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Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake
Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake is a moist yummy cake oozing with chocolate sauce. Super easy and likely the best recipe you'll make in a slow cooker! Making cake in the slow cooker is actually very easy, and takes very little effort.
Doritos Casserole With Ground Beef
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 inch pan with foil. In a large skillet, cook onion and brown ground beef until no pink remains. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute. Add taco, seasoning, and water. Simmer for 5-7 minutes until reduced. Stir in cream of chickens soup. Pour crushed Doritos into prepared pan. Top with beef mixture, beans, and cheese. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until bubbly. Serve with your favorite toppings such as lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, sour cream, and cheese.
Soft Chai Snickerdoodle Cookies recipe
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl combine the sugar-spice coating mixture: sugar, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and cardamom. Whisk together. 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon cardamom, 1 teaspoon allspice In a medium bowl combine the dry ingredients: flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and cinnamon. Whisk together.
Easy Butter Pecan Fudge recipe (Instant Pot Fudge)
Rich Butter Pecan Fudge is made in a flash using an Instant Pot! This Instant Pot fudge recipe saves time and fuss; no candy thermometer or waiting around. It’s a fast and fabulous recipe especially for the holiday season. Everyone loves homemade fudge and making it in the Instant Pot is a cinch. This Butter Pecan Fudge recipe is made with browned butter pecans giving the fudge a rich nutty flavor. It’s perfect for last minute holiday gifts because it’s so easy.
Chocolate Pound Cake
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare a 10-inch Bundt pan with non-sticking baking spray. If gluten-free grease the pan well with butter instead. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream the butter until smooth. Add in the sugar and continue mixing until fluffy and fully combined. Add the eggs, one at a time and mixing between each addition. Set aside.
Gingerbread Star Cookies (Christmas cookie recipe)
In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Whisk together. 3 cups all-purpose flour, 11/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon ground ginger, 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, Pinch kosher salt In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment beat the butter until fluffy. Add the sugars and beat until light and fluffy.
Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes
Combine chopped chocolate with hot cream. Allow to sit then stir together.
Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes with Whipped Chocolate Ganache frosting
Add the chopped chocolate to a medium sized heat-proof bowl and set it aside. 12 ounces good quality semi-sweet chocolate Heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan set over medium heat, just until it begins to steam (do not bring it to a boil). Pour the cream over the chocolate and allow it to sit for 1 minute. 1 ½ cups heavy cream Stir the mixture until a ganache forms (about 1 minute). Transfer ⅓ cup of ganache to a small bowl and stir in the chopped hazelnuts.
Easy Grinch Jello Shots (Christmas Jello Shots recipe)
To spice up your next holiday party Grinch jello shots are a festive treat! This easy Grinch jello shots recipe combines flavor of lime and sour apple (Grinch appropriate) for a delicious combination your party guests will love! Grinch’s heart included. The holiday season is a time for fun recipes and this Grinch jello shot recipe fits right in. They are a huge hit for Christmas parties and full of holiday spirit.
Cranberry Amaretto Cocktail
Cranberry Amaretto Cocktails are perfect for the holiday season. With flavors of cranberry, orange and almond this delicious cocktail is perfect for holiday gatherings. Christmas is the perfect time for awesome cocktails. Boozy egg nog, Cranberry Vodka Punch, Cranberry Moscow Mules, Mulled Wine…you know the list. These cranberry amaretto cocktails are a perfect fit with sweet and tart flavors in holiday colors. It’s a simple cocktail recipe for the perfect festive cocktail. And the great news?
How to make Homemade Marshmallows
Prepare a 9 by 9-inch square pan by spraying with cooking spray. Place a piece of parchment paper in the pan to cover the bottom and two adjacent opposite sides (leaving the other two opposite sides of the pan uncovered); press into the creases. This makes it easy to lift out of the pan when done. Spray the parchment paper and set pan aside. Mix together the confectioner's sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl; set aside (this is for coating the marshmallows).
