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Curried Lentil Bowls (For Breakfast)

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Hey Monday! We are so ready for you with these yummy and nutritious curried lentil bowls for breakfast!!! Sauteed onion, sausage, scrambled eggs are combined with tender lentils in a tomato-y curry sauce. Some steamed dark leafy greens are in there so you cans start your day off with some extra nutrition. All of this is topped with a dollop of Greek yogurt, goat cheese, a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, and some fresh herbs. Doesn't that just sound like the best breakfast for your … [Read more...]

The Best Chicken Taco Salad

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Behold the BEST chicken taco salad you will ever have!! Taco salad always sounds so promising. I mean all the best things about a taco piled on top of some lettuce, how can that not be good?! Somehow they always seemed to fall short at restaurants, anyone else agree? So I decided to make my own! BEST decision ever! Soon after  I made those instant pot chicken tacos I had a lot of that meat leftover I added some romaine lettuce and the best chicken taco salad was … [Read more...]

Buffalo Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing

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Where are all my buffalo chicken lovers?!?! Gather round because I just made you a huge buffalo chicken salad!!! You're welcome!!! This buffalo chicken salad is meant for anyone who loves a good crunchy salad with all the textures! You've got crunchy romaine lettuce, chopped celery, bell pepper, a few slices of red onion, creamy hard boiled eggs, salty delicious creamy blue cheese crumbled straight off the block (the only way to eat it)! And of course, the perfectly cooked chicken breast … [Read more...]

Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Peppers

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Here are the enchiladas, as promised! I bet you weren't expecting enchiladas stuffed into a pepper...were you?! Everything is better when it's stuffed into a pepper! What else can I put in these things?! I mean, don't get me wrong, regular enchiladas are great, LOVE THEM! But you know what I love even more? Taking something traditional and putting a healthier and unexpected spin on things...chicken enchilada stuffed peppers were born. And if you're kinda like "but I like enchiladas just as … [Read more...]

Easiest Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

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Say hello to chicken taco night all week long!!! Thanks to the instant pot which helps us to make the easiest chicken tacos ever!!!! And by easy I mean dump everything in the instant pot, the chicken, spices, salsa, black beans, frozen corn and let it cook for 8 minutes - chicken cooked in 8 minutes, how amazing is the instant pot?!?! Remove the chicken and let the power of your stand or hand mixer shred the chicken for you - seriously THE BEST times saver in the kitchen. See, perfectly … [Read more...]

Healing Instant Pot Bone Broth

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First Instant Pot recipe here on Robust Recipes!!!! Happy dance! But don't worry there are directions in the notes for a slow cooker version too! Have you guys heard about bone broth? It's all the rage in the health food world - move over kale. JK kale, I still love you! Half of you are probably like...umm bone broth is broth for soup, right? The other half of you are probably like umm....YAAASSS GIVE ME ALL THE BONE BROTH!!! No, I'm not talking about bone broth for soup. Although, yes … [Read more...]

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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Buffalo chicken stuffed sweet potatoes!!! I mean, just forget the buffalo chicken wings and give me these babies. Who would have thought buffalo chicken goes so well with sweet potateos?!?! It so does, my friends. Tender baked sweet potatoes are stuffed with pre-cooked chicken, crunchy celery, salty blue cheese all in a creamy buffalo sauce made from Greek yogurt and hot sauce - Frank's red hot to be exact...because that's how buffalo chicken is done! (But of course, use the kind of … [Read more...]

Spicy Chipotle Honey Meatballs with Cooling Cilantro Lime Sauce

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MEATBALLS, MEATBALLS we all scream for MEATBALLS!!! Isn't that how it goes?! Ummm. Regardless, who doesn't want meatballs in their life? Especially when they are coated in a sticky spicy chipotle honey sauce and dipped into a cooling lime cilantro sauce. Yup. I thought so! Someone told me that the Super bowl is coming up...is this right? February 5th or something? Obviously I'm not too concerned about when the Super bowl is or who is playing. I do care about the food that's at the … [Read more...]

Super Easy Asian Marinade

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Are you ready for a super easy Asian marinade to flavor all your your steaks, and fish and pork, and maybe chicken?! I say maybe chicken, because when I tested this recipe with chicken breasts the marinade charred onto the chicken because it needed to cook for so long. BUT I imagine that it would do great on chicken that is first cut into bite sized pieces, or pounded to be a thinner cut of meat...BTW I don't really love pounding chicken, or any meat for that matter, it's kind of scary and kind … [Read more...]

One Pan Maple Chicken with Brussels Sprouts and Bacon

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Are you ready for one of THE BEST meals of your life?!?!? And it's all made in ONE PAN!!! Bonus points! Let's discuss the reasons why this one pan maple chicken with Brussels sprouts and bacon is going to literally change weekend dinners as you know it! 1) The chicken thighs that have been marinated in a maple balsamic Dijon + garlic situation. 2) The chicken thighs are seared until the skin is charred and slightly crispy (trust me, this is a good thing, so much flavor). 3) The Brussels … [Read more...]