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Chicken Bacon Ranch Lettuce Wraps (Keto, Paleo, Whole 30)

April 17, 2019 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Why is chicken bacon ranch one of those combinations that just hits the SPOT anytime you eat it? I can't answer that for you, but I know that I'm here to participate in this delicious combination frequently. I'm heerreee forrrrr ittttt. The chicken is flavorful and juicy, the bacon is crispy and savory, and the ranch is creamy and adds such delicious flavor to the whole thing. To add some ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Game Day, Gluten Free, Keto, Lunch, Paleo, Whole 30 Tagged With: bacon, Chicken, chicken bacon ranch, keto, keto lettuce wraps, keto recipes, Lettuce Wraps, Ranch, whole 30, whole 30 recipes

Pecan Bacon Brussels Sprouts with Sweet Cider Vinaigrette

April 28, 2017 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

OH MY GOSH I'm sorry I've been so MIA. I've had 8pm work days all of this week, and they continue through the end of next week because I'm helping with the play at school, and the performance is next Friday. So...basically I get home and go to bed. Just bear with me this week and next week if I seem quite absent - I promise I will be around consistently once these next few weeks are over! Now, ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Christmas, Fall Recipes, Gluten Free, Sides Tagged With: bacon, bacon brussels sprouts, brussels sprouts, Gluten Free, pecan bacon, Side dish, Sides, sprouts, Thanksgiving, vegetables

Cheesy Potato Soup

November 4, 2016 by Annie Chesson 7 Comments

Oh, a bowl of warm, comforting, thick, rich, CHEESY baked potato soup, you say? Yes please. I'll have seven bowls. Especially if they are in cute little pumpkin bowls like pictured above. I mean...if it doesn't have pumpkin in the recipe, I gotta throw some fall in their somehow. No pumpkin? Pumpkin bowls. Seems legit. Potato soup has always been one of my favorite meals. It was one of my mom's ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Fall Recipes, Lunch, Soup Tagged With: bacon, baked potato, baked potato soup, Cheese, cheesy, cheesy baked potato soup, cheesy soup, chicken stock, Fall, green onions, milk, potato, Potato Soup, potatoes, Soup

Skinny Pumpkin Alfredo

October 3, 2016 by Annie Chesson 10 Comments

Fall is officially in full swing over here at the Chesson household, people. I've got my fall placemats out, my ceramic pumpkin on the kitchen table, my pumpkin scented candles strategically placed in various locations around the house...you name it, IT'S HAPPENING. And I am loving every second of it while basking in this wonderful fall weather. Speaking of fall weather...I'm obsessed. Obsessed. ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Thanksgiving Tagged With: 30 minute meal, alfredo, alfredo pasta, bacon, Fall, Pasta, Pumpkin, pumpkin alfredo, pumpkin and bacon, pumpkin pasta, skinny alfredo

White Bean Soup with Bacon and Chives

August 5, 2015 by Annie Chesson 9 Comments

Okay, okay, okay I know. Soup. Hot soup. In August. In my defense, my original intention for this recipe was a "Chilled White Bean Soup," but I liked it so much better hot! I am one of those weird people who eats soup all year round even when its 105 degrees outside. I definitely prefer fall and winter food to summer food. Summer food is good too (who am I kidding...I love it all), but I find ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Gluten Free, Lunch, One Pot Meals, Sides, Soup Tagged With: bacon, chives, easy soup, Gluten Free, lemon, one pot meal, rosemary, Soup, white bean soup, white beans

Grilled Romaine Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese

June 25, 2015 by Annie Chesson 34 Comments

IF YOU ARE A BLUE CHEESE HATER JUST WAIT! Wait ooone second. Because Seth and I hate blue cheese. Really, really hate it. To the point where if I forget to ask the servers to leave it off my salad at a restaurant it ruins the whole thing for me. But we are obsessed with this salad. Oooooobsessed. So it started with an experiment. There is this burger at a sports bar back in our college town ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sides Tagged With: bacon, balsamic, balsamic vinaigrette, blue cheese, grilled food, grilled romaine, romaine, Salad

Cowfish Copycat “Taste Explosion” Roll

May 30, 2015 by Annie Chesson 18 Comments

Happy Saturday! How is your weekend going? Seth and I went out to lunch today at a super yummy taco place and then just walked around downtown Columbus for a while - they were having a sidewalk flea market/farmers market type thing. We realized during the walk that we have a slightly irrational obsession with our dog. Literally 80 percent of our conversation was made up of talking about how ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch Tagged With: bacon, beef, cilantro, cilantro pesto, ground beef, jalapeno, Sushi

Brown Sugar Peppered Bacon

April 24, 2015 by Annie Chesson 10 Comments

Bacon! I love bacon. I think everyone loves bacon. It's delicious and crispy and salty and perfect. But thiiiis bacon takes regular bacon and slaps it in the face. The combination of salty and sweet is one of those classic things that everyone loves - it's the perfect pairing of flavor. It's why the world is obsessed with salted caramel right now - salty and sweet, people! Salty. And. ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Game Day, Gluten Free, One Pot Meals, Sides, Snacks Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, bacon, breakfast, brown sugar, Gluten Free, pepper

Baby Kale, Farro Salad with Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette

March 29, 2015 by Annie Chesson 9 Comments

Do you ever watch the show Top Chef? If you do, the name Richard Blais might sound familiar to you. He came in second place on his season (still bitter about that) and came back to compete again on Top Chef All Stars, which he won. Anyway, he is my favorite person that has ever been on that show - I love him. Well I found out that he has a restaurant in Atlanta, which is only an hour and a half ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Easter, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sides Tagged With: bacon, balsamic vinegar, garlic, goat cheese, grain, kale, oragnes, Salad, Walnuts

Broccoli and Brussels Sprout Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

March 25, 2015 by Annie Chesson 30 Comments

It's always fun when creating a salad to try and find that perfect balance of flavors and textures - crunchy and soft, salty and sweet, etc...That delicious balance is the mark of a great salad, in my opinion. This Broccoli and Brussels Sprout Salad is a perfect example of that! You get the crunch from the broccoli, the salty from the bacon and sunflower seeds, and the chewy/sweet from the ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Thanksgiving Tagged With: bacon, Broccoli, brussels sprouts, citrus, craisins, Gluten Free, Salad, sunflower seeds

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Annie Chesson
I am a passionate Christian, wife, cooking addict, and mom to the two sweetest boys in the world! Join me in my journey to create delicious, flavorful food. More About Me...

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