Is it inappropriate to just start eating right out of the skillet? Please tell me no. Because I might have done this... I was prepping this amazing tortellini meal and realized I'd forgotten to start the broccoli. This is a skillet dinner and is super quick to prepare, and in my haste and getting it going, it dawned on my that the broccoli wasn't cooking yet. So I … [Read more...]
Skillet Rigatoni and Sausage Recipe
We love skillet meals around the Chase household. They're hearty, filling, and super quick (and mindless!) to prepare on busy weeknights. While many of my favorite skillet meals are made all in the same skillet, this one the pasta is cooked separately and tossed in after the meat-tomato-cream sauce is prepared. This recipe is easy to adapt - you could sub jarred marinara for … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Tuscan Ham and Bean Soup
This soup is so light and refreshing. It really is. You can tell just by looking at it, can't you?! A ham and bean soup with just the right amount of veggies. Bonus points if you use leftover ham. Triple bonus points if you used ham that you bought on sale before Easter to make more meals with - like this one! Toss it all together into the Instant Pot, set it for a few … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Puttanesca Sauce
Y'all. You all. You guys. I generally don't like writing to the "collective" or the $5 Dinners community in general. But this one deserves a Y'ALL. As if I were giving a live cooking workshop and was all - Y'ALL have to add this to your meal plan, like right now. Because Y'ALL. Side note: I got tagged in a FB post this weekend from a couple was in … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Shredded Mojo Pork
This meal is simple ingredients, that when combined together make for a super scrumptious meal. We're pressure cooking this pork roast with citrus juices and some lots of garlic, and a touch of smoky flavor from the ground cumin. This combo will really flavor up the pork. Once it's finished in the Instant Pot, you can shred the pork meat into the sauce and serve over rice … [Read more...]
BLT Biscuits
BLT Biscuits - a fun and easy way to change up a B.L.T. sandwich! Use canned or homemade biscuits for the bread part of this sandwich. The buttery-ness from the biscuits is a great complement to the B-L-T flavor combo! I love this kind of simple, weeknight meal! Especially when you add a fun twist for the bread! Our boys gobbled these up and next time I'll … [Read more...]
Ham & Cheese Waffles
Ham and Cheese - our new favorite waffle mix in! We love the touch of sweetness with the savory ham and cheese in the waffles. You can cut up and mix the ham and cheese into the waffle batter OR you can make a ham and cheese waffle sandwich...with thin waffles and ham and cheese in between. I prefer to mix the ham and cheese into the batter because our waffle maker is … [Read more...]
Bacon & Spinach Salad with Homemade Dressing
Homemade vinaigrette using bacon fat...um, yes please. If you've never made a vinaigrette with the grease from the skillet after you've cooked bacon, you are missing out on the finer things in life. ;) You've cooked the bacon, you might as well use some of the salty-goodness to make a dressing, amiright?!?! This salad is hearty and filling and great for a dinner in, or … [Read more...]
Hashbrown Egg Casserole
I love holiday mornings! I love the laziness, I love the laughter and I love the fun. Whether it's Thanksgiving, or Christmas, or Easter, or whatever other holiday, I love to serve a late breakfast/brunch with a delicious egg casserole. I love these specifically because they can be made the day before and they get better with "age." And they are an easy option for holiday … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Pulled Pork Ragu
You are going to ADORE this meal. It's the Instant Pot. It just cooks so beautifully...especially sauces like this pulled pork ragu. The flavors go all crazy and infuse while the heat and pressure cooks the meat in the sauce. Serve it over some pasta and you have a delightful (and easy!) weeknight dinner to serve. Enjoy! Instant Pot Pulled Pork … [Read more...]