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Grilled Mediterranean Chicken and Vegetables

Monique — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:00:11 +0000

Grilled Mediterranean Chicken and Vegetables

Delicious grilled Mediterranean chicken with beautiful vegetables and the best herby tzatziki sauce. This high-protein, veggie-packed dinner is perfect for summer and ready in just about 30 minutes! Serve everything up with warm pita bread or your favorite grains, and plenty of fresh herbs. I teased this incredible new summer grilling recipe a couple of

Baked or Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken (with the best honey mustard marinade!)

Monique — Sun, 18 May 2025 16:00:57 +0000

Baked or Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken (with the best honey mustard marinade!)

Delicious and simple grilled honey mustard chicken with the best honey mustard marinade that’s perfect for baked or grilled chicken recipes. The paleo honey mustard chicken marinade is sweet, tangy and an easy way to add moisture and flavor to any cut of chicken! My former Applebee’s order in middle and high school: chicken tenders

Summer Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado

Monique — Thu, 08 May 2025 16:00:21 +0000

Summer Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado

Gorgeous summer strawberry spinach salad topped with avocado, feta, red onion, toasted almonds, and pistachios and drizzled with a flavorful strawberry balsamic vinaigrette. The best ever strawberry salad recipe that’s sweet, tangy, crunchy, creamy and the perfect lunch or easy side dish! One of my absolute FAVORITE healthy salads to make during the summer is

Healthy Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing

Monique — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:00:25 +0000

Healthy Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing

Creamy healthy greek yogurt ranch dressing with ingredients that you can feel good about! This easy homemade ranch dressing will be your new go-to for salads, dips, and more. Skip the bottled stuff for good and try this amazing, protein-packed option! This super creamy greek yogurt ranch will become your new obsession. At least that’s

Everything Spring Green Salad with Basil Lemon Vinaigrette

Monique — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:00:31 +0000

Everything Spring Green Salad with Basil Lemon Vinaigrette

Beautiful spring green salad filled with fresh seasonal produce, seeds & creamy avocado, and tossed in the BEST lemon basil vinaigrette. Enjoy this gorgeous, flavorful spring salad as a main meal, easy side dish, or recipe for a potluck! When you’re from the Midwest, you know that there’s a huge discrepancy from when the calendar

Roasted Garlic Cheddar Cauliflower Soup

Monique — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:00:17 +0000

Roasted Garlic Cheddar Cauliflower Soup

Creamy roasted cauliflower soup packed with flavor from a whole head of roasted garlic. There’s no cream or flour involved in this easy cauliflower soup recipe, just blended cauliflower and savory melted cheddar cheese! Serve with croutons or toasted sourdough for the most comforting meal. Today I’m bringing you a truly luscious soup to warm

Spicy Maple Glazed Salmon for Two

Monique — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:00:34 +0000

Spicy Maple Glazed Salmon for Two

Spicy maple glazed salmon makes the perfect weeknight dinner for two! All you need is 20 minutes and a few simple ingredients to make this delicious, protein-packed meal. Serve your maple glazed salmon with sweet potato fries, veggies, noodles, or a leafy green salad. Yes, I first posted this recipe almost 10 years and YES

Warm Brussels Sprouts Salad

Monique — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:00:50 +0000

Warm Brussels Sprouts Salad

Beautiful warm brussels sprouts salad tossed with crispy bacon, toasted hazelnuts, dried cranberries and a light lemon dressing. This cozy twist on a classic shredded brussels sprouts salad is full of flavor and makes a wonderful lunch or holiday side dish! There’s a warm brussels sprouts saute kit at Trader Joe’s that I fell in

Asiago Arugula Pear Salad

Monique — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 10:00:01 +0000

Asiago Arugula Pear Salad

Beautiful and simple arugula pear salad with savory asiago cheese, almonds, creamy avocado, and a light white balsamic vinaigrette. This fresh arugula salad has delicious bites of sweet, salty, zippy flavor and tons of wonderful textures for an easy holiday side dish or weekday lunch! Enjoy as is or pair with your favorite protein for

Smashed Cucumber Avocado Salad

Monique — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:00:02 +0000

Smashed Cucumber Avocado Salad

Easy smashed cucumber avocado salad made with simple ingredients for a beautiful side dish or addition to grain bowls and proteins! This fresh cucumber avocado salad packs plenty of flavor from lime juice, herbs, and a little jalapeño. It’s a beautiful, fresh, green salad! Made with 6 ingredients in just 15 minutes! And it’s the

Sazon Grilled Chicken Thighs

Monique — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:00:10 +0000

Sazon Grilled Chicken Thighs

Flavorful sazon grilled chicken thighs marinated in a homemade sazon seasoning blend and grilled to juicy perfection. This easy grilled chicken thigh recipe is perfect for adding to tacos, salads, bowls and more! Have you ever heard of sazon seasoning? It’s one of my go-to favorite spice blends that my Mom puts on *literally* everything.

High Protein Salads in Jars that Make the Perfect Lunch

Monique — Mon, 27 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000

High Protein Salads in Jars that Make the Perfect Lunch

Four easy high protein salads in jars that make the perfect meal prep lunch! These mason jar salads are filled with fresh veggies and packed with protein from chicken. Customize each salad with a homemade or store-bought dressing for ease, and enjoy lunch in no time. I’m here to remind you that I have not