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Looking for a delicious dinner to literally whip up in a matter of minutes? This Quick & Easy 4 Ingredient Broccoli Cheese Soup is right up your alley! This recipe is designed to keep all of zombie adults out of the drive-thru because even if you’re dragging your feet with exhaustion, you can still easily pull this broccoli cheese soup off.  I actually got the recipe for this soup from the cashier at HomeGoods – she wrote it on the back of my receipt for me, & I just had to try it. INGREDIENTS: 10 to 12oz of fresh broccoli, cooked 1 family sized cream of chicken soup 1 cup (or more to taste) of milk 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese   DIRECTIONS: Combine first 3 ingredients in a pot. Heat until warm. Add the cheese, stir – and cook until the cheese is melted & mixture is hot. Add extra milk if you want a thinner consistency. Recipe Source: mrshappyhomemaker.com

This Beef Stew is the #1 most popular recipe on my blog & my readers agree – it’s the BEST EVER!  See all those colors?  You can almost inhale the richness of the stew just by looking at the photo.  Seriously, ya’ll.  It’s amazing.  Addictive,  and amazing.  Once you make it, you won’t be able to go back to any other recipe. I use beef demi-glace in this recipe, which you can find online here if you aren’t sure if your local store has it.  The demi glace adds so much flavor to the stew; one that your traditional beef broth or stock really can’t beat.  However; if you don’t want to buy demi-glace and don’t have any on hand – you can substitute some Swanson Flavor Boostedit: It seems as if many of you can no longer find the Swanson Flavor Boost. If you can’t find beef demi-glace, then you can substitute Better than Bouillon in Beef. It starts off with a nice coating of flour & seasoning salt on the stew meat & then it gets seared off in a pan before getting placed in the slow

You can enjoy all the flavors of summer in this low-carb and gluten-free Tomato, Olive, and Fresh Mozzarella Salad with Basil Vinaigrette. This tasty salad combination is low-carb, gluten-free, low-glycemic, meatless, and South Beach Diet friendly. Use the Recipes-by-Diet-Type Index to find more recipes like this one. This Tomato, Olive, and Fresh Mozzarella Salad with Basil Vinaigrette is the perfect salad to make when it’s fresh tomato season and your garden is bursting with tomatoes and fresh basil. However it can also have mood-enhancing properties if it’s a very rainy first week of summer where you live, even if you have to buy tomatoes from Costco and it takes every basil leaf you can manage to snip from your puny plants. Ingredients: 1 can large black olives, cut in half (6 oz. olives after draining) 3 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half 1 cup fresh mozzarella pearls, cut in half (or use regular fresh mozzarella and cut into pieces 1/2 cup vinaigrette dressing (I used my favorite

Desserts are one of my weaknesses. You won’t be able to resist this cheesecake, with its fresh sliced strawberries and light and fluffy texture! Adding the sour cream, sugar and vanilla to the top of the cheesecake created a light and creamy topping with a slight tartness that complemented the fresh berries very well. It was DIVINE!! I was so happy with the results that I’ve decided that any time a make a cheesecake with berries I will be using sour cream on top! This recipe is “officially” for a strawberry cheesecake but you could definitely use any combination of fresh berries that you like. This time I just opted for slices of strawberries place on top, but I think next time I may add some fresh raspberries as well. This strawberry cheesecake would make a perfect dessert served to guests or just as a nice treat for yourself and your family! I hope you enjoy this recipe! INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp butter, unsalted 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 (8 oz) packs of cream cheese, room temperature

We decided on making one of Korea’s most popular dishes, Japchae, or Glass Noodles. If you have friends or family on this or that diet, this is a dish that just might please everyone (well, except for meat-only eaters). The key to this recipe is adding each ingredient separately - , the sweet potato takes the longest to cook, so it goes in first. Feel free to customize! Add mushrooms (add with the onions); matchstick carrots or fresh spinach leaves (add them the same time as the kale/swiss chard). Ingredients: 6 ounces dried Korean glass noodles (sweet potato) 1 medium sweet potato 4 big handfuls kale and swiss chard 1 onion 1 stalk green onion 3-4 cloves garlic 1/2 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds 1 tablespoon cooking oil Directions: PREP INGREDIENTS: 1. Boil a pot of water (about 2 quarts). Turn off heat and add in the glass noodles. Let sit for 10 minutes. 2. Vegetables: -Kale/Swiss Chard: Fold leaves in half, tear awa

