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Serve As a Side Dish Or Turn Into a Warm Meal!

I have a special cooking philosophy; the faster and easier, the better. It has gotten me through all these years and I intend to follow it for as long as I shall live, haha!

Oh well, I do make more complicated meals occasionally but when you’re trying to serve home cooked meals for your husband and kids every single day (on top of working, five days a week) it is definitely a rare occasion. This recipe, however, is one of my favorites and it’s a massive hit, every time I make it.

What I love about this is that this makes a wonderful, cold pasta salad for your BBQ or just a really nice side dish on a weeknight. But if you want to, you can easily turn this into a warm meal! I actually call this the healthy mac and cheese when I do that.

If you choose whole grain pasta for this and add some of your favorite veggies (sometimes I do like to add red pepper), you could basically call this a diet meal! Well, maybe not, but it’s definitely delicious.

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Quick Tip: The salad will keep in the fridge for up to 48 hours.

Stop Spending a Fortune On Store-Bought!

Our local outdoors & sports store is going to take a massive financial hit now that I have this awesome recipe for homemade beef jerky!

My husband practically eats beef jerky for breakfast, lunch and dinner. So far he has picked up his favorite brand from that local store of ours, but after I made this the first time he said there’s no going back. I have to admit; I’ve never been that big of a fan of beef jerky but this one was super delicious!

Don’t worry if you don’t have a dehydrator. Yes, it would come in handy when making this, but you can make this in your oven, too! In fact, that’s how I did it and it turned out perfect. I did check on it a few times while cooking, and you should too. Even though you’ll get instructions on the temperature and time, all ovens are a little bit different and you can also adjust the time based on how you like your beef jerky.

Feel free to adjust the seasonings, too, but I would highly recommend trying the recipe as is, first. For us it was perfect!

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Quick Tip: Store the beef jerky in an airtight container.

A delicious way to eat chili without tomatoes and kidney beans. I promise it’s good!

Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? Would the real chili recipe please stand up. LOL! Okay, so we all have our favorite chili recipes, right? I know that mine happens to be one that my mother made when I was a young girl. However, I came across this Colorado white bean chili on the Bless Us O Lord Food blog and my whole view on chili changed! Who knew that white chili could be so tasty?

If chili is a go-to meal for you (or even if it isn’t) you MUST give Bless us O Lord’s recipe a try. You won’t be sorry!

Are you ready to get the details on how to make this awesome recipe courtesy of Bless Us O Lord? Welp, high tail it on over to the next page for a complete list of ingredients and instructions. Enjoy!

Recipe and image courtesy of Bless Us O Lord.

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Quick Tip: If you don’t have any great Northern beans you can sub them with pinto.

Hungarian bean and beef stew turns a cold day into a tropical retreat.

Nothing beats a hot and steamy bowl of Hungarian bean beef stew when Old Man Winter comes a knockin’. I can remember my mother making this delicious stew for ys kids when we were small and each of LOVED it. The big debate was which bowls we were going to use. Mom had a collection of cute little soup bowls that we all fought over as there were only four of them and five of us. After we got the bowl argument settled we sat at the table and enjoyed our Hungarian bean and beef stew in silence. Yum!

This amazing recipe is super easy to follow, especially when you watch Irene Maitz-Playfair’s instructional YouTube video. Thanks, Irene!

Are you ready to get the details on how to make this awesome recipe courtesy of Rob Green? Welp, high tail it on over to the next page for a complete list of ingredients and instructions. Enjoy!

Recipe and image courtesy of Irene Maitz-Playfair and YouTube.

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Quick Tip: Serve with crusty bread or biscuits.

Nothing beats grandma’s classic Swiss steak recipe cooked low and slow in the crock pot.

My husband loves a good old-fashioned Swiss steak smothered in tomato sauce and cooked until the meat is as tender as my heart after watching Gone With The Wind. I’m telling you what, folks, this crock pot Swiss steak recipe made by Rob Green of YouTube is a real winner. You can’t just have one serving. I promise you that. After being cooked all day the meat turns out so tender and juicy. So yummy!

If Swiss steak is a go-to meal for you (or even if it isn’t) you MUST give Rob Green’s recipe a try. You won’t be sorry!

Are you ready to get the details on how to make this awesome recipe courtesy of Rob Green? Welp, high tail it on over to the next page for a complete list of ingredients and instructions. Enjoy!

Recipe and image courtesy of Rob Green and YouTube.

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Quick Tip: This recipe can also be made in a cast iron skillet.

Get The Party Started With A Dip To Die For!

I am in love with this baked parmesan dip from Courtney’s Sweets, and so are my kids! You know why? It’s because they saw Courtney’s recipe video and noticed those little hands making this yummy dip. You should have seen their eyes light up when I told them they could help me make this! They were so excited, and you won’t believe how fast they gobbled this up!

Even though this is a dip that your little ones could make without much help, it doesn’t mean grown-ups wouldn’t enjoy this, too. I made this for a movie night a couple of weeks ago and it was a huge success.

Courtney suggests serving this with chicken nuggets, but I just had a variety of chips, bread sticks and baguette slices available. All of them disappeared in 30 minutes, and so did every last, ooey-gooey drop of this dip!

You could make this is a larger baking dish, or small ramekins for individual servings. Either way you make it, it’s going to turn out delicious.

Recipe and image courtesy of YouTube and Courtney’s Sweets – check out more, delicious recipes from her!

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Quick Tip: Besides chicken nuggets, this dip is perfect with crackers, chips or baguette slices.

Do You Remember Enjoying This As A Kid? I Sure Do!

Did you know that the salisbury steak was invented by a 19th century physician, James Salisbury?

I didn’t either, but apparently he believed beef would solve many physical problems, and suggested this steak should be eaten three times a day. Of course, accompanied with plenty of water to cleanse the digestive system. I’m not as certain of the health benefits of this old-fashioned dish, but I do think it’s scrumptious!

I have to admit, though, that this recipe from Bobbi Meyer is pretty healthy (not to mention delicious!) If you’re using lean ground beef and making sure your ketchup is low-sugar, I guess you could have this even if you’re on a diet!

But that’s not why I decided to give Bobbi’s recipe a try. I made it because it looked really easy, super tasty, and because I think she’s pretty awesome, too! Have you seen all those recipes from her? She’s got plenty, and I intend to try them all, one at a time.

Recipe and image courtesy of YouTube and Bobbi Meyer – check out more, delicious recipes from Bobbi’s Kitchen!

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Quick Tip: Omit the mushrooms if you’re not a fan.