Many holiday celebrations happen at dinner time. Many recipes therefor are for dinner meals. What about lunchtime recipes? This festive cranberry pecan chicken salad is a perfect choice for your lunchtime festivities! This post was originally posted in December 2015. I love to add different ingredients to chicken salad. Sweet and salty combos are the…
Low Carb Recipes
Tender Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
Why mess around trying to cook a whole turkey when you can simply and easily cook just the breast in a slow cooker with little work or clean up? This super tender slow cooker turkey breast will melt in your mouth. You can use the turkey meat for meal prep to use with sandwiches or…
Grilled Maple Dijon Chicken Thighs
Meal prep is important for busy families. These grilled maple dijon chicken thighs can not only be used as a main dish but for meal prep. These chicken thighs are perfect for on top of a salad or on a sandwich. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of ABSCos. The opinions…
Easy Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip
This easy baked buffalo chicken dip can be put together in just minutes. No game day is complete without buffalo chicken dip. This dip is my son’s favorite. Anything with “buffalo” is fine by him. The only thing though about this dip he doesn’t always love is the blue cheese. He doesn’t mind a bit of…
Protein-Packed Leftover Turkey Salad
Use up leftover turkey with this protein-packed Leftover Turkey Salad with Walnuts, Apple and Cranberry. The recipe is low in carbs and high in protein. Believe it or not I only eat turkey during the holiday season. Of course turkey in on the Thanksgiving menu. Our family also makes the same identical meal for Christmas…
Easy Baked Spinach Artichoke Dip
This warm gooey baked spinach artichoke dip is so easy to put together for any party. No need to open store-bought dip again! Dips are my go-to choice for parties. You can make several dips to satisfy anyone’s taste. We aren’t a fancy punch. At my in-law’s house onion dip and potato chips are always in stock. I…
Baked Summer Squash with Gruyere
Every Summer our garden is filled with zucchini and summer squash. This year we grew so much we needed to come up with different ways to prepare it. Baked Summer squash with gruyere was a side dish we made when we wanted to a little change from our usual summer squash recipe. We usually just…
Hawaiian Pulled Pork Topped with Mango Chia Jam
In the Northeast part of the United States, we experience excess heat like many parts of the country plus high humidity. Even though we have air conditioning no one wants to turn on their oven to cook when it feels like an oven outside. This is when slow cookers come to the rescue. My Slow…
Ginger Soy Hakurei Turnips
Today is Earth Day! One great way to help the environment is to reduce food waste. My recipe for Ginger Soy Hakurei Turnips uses the entire plant. No greens are thrown away here. I have participated in a CSA farm share for the past year. Hakurei turnips have made an appearance in our share a…
Roasted Pepper & Spinach Breakfast Egg Muffin
Do you skip breakfast, because you don’t have enough time to eat? Grab a roasted pepper & spinach breakfast egg muffin for a high protein, low carb grab and go breakfast! If you are a regular reader of Nourished Simply you already know about my love for muffins. My mornings, like most, are really busy….
Salted Dark Chocolate Almond Dip
One of my goals for this year is to eat more fruit and veggies. Salted Dark Chocolate Almond Dip is the perfect accompaniment to fruit! Disclosure: I was asked to participate in the #TasteTruvia campaign as a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network. I received samples and was compensated for my time. I have…
Saucy Mushrooms & Onions Over Steak
If you’re like me and need to add a little something special to your steak dinner. These saucy mushrooms & onions add an extra meaty flavor to any steak or beef dish. I received a free sample of Kikkoman soy sauce mentioned in this post. By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored…
Roasted Broccoli with Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
No need to pour melted cheese over broccoli! Save the calories and fat by eating roasted broccoli with Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. My son who was once a super picky eater now will eat pretty much anything. If you have a picky eater at home relax, because they may grow out of it. I’m not used…
Mini Lower Sugar Cheesecakes
Holiday season is upon us! Food and desserts will be plentiful. Mini Lower Sugar Cheesecakes although topped with candied pecans and complete with a gingersnap crust are surprisingly lower in sugar than most cheesecakes. a href=”http://nourishedsimply.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Mini-Lower-Sugar-Cheesecakes.jpg”> The theme for this month’s recipe redux challenge is “Trimming the Table”. The holiday baking season is upon us….
Grilled Lemon Rosemary Chicken Breast
Grilled chicken can be a bit tough, but marinating it will give you the most tender and yummy piece of chicken you have ever tasted. This grilled lemon rosemary chicken breast marinates quickly for an easy weeknight dinner. I grow rosemary in my garden every summer. I have tried really hard to continue to grow…