Ranch Chicken Pasta Bake

Another yummy comfort food recipe for you today. Cheese, chicken, bacon, ranch, pasta….drool. I love ranch, but if you aren’t a fan, you could substitute other seasonings instead. I think this would also be good with a Mexican twist using chipotle chili powder, cumin, garlic and onion powder, and some cayenne. This recipe is reallyContinueContinue reading “Ranch Chicken Pasta Bake”

Beef, Bean and Cheese Freezer Burritos

Burritos ready to freeze These beef, bean and cheese freezer burritos were a weekend project for me last weekend. My husband and son really like a certain brand of frozen burrito made with ground beef, beans, cheese and rice. They are kind of expensive, so I decided to make a homemade version. I started withContinueContinue reading “Beef, Bean and Cheese Freezer Burritos”

Stewed Steak with Mashed Potatoes

Stewed steak with mashed potatoes is comfort food at it’s best! While it is still hot in the afternoons here, our nights and mornings have been cool like fall. Fall weather always puts me in the mood for soups, stews, roasts, and other comfort food. This recipe takes a few hours in your oven sinceContinueContinue reading “Stewed Steak with Mashed Potatoes”

Crispy Honey Beef with Snow Peas

This crispy honey beef with snow peas recipe is another flavor packed dinner you can make in under an hour. It only has a few ingredients, but the cooking method and combination of flavors makes this dish amazing. This dish works great with snow peas, but if you can’t find those, you could also subContinueContinue reading “Crispy Honey Beef with Snow Peas”

Nashville Hot Chicken Biscuits

This recipe came about after I made reubens with homemade potato chips last weekend. I used this wing dust to season the potato chips and one of the flavors I had was Nashville hot chicken flavor. My family thought it would be really good on fried chicken in a biscuit, so I decided to tryContinueContinue reading “Nashville Hot Chicken Biscuits”

Chicken with Lemon Sauce + Asparagus + Roasted Potatoes

Chicken with lemon sauce is a simple dish of pan seared chicken in a creamy lemon, wine and garlic sauce with mustard and parmesan cheese. I love all of those things, so was pretty much sold from the moment I first saw this recipe. If I remember to do so, I always brine or marinadeContinueContinue reading “Chicken with Lemon Sauce + Asparagus + Roasted Potatoes”

Ginger Garlic Noodle Soup

Ginger Garlic Noodle Soup One of my kids and I both love soup a lot, so I make a lot of soup and I’m always looking for new soup recipes. I especially love Asian soups because they tend to have so much flavor in the broth. I’ve got a bunch of Asian noodles sitting inContinueContinue reading “Ginger Garlic Noodle Soup”

Dirty Rice + Cajun Corn Maque Choux

Cajun Corn Maque Choux and Dirty Rice Does anyone else like Zatarains Dirty Rice mix? My husband and I ate it all the time in college when on a budget, and we haven’t had it in years. I decided to make some because it is delicious. If you haven’t had dirty rice before it isContinueContinue reading “Dirty Rice + Cajun Corn Maque Choux”

Hunan Chicken

Hunan Chicken Hunan chicken is a Chinese takeout stir fry dish that is easy to make at home. I love quick stir fry dishes since they tend to be fairly healthy and have a decent amount of veggies. They also have a ton of flavor for not much work. This dish typically has chicken, broccoli,ContinueContinue reading “Hunan Chicken”

Reubens + Homemade Potato Chips

Reubens + Homemade Potato Chips Reubens are kind of the perfect sandwich. Toasty, buttery, meaty, tangy… they have it all. They are on of our favorites. I also love how quick they are to make. You can make these as from scratch as you want, or you can make them with all store bought ingredientsContinueContinue reading “Reubens + Homemade Potato Chips”