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Main Courses

Healthy Main Course Recipes for health conscious food lovers.

Vegetarian Thai Coconut Red Curry Recipe

November 13, 2017 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Thai Tofu Butternut Squash Cauliflower Red Curry - this vegetarian/vegan one pot meal cooks in less than 30 minutes

Vegetarian Thai Coconut Red Curry is a one pot vegan/vegetarian meal that cooks in less than 30 minutes. I love Thai curries, especially red curry. The fragrant spices are mellowed and complimented with coconut milk, creating a luscious sauce that is delicious over rice or rice noodles. My son, Kyle, is cooking dinner for friends…

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Filed Under: Asian, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, New Year, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Thai red curry, vegan, vegetarian

Slow Cooker Cincinnati Chili Recipe

October 30, 2017 by Jeanette 24 Comments

Slow Cooker Cincinnati Chili - this is one of my kids' favorite meals - pure comfort food

Slow Cooker Cincinnati Chili is packed with flavor, with a touch of cinnamon and spice. Serve topped with chopped onion and finely shredded cheddar cheese in the traditional style. I first made Cincinnati chili about four years ago after hearing several people from Cincinnati rave about it. A friend gave me a can of Cincinnati chili so I…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, Clean Eating, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, Pantry Recipe, Slow Cooker Tagged With: crockpot, Skyline Cincinnati Chili recipe, slow cooker

Crock Pot Jamaican Spiced Chicken Stew Recipe

October 23, 2017 by Jeanette 56 Comments

Slow Cooker Jamaican Chicken Stew - this Caribbean themed chicken recipe is spiced with curry powder, thyme, allspice and red pepper flakes. It's delicious and great served with rice and a simple green salad

Crock Pot Jamaican Spiced Chicken Stew is a Caribbean themed chicken recipe, spiced with curry powder, thyme, allspice and red pepper flakes. It’s delicious served with rice and a simple green salad. The slow cooker is great for braising chicken until it is fall-off-the-bone tender. I’ve been making this easy, delicious and healthy recipe for my family…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, Pantry Recipe, Slow Cooker Tagged With: Cooking Light, crockpot chicken recipe, Jamaican chicken stew, slow cooker chicken recipe

Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Stew Recipe

October 16, 2017 by Jeanette 43 Comments

Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Stew - This stew will warm your belly and make your kitchen smell amazing! Braised in a tomato-based sauce and flavored with rosemary, thyme and sage, it's pure comfort food.

Cozy up with this chunky, hearty one pot Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Stew. Learn what vegetables, herbs and spices go well in chicken stew, and how to make a healthy chicken stew. Your choice of herbs and spices will transform this simple dish into a new global dish each time you make it. I love this…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, Meal Planning, New Year, Pantry Recipe, Slow Cooker Tagged With: chicken stew, crockpot, slow cooker, stew, using leftovers

Easy Pan Roasted Chicken and Vegetables Recipe

October 9, 2017 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Pan Roasted Chicken and Vegetables - this is an extremely versatile recipe that works with almost any vegetable and spice/herb mix

Pan Roasted Chicken and Vegetables is a basic recipe that can be used with just about any vegetable and herb/spice blend for a quick and easy dinner. If you’re on a low-carb diet, choose non-starchy low-carb vegetables such as green beans, bell peppers, eggplant, cauliflower and broccoli. Otherwise, feel free to include potatoes, sweet potatoes or…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, chicken, Clean Eating, College Meals, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses Tagged With: college meals, college recipe, easy recipe, healthy college meal, one pan dinner

Slow Cooker Chipotle Chili Recipe

October 4, 2017 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Slow Cooker Chipotle Chili - smoky and delicious, this chili recipe is perfect for busy weeknights, lazy weekends and Game Day entertaining.

Slow Cooker Chipotle Chili is smoky and delicious, perfect for Game Day or any busy night of the week. I love smoky flavors, perhaps because I yearn for warmer summer days with the smokiness of grilling. Winters are long here in Connecticut so I’m always holding onto anything that reminds me of summertime. This chili…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, Game Day, main courses, Pantry Recipe, Slow Cooker, Super Bowl, Weekly Meal Plan Tagged With: chipotle chili, Game Day

Best Italian Meatballs Recipe

October 2, 2017 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Best Italian Meatballs - these are hands down the best meatballs, tender and moist. They freeze well too

