Category: Main Courses

  • Healthy Antipasto Salad Recipe – Awesome Red Wine Vinaigrette Dressing

    Healthy Antipasto Salad Recipe – Awesome Red Wine Vinaigrette Dressing

    This colorful Healthy Antipasto Salad Recipe is super easy to make and sure to keep you full for hours. It’s made with Italian meats, Provolone cheese, and veggies tossed in a vinaigrette dressing – it’s truly amazing. And best of all – this is my healthy version. You can serve this Italian antipasto salad recipe […]

  • One Pot Roasted Chicken and Vegetables – Easy One Pan Roast Chicken

    One Pot Roasted Chicken and Vegetables – Easy One Pan Roast Chicken

    This One Pot Roasted Chicken and Vegetables recipe comes together easily in a glass baking dish in my oven. This type of meal is even easier than a 30 minute one pot meal, since everything goes into the baking dish and the oven just does its thing. I love one pot easy recipes.  Normally, I […]

  • Spaghetti Recipes – Easy Ideas for Spaghetti Sauce

    Spaghetti Recipes – Easy Ideas for Spaghetti Sauce

    Spaghetti recipes are always a big hit at our house. They are cold winter comfort food at their tastiest. There are literally dozens of ways to incorporate a tasty spaghetti sauce into a quick and easy weeknight dinner sensation. One of my earliest spaghetti recipes was a combination of both beef and pork that became a […]

  • Gluten Free Mexican Chori Pollo

    Gluten Free Mexican Chori Pollo

    It’s time for one of my favorite international dishes – Mexican Chori Pollo.  This recipe is full of bold flavors, topped with cheese and baked in the oven for one amazing meal. If you eat at Mexican restaurants often, you will likely have seen Chori Pollo offered as a choice.  The dish is similar to […]

  • Turkey Stuffed Peppers – Paleo – Whole30 – Gluten Free

    Turkey Stuffed Peppers – Paleo – Whole30 – Gluten Free

    Stuffed peppers normally have lots of rice and cheese in the recipe. Since I am trying to have really clean recipes lately, these turkey stuffed peppers are a healthier way to enjoy this traditional dish. These turkey stuffed peppers are clean eating at its best. They are Paleo, Whole30 compliant and Gluten Free, too!   There […]

  • Old Fashioned Slow Cooker Beef Stew

    Old Fashioned Slow Cooker Beef Stew

    For me, there is nothing quite like the taste of an Old Fashioned Slow Cooker Beef Stew.   Ah – the joys of using a slow cooker.  When the weather is cold and you are looking for something comforting for dinner, bring out your crock pot.   Cooking beef this way ends up in the most amazingly […]

  • Pan Seared Halibut with a Butter Dill Sauce

    Pan Seared Halibut with a Butter Dill Sauce

    This recipe for Pan Seared Halibut with a Butter Dill sauce is a perfect way to serve this delicious fish, whether you are a gourmet cook or still finding your way around the kitchen. The sauce is mild but very flavorful and is made before the fish is cooked to make sure that the whole […]

  • 30 Minute Pork Stir Fry

    30 Minute Pork Stir Fry

    This (less than) 30 minute pork stir fry is my latest international recipe, It is so easy to do and tastes just wonderful. This is such a busy time of the year with all the holiday preparation, cooking and shopping to do. To combat this, I am always looking for quick and easy dinner meals […]

  • Ground Turkey Stuffed peppers

    Ground Turkey Stuffed peppers

    These Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers fill the comfort food need but keep health in mind at the same time! The cold temperatures that we have been experiencing lately have made me looking for some new “comfort food” creations. There is nothing quite like tucking into a hearty meal when you are chilled to the bones.  […]

  • Sausage Garlic Parmesan Pasta – A Delicious 30 Minute Meal

    Sausage Garlic Parmesan Pasta – A Delicious 30 Minute Meal

    This delicious Sausage Garlic Parmesan Pasta recipe comes together in less than 30 minutes, and I can also make it for my family at a cost of less than $10. What is not to like about that? My family loves any recipes that have pasta in it, and I love coming up with new ideas […]

  • Cranberry Pecan Stuffed Pork Loin Filet

    Cranberry Pecan Stuffed Pork Loin Filet

    This Cranberry Pecan Stuffed Pork Loin Filet is full of the taste of autumn. It has a delicious cornbread stuffing center, a nice crunch, some sweet/tartness from the cranberries, and the delicious flavor of yummy pork. Cranberries are a staple of fall and Thanksgiving. There is even a National Cranberry Relish Day on November 22. […]

  • Abruzzese Italian Meatballs and Spaghetti in a Buttery Tomato Sauce

    Abruzzese Italian Meatballs and Spaghetti in a Buttery Tomato Sauce

    These Abruzzese Italian meatballs in my home made buttery tomato sauce are full of the taste of Italy! They are easy to prepare and have become a favorite in our house. Spaghetti recipes are some of my favorite go to meals when I want to give my family a dose of comfort food. Today we’ll […]

