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,…
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,…
Let’s be real—summer gatherings aren’t just about what’s on the grill. The burgers and chicken might get all the attention, but it’s the side dishes that everyone keeps going back to. Those bowls of pasta salad and fresh fruits sitting on the table? That’s what people end up grabbing again and again while they wait…
This sweet and savory Summer Peach & Chickpea Salad is light, refreshing, and full of flavor. Juicy peaches, protein-packed chickpeas, and fresh greens are tossed in a bright lemon-olive oil dressing for an easy vegan, gluten-free dish. This Summer Peach & Chickpea Salad is a fresh, feel-good, healthy lunch or salad you’ll want on repeat…
Have you ever made a salad that looks great but leaves you hungry an hour later? Yeah, that happens a lot with quick salads. They’re light, they’re fresh, but they don’t really keep you full. That’s exactly why I started making this Avocado Chickpea Tomato Salad with Lime. It’s got chickpeas for protein, creamy avocado,…