Your favorite takeout recipe just got a makeover and it’s so easy to make at home any night of the week. Orange chicken is one of my family’s favorite takeout dishes and for good reason! I mean who doesn’t love that sticky sauce? That’s why I decided to make my own version right at home. Not only did I lighten up the recipe, but I also simplified it as well, making it the ultimate dish to make on even the busiest of nights. This recipe for lightened up orange chicken is sure to become your new favorite weeknight dinner.
With a few shortcuts, I have created a recipe for chicken pozole verde that you can have on the table quick any night of the week. I took the help from a few store nought items to create the same flavor as a traditional chicken pozole verde, but this recipe can be ready in thirty minutes! Chicken pozole verde is a flavorful Mexican soup that my family loves and I created this easy weeknight version so that whenever the craving hits, I can cook it up fast.
Ground beef is a freezer staple at our house because it can be transformed into so many different meals. I love using it in this gyro recipe because it makes this recipe quick and easy as opposed to the traditional beef gyro method of cooking. These easy ground beef gyros are one of my favorite weeknight meals to have on even the busiest of days. The whole dinner comes together in under twenty minutes and it’s always a hit with the whole family. This recipe for easy ground beef gyros is one that you are going to want to make over and over again.
There are many ways to cook white beans including soups, stews, salads and more, but one of my favorite ways to cook them is southern style with a smoky ham hock where they simmer all day. This method ensures the beans get filled with flavor and get nice and creamy and delicious. These beans could truly be a meal of their own, but I love to serve them up with cornbread and my favorite collard greens. This recipe for southern style white beans and ham is going to quickly become a new favorite recipe to make when you are craving some comfort food.
Fall Steak and Butternut Squash Salad
While soups tend to get all the glory during the fall and winter months, let me remind you that a fall salad can be quite delicious, hearty, and satisfying too. It’s all about the combination of using seasonal ingredients to really make the salad shine. This combination of steak, roasted butternut squash, and apples come together on a bed of mixed greens and has the perfect combination of flavors and textures for the ultimate fall dish. This recipe for a fall steak and butternut squash salad is going to quickly become a weeknight dinner staple for the whole season.
I took two of my favorite dishes and merged them together to create a truly delicious spin on the traditional shrimp and grits recipe. Louisiana style bbq shrimp happens to be one of my husband’s favorite dishes and I partnered with my friends at Tony Chachere’s to create this delicious shrimp and grits recipe that uses those same flavors. Creole BBQ shrimp and grits is one of those dishes that is loaded with flavor and is a crowd pleaser all around.