Magic Cake – one simple thin batter, bake it and voila! You end up with a 3 layer cake, magic cake. Magic Cake – one simple thin batter, bake it and voila! You end up with a 3 layer cake, magic cake. Ingredients 4 eggs at room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 8 tbsp butter unsalted and melted 1 tsp vanilla extract 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups milk lukewarm * powdered sugar for dusting cake Instructions Preheat oven to 325 F degrees. Grease a 8 inch x 8 inch baking dish or line it with parchment paper so that it's easier to get the cake out. Separate the eggs and beat the egg yolks with the sugar until light and fluffy. Add butter and vanilla extract and continue beating for another minute or two after which you can add the flour and mix it in until fully incorporated. Slowly start adding the milk and beat until everything is well mixed together. Add the egg whites to a mixer and mix until stiff peaks form. Add the egg whites to the cake batter and gently fold them in. Another variatio

This cheesecake is the perfect example of something that is simple, that can be made infinitely more complicated.  Google a recipe for cheesecake and you’re sure to find methods that call for you to cook it in a water bath to keep it from browning or tell you that you’ve got to stand on your head while reciting the alphabet backwards for the last 14 minutes of the cook time to keep it from cracking.  Ugh.  Complicated.  I’m here to tell you… this is not one of those recipes. Yes, this cheesecake will brown – on the edges AND the top.  So what.  And it will probably crack in the middle too.  But guess what?  It will taste just the same.  Yep, sure will.  And if you don’t like the way it looks, drizzle it with some chocolate syrup and add a dollop of whipped cream – heck, even a dollop of Cool Whip…  yes, I said Cool Whip.  This is seriously the easiest cheesecake.  It’s perfect for when you need something UNcomplicated. Do me a favor and Pin this recipe if you like it!  Helping me sprea

The name describes this dessert perfectly. It is heavenly… and dangerous. For your thighs, that is. It’s one of those desserts you can’t. stop. eating…… So don’t say I didn’t warn you!  😉 INGREDIENTS 1 (15.35 ounce) package Double-Stuffed Oreo cookies 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 packages (3.9 ounce, each) Instant Chocolate pudding mix 3 1/4 cups cold milk 2 (8 ounce) containers Cool Whip 1 (8 ounce) block Cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar INSTRUCTIONS Take a large zip-lock bag and place all the Oreo cookies inside. Seal bag shut and place on counter. Using a rolling pin, crush the cookies until they are small chunks/crumbs. You want them to still be chunky and small, but not fine crumbs. Set aside half of the cookie crumbs for the topping. Pour the other half of cookie crumbs into a 9×13 baking pan. Pour the melted butter over the crumbs and mix well to combine. Once combined, press into the pan to form a crust. In a bowl, whisk together the 2 pudding mixes and milk. Cover and

Here’s a deliciously simple weeknight dinner for you that I prepared for Goodbite.com and the Real Women of Philadelphia.  This is one of those dinners the the whole family loves.  Creamy with lots of chicken and full of flavor 🙂  Enjoy!! INGREDIENTS: Chicken Florentine Bowtie Pasta 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 cup finely chopped white onion 1 clove minced garlic 4 cups baby spinach leaves 2 cups cooked shredded chicken breast 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 Cups Philadelphia Cooking Creme 1 pound bowtie pasta or other small noodle 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese Intructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.  Place oil in Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Stir in spinach leaves, cook, stirring until wilted about 2 minutes. Add chicken, salt, and pepper, and cook

