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Plate of seasoned, sautéed chicken pieces with herbs served on a colorful patterned dish.

Ranch Dipped Chicken Nuggets

A super tasty coating & tender chicken are the star of this popular super supper that's a complete meal with addition of zucchini to the sheet pan!
Tags: entrees
A baking tray displays seasoned chicken fillets alongside colorful sliced vegetables, including red and yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, and green peppers, ready for roasting.

Sheet Pan Meal: Chicken Fajitas

Faster than a speeding Domino's driver, more powerful than frozen pizza, able to leap onto a plate faster than take out.
Pan of hearty stew with chicken, beans, red peppers, and fresh herbs in a rich broth.

Spanish Chicken & Bean Stew

Lots of great flavors pulled from the shelves and quickly combined in this stew with the flavors of Spain!

A piece of grilled salmon is topped with a creamy herb sauce and garnished with a sprig of dill, served on a white plate.

Slow Roasted Salmon with Dill Sauce

This sauce is perfect for the flavor of salmon but is also delicious with roasted tilapia or shrimp as well!

A green plate holds two grilled patties beside a colorful salad made of diced tomatoes, avocados, and onions, all set on a woven placemat.

Chicken BBQ Ranch Sliders & Tomato Salad

These simple chicken sliders come together in a snap!

A slice of creamy spinach quiche being lifted with a metal spatula from a glass pie dish.

No Crust Spinach and Swiss Quiche

You won't believe the flavor in this dish!

Spinach salad with tomatoes, pecans, sliced eggs, creamy dressing, and a crispy patty served in a wooden bowl.

Five Minute Crab Cake Salad

Mindful Summer Eating! We all look for something fast fresh and light to the table this time of year and this is it!
Cheese filled crepes topped with tomato sauce and parmesan, served in a dish with fresh parsley.

Manicotti, made with tender egg crepes called Crespelle

Being Italian has always meant pasta, but since my surgery, I do not eat macaroni. Hard line. I grab a meatball or have sauce over ricotta with lots of parmesan cheese. Once in a while I do make a pan of Manicotti but I use very thin eggy crepes called crespelle instead of pasta. They are easy to make and really delicious.
Slices of medium-rare steak topped with herbs and jalapeños on a wooden board with lime wedges.

Cook a Bariatric Perfect Steak

Steak is hard to cook unless you give it some thought and then do it the same way every time. Its common to hear 'Restaurant Steak is so much better!', because it usually is.

Tags: Beef entrees Fall
Grilled chicken drumsticks on lettuce served with a bowl of creamy cucumber dip topped with sliced cucumbers.

Chicken with Tsatsiki - Greek Yogurt Cucumber Sauce

This is the sauce that makes a GYRO so delicious! Its easy to fix with a few fridge ingredients and perfect for making your chicken or salmon easy to eat.
Plate with tomato-sauced meat and veggies, served with a fresh green salad and olives on a patterned dish.

Smothered Pork Chops

Saucy and tender! Use the center cut pork chops that look like little T-bone steaks, so you have that bit of tenderloin.
Tags: entrees Fall pork
Grilled sliced sausages on parchment paper with dipping sauces and drinks on a wooden table.

Mixed Grill with Mediterranean Salad

A great Sunday backyard and poolside plan for the grill. Sausages, a trio of sauces and a big fresh flavorful salad... everyone eats well and loves your food!

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