With a few shortcuts, I have created a recipe for chicken pozole verde that you can have on the table quick any night of the week. I took the help from a few store nought items to create the same flavor as a traditional chicken pozole verde, but this recipe can be ready in thirty minutes! Chicken pozole verde is a flavorful Mexican soup that my family loves and I created this easy weeknight version so that whenever the craving hits, I can cook it up fast.
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Having a mixture of sauces on hand in the fridge can really make mealtime that much easier. I love prepping a batch of my favorite salsa verde to put on all the things to really amp up the flavor in any dish! I partnered with my friends at Zwilling to share with you my favorite salsa verde recipe plus three different ways you can utilize it in your everyday cooking. Whether you want to use it as a condiment, add it to soups, or even marinate meat, this is one sauce you are going to want to make a batch of regularly. These three ways to use salsa verde will become your go-to flavor boosting secret!
Soup season has arrived for most of us and I say bring it on. There is nothing better than a cozy bowl of soup on a chilly day that just feels like the ultimate food hug. It’s hard to pick a favorite soup for me, because I have so many that I love, but a classic vegetable soup is always high on the list in my opinion. Vegetable soup can sometimes be bland and lack luster in flavor, but I am here to tell you that this recipe for the best vegetable soup is going to change your mind about how tasty a bowl of vegetables in a delicious broth can truly be. I amped up the flavor in this recipe to make it the ultimate vegetable soup that you will crave all season long.
It’s officially fall and that means cozy dinners are a must, which is why I compiled forty of my favorite cooler weather, stay at home weeknight meals that will keep bellies and hearts full all season long. I’ve included a little bit of everything to satisfy all of your cravings and even included a few “on the lighter side” fall dishes in case you want to mix up those stick to your bones meals with a some delicious fall salads and more! I compiled a list of all of my favorite fall and winter dishes including a little holiday inspiration for you since that will also be approaching before we know it. You will find everything from soups, one pot meals, crock pot dishes, and more in this round up of fall dinner recipes that you need to make and hopefully it helps keep your family happy and well fed.
Soups are always a favorite for dinners at my house. There is something so comforting about a bowl of soup that just can’t be duplicated with any other meal. French onion soup is one of those soups that for whatever reason I tend to get when I am at a restaurant, but don’t make at home as often. I recently made it and realized just how easy it actually is to make French onion soup and decided I definitely need to share the recipe with you and that we all should be making it more often right in our own kitchens. My recipe for French onion soup is one that just has a few ingredients, but is packed full of flavor and is super satisfying too! My simple French onion soup will quickly become one of your favorites to add into your soup rotation any day of the week!
This post is sponsored by Al Fresco Chicken, but all opinions are 100% my own.
True story, I’ve never met a meatball that I didn’t like. I love them in pastas, on sandwiches, and even in soup! Today I’m sharing a delicious and healthy soup recipe for you to try out that I know will quickly become one of your favorites. Because let’s be honest, in the midst of all of the holiday cookie baking, we still need to get dinner on the table, and even better if it can be on the healthier side. That’s why I partnered with al fresco Chicken to bring you, not only a delicious and nourishing soup recipe for the whole family, but thanks to al fresco’s Italian Chicken Meatballs, it’s super easy to whip up any night of the week too. My lemon chicken meatball and orzo soup is just the kind of simple and delicious dinner you will be craving all season long.
Homemade chicken stock is one of those recipes, that until you finally make your own, you don’t realize what a huge difference in flavor it can make to recipes of all kinds! I will admit I always have store bought stock on hand for emergencies, but my preferred way is to make sure to make a batch of homemade chicken stock almost weekly to use in recipes throughout the week. Homemade stock is so nourishing and full of nutrients. It’s a great way to use up any veggies that are looking a little less than perfect hanging out in the kitchen too. My easy homemade chicken stock and is going to become one of your favorite fridge and freezer staples and the recipe couldn’t be any easier to make!
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own.
This is truly my favorite time of year. It’s a time when the holidays bring friends and families together from all over, food is shared, and it’s just so special. Truly nothing brings me more joy than creating a meal made with love and serving it to my guests. I love creating a dish that simmers all day, like my Italian Meatball Soup to be eaten with Mulino Bianco® Sfilati Tomato Breadsticks and to be enjoyed by all! The house smells of warmth and love and everyone leaves with happy bellies. My Italian Meatball Soup is truly one of those heart warming meals that is perfect when you have a house full of loved ones.
