When compiling this list to share, I realized all of my picks were from my top 3 food blogging sites: Damn Delicious, Chef-In-Training, and The Pioneer Woman. All three of these use simple ingredients to create delicious meals, and then they photograph the food so well you just want to lick it off the screen. For real.
In each description below, click on the picture to take you directly to the original site. There is also a link to my personal printable version for my recipe binder under each image. (All images are those of the original blogger.)
Lemon Chicken (by Damn Delicious) - a quick & easy way to change up the ordinary chicken night. The only thing you might not have in your pantry is a couple of lemons. After zesting them for this dish, give 'em a squeeze and make yourself a glass of lemonade!
(Click HERE for my printable version of the recipe.)
White Chicken Enchiladas with Green Chile Sour Cream Sauce (by Damn Delicious) - rich and creamy enchiladas; toppings optional, but not really.
(Click HERE for my printable version)
Crab & Quinoa Spring Rolls (by Damn Delicious) - the original recipe called for shrimp, but since I'm allergic, I changed this to imitation crab. Don't turn up your nose! You can always buy fresh lump crab, but that can get pricey. Although I don't think imitation crab taste much like real crab, I like it's own flavor. I know I said most of these recipes have common ingredients. This one calls for quinoa (which I've talked about before) and rice paper wrappers. I did have to go to an Asian market to get these wrappers, as Publix did not have them, but you might luck up and find them in Walmart or elsewhere?
(Click HERE for my printable version.)
Baked Corn (by Chef-In-Training) - I love corn. This stems from a deep love of my Memaw's freshly creamed corn from her garden. And I mean fresh. I remember helping bringing in piles of corn from the garden as she sat at this old wooden table outside her house shucking and washing corn cobs. Then they would get creamed by hand into glorious perfection. There was and is nothing like it to this day. Okay, okay... back to the recipe. It takes plain ol' whole kernel corn (which nearly makes me gag to just serve alone as a side) and dresses it up. Similar recipes call for mayo and/or sour cream, so I like this recipe better since it cuts out on more fattening things like that.
(Click HERE for my printable version)
Spinach Artichoke Pasta (by The Pioneer Woman) - throw the "less fattening" idea out the window for this creamy pasta dish from Ree. She, butter, and cream are a love triangle that will not be broken. But, this classic dip turned pasta recipe was a hit at our Community Group one night, so I think you will like it too! You could also throw in diced chicken to make this dish more filling.
(Click HERE for my printable version)
Share any new recipes you have tried in the comments below, or let me know if you make any of these dishes and how well you like them!
