Easy Recipes to Elevate The Everyday

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From dinner party showstoppers to weeknight standbys, I love having a variety of healthy, filling, and fun meal recipes to feed to my family. These are my favorites.

Make a quick and flavorful Cajun Pasta with Sausage for the ultimate weeknight comfort food. Keep it healthy with Chicken and Mango Lettuce Wraps. Or meal prep a big batch of Turkey and Black Bean Taco filling to enjoy in various ways throughout the week!

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close up of a plate of mac and cheese with a cheesy pumpkin pasta sauce. The plate is surrounded by springs of fresh rosemary, blocks of cheese, mini pumpkins, and a serving bowl of more pumpkin mac and cheese.
30-Minute Meals, Fall, Mains, Pasta, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Mains

Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

top down view of two plates of creamy lemon pasta with smoked salmon, ready to eat!
30-Minute Meals, Mains, Pasta

Creamy Lemon Pasta with Smoked Salmon

close up of a serving dish filled high with pesto pasta salad with chicken. The bowl is surrounded by a white linen, plate of pasta, small bowl of pesto, and jar of pesto.
30-Minute Meals, Pasta, Side Dishes, Soups & Sides, Summer

Pesto Pasta Salad with Chicken

close up of a plate of smoked salmon patties, topped with a sauce and fresh chives. The smoked salmon cakes are sitting on leaves of lettuce with lemon wedges.
30-Minute Meals, Dairy Free, Mains, Snacks & Apps

Smoked Salmon Cakes

close up of a serving bowl filled with summer tortellini salad. a striped linen and serving plates peak into the side and back of the photo, with a serving spoon sitting in front of the bowl.
Pasta, Side Dishes, Soups & Sides, Summer, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Mains

Summer Tortellini Salad

close up of a serving bowl filled with this chicken andouille sausage cajun pasta. plates filled with pasta surround the serving dish as well as a red and tan linen.
30-Minute Meals, Mains, Pasta

Creamy Cajun Pasta with Sausage

A dark grey plate filled with mango chicken lettuce wraps garnished with cilantro. There is a white linen on the side of the plate, and bowls on ingredients and additional filling in the background.
30-Minute Meals, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Mains, Summer

Chicken Mango Lettuce Wraps

a bowl of white chicken chili with a hand taking a spoonful of chili to eat.
Fall, Mains, Soup & Chili Recipes, Soups & Sides, Winter

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili with Bacon

30-Minute Meals, Fall, Mains, Pasta, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Mains

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Boursin Cheese

A tray of ground turkey and black bean tacos served in flour tortillas with lettuce, cheese, and diced tomatoes.
30-Minute Meals, Mains

Turkey and Black Bean Tacos

Cornmeal Crusted Fish Tacos
30-Minute Meals, Gluten Free, Mains

Cornmeal Crusted Fish Tacos

close up of a serving tray covered with beer brats on buns and topped with a variety of toppings like donions, mustard, and ketchup.
Mains, Summer

Grilled Beer Brats