Make your own pizza sauce with just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes. You can even freeze it in ice cube trays! Pasta sauce is usually my go-to pizza sauce, honestly. But since a standard jar is only enough for two large homemade pizzas, I figured why not make a big batch of real pizza sauce? Much cheaper, fresher, and now I have enough for four pizzas! 5-Minute Pizza Sauce – Make your own pizza sauce with just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes. Freeze it in ice cube trays, too! | thecomfortofcooking.com With my best pizza dough recipe, melty mozzarella and your favorite toppings, a bubbly hot pizza can be yours by dinnertime. Just slather on this easy pizza sauce and pile on the good stuff Tomato sauce and paste, garlic, Italian seasonings and a little sugar is all your need for this scrumptious sauce… and five minutes to spare! Give it a whiz in the food processor and enjoy it on your favorite pizza tonight. INGREDIENTS: 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 2 garlic cloves

Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes is a side dish that will practically cook itself, and everyone will be scooping up every last bit in the pan?  These easy oven roasted potatoes are quick to put together, and then you simply pop them into the oven and you will have a side dish everyone will request again. These easy oven roasted potatoes are the easiest side dish you can put together, and this dish is coming back to the kitchen empty. Ingredients 2 pounds potatoes - any kind will do 1 package Lipton Onion Soup Mix 1/4 cup of oil, you can use olive, or even plain vegetable oil 1 red bell pepper chopped - optional 1 medium sized onion chopped - optional Directions Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cube potatoes into small bite sized pieces, place potatoes into a gallon sized ziplock bag, pour oil over potatoes, and mix well. Add in optional ingredients if you like. Sprinkle in dry onion soup mix, and shake the back so the soup mix coats the potatoes. Place potatoes into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Ba

Moist chocolate cake with a molten peanut butter center bakes up in a microwaved mug in just one minute! Today I’m sharing the perfect treat for those days when you’re craving a little something sweet but there’s nary a cookie or cupcake or piece of candy in the house. Did you know that at any given moment, you are just a few short minutes away from straight-up, legitimate CAKE?! It’s true. As long as you’re stocked with a few pantry basics like flour and sugar, and as long as you can rustle up a bit of milk and butter, you can whip up a fresh, decadent, piping-hot dessert for one (or more!) in about the same amount of time it would take to scoop a bowl of ice cream. Moist chocolate cake with a molten peanut butter center bakes up in a microwaved mug in just one minute! Ingredients 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 cup milk, at room temperature 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled 1/4 teaspoon pure van

These are the perfect little side dish for Easter Brunch: Tender-but-crispy potato nests with a luscious baked egg in the middle. They go perfectly with ham for a more substantial brunch, or they’re great for a casual breakfast with a piece of bacon. Or two. Or three. Or nineteen. Let the eggs bake for 10-15 minutes, until they get to the level of doneness you’re looking for. I still like to have a little softness to the yolks, and mine baked for probably 12 minutes or so. * Note: Be assured that no matter what, all of your eggs will probably bake a little differently and won’t all look exactly the same on top. Some whites will look perfect, some might look a little funky. Some whites will cover the yolk, some will gloriously reveal the yolk. But that’s the beauty of these things! They’re rustic. INGREDIENTS 6 whole Medium Russet Potatoes (6 To 8) Salt And Pepper, to taste 24 whole Large Eggs Non-stick Cooking Spray INSTRUCTIONS Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Bake the potatoes until

Broccoli Tots are a fun and healthy play on tater tots made with finely chopped broccoli in place of potatoes. I'd say that the most important part about making these is to make sure you get as much liquid out of the broccoli as possible before mixing it with the other ingredients.  If not, they'll just fall apart and turn out soggy.  Still tasty, but not as good as when they get that little bit of crisp on the outside. These little bite-sized broccoli tots would be great served as a size dish alongside Homemade Crunchy Baked Fish Sticks or Oven Fried Panko Crusted Chicken Drumsticks.  It think they'd even be great as an appetizer! If you're a broccoli lover like me, or if you've been looking for more ways to prepare this good for you cruciferous vegetable, you've got to try these! Broccoli Tots are a fun and healthy play on tater tots made with finely chopped broccoli in place of potatoes. INGREDIENTS 1 bunch of broccoli, cut into equal sized florets (around 3-

