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Pasta Fagioli Soup
This Pasta Fagioli Soup is hearty, healthy, and delicious. This soup is even better than the Pasta Fagioli you get at Olive Garden! Talk about “comfort food”! This is comfort food on steroids. On a cool Fall or Winter day, this soup will warm you from the inside with its delicious broth, vegetables, Italian sausage, and pasta. Instead of having to go out to dinner (say to Olive Garden) you can easily make this favorite at home. Here’s how… Take one pound of Italian sausage and remove the casing. Add olive oil to a soup pot then add the sausage to the pot to brown. You can use sweet sausage,…
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Olive Garden Crock-Pot Chicken and Pasta
Olive Garden Crock-Pot Chicken and Pasta This dish is super easy and delicious. You will be able to start this before work and then enjoy a great family meal at the end of the day. Aren’t Crock-Pots wonderful? This is my favorite slow cooker, it is a Crock-Pot brand that I have had for years. This recipe is truly a quick dump and cook. Take your boneless skinless chicken breasts and place them in the slow cooker. As you can see, I like to put a liner in my slow cooker. This really saves on all of the clean up afterwards and I highly recommend them, however, it isn’t necessary.…
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Instant Pot Mostaccioli
This Instant Pot Mostaccioli recipe is super simple, very quick, and absolutely delicious. I was a bit skeptical about using the Instant Pot for pasta. We enjoy our pasta with a little bite and I just wasn’t sure it was going to come out that way using the pressure cooker. Boy, was I wrong!! This recipe is great with hamburger, turkey, and even with Italian sausage. It’s all about what you have and what you are in the mood for. Start by turning your Instant Pot to the Saute setting on high. Add the oil to the Instant Pot and drop in your chopped onion and ground beef. When those…
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Really Easy Oven Roast Chicken
Really Easy Oven Roast Chicken Chicken is a staple in our house. We eat it in so many things and so many ways that we always have it on hand. I usually have boneless skinless breasts and thighs as well as bone in thighs in my freezer along with bags of cooked shredded chicken. I’ll let you in on a little secret, I get my chicken through Zaycon when they deliver to our community. It is excellent quality and you can’t beat the price. *Unfortunately Zaycon is no longer an option for Chicken. You can read more HERE Sorry, I get so excited about chicken because of its versatility I…
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Healthy Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
Two Southern Sweeties Healthy Buffalo Cauliflower Bites Have y’all seen how Cauliflower has become the new go to for healthy eating? There are recipes for everything cauliflower… Honey Garlic Baked, Parmesan Roasted, General Tso’s, Riced, Mashed and of course Buffalo. I have been trying to get more veggies into our diet and since Tom and I love cauliflower and anything Buffalo flavored, this was what I decided to try. I was a bit skeptical that it would actually be good because I am so used to eating Buffalo Chicken Wings, I just didn’t see how this was going to satiate my craving for them. Well………….. I was so wrong!!! This…
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Foil Packet Potatoes
Foil Packet Potatoes Quick and easy potatoes that cook right along with your meat on the grill. No need to heat up the house. When you are enjoying a beautiful day outside on the deck or in the yard, who wants to have to go inside to cook dinner? Well now, you can stay outside with everyone else. These potatoes make it easy to cook your entire meal on the grill, not just your meat or fish. We just had a beautiful deck put on our house and I definitely didn’t want to go inside to have to cook dinner. Truth be told, I will probably be living on the…
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Derby Style Pie
Derby Style Pie Unfortunately, the Kentucky Derby has been postponed this year due to the Coronoavirus. It will be run in September instead of May. But….that doesn’t mean that we can’t still enjoy his wonderful Derby Style Pie. When I was growing up, my Mama and Daddy had race horses. Now they were pretty good, but of course never made it to the “Derby”. My parents loved going to the track to watch our horses run. Heck, my daughter Brianna, was just a baby when we would get her all dressed up and go to the track to watch the horses. Needless to say, the Kentucky Derby was sort of…
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Easy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
This delicious and easy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo will wow your family and friends. This creamy, crispy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo is done in less than 30 minutes Many people never think to make Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo at home, they only have it when they go places like Olive Garden or some other Italian restaurant. Perhaps they think it is just too complicated. Well I’m here to tell y’all, this is super easy! Not only is this recipe easy, it is also extremely versatile. Want Cajun Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo? Just add some Cajun seasoning to the breading. Or add a teaspoon to the Alfredo sauce. Or….do both if you are really into…
