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Creamy Sausage Pasta
This one skillet Creamy Sausage Pasta is an Italian-inspired dish that combines savory sausages with a rich, velvety sauce and perfectly cooked pasta. Lately, I have been in a pasta frenzy but a bit burnt out on the regular Alfredo or spaghetti. This sausage pasta gave me just the pasta fix I needed with a…
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Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
A savory blend of herbs and spices with a golden crispy outside, this easy oven-baked chicken thighs is rich in flavor and so good! As a busy mama I am always here for an easy meal that I can just throw in the oven and what’s easier than some oven-baked chicken? With just a handful…
Cajun Shrimp Pasta
Looking for an easy to make seafood pasta dish? Try this creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta made with fresh bell peppers and tossed in a flavorful sauce. Cajun Shrimp Pasta is one of my all-time favorite pasta dishes. It’s easy, it’s yummy, and it’s not chicken or beef which adds a bit of flair to our…
Red Beans & Rice
This is probably my absolute all-time favorite comfort dish. If you haven’t had or tried red beans and rice in your lifetime, you are most definitely missing out on the JOY this dish brings. My kids absolutely love when Mama makes a pot of red beans and rice with some cornbread. A Louisiana creole dish…
Beef & Broccoli
I love Chinese take-out nights when I don’t have to do much and still get great-tasting food. What I don’t always love about it is the price tag of feeding a big family with takeout. So the easiest way for me to get the take-out food without the take-out money is to make the dishes…
Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sliders
Happy June everyone! When everyone is having their cookouts with hot dogs and hamburgers this summer, I like to bring something a little different. Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sliders! The spicy but creamy sliders are a huge hit at my family gatherings. To make Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sliders the following ingredients are needed: I use premade…
Crab Cakes
A few nights ago I was putting the babies to sleep and started thinking about how I needed to use this leftover crab meat I had from making gumbo. Then I ran down a list of things I could make with it and ultimately landed on making some crab cakes with some spicy seafood sauce.…
Southern Fried Chicken
Today my oldest took a family poll to see who all wanted me to cook fried chicken. Needless to say the vote was unanimous because here we are and this mama felt complete gratitude that my family loves my chicken. And since I’m in such a good mood, I thought I should share my family-voted…
Creamy Pork Tenderloin
Switching up my typical weeknight dinner of chicken for some delicious, tender, creamy pork tenderloin medallions. Bonus – You can make this meal for less than $20. I get in the habit of just switching from chicken and ground beef for meals, and some days I just get burnt out on it. And while I…
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
After some deliberate thinking, I’ve decided that I need to share some of my favorite side dishes to go along with these delicious entrees I’ve posted, What better way to start than with my garlic mashed potatoes that I paired with my Creamy Pork Tenderloin? This is my go-to mashed potatoes recipe that I can…
Latin Chicken Stew
If you haven’t noticed already, I love chicken. It’s versatile and I can make just about anything with it. It just so happens I love a good stew as well. While I usually try to keep my stews and soups for the winter months we were just blessed with a random mini cold front! Just…
Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya
Hello mamas! This week I’m sharing one of my favorite one-pot meals – delicious, comforting Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya. One of the main reasons I love jambalaya is that I can always change the protein to fit whatever I have at home. Whether that’s chicken, shrimp, sausage, crawfish, and even duck. For personal preference I…
Enchiladas
Every now I then I get a craving for Mexican food and then remember I have 2 little babes under 2 who will ruin a good time at a restaurant. If you know, you know. But I don’t let that stop me from enjoying some of my favorite Tex-Mex dishes! For nights like those, I…
Pizza Snacks
To start off April I want to share a fun recipe I love to make with the kiddos. We usually do this for lunch but it can definitely hold up as a quick night time meal. It’s easy enough for kiddos of all ages to help participate so don’t be afraid to let them chip…
Garlic and Herb Chicken
Hey mamas, we’re back this week with a chicken recipe! Yummmm. Every now and then I like to believe I’m super healthy. And what do healthy people cook, baked chicken. But I need flavor so I need a flavorful baked chicken and garlic & herb chicken gives me just that. The majority of this recipe…
Meatloaf
Hello mamas! I am back this week with a quick and easy weeknight meal: Meatloaf! I love a good meatloaf and so does my family, which makes this meal a staple in our household. Not to mention if the meal doesn’t require too much of my attention I am down to make it. Luckily meatloaf…
Peppered Chicken
As I look at the previous recipes I’ve shared, I realized it looks like my family doesn’t eat vegetables. Ha! I promise we do. Healthy balanced meals over here everybody. I just usually serve them on the side. But it made me decide that this week’s recipe would be Peppered Chicken and if you haven’t…
Parmesan Breaded Chicken and Alfredo
Tired of the same old chicken Alfredo? Want to put a little twist to a classic – bread the chicken. It adds so much more flavor and depth to a simple household favorite. For this dish I use the following ingredients: Chicken breast, breadcrumbs, eggs, flour, parmesan cheese, and butter. And then pasta, heavy cream,…
Baked BBQ Chicken and Sausage
Nothing says easy like throwing all of your ingredients into a pan, tossing it in the oven, and calling it dinner. And if you don’t know by now, I love an easy meal so this week we’re making baked barbecue chicken and sausage. This meal is one I grew up eating when my mama needed…
Salisbury Steak
I love a good Salisbury steak. Especially with some gravy and mushrooms and mashed potatoes, just delicious. And it’s so easy to make! All you need to make Salisbury steak is a 2lbs ground beef, a pack of onion soup, Worcestershire sauce, breadcrumbs, eggs, onions, and then some flour and beef broth for your gravy.…
Humpday Porkchops
Mamas, if you are anything like me when Wednesday comes around you are tired of cooking. There’s just something about the middle of the week where you’re too tired to cook a bell and whistles dinner. Wednesdays are also basketball practice nights, so I want dinner to be quick with no fuss. And that’s why…
Cilantro Lime Chicken
Cilantro lime chicken is one of our household favorites! It’s delicious and juice with the right amount of spice. It’s quick and easy to make, most of the time needed if for marinating. As a busy mama having to marinate your meat might not seem like an easy task, but I like to do it…