Robust Recipes

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BBQ Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing

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Can we all just agree that meal salads are the best kinds of salads?! Lettuce loaded with all the coordinated ingredients to bring together a meal in one bowl! Honestly, if you're not into salads you will be after eating this BBQ chicken salad and also my chicken taco salad I shared recently. Both of those salads are so perfectly coordinated with ingredients, textures, taste, and topped with the perfect dressing that you will  never want eat anything else for dinner all summer … [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...]

10 Spring Recipes to Make Before it Gets Too Hot!

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If you've been following the blog for a while you know that each summer I tell you my woes of how insanely hot our kitchen gets in the summer time. Our circa 1910 house doesn't have central air - yes we have window a/c units but the cold air never quite reaches my little cave of a kitchen. Point is that I pretty much never turn on my oven during June through August if I can help it. I'm guessing I'm not the only person who prefers to keep their oven off during that time. Anyone else have a sauna … [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...]

Easy Eggplant Lasagna Roll Ups

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Do you ever just want some lasagna but you don't want to go through all the efforts of making one? AND you don't want the heaviness of lasagna?! YES, this is me! Easy Eggplant lasagna roll ups were born!!! 45 minutes later...minimal assembly required...eggplant instead of noodles, and all of the good feeling lasagna vibes will be yours! Virtual high five! You know what I think you should do?! I think you should go make these eggplant lasagna roll ups real soon, for several reasons. 1) make use … [Read more...]

10 Minute Weekday Huevos Rancheros

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A Mexican breakfast for the Monday of Cinco de Mayo week?!!! Ummm YES! Everything is right with the world! It would be even more right if we celebrate with a margarita on Saturday (Cinco de Mayo)...but that's for later! And YES this breakfast is totally achievable to make on your busy weekday morning! All you need is 10 minutes and 1 pan to make it! Crispy tostada, saucy salsa, gooey runny egg yolk for a weekday breakfast all in 10 minutes?! Sign me up! Traditionally huevos rancheros are made … [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...]

Mushroom Lasagna with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

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Guess what you guys?!?! This is the first time I have made lasagna all by myself! Aren't you so proud of me?! And this lasagna isn't any old lasagna. It's a mushroom lasagna with roasted red pepper sauce! YES we even made our own sauce!!! Don't worry, none of it is hard...just a little time consuming but totally worth it. Worth it because each bite is layered with sauteed mushrooms, spinach, creamy ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese with tender noodles and smoky, sweet red pepper sauce. I … [Read more...]

Curried Cauliflower Tacos with Crispy Tofu & Curry Sauce

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Is everyone here excited for curried cauliflower tacos?!?! I think the answer is YES! Let's cut right to the chase, Here's what's happening with these curried cauliflower tacos: crispy tofu (see photo below) - I'm kind of new to the land of tofu and I have learned that texture is EVERYTHING! roasted cauliflower with curry powder - THE BEST! crunchy, tangy, slightly onion-y quick pickled red onions - just so yum on pretty much everything! tahini curry sauce - quick and simple … [Read more...]