BLT Pasta Salad

July 1, 2020 | 4th of July, Side Dishes

Pasta Salad with bacon, lettuce, and tomato in a white bowl.

BLT Pasta Salad is a creamy pasta salad full of crispy bacon pieces, tomatoes, and chopped Romaine lettuce. It's one of my favorite summer pasta salads. Goes great with burgers, hot dogs, or grilled chicken. If you love a summertime BLT sandwich, you can't go wrong with this creamy pasta salad. The creamy dressing is Ranch-flavored for ...

BBQ Grilled Chicken

June 30, 2020 | 4th of July, Grilling Recipes

BBQ Grilled Chicken is perfectly tender and covered in a sweet and tangy BBQ sauce. It's wonderfully easy to make and it's the perfect summer cookout BBQ chicken recipe. I almost always grill using a gas grill. It is so easy to control the heat on a gas grill. The key to really good BBQ chicken ...

Cherry Poke Cake

June 29, 2020 | 4th of July, Cakes, Desserts

Cherry Poke Cake is an easy poke cake with a patriotic look. Made with a box of white cake mix, cherry gelatin, and canned cherry pie filling, this gorgeous red dessert is a breeze to make. Poke cakes are one of my favorite things to make for potlucks and large gatherings. They can be made ahead ...

Instant Pot 3-Packet Pot Roast

June 27, 2020 | Instant Pot, Main Dishes

Instant Pot Pot Roast served ver mashed potatoes.

Instant Pot 3-Packet Pot Roast is the most flavorful roast ever. Flavored with Italian dressing, brown gravy, and Ranch seasoning, this easy dinner recipe is sure to become one of your most requested meals. I like to serve it over mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles. Peas or green beans make a great side. The 3 packets ...

Cheesy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo

June 26, 2020 | Main Dishes

Cheesy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo is a wonderfully creamy and rich pasta dish with lots of garlic flavor. Can be made start to finish in just 20 minutes. The alfredo sauce for this Italian dinner is from scratch but super easy to make. Four ounces of cream cheese combine with a simple flour and milk roux to ...

Waffled French Toast

June 25, 2020 | Breakfast

Can't decide between waffles or French Toast? Make Waffled French Toast, a wonderful mash-up of 2 breakfast favorites. I can't think of a better way to start the day! When you make French Toast in a waffle iron, you have all the flavor of French Toast, but it gets crispy on the outside and has those ...

Smothered Chicken Breasts

June 24, 2020 | Main Dishes

Smothered Chicken Breasts are first pan-seared in bacon grease and then baked in a creamy mushroom sauce. Pure comfort food and perfect for a weeknight dinner. There's no condensed chicken soup in this from-scratch chicken dinner. One bite of this Smothered Chicken and you'll be hooked. The chicken breasts cook up tender and moist in a ...

Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole

June 23, 2020 | Casseroles, Main Dishes

Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole- chunks of chicken, mixed vegetables, and rice form the basis of this creamy casserole. It's pure, classic comfort food. There's also a little Velveeta cheese for some cheese flavor plus a buttery Panko crumb topping. This is a great recipe for a family meal. The kids will love it. Serve with green ...

Slow Cooker Spicy Pinto Beans

June 22, 2020 | Mexican, Side Dishes, Slow Cooker

Spicy Pinto Beans in a crock pot with jalapenos on top

This Slow Cooker Spicy Pinto Beans recipe turns an inexpensive pound of pinto beans into a deliciously spicy side for Mexican meals. Flavored with garlic, jalapenos, and ham, these beans are far from boring. There's so much flavor in every bite. Slow cooking pinto beans is really the way to go. These beans are great with ...