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FavoritePinShare This simple Instant Pot Pasta with meatballs is the type of easy, all-in-one instant pot meal that we all love! It includes uncooked penne pasta, frozen meatballs and a simple homemade red sauce. Hey everyone, this is Lauren visiting again from Tastes Better from Scratch. I’m a huge fan of easy Instant Pot dinners and this simple pasta dish is exactly that. It’s perfect for busy weeknights when you only have a few minutes to throw dinner together, but you still want something homemade....

Like, for realzzz! Lola (my dog) and I are hanging out by the air conditioner as we speak, because it is impossible to do anything else in this heat/humidity. Gee, God, you made me Brazilian but forgot to give me the “heat resistance” gene? (Although I gotta admit, it is way easier to battle the heat when you’re on the beach wearing a bikini.) And speaking of the beach, while most New Yorkers are heading to the Hamptons for a summer vacation, I will be staying here in the city, constantly complaining about the weather (sorry!...

Do you like hibachi-style fried rice? You know, that delicious fried rice that they prepare on a huge, flat metal grill? Sometimes with the flames rising to the ceiling? I order it every time I get an opportunity as it tastes so good. Well, here is some great news – you can make this delicious fried rice at home in no time. It’s super easy to make and doesn’t require any special ingredients....

Even if you don’t consider yourself a green smoothie person, have disliked other kale smoothies you’ve tried, or are skeptical of anything green before 11 a.m. in general, you will be hard-pressed to resist this kale pineapple smoothie recipe. This healthy breakfast smoothie has dozens of glowing reviews.It’s cool, creamy, and absolutely delicious.It’s powerful! Start your morning with a glass, and you’ll feel oddly invincible the rest of the day....

You’re going to love this keto breakfast sandwich, straight from my Easy Keto Cookbook! It’s got layers of sausage, egg, and cheese… all wrapped up between two layers of fluffy low carb pancakes! It doesn’t taste or look like a low carb breakfast sandwich, but it is and it’s a great option for your low carb lifestyle. Don’t be intimidated by the recipe steps, because you put the time in now and you’ve got 12 servings — the perfect keto breakfast meal prep for busy mornings!...

Even though I have a great guide to starting a keto diet, people often ask me for a quick keto cheat sheet they can use. That’s why I created this simple keto diet cheat sheet, so that you can have all the info you need handy. We’ll cover the basic keto formula for building meals, foods to eat and to avoid, delicious keto swaps for high-carb foods, electrolyte basics, and 4 ways to follow the keto lifestyle....

This keto crack slaw recipe is one of my favorite quick dinners! If you are asking, “what is crack slaw?”, it’s also known as a low carb egg roll in a bowl. Why? Because it tastes just like an egg roll, minus the wrapper… a.k.a., it’s DELICIOUS! This easy keto egg roll in a bowl recipe is just about the easiest healthy dinner ever and when I say “quick”, I mean it....

This post is sponsored by ChocZero. All opinions are my own and I only share products I personally love. Thanks for supporting the brands that make this site possible! Cheesecake recipes are by far the most popular keto dessert on Wholesome Yum! From classic low carb cheesecake to no bake cheesecake and cheesecake fat bombs, there are plenty of low carb ways to enjoy it without sacrificing macros. It’s time to tackle another classic flavor for this dessert and make it low carb: A sugar-free keto strawberry cheesecake recipe!...

This post is sponsored by Garrett Valley Farms. All opinions are my own and I only share products I personally love. Thanks for supporting the brands that make this site possible! This slow cooker kielbasa and sauerkraut recipe is the dinner to make when you only have a few minutes to prep. It’s delicious, filling, and an easy and healthy slow cooker meal that you can just dump and go....

This post is sponsored by Jennie-O. And this dreaded day is here. The day my family goes back to Brazil! If you’ve been following along the past few months, you probably knew my mom was here, spending some quality grandma time with baby Rebecca. I still feel like yesterday was August and that she still has 5 months to be here. But the reality is that it’s time to go!...