Finding a foolproof recipe for a kitchen staple like chicken is kind of like finding the holy grail these days. But today, you just might be in luck. Our friends at GFF Magazine have shared with us what they think could be the best chicken recipe . . . EVER. We tried the GFF Mag chicken recipe ourselves and discovered that it really does create a supercrisp skin with flavorful, moist meat. INGREDIENTS 1 large whole chicken (about 4 1/2 pounds), deboned (ask the butcher to do it for you) 1 teaspoon kosher salt DIRECTIONS Salt the chicken with 1 teaspoon of salt 1 to 3 hours prior to cooking and reserve in the refrigerator until 10 minutes before cooking. Preheat the broiler. Put the chicken, skin-side up, on a rimmed sheet pan and place it under the broiler, about 3 inches from the heat, to brown and crisp the skin, about 10 minutes, rotating the pan a few times for even browning. Turn the oven temperature down to 250°F and cook for 25 minutes. Cut the chicken into entrée-size pieces, t

My slow cooker is my best friend and I use her at least 3 to 4 times a week (yes, my slow cooker is a girl). 🙂 If I can’t throw it together in a matter of minutes, it just is not going to happen. However, every once in a while, I completely space to put my food in the crock pot in the morning and so when dinner time rolls around, I am scrambling to find something to feed my family.  I was in that exact dilemma a couple of weeks ago and came across a recipe for Baked Chicken.  I love how tender and perfect my chicken cooks in the crock pot and feared that this chicken might be dry.   The end result was amazing!  This is definitely being added to our regular dinner rotation. This baked chicken is so incredibly tender and full of flavor- the honey adds sweetness while the soy sauce adds savory- I promise that it will quickly become one of your favorite meals! INGREDIENTS 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast tenders 1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon gar

Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken – Easy crock pot recipe for chicken thighs cooked in an incredibly delicious honey garlic sauce. Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken - Easy crock pot recipe for chicken thighs cooked in an incredibly delicious honey-garlic sauce. Ingredients 6 boneless , skinless chicken thighs* 4 garlic cloves , minced 1/3 cup honey 1/2 cup low sodium ketchup 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 2 tablespoons fresh parsley 1/2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds Instructions Arrange chicken thighs on the bottom of your slow cooker; set aside. (please look at the notes section) In a mixing bowl, combine garlic, honey, ketchup, soy sauce, oregano and parsley; whisk until thoroughly combined. Pour the sauce over the chicken thighs. Close with a lid and cook for 4 to 5 hours on LOW, or 3 to 4 hours on HIGH.** (please look at the notes section) Remove lid and transfer chicken to a serving plate. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds

Baked Apple Pie Roll Ups are oven baked and take just minutes to prep.  Warm crispy cinnamon sugar rolls with a sweet apple pie filling will become a family favorite.  Top them with ice cream and caramel for a perfect weeknight treat!   Baked Apple Pie Roll Ups are oven baked and take just minutes to prep.  Warm crispy cinnamon sugar rolls with a sweet apple pie filling will become a family favorite.  Top them with ice cream and caramel for a perfect weeknight treat! INGREDIENTS: 10 slices white bread 1 can apple pie filling (or homemade pie filling) 1/3 cup melted butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the crusts off your bread and roll each slice flat with a rolling pin. Combine cinnamon and sugar on a small plate. Pour the apple pie filling onto a plate and chop it so the pieces are smaller. Place 2 tablespoons apple pie filling on each slice of bread and roll up. Dip each roll into melted butter (I poured a tiny bit of butter into a “b

This classic coffee cake is filled with pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon and drizzled with a sweet glaze. ingredients Cake 1 box (18.25 ounce size) butter cake mix 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 8 ounces sour cream 1/2 cup chopped pecans Filling 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Glaze 1 cup confectioners' sugar 3 tablespoons milk, orange juice or lemon juice directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a tube pan.  In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, sugar, and oil an mix until just blended. With the mixer running, add the eggs one at a time. Mix until incorporated.  Add the vanilla and sour cream to the batter and mix well. Stir in the pecans by hand.  Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared tube pan.  In a bowl, mix the brown sugar and cinnamon until blended. Sprinkle the mixture over the cake batter in the pan.  Gently pour the remaining cake batter into the tube pan over the cinnamon and sugar layer. Do