Chicken Tortilla Soup that is restaurant delicious (or better!), accidentally healthy, easy to double/triple for a crowd, freezer friendly and tastes like it’s been simmering for hours but on your table in 30 Minutes! Does it get any better?! This Chicken Tortilla Soup is the soup of my dreams. It’s almost dump and run for the…
Broccoli Cheese Soup (Lightened Up!)
This is the BEST Broccoli Cheese Soup ever – you won’t believe its lightened up!!! This Broccoli Cheese Soup is SO FLAVORFUL, creamy, comforting, easy, and on your table in just over 30 minutes (20 of those minutes are simmering!)!! It’s deceitfully decadent without packing on the pounds and undeniably delicious without taking all night…
Korean Spicy Noodles
KOREAN SPICY NOODLES ARE EASY TO MAKE AT HOME AND BETTER THAN YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT! Korean Noodles are a glass noodle stir fry loaded with tender beef, mushrooms, carrots, onions and bell peppers all bathed in a spicy soy, ginger, garlic sesame sauce. It is a symphony of tantalizing flavors and textures and one of my favorite…
Bang Bang Shrimp
This 30 minute Bang Bang Shrimp is wonderfully creamy bursting with layers of curry, peanut, chili and coconut and even better than the original Cheesecake Factory version at a fraction of the price! This Bang Bang Shrimp copycat is incredibly easy and all made in one pot! The depth of multidimensional flavor is out of…
Korean Beef Bowls
I first published these Korean Beef Bowls on Real Housemoms where I’m a contributor. Korean Beef Bowls are bursting with flavor, budget friendly and on your table in less than 30 minutes! These Korean Beef Bowls are made with lean ground beef, smothered in an irresistible sweet, savory, spicy Korean BBQ sauce, with stir fried veggies…
Cheesy Hawaiian BBQ Beef Taquitos & Pineapple Salsa
Hawaiian Beef Taquitos are an intoxicating bite of beef smothered in cheese and spicy, sweet, smoky barbecue sauce and refreshing Pineapple salsa! These Beef Taquitos are quick and easy to make and BAKED to crispy, cheesy perfection! They make fabulous game day food or lunch or dinner any day of the week! Beef Taquitos, burritos, enchiladas, tacos,…
Sausage Tortellini Soup (Video!)
Sausage Tortellini Soup bursting with juicy Italian Sausage, cheese tortellini and veggies swimming in a rich tomato broth infused with garlic, onions and Italian spices – all made in one pot and on your table in 35 minutes! This Sausage Tortellini Soup is the ultimate cravilicous comfort food and couldn’t be any easier! It can be made on…
Thai Pumpkin Pasta
Easy Pumpkin Pasta bursting multi-dimensional Thai flavors in a creamy, tantalizing spicy peanut pumpkin sauce that you will want to make year round! This Pumpkin Pasta can be on your table in 25 minutes! You can completely customize your Pumpkin Pasta recipe to include your favorite protein and whatever veggies you have on hand. The…
Caprese Pasta Salad with Avocado Pesto Dressing
THIS CAPRESE PASTA SALAD IS FRESH YET SATISFYINGLY DELICIOUS LOADED WITH BALSAMIC CHICKEN, JUICY TOMATOES, CREAMY MOZZARELLA, FRESH BASIL AND CREAMY AVOCADO PESTO DRESSING! This Caprese Pasta Salad boasts layers of flavor that elevates it to a MUST MAKE Pasta Salad! It makes a fabulous light lunch or dinner that is healthy yet tastes luxuriously delicious. …
Sweet Fire Chicken (Baked OR Pan Fried!)
SWEET FIRE CHICKEN SMOTHERED IN AN IRRESISTIBLE SWEET AND SPICY, ZINGY SAUCE THAT IS BETTER (and healthier!) THAN YOUR FAVORITE CHINESE TAKEOUT! This Panda Express Sweet Fire Chicken Copycat is easy to make at home and on your table in just over 30 minutes! It can be pan fried OR baked and is loaded with…
Turkey Tacos (15 Minutes, Secret Ingredient!)
