It’s hard to find a dish more reminiscent of childhood for me than a good, creamy chicken noodle casserole.
With winter weather still in full effect for much of the country, it’s time to bring this classic back into our kitchens again.
It’s hard to find a dish more reminiscent of childhood for me than a good, creamy chicken noodle casserole.
With winter weather still in full effect for much of the country, it’s time to bring this classic back into our kitchens again.
I have a lot of recipes in my regular rotation that use just a small amount of shredded or sliced cooked chicken, like my go-to lunch salad, these BBQ burrito bowls, and any number of quick weeknight soups.
If I have some leftover chicken in the fridge, I use that for these easy meals. Otherwise, I use this poaching method to quickly cook a few chicken breasts when I need them!
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As winter soups go, split pea is definitely in the stick-to-your-ribs category.
Recently, I discovered that green split peas also come in a yellow variety. Simmer these along with a handful of Indian spices, and you have a bright, filling vegetarian supper.
Move over basil, kale would like some room at the pesto table!
I recently needed some pesto for a recipe and thought I would pick some up ready made at the market. Oops! I forgot, basil is a warm weather plant, and it and its pesto are hard to find around here in winter.
No problemo. It’s easy enough to make pesto from scratch with kale. Like its basil pesto cousin, kale pesto is terrific with pasta, potatoes, sandwiches, and with any and everything which calls for pesto.
This pasta dinner comes together fast!
Meatballs and vegetables roast together in the oven while pasta boils on the stove, then everything gets tossed with some olive oil, lemon juice, and a handful of parsley.
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