  • Tuna Lettuce Wraps – Healthy and Gluten Free

    Tuna Lettuce Wraps – Healthy and Gluten Free

    If you are looking for a healthy, gluten free alternative to high carb wraps, try these tuna lettuce wraps. They are very tasty, packed with nutritious ingredients and so easy to make. I love that I can have several of them without breaking my calorie bank. You can’t say that with a normal wrap, can […]

  • Grilled Pork with Strawberry Peach Salsa

    Grilled Pork with Strawberry Peach Salsa

    This recipe for grilled pork with strawberry peach salsa goes from grill to the table so quickly, but tastes like you spent hours making it. There is nothing quite like a 30 minute meal, is there? They are great for busy weeknights when  you don’t want to spend extra time in the kitchen. it’s time […]

  • Mexican Style Stuffed Peppers – a Spicy Dinner Time Recipe

    Mexican Style Stuffed Peppers – a Spicy Dinner Time Recipe

    Since my husband is the lover of heat in recipes and I like things a bit more savory, these recipe for Mexican style stuffed peppers is my compromise that suits us both. My husband and I often eat out at our favorite Mexican restaurant. When we do, you can guarantee that at least one of […]

  • Cinco de Mayo Progressive Dinner Party

    Cinco de Mayo Progressive Dinner Party

    One of my favorite things to do with my fiends when we entertain is to have a progressive dinner party.  We go from one house to the next, with each friend contributing something to the dinner party menu. My blogging friends and I decided to have a Cinco de Mayo progressive dinner party online this […]

  • Light Seafood Piccata with Pasta

    Light Seafood Piccata with Pasta

    This light seafood piccata with pasta gives me all the taste of a restaurant version of the dish but is so much lower in fat and calories. My husband and I love seafood and often choose it when we eat at our favorite restaurants.  But, so many times, the restaurant version is full of heavy […]

  • Roasted Yam Salad with Seasoned Chicken

    Roasted Yam Salad with Seasoned Chicken

    This Roasted Yam Salad with seasoned chicken has the most amazing flavors. It’s simple to make and just full of hearty goodness and flavor. Salads don’t have to be boring and this is one proves it in spades. This vegetable salad is the perfect way for me to incorporate a wonderful blend of superfoods into […]

  • One Pot Creamy Spinach Sausage Fettuccine Recipe

    One Pot Creamy Spinach Sausage Fettuccine Recipe

    This one pot creamy spinach sausage fettuccine recipe is one that I get asked to make again and again. It is that tasty! I love fettuccine, my whole family loves sausages, and I love meals that come together easily.  Pasta and sausages go together in my house like a hand and glove. My husband loves […]

  • Making Lunch Time Healthy – My Top 8 Tips

    Making Lunch Time Healthy – My Top 8 Tips

    Making lunch time healthy is easy if you follow these tips.  With a bit of thought and a little planning ahead, you can make sure that your lunch time is healthy by choice. If you are like me, you may find that preparing a healthy meal at lunch can be a bit of a challenge. […]

  • Yellow Fin Tuna with Pineapple Salsa

    Yellow Fin Tuna with Pineapple Salsa

    I love yellow fin tuna.  It is also known as Ahi Tuna and can be prepared in so many ways.  Today’s recipe for yellow fin tuna with pineapple salsa is easy to make and the pineapple adds a great freshness to the recipe. Add a touch of freshness to dinner with this Yellow Fin Tuna […]

  • Skinny Ground Turkey Enchiladas

    Skinny Ground Turkey Enchiladas

    These Skinny Ground Turkey Enchiladas are my latest attempt at lightening up a normal Mexican food recipe and my whole family loved them. It’s pretty much guaranteed, in our house, when I ask the question of my husband “where would you like to eat out tonight?” that he will pick one of his favorite Mexican […]

  • Albacore Tuna Rice Paper Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce

    Albacore Tuna Rice Paper Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce

    This recipe for albacore tuna rice paper spring rolls rivals the ones my husband and I get at our favorite Thai restaurant. I love Asian inspired recipes. They are clean and full of healthy ingredients and so flavorful. They are light, crunchy and go perfectly with the sweet and spicy home made dipping sauce. These […]

  • One Pan Roasted Chicken Dinner

    One Pan Roasted Chicken Dinner

    Everything for this one pan roasted chicken dinner is placed on a baking sheet and it is ready to eat before you know it. One pan, easy clean up, fast.  Oh my goodness, my mind is going into overtime dinner love for this one! I make roast chicken all the time, but normally I do the […]

  • Easy Parmesan Chicken – Italian Delight!

    Easy Parmesan Chicken – Italian Delight!

    This easy Parmesan chicken recipe is perfect for those nights when time is at a premium and everyone is telling me that they are hungry. Getting something on the table in a hurry for a hectic weeknight can sometimes be a challenge. I normally like to cook everything from scratch but there are times when I […]

  • How to Cook the Perfect Holiday Ham

    How to Cook the Perfect Holiday Ham

    Do you want a perfect holiday ham on your table this year?  Read on for some tips to make a very special treat for your family. For years, our family always had turkey at both Thanksgiving and for our Christmas meal. But a few years ago, I switched things up and decided to prepare a […]