Category Dinner

One Pan Creamy Chicken and Gnocchi

I made this the first time because I had a package of gnocchi sitting in the pantry and no plan for it. Turns out gnocchi and a Parmesan cream sauce…

Mini Chicken Quesadillas

I made these the night after Thanksgiving one year, standing over a cutting board with leftover rotisserie chicken and no real plan. Refried beans were already open in the fridge…

Pizza Pinwheels

That’s basically the whole reason pizza pinwheels exist in my kitchen. Crescent dough, sauce, cheese, whatever toppings are sitting in the fridge door. Roll it, slice it, bake it. Twenty…

3-Ingredient Crockpot Chicken Tacos

Chicken, salsa, taco seasoning. That’s the whole ingredient list, and somehow it still tastes like you did more than open three containers. This is the one I hand off to…

Creamy Tuscan White Bean Skillet

I made this the first time because I had half a jar of sun-dried tomatoes going soft in the back of the fridge and no real plan for dinner. Cans…

Marry Me Chickpeas

I made the chicken version of this first, years ago, then ran out of chicken thighs on a random Tuesday and used chickpeas instead because that’s what was in the…

Homemade Slow Cooker Beef & Broccoli

The first time I made this I almost skipped the sweetener because it felt unnecessary — chuck roast, soy sauce, done, right? Wrong. Left it out once and the sauce…

Chicken Shawarma Bowl

I made these shawarma bowls three Tuesdays in a row before I admitted to myself it wasn’t a phase, it was just dinner now. There’s a cart near my old…

Greek Chicken Bowls

I make these more than any other bowl in my rotation, and it’s mostly because nothing in it needs babysitting. The chicken marinates while you do something else. The rice…