Serve up this Healthy Turkey, Zucchini and Rice Casserole for an easy dinner packed with lean protein and veggies. A great make-ahead recipe option! When we lived in Utah, stealth zucchini deliveries were a real thing. I can recall several instances of opening our front door to find a bag of the green squash sitting…
Turmeric Rice with Cashews & Dried Cherries
Kick up your side dish game with this Turmeric Rice recipe, complete with crunchy cashews and sweet-tart cherries. You can’t beat guests who show up on your doorstep with a full dinner in hand! Last week when my parents came for a visit from Canada, they unloaded dish upon dish of scrumptious food from the…
One-Pot Arroz Con Pollo {Chicken and Rice}
Looking for an easy, healthy dinner recipe? This Arroz con Pollo (chicken and rice) dish from Lexi’s Clean Kitchen’s new cookbook fits the bill perfectly. One can never have enough cookbooks on their bookshelves, especially ones filled with approachable healthy recipes and big, beautiful photos. Considering my love for one-pot recipes, it’s no surprise that…
Wild Mushroom Ragout with Cauliflower Rice (+ Curtis Stone’s SHARE Restaurant)
This Wild Mushroom Ragout with Cauliflower Rice is inspired by a similar dish at Curtis Stone’s SHARE restaurant aboard Princess Cruises. Delicious and healthy! Thank you to Princess Cruises for helping me share this recipe with you. The chance that you’ll end a day aboard Princess Cruises hungry is as likely as being struck by…
Light Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe with BBQ Pork {#VegItUp}
Skip the take-out and cook up a batch of flavorful, healthier vegetable fried rice at home. Packed with vegetables and flavor for #VegItUp! Thank you to Bob’s Red Mill for helping me share this recipe with you. We had no idea what to expect when we moved into our new neighborhood a few weeks ago….
Southwestern Turkey Rice Casserole Recipe
This southwestern turkey rice casserole is a fantastic mix of spices, vegetables and lean protein. It all comes together in about 30 minutes for a healthy dinner. This is not the first turkey rice casserole I’ve made, and there’s a very good reason for that. Each time I come up with a new version, I’m…
Quick Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe with Cilantro Dressing
The next time you pick up a rotisserie chicken from the store, whip up these easy, healthy chicken burrito bowls for dinner. Every since my boys were little, they’ve begged for “favorite chicken” on our Costco shopping trips. That would be “rotisserie chicken” to the rest of the world. It’s the boys’ favorite because of…
Shrimp & Vegetable Stir Fry with Jasmine Rice
This shrimp stir fry recipe can be whipped up in minutes, is packed with veggies and served on a bed of aromatic jasmine rice. Thank you to USA Rice and The Healthy Aperture Blogger Network for helping me to share this recipe with you. If someone asked me what I considered to be pantry staples,…
Sushi Salad with Wasabi Soy Dressing Recipe
If you like the flavors of sushi, you are going to love this salad! A wasabi soy dressing tops arugula, smoked salmon and pickled ginger for a fantastic meal. {First of all, I wish all of my Canadian friends, family and readers a very Happy Thanksgiving!} When we were in high school, my best friend…
Teriyaki Turkey, Rice and Vegetable Casserole Recipe
This hearty casserole incorporates a low sugar teriyaki sauce with brown rice, turkey and vegetables for a healthy meal that the whole family will love. Homemade teriyaki sauce is a thing of legend at our house. Teriyaki meatballs are requested for birthday dinners and the sauce, when mixed into a ground turkey and edamame filling,…
Curry Asparagus & Cauliflower “Rice” Recipe
Whether you’re looking for a paleo, low carb or vegan side dish, or just something that tastes really darn good, this Curry Asparagus and Cauliflower “Rice” should do the trick! This whole veggie thing is taking on a life of its own. As I mentioned in my last couple of posts, Easy Vegetable Soft Tacos…
Toasted Brown Rice with Mushrooms & Thyme Recipe
Sometimes side dishes are the best part of the meal, particularly when flavored with browned mushrooms and fresh thyme. Brown rice adds a dose of fiber to any meal. As much as we love experimenting with different grains, such as quinoa, farro and barley, our go-to whole grain remains brown rice. Sometime we cook it…
Greek Turkey, Rice & Feta Casserole
This healthy Greek Turkey, Rice and Feta Casserole is one of the easiest weeknight dinners I’ve made in a long time. What do you do when you have leftover brown rice and ground turkey in the fridge, and two boys who are incessantly asking, “What’s for dinner?” In lieu of completely losing it and passive…
Easy Cilantro Lime Brown Rice Recipe
Tuck this Easy Cilantro Lime Brown Rice into burritos or serve it as a side dish. It’s a fantastic whole grain and gluten-ree recipe that you’ll make over and over again. It’s not often that my kids get excited over side dishes. When it’s just plain rice and steamed broccoli, who can really blame them?…
Brown Rice and Bean Salad Recipe with Chili Hot Sauce Dressing
Whip up this easy brown rice and bean salad for your Cinco de Mayo feast, or serve it as a vegetarian entree (vegan and gluten-free, too) any night of the week. Thanks to Cholula Hot Sauce for helping me to share this recipe with you. This recipe and bean salad was the result of a…
Chicken Hoisin Rice Bowl Recipe with Mushrooms & Zucchini
Whip up these healthy hoisin chicken rice bowls in minutes. Crimini and shiitake mushrooms, and sliced zucchini add flavor and vitamins. I’ve always been a stir-fry gal. In fact, chicken stir-fry is one of the first things I learned to cook in my early twenties. Feeling awfully fancy and proud of myself, I would marinate…
One-Pot Beet, Rosemary & Kale Arborio Rice Pilaf Recipe
The vibrant color of this one-pot beet, rosemary and kale arborio rice pilaf make this a show-stopping side dish or vegetarian meal. Thanks to McCormick Gourmet for helping me share this recipe with you. This week I felt as though I was on the Food Netowrk show, Chopped. Well, minus the judge who goes ballistic…
Easy Rice Bowl Recipe with Black Beans, Avocado & Cilantro Dressing {Vegetarian & Gluten-Free}
This easy vegetarian and gluten-free rice bowl recipe is elevated to “must make every week” status by the garlic-infused rice and light cilantro dressing. I like meals that reinforce my periodic laziness at dinnertime. When I don’t feel like making a meal that could actually be categorized as a recipe, I find myself throwing random…
Shrimp Puttanesca Rice Bowl Recipe with Capers & Tomatoes
This classic Italian puttanesca sauce is simmered with shrimp & ladled over rice for an easy, healthy meal. Whenever my husband’s birthday or Father’s Day rolls around, it’s sure to be a Mexican/southwestern fiesta at our house. For this birthday, that meant Rick Bayless’ Smoky Peanut Mole with Pork Tenderloin. The weekend also involved our…
Savory Rice & Cheese Cake Recipe with Spinach & Roasted Red Peppers {Vegetarian}
This vegetarian savory rice & cheese cake recipe is a great option for Meatless Monday. It’s loaded with spinach, roasted red peppers and gooey mozzarella cheese. I’ve discovered that winter running pants are not terribly forgiving. It appears that mixing spandex with holiday eating is a very misled notion. It’s kind of like drinking while…
