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Cauliflower and chickpeas are seasoned and roasted with warm spices and lemon zest in these meal-prep-friendly high-protein vegan dinner (or lunch!) bowls. Served with fresh baby spinach, quinoa, and a bright lemon parsley vinaigrette, you've never met a more satisfying…
Nothing beats taco or pasta night, unless it's taco pasta night. This One Pot Taco Pasta begins and ends with one pan (which ups your odds of convincing someone else to do the dishes). Saute ground beef (or turkey) along…
Stretch the last of the beef or vegetarian chili into a delicious new dinner by dropping in a few eggs. Leftover Chili Baked Eggs is the ideal "breakfast for dinner" situation and ready in about 15 minutes. Serve it topped…
When you're stuck in the middle of February (or any month not ending in "r") and craving clams, enter our favorite Linguini with Easy Clam Sauce. This weeknight-friendly pasta is made with canned wild clams and brightened up with a…
A batch of cooked quinoa comes in handy for quick work lunches or dinner sides during the week. It’s a great alternative to rice and can be served warm as a base for bowl meals or kept cold and tossed into salads. Unlike brown rice, quinoa cooks up in about 15 minutes. A batch will keep for at least 5 days in the fridge.
I am quick to rely on canned black beans for weeknight chili, veggie burgers, and our favorite huevos racheros hack, but thanks to the slow cooker I can also bust out a super flavorful, nearly foolproof, zero-prep-required smokey black bean…
Give chicken (or tuna or egg) a run for its money with this vegan spin on classic creamy chicken salad. This recipe is a pinch hitter for last minute dinners when you're running low on proteins, but delicious in it's…
Everything Bagel-style seasoning blends have been trending for the last few years. It's a mainstay in our pantry and the perfect topper for avocado toast or eggs, but I also discovered it works great to season salad dressings (it contains all…
20-minute dinner PSA! I have been making a version of this Potsticker Salad since our pre-kid days and it's still a weeknight dinner rotation regular. To cut down on prep, opt for pre-cut matchstick carrots and ready-to-eat bagged sugar snap…
Have a meal on the table in minutes with this 20-minute, 4-ingredient Tomato Pesto Chicken, which calls for one of my favorite weeknight shortcuts – store-bought pesto. We like to eat this over whole wheat orzo (tossed in a little…
One of my favorite cuts of meat for weeknight cooking is the pork tenderloin because it can be on the table in about 30 minutes. With a bold dry rub, quick sear, short roast, and no-fail pan sauce, this recipe…
There are a lot of food impersonators out there – sweet potato as toast, coconut as bacon, carrots as smoked salmon. While I can't say the majority of them appeal to me (toast is toast), there are a few I'll…
