It Your Way: Adjust the spices to suit your taste. Make it mild, spicy, or even sweet by adding a tablespoon of brown sugar or maple syrup....

Every weekend, when we can be seen running around throwing food, plates, and silverware everywhere and pointing the Nikon at everything, she takes it all in stride. It wasn’t long before she became aware of our food blog (it all must have looked much less weird after that), and this week, she offered to teach us how to make her hometown specialty for the blog: a Chinese sesame peanut brittle....

Ground beef and pasta are simmered in rich cheesy sauce for an easy one-pan meal. Ingredients in Hamburger Helper Hamburger helper is an easy recipe and this homemade version uses simple pantry ingredients. It’s budget-friendly and reheats well so double up for easy meals throughout the week. Ground Beef – Use lean ground beef (80/20) for the best flavor and drain any fat after cooking. If using ground turkey or ground chicken; add additional seasoning as needed....

Made with just a few simple ingredients like ground beef, herbs, and spices simmered in a rich tomato sauce, it packs lots of flavor and is the perfect complement for any type of pasta. And the best part? It’s incredibly easy to make! Homemade Pasta Sauce; Delicious, Easy, and Oh So Versatile! This homemade pasta sauce is quick and easy to whip up. Make it with simple ingredients like ground beef or turkey, onion, garlic, and tomato sauce....

When it comes to peach pie, peach crisp, or peach cobbler serve it with a generous helping of whipped cream or ice cream. How to Make Peach Pie It’s easy to put a peach pie together, once the fruit is peeled and prepped. To make this quick and easy, I peel the peaches. Can I Use Frozen/Canned Peaches? Fresh fruit makes the best peach pie but of course this delicate summertime treat is only available in season....

Posted Feb 12, 2024 This homemade spaghetti os recipe is one of my all-time favorites. Unlike their canned counterpart, I absolutely cannot stop eating these spaghettios whenever I make them – which is often because they’re easy to make in 20 minutes! O-shaped pasta is cooked then combined with a rich, flavorful tomato-based sauce that is out of this world delicious. Seriously, it’s so good your kid (ok, I really mean you), will lick the bowl clean....

Ground beef, Italian sausage, and seasonings are simmered in a zesty tomato sauce and served over pasta for a flavorful and satisfying meal. Ingredients for Spaghetti Sauce Meat: I use both ground beef and Italian sausage for flavor, but you can use just one or the other if you’d like. The sausage adds extra flavor, so if you replace it, add extra Italian seasoning. Veggies: Onion and fresh garlic add flavor, while shredded carrot adds just a bit of sweetness to balance the tang of the tomatoes....

Turkey seasoning is perfect to season a roast turkey, a turkey breast, or even soups or casseroles. Try it on chicken and potatoes too! All-purpose, easy to make, and great on everything. All-Purpose Turkey Seasoning This is an easy mixture made with spices you probably already have on hand. Turkey seasoning adds flavor to the skin of your Thanksgiving turkey but it’s also great in soups and casseroles or for seasoning roasted potatoes....

Tips for Making Brown Rice To ensure success, follow these simple tips! Add enough water: By adding enough water or broth for the rice to absorb it will prevent uncooked rice from baking to the bottom of the pan or casserole dish (keep in mind brown rice needs more water than white rice)! No Peeking: Peeking lets steam out which increases cook time. The released steam can also interfere with the rehydration of the rice....

Ever wondered how to freeze cookie dough? It’s easy, just freeze it in balls for small-batch cookies or in a long tube-like roll for easy slicing. Baking cookies has never been easier! Pumpkin chocolate chip, peanut butter blossoms, or no-roll sugar cookies easily go from freezer to oven, ready for last-minute get-togethers, parties, or even just a movie night at home! Freezing Cookie Dough Get a head start on the holidays by freezing cookie dough in advance!...

Each month, we’ll publish a comprehensive growing guide for a different crop, including traditional growing knowledge, recipes using the ingredient, how to deal with common challenges, harvesting tips, and more. We’ve updated this post for the 2023 growing season. We hope you follow along! The Inspiration For This Series A few years ago, we posted a vegetable garden tour, and many of you had questions about how to grow similar vegetables in your own outdoor spaces....

Shrimp preparation is something I learned during my days working as a kitchen man prepping and processing food. Along with cutting vegetables and meats, cutting and boiling lobster, I peeled shrimp. A whole lot of shrimp. Of all different sizes, types and quality levels. Tips on Buying Shrimp 1. Buy Frozen Shrimp Of course, when buying seafood, you’re looking for freshness. However, I would say that unless you have a very trusted fishmonger or seafood shop that sources fresh, never-frozen shrimp, buy shrimp from the frozen section of your grocery store!...

Chunks of savory fork tender meat, noodles, and mushrooms are stewed in a herb and wine-flavored sauce, and finished with sour cream. Best of all, the Instant Pot makes it so easy to get that delicious slow-cooked flavor in under an hour! An Instant Pot Favorite Storing Leftovers Leftovers will store for 3-4 days in the refrigerator and 2-3 months in the freezer. Reheat from frozen in a covered pot on the stovetop over low heat....

But. And this is an important But. Tea-based dry rubs for meat are actually SO GOOD. And there is no grittiness! The tea is just like any other dried herbs you might use. In Beijing, we usually leave tea-based recipes to the professionals. There is a restaurant called Green Tea, and their Tea Roasted Pork Belly has people waiting for hours outside the restaurant. The first time we went, we waited for 2 hours before we got a table!...

A Cantonese Tradition Pronounced “Gan Sui Jong” in Cantonese dialect, these rice dumplings are served with sugar or syrup, often as a breakfast or dim sum item. In fact, the last time we had this type of zongzi rice dumplings was at a dim sum restaurant in Shenzhen. In case you are looking for the savory version of zongzi, be sure to check out our savory Cantonese Zongzi recipe. Travelers take note, because Shenzhen is where we had some of the best dim sum experiences of our lives....

Posted Jan 29, 2024 Nothing beats a cozy bowl of classic minestrone soup! It’s hearty and healthy, light and flavorful. In this minestrone recipe, vegetables, beans and noodles are cooked in a delicious tomato-based broth that’s infused with herbs and spices. It’s easy to make in 30 minutes on the stovetop, or you can cook it in the crockpot. Serve with a side of crusty french bread or no knead bread for a complete meal loaded with nutrients!...

Monkey bread is super fast to prepare with balls of biscuit dough that are tossed in cinnamon sugar and topped with a buttery brown sugar sauce. A Sweet Pull Apart Bread Monkey bread is a sweet and sticky pull-apart bread that’s perfect as a weekend treat or for Christmas morning. This recipe is super fast to prepare and needs just a few ingredients. Sweet and sticky, this monkey bread recipe can be served for breakfast or dessert!...

Like the NY bagel, the Montreal bagel was also brought over to our neighbor to the North by Eastern European immigrants. Their differences lie in the fact that they were brought over by different immigrants, of course, who had a slightly different flair for making bagels that were sweeter and denser. And baked in a wood-fired oven. Upon hearing of this on our Montreal trip, we skedaddled on over to one of the most famous Montreal bagel shops…Fairmount Bagel (as far as I know, there’s a healthy rivalry between this place and another by the name of St....