French bread pizzas are great for a lot of reasons. It eliminates the time spent rolling out and shaping pizza dough. That makes these an easy weeknight dinner or game day snack during football season. You could throw these together during halftime. The bread has a more robust flavor and still gets crispy edges. They…
Category: Italian
Chicken Parmesan Stuffed Peppers
Chicken Parmesan Stuffed Peppers Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes including time to come to pressure and de-pressurize Ingredients 2 bell peppers 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes…
Bruschetta Chicken Bake
This dish has the fresh, summer flavors of bruschetta but it’s an entree version that adds healthy protein. Bruschetta Chicken Bake Prep Time/Active Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 35-40 minutes Total Time: 45-50 minutes Ingredients 4 chicken breasts 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette dressing 1/2 cup mozzarella shredded cheese 1 cup grape…
Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs
I love making spaghetti and meatballs but it can take a lot of time and can be tough to accomplish in a week night. I like the idea of this recipe because you put all the ingredients in the Instant Pot and you just walk away. It’s that easy. When you return to release the…
Patriotic Pasta
This is a fun patriotic recipe for Memorial Day, 4th of July, or Labor Day. It is great because you can make your food festive and it is still edible! It is a lot easier than it looks. I was very unsure about how well it would work and also about how it would taste….
Pizza Zucchini Boats
Another installment in the meal prep series. Here is an easy recipe with about 15 minutes of active time that is ready within about 40 minutes from start to finish. It is great paired with a salad or piece of fruit as a lunch to take to work or a dinner for the whole family….
Barbecue Chicken Pizza
This is a great recipe to share with you this week so you can make it for your Super Bowl celebration. It’s easy to prep the dough the night before or earlier that afternoon so you can spend your time watching the game! The dough recipe is on my blog already in the Homemade Calzones…
Turkey Meatballs
These lean turkey meatballs make a plate of spaghetti more substantial and are easy to put together for your weekly meal prep for lunch. The active time is only about 15 minutes and the rest is just baking in the oven, which is awesome for busy people! So get out a large mixing bowl and…
Pepperoni Sheet Pan Pizza
I used to be really intimated by the idea of making pizza but this is really easy. We eat this several times a month and switch up the toppings a lot. We are always trying new combinations. When we moved out of the cheap college town we were living in to a tourist-y area in…
Easy Homemade Calzones
Watch this being made on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FH-eUUWaKE&feature=share I was always intimidated by the idea of making homemade pizza. I have messed it up so many times because I didn’t read the directions carefully or I was impatient or even just that I was using a recipe that didn’t give the product I wanted. This recipe…
A Date Night In 