Looking for the best meal prep recipes that are easy, cheap, and actually taste good? Here are 20 beginner-friendly ideas that will save you time and money all week long. If you’ve been eating the same sad desk lunch every day or reaching for takeout because you ran out of ideas, this list is for…
These Bacon Mashed Potatoes are creamy, buttery, and loaded with crispy bacon for the perfect comfort food side dish. They make an easy dinner side for roasted chicken, grilled steak, turkey, pork chops, holiday meals, or cozy family dinners. The bacon and cheddar do a lot of the flavoring work, and the result is creamy…
These Herb Roasted Baby Potatoes are a simple oven side dish made with halved baby potatoes, olive oil, minced garlic, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, salt, and pepper, roasted at high heat until the cut sides are deeply golden and the skin is slightly crisp. The herb and garlic coating sticks to the cut surface during…
This Crockpot Chicken Buffalo Dip with Blue Cheese is an easy slow cooker party dip made with boneless skinless chicken breasts, cream cheese, buffalo hot sauce, ranch dressing, shredded cheddar, and blue cheese crumbles. The chicken breast shreds cleanly right in the pot, and the whole thing comes together without any stovetop work. Pull this…
This Crockpot Tuscan Chicken is a slow cooker recipe made with boneless skinless chicken breasts, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning, chicken broth, fresh spinach, heavy cream, and Parmesan cheese stirred in at the end to make a creamy sauce. The chicken breast comes out tender and pulls apart easily, and the sauce is thick enough…
This Crockpot Chicken Tikka Masala is a slow cooker version of the classic dish made with boneless skinless chicken breasts, crushed tomatoes, onion, garlic, fresh ginger, garam masala, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and cream stirred in at the end for a rich, spiced sauce. It’s not a restaurant-style tikka masala, but it’s a genuinely good version…
This Crockpot Salsa Verde Chicken is a slow cooker shredded chicken recipe made with boneless skinless chicken breasts, jarred salsa verde, diced green chiles, onion, garlic, and cumin. It turns out juicy, flavorful, and ready to go into tacos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, or anything else you want to pile it on. Three ingredients do most…
This Crockpot Lemon Herbed Garlic Roasted Chicken is a slow cooker whole chicken recipe made with fresh lemon slices, minced garlic, rosemary, thyme, parsley, and a simple herb butter pressed under and all over the skin before it slow-cooks until fall-off-the-bone tender. The lemon and garlic infuse the meat all the way through, and the…
Starting your morning with a low carb breakfast is one of the easiest ways to stay full, avoid a mid-morning energy crash, and keep your meals simple. Skipping carbs at breakfast doesn’t mean settling for plain eggs every morning. These low carb breakfast ideas are actually filling, take under 30 minutes. These low-carb breakfast ideas…
Camping is fun, but getting kids to eat outdoors can sometimes feel like a challenge. Kids often stick to marshmallows and hot dogs, leaving little variety for your camping meals. That’s why campfire foods on a stick are a lifesaver—they’re simple, portable, and fun to eat, keeping kids engaged while giving them a balanced meal….