This Chinese Chicken Salad is a crunchy, colorful salad made with shredded chicken, mandarin oranges, crispy chow mein noodles, red cabbage, napa cabbage, carrots, and green onion, all tossed in a sesame-ginger dressing. It’s the kind of salad that actually fills you up (no sad desk lunch here). I make this one for lunch prep,…
This Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad is a cold, creamy side made with spiral pasta, black beans, corn, chopped tomatoes, spring onion, and sliced onion, all tossed in a lime and chili dressing that channels classic elote. It’s the kind of salad that gets better the longer it sits, so it’s an easy one to…
This Broccoli Bacon Alfredo Pasta Salad is a creamy, easy pasta salad made with tender pasta, broccoli, crispy bacon, Alfredo sauce, Parmesan cheese, and a little garlic. It has the comfort of Alfredo pasta with the chilled, make-ahead ease of a pasta salad. It’s a great side dish for potlucks, BBQs, family gatherings, lunch boxes,…
These High Protein Summer Salads are fresh, filling, and easy to make when you want something lighter but still satisfying. They’re perfect for hot days, quick lunches, work lunch meal prep, easy summer dinners, or healthy dinner sides that don’t feel boring. Each salad is packed with protein from simple ingredients like chicken, eggs, tuna,…
This Homemade Chicken Orzo Salad with Red Bell Peppers and Feta is an easy pasta salad for lunch, meal prep, potlucks, or a light family dinner. It’s made with tender chicken, small orzo pasta, sweet red bell peppers, salty feta, and a simple dressing that brings everything together. The best part is that this chicken…
Looking for the best canned salmon recipes? Here are simple, delicious ways to use that pantry staple for meals that go way beyond the obvious. Canned salmon is one of those pantry staples that sits on the shelf for months until you remember it exists — and then you wonder why you don’t use it…
This Black Bean Roasted Sweet Potato Avocado Salad is a fresh, filling salad that works perfectly for healthy lunches, easy meal prep, or a light dinner. This salad works well as a main course when you want something nourishing and simple, but it can also be served as a side dish with grilled chicken, steak,…
This pineapple-cucumber-kiwi salad with honey-mint dressing is a 15-minute fresh summer salad. Sweet pineapple, tart kiwi, and cool cucumber all go in the same bowl, each bringing something different to the mix. It takes about a minute to whisk together. Serve this at a summer cookout, next to grilled fish or chicken, or on its…
Sweet macaroni salad is a cold pasta salad made with elbow macaroni, a creamy mayonnaise dressing, crisp vegetables, and just enough condensed milk to give it that signature sweet tang. It’s the kind of easy macaroni salad that shows up at every BBQ, potluck, and summer cookout for good reason — it feeds a crowd,…
This mango avocado salsa is fresh, colorful, and takes about 15 minutes to put together. Ripe mango, crisp cucumber, creamy avocado, jalapeño, and a sharp lime dressing. No cooking required, no special equipment. Just a knife and a bowl. It works as a healthy appetizer with tortilla chips, a topping for grilled fish or chicken,…