Chilled Chickpea Chopped Salad!
This is a go-to fresh, light and satisfying lunch during warmer months. You can swap some of the add-ins to use up whatever you have around.
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Salisbury Steak
A rich, flavorful and easy twist on this sometimes beloved, sometimes loathed classic dinner!
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Rotisserie Chicken Stroganoff
A simplified, lighter take on a dinner classic, and my version is lactose-free, using FAGE BestSelf plain lactose-free Greek yogurt!
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Instant Pot Pulled Peach & Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs with Broiled Brie
Using an Instant Pot or Crockpot, you can have this incredibly delicious Summery dish as tacos, with rice or even over salad!
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Seared Feta Salad with Beets, Hazelnuts & Oregano Vinaigrette
This salad helped me getting through a yucky cold, due to it’s high micronutrient and antioxidant count. Plus, it’s delicious!
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Fig Balsamic Vegan Holiday Loaf
The rich, hearty flavors and variety of textures in this vegan loaf will impress even your most carnivorous friends this holiday season!
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Oil Free Broccoli “Cheddar” Pasta
Everything you want on a cozy night (or day) at home; this completely vegan “cheddar cheese” sauce it packed with flavor and umami, and it pairs perfectly with noodles & broccoli for your new favorite plant-based meal!
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Hidden Veggie Mac n’ Cheese
Here it is!!!! Long awaited, this creamy, cheesy but secretly nutritious mac n’ cheese is everything you could want in comfort food!
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Creamy Beef & Potato Skillet Pie
Packed with flavorful, hearty and comforting, this recipe is everything you want on a chilly fall evening. Serve it over wilted greens or alongside roasted broccoli for a completely nutritious and satisfying meal. Note: this recipe has multiple steps, but I promise they’re 100% worth the time!
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Sweet & Spicy Turkey Meatballs (Homemade Hot Sauce Recipe)
These meatballs are super simple and flavorful on their own, but you can kick them up a notch with my homemade hot sauce for a perfect pre-game snack or potluck addition!
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Roasted Potato & Leek Vegan Frittata
You won’t believe that these flavorful frittata squares are vegan!!! I was unsure too, but tofu really mimics egg in this recipe!
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Healthy Dill Ranch & Roasted Mushroom Pizza on Cauliflower Foods Crust
An addictively delicious healthy homemade Dill Ranch that couldn’t be easier to make, as well as a scrumptious pizza recipe to use it with!
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Broccoli Mushroom & Cheddar Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust
Quiche is one of my favorite foods, and this is a classic combination with a healthier twist and a creative gluten-free take on crust!
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5 Ingredient Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken Cutlets
The easiest and most flavorful grilled chicken, which you can keep around to add to salads, quesadillas, chopped over pasta or served straight up with a side of grains or veggies!
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High Protein Creamy Mushroom Alfredo
Everything comforting, umami rich and craving-satisfying in this dairy-free Mushroom Alfredo pasta! You could also serve this sauce over ‘zoodles’ or spaghetti squash for Whole 30.
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Caesar Roasted Cabbage Wedges
Roasting cabbage and drizzling it with my homemade Caesar dressing turns this humble vegetable into a side dish you cannot stop eating!
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My Favorite Salad
I can’t get enough of this familiar and delicious combination of salad ingredients and this refreshing, creamy vinaigrette!
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Healthy Creamy Green Bean Casserole
Let’s re-think Thanksgiving with lighter, real-food versions of our favorite dishes, such as this creamy, flavorful Healthy Green Bean Casserole!
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Meatloaf Meatballs
Yes, you heard that right. One of your favorite cozy fall dishes in meatball form…oh, and dairy-free, gluten-free and grass-fed. Dig in!
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Curried Pecan Broccoli Salad
Your favorite classic Southern side dish just got a creative makeover! The addition of curry adds incredible flavor without all of the extra mayo and sugar in traditional recipes.
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Healthy Tarragon and Almond Chicken Salad
Who says you need a vat of mayo to make super creamy and delicious chicken salad? You won’t be able to get enough of my healthy take on this Southern classic!
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Tempeh Sloppy Joes
A food that is inherently impossible to eat, that will leave your fingers sticky and your white blouse a casualty of the first order? Yes, please!
Love them or hate them, Sloppy Joes have been a staple in childhood lunchrooms since, well, at least the 28 years I’ve been alive. It is strangely satisfying to eat a meal that really makes your work for it. May require multiple napkins, a hair tie and a fork, but eventually you can conquer this worthy adversary and join the Clean Plate Club!
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The Perfect Side Salad: Fennel, Pomegranate and Maple Roasted Walnuts
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Cozy Autumn Kale Salad
To some extent, there’s nothing new under the sun when it comes to cooking (and about everything else). I can’t begin to fathom the amount and variety of kale salads that have poured forth from the blogosphere in the last three years. And yet, until now, I didn’t have my own kale salad.
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More Than Summer Love: Watermelon and Feta Salad