Halloween is this week and we got in the spirit by carving pumpkins over the weekend! Parks wanted no part of scooping out the insides (ha) but he was super into helping daddy decide on the facial expressions that each pumpkin should have! We went with one silly face and one spooky face, by request! Do you have traditions each year that your family does for Halloween? Carving pumpkins is definitely one of those things for us along with making a big pot of chili on the actual day of Halloween! My easy homemade beef chili is the perfect soup to make this week to warm you up after you and your kiddos have been trick or treating!
Happy October! It’s officially soup season if you ask me and even thought it’s hotter than fall should technically be here in Texas! We have had a very rainy start to the season which has been perfect for making my favorite soups and getting me in the mood for all things pumpkin and cozy despite the heat. I sure love summertime, but I also really love fall. There is something about the season that just feels comforting and homey right? October is the month that Parks was born, cooler temps hopefully show up, and my favorite holidays are not far away! To kickstart the month, I have rounded up my top ten favorite fall soups to help you get in the cozy kitchen mode too!
April has been an odd month for me, not in a bad way, just really busy! I was out of town, my mom came in town, and now tomorrow I go back out of town again! And now tomorrow, I am headed to Los Angeles for my first ever blogging conference and I couldn't be more excited! I cannot wait to connect with my fellow peers and I know I am going to learn so much! If you saw my Instagram, then you already know my office space got a revamp, so I am super pumped about going to this conference and coming back super inspired and ready to work! And the reason I am telling you all about my travels this week is because when schedules get busy, dinner needs to be simple and if it can be healthy to, even better! My simple pork and spinach miso ramen is to the rescue!
Happy New Year Friends! We have literally been out of town for almost a full two weeks and I am slowly getting back into the swing of things. Not to mention that it is COLD here in Texas, which basically never happens, and I know what you northerners are thinking...it can't be that cold, but guys...the temp went down to 23 degrees last night! I don't care where you live, that is cold, especially to those of us who are used to mild winters! So while I am definitely hopping back on the healthy food wagon this week, I need some stick to your bones kinda food...because hello cold weather! My homemade beef and vegetable soup is exactly the kind of meal that we all need in our lives right about now and you need to make it ASAP!
I've been teasing you with this recipe for almost a month now if you follow me on social media, and I really do apologize for that! Life, work, and everything else has been crazy and holiday recipes have been taking over my life. Which don't get me wrong...I love me some holiday recipes, but we also need some healthy balance in between the cookies, wine, and homemade doo-dads! Enter sweet potato and chickpea curry soup...here to fill your bellies with nothing but the good stuff, all the while being super tasty too!
For the past two weeks I have been battling one heck of a cold. I'm on the tale end of it now, but there is still a tinge of congestion going on and now Parks kind of has the same thing. I guess it's just the time of year, but I usually pride myself on being someone who doesn't get sick very often! I guess that is what I get for thinking that, because this one has been a doozy. One thing that is for sure whenever I am under the weather, a big bowl of pho is always what I crave and almost always makes me feel better instantly! My homemade chicken pho is easy enough to whip up any day of the week and is sure to cure all of your sniffles!
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It's September which means that fall is approaching quickly and football season is upon us! I headed to my local Walmart to grab ingredients for one of my favorite recipes to make when while we host friends for the big game! There is nothing better than a big bowl of soup on the stove filling the house with a delicious aroma while football is on in the background if you ask me! My salsa verde white chicken chili is going to be your new favorite game day recipe guaranteed because it's easy and a real crowd pleaser!
The weather has turned only slightly here, but there has been a new crisp evening air that has me craving all things comforting for dinner. Something somewhat healthy, that is warm and full of flavor is usually what I try to make! Soups are so good for just that because you can make them ahead and eat on them all week for easy dinners and for the most part you can control the ingredients keeping them as healthy as you and your family want them! My easy white bean, smoked sausage, and kale soup is just the kind of meal that I crave on a weekly basis!
Dare I say that I can finally feel a hint of fall? The air is definitely changing here in Texas, even though it is still pretty hot compared to some other parts of the country, it's feels pretty great to me. I had the windows open all weekend and definitely felt the fall baking bug and soup cravings hitting me hard. Anyone else have this happening right now? My roasted butternut squash and apple soup with sage oil is going to cure your soup hankering by giving you a hug from the inside!
It seriously feels like forever since I blogged a recipe. I am trying to get back into the swing of things now that all the recipes in the cookbook have been completed, and slowly but surely it is all coming back to me. Getting back into a routine with not only work, but life in general has been much needed.
