Thanksgiving-style table with turkey plates, cranberry sauce, drinks, mini pumpkins, and a phone on a beige tablecloth.
Thanksgiving-style table with turkey plates, cranberry sauce, drinks, mini pumpkins, and a phone on a beige tablecloth.
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Raw chicken legs seasoned with herbs on a tray with green beans and halved red potatoes.

Lemon Chicken

This weeknight version of Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken is one of my husbands favorite meals. It leans towards Greek and Italian with the heavy hand of oregano, olive oil and lots of lemon. Serve with a tomato olive feta salad! Yum.

Plate of saucy minced chicken with vegetables, served alongside fresh lettuce leaves for wrapping.

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

I took this dish to a pool party and it disappeared in minutes!
Golden roasted chicken pieces in a pan with herbs, carrots, and vegetables.

Pan Roasted Chicken & Vegetables

My go to supper when I am too busy to think.
Bowl of creamy stew with chicken, mushrooms, and peppers, garnished with parsley beside a fork and knife.

Chicken Cacciatore

This is a Comfort Food Classic that will impress your family.
Baked chicken with spinach sauce, mushrooms, melted cheese, and red peppers in a casserole dish.

Chicken Florentine

Nothing quite like a bubbling one dish meal in the middle of the table. This one tastes as good as it looks!
Tags: entrees meals
Baked meatballs in marinara sauce topped with melted cheese, served in a white rectangular dish.

Italian Meatballs

Everyone loves Italian Meatballs. Learn the secret to great meatballs without breadcrumbs and a fab family meal is 30 minutes away. 
Roasted stuffed turkey roulade garnished with rosemary and pomegranate seeds in a serving dish.

Rolled Boneless Turkey Breast with Apples

Make delicious seasoned apple filling to roll into a butterflied boneless turkey breast. Roast to juicy perfection!

Pot of simmering cabbage and ground meat in tomato-based sauce.

Cabbage Roll Stew

Super delicious. The best part is that its EASY... Stuffed Cabbage used to take hours... this is bubbling in the pot in 20 minutes.

Grilled chicken and vegetable skewers with peppers, onions, and zucchini on wooden sticks.

Grilled Chicken Kebabs

Easy. Tasty. Fast. Chicken and vegetables on a stick. Make a lovely cucumber tomato salad and you have bariatric perfection on a plate.

Crispy baked chicken drumstick served with fresh mixed greens and sliced tomatoes.

Kentucky Air Fried Chicken

Pair with a tomato-cucumber salad and a Ranch dipping sauce. Yum.

Baked meatballs in marinara sauce topped with melted cheese in a white casserole dish.

Cheater Meatballs

One of my super powers, is that I can add enough flavor to a quasi packaged food where no one really knows that it's not homemade.

Roasted chicken drumsticks with caramelized onions and garlic on a dark baking tray.

Sheet Pan Meal: Chicken with Roasted Garlic & Onions

Keep a quick and easy recipe like this in your back pocket and never worry again about getting dinner on the table!
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