There are dozens of ideas for what to do with leftover turkey, especially after Thanksgiving and Christmas — and you can find lots of them in my Thanksgiving turkey recipe post. One of my favorites is this leftover turkey soup recipe, because it’s made with common ingredients and it’s so easy to prepare. Shredded turkey, colorful herbs, and tender veggies combine for a comforting, yet light, soup that’s perfect for those times after heavy holiday meals....

FavoritePinShare Lemon Garlic Chicken Asparagus Pasta – juicy chicken & tender asparagus, tossed in a delicious creamy lemon garlic sauce. Best of all, full of bright spring flavors and comes together easily in under 30 minutes! Hey everyone, it’s Kelly from Life Made Sweeter back again today. With spring just around the corner, I can’t get enough of all the fresh produce starting to show up everywhere. Asparagus is by far my favorite spring vegetable and I love pairing it with lemon and garlic....

FavoritePinShare Literally the BEST chicken noodle soup, this has thick chicken chunks, sliced carrots, and celery, wide noodles. It soaks in a smooth chicken broth filled with flavorful seasonings and cooked to perfection. It’s the perfect warm and comforting soup for the winter! Warm up to this savory soup this wintertime. If you love soup, here are your classic soup recipes to try some homemade tomato basil soup, broccoli cheese soup, or minestrone....

This keto Caesar salad recipe has everything you want in a chicken Caesar salad: crisp romaine lettuce, bright tomatoes, juicy chicken, and creamy homemade Caesar dressing… it’s hard to go wrong with that! But the best part is that the addition of my crunchy parmesan crisps. They make Caesar salad on keto possible. And I happen to think that the parm crisps make this the best chicken Caesar salad. They taste so much better than croutons, without all those pesky carbs or grains....

Keto cheesy taco skillet recipes like this one are close to my heart. It’s how I first started cooking! Long before I got creative with my recipes, my dinner staple was tossing whatever meat and vegetables I had on hand into a pan and going to town. A beef taco skillet stir fry is still my go-to dinner when I’m tired and need something that is fast, healthy, and doesn’t leave a mountain of dishes to wash afterwards....

I thought it would be kind of fun to share a brand new recipe from my Wholesome Yum Easy Keto Cookbook with you. Introducing… low carb keto chicken tenders with pork rinds! There are multiple ways you can do keto breading, from almond flour to coconut flour to pork rinds, but my favorite low carb breading for keto chicken strips is this combo of crushed pork rinds and protein powder....

And because millionaire shortbread has three layers, you might find it intimidating to make, but it’s actually not complicated at all. In fact, you can whip up these shortbread bars in just over an hour! Plus, it’s so delightful, it’s worth the effort. So, why eat regular shortbread when you can have millionaire’s shortbread instead? What is Millionaire’s Shortbread? For those of you who may have heard of millionaire shortbread before but have never really seen or tried it yet, here’s the gist: it’s a 3-layer cookie bar made of a shortbread crust, a layer of chewy golden caramel, topped with thick chocolate ganache....

FavoritePinShare A delicious moist and tender chocolate cake layered with a mint chocolate chip buttercream and topped with a mint chocolate ganache. This is a wonderful cake and perfect for the holidays! How is your holiday baking coming along? This is a busy time of the year but I love all of the baking that is involved. My kitchen looks like a cookie bomb went off and I have been baking up a storm lately....

FavoritePinShare Mongolian Chicken Noodles – a one pot 30 minute meal perfect to curb those takeout cravings. Made with chicken, veggies, gluten free rice noodles and a delicious savory Asian-inspired sauce. Hey everyone, Kelly here again from Life Made Sweeter with another easy dinner recipe. Noodles (chow mein, lo mein, pad thai) are a favorite at our house. We are always experimenting with different flavors and these Mongolian Chicken Noodles show up regularly around here....

I expected my mushroom lasagna to turn out very good, but it pleasantly surprised me. Flavorful, tender, and filling, it tasted terrific. Meaty oyster mushrooms turned out a to be a good substitute for beef that I normally use, they almost had a similar texture. Addition of caramelized onions – sweet, savory and flavorful – made the lasagna even more flavorful. Preparation time for this mushroom lasagna, unlike meat lasagna, is fairly short....