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How to Cook A Whole Chicken in Under One Hour

by Steph | Sep 29, 2018 | Chicken, Dinner, Main Dish

Let’s make dinner! Does cooking a whole chicken intimidate you? Or do you want to cook one, but you don’t have time to roast it for 2 hours? Also, let’s agree that slow cooker (and Instant Pot) chicken is great, but never tastes as good a...

Easy Real Food Chinese Chicken & Veggies

by Steph | Aug 13, 2018 | Chicken, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Recipes, Main Dish, Recipes

An easy, real food alternative to Chinese takeout! Only 9-ingredients and 30 minutes. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Truth: We love breaded fried Chinese takeout, but we almost never buy it. For obvious reasons. And...

Cumin Beans & Cornbread

by Steph | Mar 15, 2018 | Beans, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Recipes, Instant Pot, Lunch, Main Dish, Make Ahead, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

Learn to cook dry beans with this simple recipe that is gluten-free and taught my family to love a bowl of beans. Cumin beans are to make on the stove top, in the slow cooker, or with your Instant Pot, you can feed 6 people real food for around $3 and 5 minutes of...

Easy, Frugal Potato Peel Soup

by Steph | Nov 14, 2017 | Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Recipes, Lunch, Main Dish, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Soups & Stews, Vegetarian Recipes

Need a budget-friendly dinner idea that helps you use what you have and prevent food waste? This soup tastes like potato soup, but it’s made with the scraps! Real food and delicious. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. As...

Picadillo (Mexican Beef & Potato Stew)

by Steph | Oct 16, 2017 | Beef, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Recipes, Lunch, Main Dish, Recipes

An authentic, frugal, hearty, ground beef staple that uses a few ingredients and costs pennies per serving. Picadillo is also gluten-free, dairy-free and Whole30 approved!

Modified Macaroni & Cheese: 4 Ways

by Steph | Oct 12, 2017 | Beef, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Lunch, Main Dish, Make-It-Yourself Recipes, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetable Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

For some reason, we feel the need to improve upon perfection. Homemade Macaroni & Cheese is basically the perfect comfort food. It has pasta, melted cheese, salt, and it’s ready in less than 20 minutes. But for some reason, people try to ruin it with things like...