Turkey Tacos that are quick, easy, healthy, juicy and packed with flavor – you won’t even miss the beef with my secret ingredient! These Ground Turkey Tacos can be on your table in 15 minutes! They are the perfect dinner for a busy weeknight meal yet just as crave worthy as more labor intensive dinners. …
Shrimp Scampi (easy sheet pan!)
Shrimp Scampi with asparagus and tomatoes enveloped with lemon, garlic, butter sauce baked in ONE PAN and on your table in 15 minutes! This Shrimp Scampi will shock you with how easy it is AND how ridiculously delicious it is! It is restaurant quality without the wait, price tag or a pile of dirty dishes! …
Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Ginger Dressing (VIDEO!)
This crunchy Chinese Chicken Salad is quick, refreshing and satisfying, loaded with crisp, vibrant veggies, crunchy wonton strips and nuts all doused in tangy Sesame Ginger Dressing! This Chinese Chicken Salad recipe is not only healthy, it is addicting and destined to become one of your favorite Asian salads of all time. It is a…
Lemongrass Chicken
Juicy, fragrant Lemongrass Chicken infused with a dynamic marinade is stand-alone-delicious but also makes killer salads, wraps and zoodle/quinoa/rice bowls! Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken is not only marinated with lemongrass but red curry paste, Asian sweet chili sauce, garlic, ginger, basil, soy sauce and fish sauce for a tantalizing complex, can’t-stop-eating chicken! Once the marinating is…
Cowboy Pasta Salad with the BEST Dressing!
This Cowboy Pasta Salad is purely addicting loaded with juicy ground beef, bacon, sweet corn, black beans, tomatoes and cheese smothered in tangy, creamy southwest barbecue sauce! This Cowboy Pasta salad is a TexMex Pasta Salad at it’s most tantalizing. It is fully loaded with everything delicious and makes not only a crowd pleasing potluck side…
Italian Vegetable Soup
This hearty, comforting, healthy Vegetable Soup Soup is guaranteed to become a new family favorite packed with ground beef and veggies in an Italian spiced tomato broth that can be on your table in under 30 minutes and makes an ideal make ahead or freezer meal! Vegetable Soup It’s no secret at Carlsbad Cravings that soups are one…
Red Curry Beef Tacos with Coconut Crema
BEEF TACOS get a tantalizing Thai spin for a satisfying flavor bomb on your table in 20 minutes! These Beef Tacos will satisfy your taco cravings AND your Asian cravings in one easy recipe. The rich, robust beef filling is infused with red curry, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and sweet chili sauce then topped with any of…
Tex-Mex Sausage and Rice (20 Minutes!)
20 MINUTE Tex-Mex Sausage and Rice Skillet is quick, easy, delicious and bursting with flavor from the most amazing Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Jalapeno Sauce for a hearty, comforting one pot meal the whole family will love!
Po’ Boy Shrimp Pasta Salad
Your favorite Shrimp Po’ Boy Sandwich turned into sensational Shrimp Pasta Salad with Creamy Remoulade Dressing! This Po’ Boy Shrimp Pasta Salad is quick and easy to prepare and is guaranteed to be the hit of every potluck, barbecue and cookout (and 4th of July)! It simply doesn’t get more addicting than this creamy, hearty,…
Chipotle Lime Shrimp Burrito Bowls
30-minute Chipotle Lime Shrimp Burrito Bowls are healthy, quick and easy and loaded with all your favorite burrito fixings! These Shrimp Burrito Bowls are piled with juicy shrimp, tomatoes, avocados, black beans, corn and rice, then drizzled with tantalizing Cilantro Lime Dressing. You can serve the Chipotle Shrimp as suggested Burrito Bowls or transform them…