Maine Lobster Roll Recipe
Home » Main Dish » Burgers & Sandwiches This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission. Best Maine Lobster Roll Recipe – There’s nothing quite like a buttery toasted Lobster Roll Recipe with plump juicy lobster salad piled high. Learn how to make them at home just like in Maine! Most Maine lobster roll shacks use claw, arm, and knuckle meat, because it’s bright red, already portioned into big chunks, and softer than tail meat.
Easy Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Recipe
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray the inside of a 9-inch springform pan with a non-stick spray. Using a food processor, pulse the sandwich cookies and melted butter together until crumbs are fine. Pour the mixture into the prepared springform pan. Using the flat bottom of a measuring cup, drinking glass or your hand, press the crumbs down into the bottom of the pan until the crumbs are packed. 35 dark chocolate Oreos, 5 tablespoons unsalted butter Bake for 10 minutes.
Homemade Ramen Noodle Cups
If you grew up on Cup o Noodles this recipe for Homemade Noodle Cups will become a fast favorite. It’s an easy recipe that can be made ahead; just add hot water and you have a comfort food meal without the added artificial ingredients and high sodium from the commercial flavor packet. What if we told you that you could elevate your ramen game by creating your very own Homemade Ramen Noodle Cups? Ramen isn’t just for college students any more (but this recipe is perfect for them too).
Pressure Cooker Turkey Breast
This post may contain affiliate links to products I use and highly recommend. You can read my full disclosure . As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This juicy Pressure Cooker Turkey Breast recipe (with a buttermilk turkey brine) is a tender and crispy, time-saving option! It’s perfect whether you are preparing for a small holiday gathering for Thanksgiving dinner or if your family just prefers turkey breast.
Air Fryer Chicken Kabobs
Air Fryer Chicken Kabobs taste like summer! Now you can enjoy them all year and not have to grill them. These air fryer chicken skewers are loaded with tender chicken marinated in a tasty sauce and fresh vegetables. All cooked to perfection in 10 minutes!! Air frying a delicious dinner has never been easier! Cubes of lean chicken breast soak in a simple marinade for 15 minutes then combine with red bell peppers, yellow peppers, red onion and zucchini to cook in 10 minutes.
Weight Watchers Wendie Plan
There's nothing more frustrating in a weight loss journey than hitting a weight-loss plateau. You are doing all the right things to get to your goal weight and the scale won't budge. If you are a Weight Watcher's member The Wendie Plan is a method some have used to bust through that plateau. If you've never experienced a weight loss plateau it's when you are eating your assigned amount of points (or caloric intake) and weight loss stops.
Orange Poppy Seed Muffins
Homemade Orange Poppy Seed Muffins with a simple orange glaze are perfect with a cup of coffee to start the day! The subtle orange flavors and sweet glaze on the muffin tops makes these a family favorite. Easy recipe. You’ve had classic lemon poppy seed muffins. Now it’s time to change it up with these orange muffins. These moist muffins have the same nutty flavor from the poppy seeds with a softer citrus flavor. Great for breakfast, a coffee break or a sweet treat.
Chilled Shrimp Salad with Dill
Classic Shrimp Salad is a perfect summer meal. Plump cooked shrimp, crisp celery, creamy dressing with the flavor of fresh dill make this easy shrimp salad recipe a skinny favorite! There's nothing better in the hot summer months than a simple salad like this cold shrimp salad recipe. It's fresh with great texture and always hits the spot. We've changed up the ingredients to lower the calories while keeping the same flavors and textures as the original version.
Honey Cupcakes with Honey Buttercream Frosting
Honey Cupcakes with luscious honey buttercream frosting make a delicious unexpected dessert treat. Beautiful pale yellow fluffy cupcakes highlight honey as the star ingredient! Honey cupcakes with honey buttercream frosting have the rich and sweet flavors of honey. These cupcakes are moist, fluffy, and infused with the distinct taste of honey, making them perfect for honey lovers. Once the cupcakes are baked to golden perfection, they are topped with a luxurious honey buttercream frosting.