These are the Best Italian Meatballs – seriously. I’ve been making these meatballs for a cancer patient the last couple of weeks, and they are the most requested item. There’s nothing magical about the recipe at first glance, but it works incredibly well and the end result is tender, moist meatballs in a delicious tomato…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Dinner, main courses, Pantry Recipe Tagged With: anti-microbial diet, cancer cooking, Italian meatballs, Italian recipe, neutropenic diet

40+ Healthy Recipes Using Leftover Chicken

September 24, 2017 by Jeanette 22 Comments

40+ Healthy Recipes Using Leftover Chicken

Turn leftover roasted, grilled or poached chicken into soups, salads, pot pies, enchiladas, chili, and other delicious healthy meals using these 40+ Healthy Recipes Using Leftover Chicken. Pictured top to bottom, left to right: Spicy Sriracha Lime Chicken Zoodle Soup (Peas & Crayons), Cheesy Chicken Butternut and Sage Lasagna Bake (Sweet Peas and Saffron), Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Gluten-Free…

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Filed Under: chicken, Dinner, main courses Tagged With: how to use leftovers, leftover chicken, recipes using leftover chicken, using leftovers, using up leftovers

14 Meal Planning Tips

September 22, 2017 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Meal Planning Tips - 14 tips on how to get dinner on the table easier and with less stress

This post contains Meal Planning Tips for busy families who want to prepare healthy and delicious meals for their family. As a mom of four boys, I’ve made thousands of meals and learned to cook more efficiently over the past 20+ years. I’m sharing some of my time-saving tips that I hope will help reduce…

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Filed Under: Dinner, main courses, Meal Planning Tagged With: meal plan, meal planning, meal prep tips, Peapod

Slow Cooker Turkey Bolognese Pasta Sauce Recipe

September 10, 2017 by Jeanette 53 Comments

Slow Cooker Turkey Bolognese Sauce - easy, delicious and freezes well - great for busy weekdays!

This Slow Cooker Turkey Bolognese Pasta Sauce is perfect for weeknight meals – make a double recipe and freeze it. My kids and husband love pasta with Bolognese sauce, so this has become a regular favorite at dinnertime. I’ve taught each of my young adult children how to make this sauce. It’s economical, can be made…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, dairy-free, Dinner, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, Pantry Recipe, Pasta and Noodles, Slow Cooker Tagged With: bolognese sauce, easy crockpot recipe, pasta sauce, slow cooker, turkey bolognese

Baked Peruvian Spiced Chicken Recipe

September 6, 2017 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Baked Peruvian Chicken - easy chicken recipe - marinade chicken overnight or the morning of, and bake the next day

Baked Peruvian Spiced Chicken is an easy dinner idea. The key is to marinade the chicken in a mixture of smoked paprika, garlic, dried herbs and lime juice  Then, all you have to do is throw it in the oven. Make a double batch and serve leftovers throughout the week, in salads, sandwiches, burrito bowls, quesadillas…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, Meal Planning Tagged With: meal plan

Fennel Crusted Baked Salmon and Broccoli Recipe

August 30, 2017 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Fennel Crusted Baked Salmon and Broccoli - easy fast one pan dinner recipe

Fennel Crusted Baked Salmon and Broccoli is a fast, delicious and healthy dinner for busy weeknights. Looking for an easy tasty salmon recipe? The fennel panko crust elevates plain baked salmon to new heights. Even better, this is a one pan dinner since the broccoli roasts at the same time. Sponsored by Peapod. 345 calories/serving;…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Dinner, Fish, main courses, New Year, Seafood, Weekly Meal Plan Tagged With: baked salmon, easy recipe, meal plan, roast salmon

Grilled Greek Salad Pizza

August 9, 2017 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Grilled Greek Salad Pizza combines all the flavors of a Greek Salad in pizza form. Have you ever tried grilling pizza? Grilled pizza is fast and easy, especially if you use flatbread as the crust. Summer grilling means minimal cooking and cleanup effort, so this recipe for Grilled Greek Salad Pizza meets both criteria. I…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Dinner, lunch, main courses, vegetarian Tagged With: Greek Salad, grilled pizza, Mediterranean food

Pepe’s White Clam Sauce Pasta

July 31, 2017 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Fresh White Clam Sauce - the secret is a touch of cream and a slightly thickened sauce

Pepe’s White Clam Sauce Pasta features fresh cherrystone clams in a creamy, yet not heavy sauce. Each summer, I buy fresh cherrystone clams from Pepe’s Cream of the Crop at our local farmer’s market. Ed and Laurie Popadic, owners and operators of Pepe’s Cream of the Crop, harvest their clams from the Long Island Sound….

