With the cost of food rising so much in the last couple of years, I am constantly looking for ways to save on my grocery bill. One of the ways to do that is to make meals that don’t require that many ingredients. If you think cheap and easy means only boxed meals, I’m here …
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Quick and Easy Chicken Alfredo
One of my favorite quick and easy go-to meals is this Chicken Alfredo. It comes together in less than 30 minutes and only requires 8 ingredients. I usually have all of them on hand in my fridge and pantry so I can quickly whip this meal up if I need a last minute dinner idea. …
Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
I got this recipe from a family recipe book after I got married. I’ve adapted it to my own and it has been one of our favorite recipes over the years. This is a bit of a different take on your normal southern jambalaya. It’s made with chicken and breakfast sausage instead of shrimp. It …
Ham and potato casserole
There is nothing like a good comfort food casserole and this ham and potato casserole definitely fits into that category. It is creamy and delicious and easy to put together. It’s also a great way to use up leftover Easter ham. I start by dicing 7 or 8 russet potatoes depending on how big they …
Sausage and Ground Turkey Meatballs
Meatballs are such a comfort food and they are a favorite meal in my family. My husband suffers from gout on occasion and since red meat can cause flare ups, we try to limit it as much as we can. He still loves meatballs though so I started looking for ways that he could enjoy …
Weekly menu planning
Menu planning is a life saver for me. I literally couldn’t cook dinner or grocery shop without doing a menu plan for the week. When I’m cooking dinner, I like having a list of meals to choose from each day of the week and knowing that I have the ingredients in the house to make …