Chocolate Chia Pudding
Satisfy your chocolate craving with easy Chocolate Chia Pudding! Packed with protein and fiber, this lower calorie dessert recipe is full of simple ingredients and delicious flavor. No cooking required. If you are a chocolate lover and don't know how to work that into a lower calorie eating plan Chocolate Chia Pudding is a great choice. It has dark chocolate flavor to satisfy a sweet tooth with a soft tapioca pudding-like texture.
10 Best Low Calorie Condiments
If you thought condiments are low calorie extras on your favorite foods, think again! You may be adding unwanted calories without even knowing it. There are great options to add flavor to your favorite foods and keep the calories low too! Before you slather on that mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard on your favorite turkey burger or hot dogs this summer take a pause.
How to Stop Snacking at Night
Late night snacking can be the biggest challenge on a low calorie plan. If you are a night time snacker and want to turn those snacking habits around or make it work better for you, this article is for you! Do you ever have those days where your eating during the day is on point, you've exercised, consumed all the water you should only to roll into the late evening and you can't resist snacking?
Pineapple Coconut Muffins
If you love tropical flavors these delicious Pineapple Coconut Muffins are going to be a new favorite! Brimming with crushed pineapple and shredded coconut in a moist, delicious muffin. This breakfast option will transport you to a tropical island with pineapple and coconut flavor. Coconut pineapple muffins have the flavor of an alcohol-free pina colada (pina colada lovers take note!). They can be made as regular sized muffins or mini muffins; baking times are included for both.
Peach Rose Slushies (Frosé)
There's nothing like a wine slushie recipe to take the sting out of hot summer days. Peach Rose Slushies taste like summer in a refreshing frose recipe! If you haven't had frosé it's a frozen rose wine! We've elevated it with fresh peaches for a boozy slushie you'll drink all summer long. Using sweet, ripe peaches and a dry rose wine whips up into a slushy consistency and doesn't need extra sweeteners.
Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting are the classic birthday party cupcake. You’ll never be tempted to use a box mix again after making this yellow cupcakes recipe! The frosting can be used for other cupcakes or cake recipes too. These homemade yellow cupcakes topped with luscious chocolate buttercream frosting are pure bliss. Light, fluffy golden cake is like biting into a cloud, perfectly complemented by the creamy, chocolate frosting.
Cream Cheese Dill Dip (lightened up!)
Cream Cheese Dill Dip is a delicious dip packed with fresh dill and herb flavor. We've taken the calories down from the traditional version for a guilt-free easy appetizer recipe made with simple ingredients. Lower-calorie cream cheese dill dip is a perfect accompaniment to an array of snacks such as fresh vegetables, whole-grain crackers, or baked pita chips. It also works well as a spread for sandwiches or wraps, adding a burst of flavor without packing on excessive calories.
Air Fryer Pizza Roll Ups
Low Calorie Air Fryer Pizza Roll-Ups are a delicious and healthier twist on the classic pizza or pizza rolls. These easy appetizers are made with reduced-fat ingredients and cooked in an air fryer, creating a crispy and flavorful snack that won't derail your healthy eating goals. Pizza is a favorite food that's usually off limits on a lower calorie diet. The things we love, the fatty meats and gooey cheese, are packed with calories.
Air Fryer Tacos Dorado
Air Fryer Tacos Dorado are a delicious and healthier twist on the traditional crispy taco. By using an air fryer instead of deep-frying, you can achieve the same crispy shell and golden brown color without all the added oil! Perfect for a lower calorie diet. If you are a fan of Mexican cuisine you'll love this authentic recipe for rolled chicken tacos using an air fryer! It's a family favorite and a fun twist from traditional tacos.
Beef Bulgogi Rice Bowls
Beef bulgogi rice bowls are a delicious and satisfying meal that is easy to prepare and perfect for a quick and healthy lunch or dinner. The dish features tender slices of marinated beef bulgogi, served over a bed of fluffy rice and topped with stir-fried baby bok choy, green onions, sesame seeds and a tahini-soy sauce. The combination of savory beef, nutty rice, and crunchy vegetables creates a perfect balance of flavors and textures in every bite.
Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
All the favorite flavors of banana bread in a soft moist cake! This easy recipe for Banana Cake is a fun layer cake recipe complete with homemade cream cheese frosting. If you are a person who loves banana bread, banana muffins, banana coffee cake, banana PANcakes….this easy banana cake recipe will become one of your favorite recipes. Moist banana cake is a delicious alternative to regular chocolate or vanilla cakes. It has delicious banana flavor and an easy homemade cream cheese icing.
Pineapple Pico de Gallo
Why settle for ordinary salsa when you can whip up this easy Pineapple Pico de Gallo recipe? Sweet pineapple is a great addition to turn traditional pico de gallo into a mouthwatering sweet and spicy salsa. Full of fresh ingredients, this recipe is great for dipping or serving as a healthy topping or relish on favorite Mexican dishes.
Air Fryer Taquitos
Skip store bought or deep fried taquitos! These easy Air Fryer Taquitos have a cheesy chicken filling and are perfect for an easy dinner! Great for Taco Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo or any day of the week. Crispy air fryer chicken taquitos are so delicious and calorie-friendly! For only slightly over 100 calories each they have a great serving of lean protein and just the right amount of lower calorie cheesy goodness. It's an easy air fryer recipe.
Fudgy Brownie Cookies
Brownie Cookies are a chocolate lovers dream cookie! The perfect combination of homemade brownies in cookie form to satisfy your chocolate cravings. Fudgy brownie cookies with shiny tops and a delicious fudgy center. These cookies are identical to a real brownie. Complete with the iconic crackly tops that has a little flake and a fudgy inside.. not cake-like at all. It’s a rich chocolatey flavor that just melts in your mouth with each bite.
Air Fryer Boneless Ham
With just 5 ingredients this Air Fryer Ham with a brown sugar glaze will be a favorite. It's perfect for holiday meals, meal prepping or a weeknight dinner. Only simple ingredients are needed to turn this small ham into a delicious holiday meal with an easy recipe. This air fryer ham recipe has a classic sweet glaze perfect for a family dinner. It reserves your oven space for other things too. A two-pound ham will feed 8 with 4-ounce portions.
Bunny Pancakes
Whether for Easter morning or just fun homemade pancakes, these Bunny Pancakes are delicious! The large 6 ½-inch fluffy pancakes are decorated with fresh fruit to create adorable pancakes perfect for a special occasion. These cute bunny pancakes are easy to make and a perfect Easter breakfast. The finished pancakes are golden brown and ideal for a holiday morning.
Oreo Bars - Boulder Locavore®
Whether you call them Cookies and Cream Bars (or Blondies) or Oreo Cookie Bars, Oreo Bars are so easy and delicious to make! Buttery dessert bars chock full of crushed Oreos and white chocolate chips! An easy dessert recipe perfect any time. These dream bars are chewy like a brownie but with the flavors of a blondie. They are cookie bars with a soft chewy center. It’s such an easy dessert recipe that you can whip it up with little notice. And special enough to make a WOW dessert option any time.
Pastrami Pinwheel Sandwiches
If you love a pastrami and Swiss sandwich but can't take the calories these Pastrami Pinwheel Sandwiches will scratch that itch. Classic flavors slimmed down into an easy pinwheel sandwich recipe perfect as an easy appetizer or easy lunch. Whether you want a skinny option for your next party, a light perfect lunch option this is a great recipe for perfect finger food. Using prepared lunch meat and sliced cheese makes these spiral sandwiches very fast to pull together.
Marble Cake with Fudge Glaze
Marble Cake is always a showstopper and so easy to make! The combination of vanilla cake and chocolate-Nutella cake creating a marble effect with no two slices looking the same! The marbled effect of this cake is enchanting and it’s absolutely delicious. This easy Marble Cake recipe is the perfect cake to make an event feel special that doesn’t take loads of work from you to create it.
Mini BLT Appetizer Sandwiches
These easy party appetizers are the perfect marriage of classic BLT sandwiches with portion control. We've take the classic version and turned it into individual sandwiches with a bit of creamy avocado added in! Easy appetizers for a party or enjoy a couple for a light lunch too! Move over cucumber sandwiches and serve these mini BLT appetizer sandwiches at your next gathering instead. The flavor is fantastic as well as the texture.
Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
The only thing better than regular chocolate chip cookies is Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies! The addition of crunchy pecans takes these favorite soft cookies to the next level! All you need is a glass of cold milk to go with them. Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies are a favorite cookie! The flavor is even better the day after making them. These wonderful cookies are soft chocolate chip cookies versus being chewy chocolate chip pecan cookies.
Greek Chicken Salad
Greek Chicken Salad is a delicious combination of fresh vegetables, seasoned boneless chicken breasts and a homemade Greek dressing you'll love! It's bursting with classic flavors in a hearty, filling, low calorie salad recipe. Whether you are looking for a healthy dinner idea, a satisfying lunch option or new meal prep recipe this Chicken Greek Salad is a favorite way to change things up. Classic Greek salad paired with homemade Greek dressing deliver bold fresh flavors.
Roasted Carnival Squash (oven + air fryer)
If you've never tried Carnival Squash now is the time! It's a delicious winter squash with naturally sweet flavor, creamy texture and easily cooked in the oven or the air fryer! This recipe works great with acorn squash too. This pretty squash is perfect for the holiday season but that's just the start! It's a delicious side dish with roasted meats, other roast vegetables, sausage and more.
Air Fryer Tomatoes
Air Fryer Tomatoes are a quick, perfect side dish, snack or appetizer! Simple ingredients combine to give these air fry tomatoes an amazing flavor and in just 15 minutes cooking time! Only 29 calories or 0 Weight Watchers points per serving. Add this Air Fryer Tomatoes recipe to your 'delicious air fryer recipes' collection! It's a very easy way to roast tomatoes using the air fryer instead on the oven.
Rainbow Turkey Roll Ups
Easy Turkey Roll Ups are a great party appetizer and perfect for a healthy, quick lunch. Our rainbow version turkey pinwheel recipe is brimming with fresh colorful vegetables, lean turkey and low fat cream cheese for a guilt-free turkey wrap.
Lemon Chicken Rice Soup
Lemon Chicken Rice Soup has all the comforting ingredients of traditional chicken and rice soup combined with the bright flavor of lemon making it a favorite. Perfect to take the chill out of a winter's day or for spring chilly day sipping. Only 30 minutes cook time! If you've had Greek Avgolemono soup before our Lemon Chicken Rice soup will taste familiar. The traditional Greek style soup includes egg yolks to create a creamy traditional Avgolemono soup and lots more rice.
Pear Salad with Lemon Balsamic Vinaigrette
Pear Salad with Lemon Balsamic Vinaigrette is a perfect winter salad. Full of vibrant, light, sweet flavors with a simple tangy dressing to brighten the dreariest of day. It’s hearty enough to be a meal on its own or as a side dish to roast chicken, pork chops or any favorite main dish. If you think salad isn’t for winter one bite of this pear salad recipe will change your mind. Fresh greens, sweet pears, spicy red onion and tangy goat cheese and pomegranate arils make up the salad.
Powdered Peanut Butter - Everything You Need to Know
What's the deal with peanut butter powder? This plant protein powder is wildly popular....and for good reason. Peanut butter lovers now you can have your peanut butter without the high calories. Everything you need to know about what it is, how to use it, and a top brand comparison. Why is peanut butter powder so popular? Bottom line: fewer calories and less fat with actual peanut butter flavor. And it has between 6-8 g protein per serving (brand dependent). Seem too good to be true?
Shrimp Alfredo with Spaghetti Squash
Creamy, cheesy Shrimp Alfredo with perfectly cooked spaghetti squash is a delicious spin on the classic pasta dish. This easy shrimp alfredo recipe delivers restaurant-quality food made in your kitchen. Perfect for a busy weeknight or entertaining guests. The delicious spaghetti squash offers a healthy alternative to pasta with the same textures (bye bye carbs). If you love a creamy shrimp alfredo pasta recipe this delicious recipe will be a fun addition to your dinner table.
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