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Filed Under: Dinner, farmer's market, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, Seafood, shellfish Tagged With: farmer's market, pasta, Pepe's Cream of the Crop, white clam sauce

Low-Budget Cooking: Pasta Carbonara Recipe

July 24, 2017 by Kyle Chen 4 Comments

Kyle Pasta Carbonara

This is part 5 in a new series: College Cooking Crash Course. This series is written by Kyle, a student at Princeton University, and is designed for college students looking to learn the basics of making healthy, cost-effective, and delicious meals. Today, Kyle will be discussing one of the go-to meals for college student – pasta!…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, College Cooking, College Meals, Dinner, How To, lunch, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, Recipes, sauces, Uncategorized Tagged With: college cooking, college cooking crash course, easy recipe, pasta

Pasta Puttanesca Recipe

July 22, 2017 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Pasta Puttanesca - budget friendly, quick and easy recipe for busy weeknights

Pasta Puttanesca is a budget-friendly, quick meal that comes together in 15 minutes for busy weeknights. I’ve been making this pasta sauce for years because it can be made with pantry items that I usually stock. My college age sons have learned how to make this simple recipe because it’s inexpensive and easy. I first…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, College Meals, dairy-free, Dinner, main courses, Pantry Recipe, Pasta and Noodles Tagged With: pasta, quick and easy, tomato

Zha Jiang Mian Recipe

July 19, 2017 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Zha Jiang Mian - easy, delicious Chinese meat sauce over noodles with cucumbers and shredded egg omelet

Zha Jiang Mian is a popular Chinese noodle dish with meat sauce that I grew up eating. It’s my Dad’s signature dish that I remember the most when I was growing up. Even as an adult, he would send me care packages with a container of his Zha Jiang Mian. A few weeks ago, we…

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Filed Under: Asian, lunch, main courses, Pasta and Noodles Tagged With: Beijing noodles, Chinese meat sauce, Peking noodles, traditional Chinese food, zha jiang noodles

Low Budget Cooking: Living on $6 a Day

July 10, 2017 by Kyle Chen 1 Comment

This is part 3 in a new series: College Cooking Crash Course. This series is written by Kyle, a student at Princeton University, and is designed for college students looking to learn the basics of making healthy, cost-effective, and delicious meals. Today, Kyle will be discussing how to cook and eat healthy on a low budget,…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, College Cooking, College Meals, Dinner, Healthy Living, lunch, main courses, Recipes Tagged With: college cooking, college cooking crash course, cost-effective, low-budget

Cambodian Sweet Soy Noodle Bowl Recipe

June 19, 2017 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Cambodian Sweet Soy Noodle Bowl - vegetarian (vegan adaptable) lunch/dinner with broiled tofu, crushed peanuts, pickled vegetables, bean sprouts and hard boiled egg

Cambodian Sweet Soy Noodle Bowl is the ultimate vegetarian noodle bowl (vegan adaptable), combining sweet, salty and sour flavors and crunchy, juicy and chewy textures. It’s a party in a bowl. I’m a sucker for Asian noodles of all kinds, from Vietnamese Pho to Chinese Dan Dan Mien, Korean Jap Chae and Cold Japanese Soba Noodles….

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, Dinner, lunch, main courses, vegetarian Tagged With: Cambodian food, cookbook review, Southeast Asian recipe, vegetarian

Asian Beer Marinated Flank Steak Recipe

June 14, 2017 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Asian Beer Marinated Flank Steak - this marinade is phenomenal! Juicy and flavorful flank steak on the grill is a summer favorite

Asian Beer Marinated Flank Steak is a family favorite during summertime grilling season. I’ve been grilling this marinated flank steak for family and friends over the past 15+ years. This marinade recipe does double duty as a tenderizer and a flavor enhancer for flank steak, an economical but less tender cut of beef than more expensive cuts such as…

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Filed Under: Asian, Beef, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses Tagged With: barbecue, flank steak, grilling

Turkey Taco Bean Enchiladas Recipe

April 24, 2017 by Jeanette 1 Comment

Turkey Taco Bean Enchiladas - freeze ahead of time and bake when ready to eat

Turkey Taco Bean Enchiladas are easy to make, kid-friendly, and freezer-friendly for busy weeknights. My youngest son loves Mexican food. In fact, I think he could survive on tacos, nachos, burrito bowls and enchiladas all week long. I’m going to Costa Rica with my oldest son this week, and it will be the first time…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Dinner, main courses Tagged With: freezer meal, ground turkey, make ahead, Mexican food, Peapod, sponsored post

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