I was on a roll last week with working out, eating right, and getting back to some kind of regimen and then bam that stratchy throat feeling came at me hard on Friday. I knew it was coming and even though I tried to drink it away with ginger tea and vitamin packed smoothies, it just got worse. Turns out it was a nasty sinus infection and I am finally feeling somewhat better after a few days on antibiotics. I don't know about you, but when I don't feel good I crave soups non-stop. There is just something about the warm broth that makes me feel better instantly. My pozole rojo with pork is just the kind of soup that I want when I am sick (or not sick honestly) and I think that you will love it too!
The weather has turned here in Texas, and I am hoping it's here to stay! The nights have been chilly, the days crisp, and I've been in the mood for all the soups. I am one of those people who could eat soup on a hot summer day, but I don't make them as much because Canean is definitely not one of those people. This gets me really excited for fall and winter when I can make as many soups as I want! My spicy roasted tomato basil soup is one of those soups that will become one of your favorites that gets put on dinner rotation. It's simple, healthy, and so full of flavor that you and your family are going to love it!
How was your weekend? I hope that for those of you in the North, you got some extra blankets and some extra groceries for that snow storm that is coming! I do not envy you! It's going to be 65 degrees here this week...but I won't rub it in. We were in Houston over the weekend, because in case you missed it, we are moving there and things just got REAL real! We checked out some areas and potential houses to buy and of course ate things like Mexican food and got ice cream on our drive home yesterday...not the best end to my healthy foodspiration week...but today is a new day. This week we will be eating things like salad and bowls of my healthy shrimp and corn chowder to get back on track!
I love shrimp and corn chowder, and it might be Canean's favorite soup to eat! But usually it is so packed with heavy cream and butter that I rarely indulge because quite frankly I'd rather spend my calories elsewhere than on one bowl of soup! I figured it can't be that hard to make an at home version a lot healthier, so that is exactly what I did!
I have memories of being sick growing up and eating a bowl of canned chicken noodle soup and not loving it. Matter of fact, I would have been fine never having another can ever in my life. It wasn’t until I became an adult and had homemade chicken noodle soup that I actually realized what all the fuss was about. There is a complexity in flavors from a homemade soup that a can cannot compare to. I like to make my own broth too which makes the soup that much better in my opinion and worth the extra effort. However, if you don’t have time a store bought broth will work just fine here. My homemade chicken noodle soup is so comforting and delicious and you are definitely going to be making it over and over again.
Do you need a one pot meal in your life like I did this week? Between building twelve wooden tables, Canean going out of town, and my dad coming in town, a one pot meal was a life saver this week. Since it's fall technically, even though the Louisiana weather refuses to admit it, I made one of my favorites. Healthy white bean and chicken chili is one of my favorite go-to weeknight meals in the fall because it's easy and really, really good.
Sometimes I have time for elaborate meals that have lots of steps and require lots of love. And sometimes, I just need a yummy and healthy meal that I can feel good about eating that will be ready in no time and requires little effort.
I don't know if you are like me, but with all of this cold weather I cannot get enough soup in my belly. Some days it's the only thing other than a hot bath that will warm me up at all! Well this week has been no different in the weather department and as I stood in the fridge trying to decide what to make for lunch one afternoon, all I had was salad stuff...cold salad stuff. Brr...that was clearly not going to work...I needed something warm, but still good for me. Enter easy peasy kale, white bean, and quinoa soup…hearty, healthy, and so delicious!
Easy weeknight dinners are a must at my house. I need dinners that will feed my family and keep their tummies happy. And hey if I get leftovers out of the deal...well even better. This is why I love an easy and quick soup! One pot meals are the best because clean up is easy and let's face it, no one has energy for a bunch of dishes on a weeknight! My recipe for the best chicken tortilla soup is going to become one of your favorite go-to soups all year long!
When cold weather comes to town I start craving all the comfort foods! I want hearty, warm, and stick to your bones kind of meals! That however is not always great for the waistline which is why I love to take my favorite recipes and lighten them up just a bit so I can eat them whenever I want! My easy homemade potato soup is the perfect comfort food for all winter long and is light enough for you to eat any night of the week!
Beef stew is a classic comfort dish that is hearty, filling, and a favorite of my family. I took those same components and turned the idea into a delicious spin creating a Mexican inspired beef stew that is out of this world. While the base of the ingredients are the same of tender chunks of beef, carrots, and potatoes, the spices and toppings are what set this recipe apart from the classic. Cumin, oregano, garlic, and onion create a flavorful broth for the meat and vegetables to simmer in while getting tender and delicious. This easy Mexican beef stew is sure to become a new dinner favorite.