Lunch recipes

This easy recipe for Beef Tips with gravy is the perfect weeknight dinner. They are simple to make, and the mushroom gravy is rich and flavorful. You can serve them over rice or pasta, or even potatoes.

A cheesy, savory broccoli cheese pasta bake made with Parmesan and Gruyere cheeses! It’s a warm and comforting casserole everyone will love.

This easy recipe for Yellow Squash Casserole is the perfect way to enjoy garden-fresh yellow squash in a creamy comforting side dish. Make it during the summer months or whip it up for the holiday season for everyone to enjoy!  While there are many ways to prepare and cook yellow squash, turning it into a …

Our Sirloin Steak is flavorful steak that’s marinated in a red wine vinegar and garlic marinade then cooked in butter. The result is garlicky, buttery, tender steak every time! You can’t go wrong with a great sirloin steak. Perfectly seasoned, tender, and cooked just they you like! Some of our favorite sides to serve with …

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad pairs two classic dishes and only takes about 20 minutes to prepare. Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is the perfect mashup of two very simple dishes. The result is an easy recipe that’s low fuss and big on flavor. We also have a few other pasta salad recipes that we absolutely love …

Pesto Pasta Salad is full of rotini pasta, mozzarella pearls, olives, cherry tomatoes and basil, then tossed with fresh basil pesto. It’s an easy side dish for your next picnic or potluck. You can’t go wrong with a great pesto pasta salad full of fresh ingredients. Some of our other favorite pasta salad recipes are …

Homemade Hamburger Helper – Need a quick dinner that will feed a crowd? Then try our one-skillet homemade hamburger helper recipe made with pantry staples! If you’re anything like us, then you’ve been cooking a lot over the last few days. To be honest, we could all use a little break. So, for today, we’re …

A warm and cheesy, 4-ingredient Frito pie recipe featuring everyone’s favorite corn chips smothered in chili and cheese! With temperatures in the 20’s, it’s safe to say Winter is in full swing. So, why not make something hot and filling for dinner? It’s not often that you see a dish featuring corn chips as one …

Cheesy ravioli lasagna is simple to prepare and so delicious! Tender ravioli pasta layered with marinara, ground beef, and mozzarella cheese. So, this recipe is new to us. Kim discovered it one day while checking on a keyword for the site. Apparently, you can use ravioli pasta as lasagna noodles to create a whole new …

Check out our warm and comforting cheeseburger casserole made with seasoned ground beef, gooey cheddar cheese, and tender elbow noodles! Until recently, I had never tried cheeseburger casserole. In fact, I didn’t know such a thing even existed. Apparently, I’ve been missing out. If you’ve never tried before, it tastes like homemade hamburger helper. Except, …

Our Instant Pot pork chops feature boneless, center-cut pork chops perfectly seasoned and served with a sour cream sauce! You can never have enough pressure cooker recipes. Especially, comforting Fall recipes like Instant Pot stuffed pepper soup. For today, we’re sharing another hearty, pressure cooker meal. It’s our Instant Pot pork chops with sour cream …

A savory beer cheese soup flavored with pale ale, sharp cheddar and pepper cheeses along with bacon, jalapenos, paprika, and garlic. With cooler temperature just around the corner, Kim and I figured it was time for more soup recipes. Today, we’re sharing Kim’s mouthwatering beer cheese soup. All the flavor beer cheese dip, in a …

Our ham hock and beans uses canned beans and smoked ham hock to create a flavorful meal that can be served as a main dish or side. What’s the best way to flavor pinto beans? We use pork cuts, like ham, bacon, and ham hocks. For today’s recipe we’re sharing Kim’s ham hock and beans. …

A simple great northern bean soup made with canned beans and flavored with ham hock, carrots, garlic, celery, and onions. Want to create a hearty, filling homemade soup but don’t have the time. Then try this great northern bean soup. We used canned beans and flavored them with a broth made from chicken broth, water, …

A quick and cheesy Mexican casserole made with pantry ingredients and shredded cheddar cheese. Best of all it’s done in 30-minutes or less! This is one of the recipes Kim’s grandmother used to make every time we visited. It’s a cheesy, filling, comfort dish. Much like our creamy chicken noodle casserole and Green Chile Chicken …

A cheesy meatball casserole loaded with meatballs, savory marinara, a mixture of Italian spices, and topped with mozzarella! We are ramping up for Fall this weekend. For today, we’re sharing Kim’s meatball casserole. It’s a hearty baked pasta loaded with Italian flavors. Kim added a few extra spices to the dish to take it to …

In less than 45-minutes, you can create a cheesy, comforting chicken broccoli rice casserole dinner using only one pot! The weekend is finally here and for most people that means relaxing. The last thing you want to do is spend all day in the kitchen trying to prepare a meal. For days like today, you …

Our chicken potato soup features tender chicken and diced potatoes simmered in a broth flavored with carrots, celery, onions, and spices. Fall is still a few weeks away but we’ve started on some new Fall recipes for the site. Kim and I plan sharing at least one warm and comforting meal every week. For today, …

A simple one pot stove-top tuna mac and cheese that creates a quick, filling dinner that’s done in 15-minutes or less! Life can be really hectic. On days like that, we need quick meals loaded with lean meat and veggies. However, nobody wants to stand in the kitchen making a pot roast when they’re already …

Spaghetti Arrabiata – A quick and simple homemade pasta dish that uses fresh garlic and canned tomatoes to create a savory, spicy dinner! Pasta is always something Kim and I can agree on. Whether it’s a creamy kielbasa pasta, ricotta spinach stuffed shells, or Mexican spaghetti. We adore pasta. In fact, we eat it at …

A spicy, cheesy Chile relleno casserole that’s easy to prepare and delicious to devour! All the flavor of your favorite Tex-Mex dish in a casserole. The other day, Kim and I were both craving a Chile relleno from our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant. Unfortunately, at the time, we couldn’t exactly drop everything and go out to …

Our Instant Pot hot dogs recipe shows you how to make hot dogs for a crowd using a pressure cooker. Perfectly steamed hot dogs in 10-minutes or less! Lately, we’ve all been super busy and have had little time to cook for a crowd. Fortunately, there are handy appliances like pressure cookers. For today’s recipe, …

A quick and easy Margherita pizza recipe with a simple twist, savory marinara. The added sauce keeps the pizza moist and adds a touch of color to the pie! Pizza is one of Kim’s favorite dishes. Our site has tons of pizza influenced lunch and dinner options. Our Instant Pot supreme pizza pasta and our …

A quick and simple one pot creamy kielbasa pasta recipe. Featuring kielbasa sausage tossed with tender noodles and covered in a rich cream sauce! Kielbasa sausage has been a household favorite for quite awhile. In fact, I grew up eating it in a variety of dishes like bean soup. Recently, Kim used it to create …