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Whole 30 Cashew Chicken

November 14, 2019 by Annie Chesson 3 Comments

Whole 30 Cashew Chicken - This is SO much better than takeout (not to mention a million times healthier), but it has all those classic flavors you love so much! TheGarlicDiaries.com

Chinese takeout is one of my biggest guilty pleasures. On extra lazy nights, my go-to is one of two things: pizza or takeout. Both so yummy and both so satisfying! Howevvvver, there is a caveat to this! I always feel kinda gross and heavy afterwards. My skin feels greasy after eating the greasy Chinese food, and I'm always so dang thirsty from all that sodium. Now, don't get me wrong, I ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, One Pot Meals, Paleo, Whole 30 Tagged With: cashew chicken, Chinese, gluten free takeout, paleo cashew chicken, paleo chinese, paleo takeout, takeout, takeout at home, whole 30 asian, whole 30 cashew chicken, whole 30 chicken, whole 30 chinese, whole 30 takeout

Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli

February 13, 2019 by Annie Chesson 3 Comments

I basically find myself craving Chinese takeout all the time...for SURE multiple times a week. Why? Is it because it tastes so dang good or is it because of the simplicity of just being able to run in and grab it from the counter and peace out, maybe sneaking a few bites in the car on the way home 😬? It's probably a combo of both. The problem with this is that Chinese takeout is usually ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Instant Pot, Lunch Tagged With: 30 minute meal, Chinese, chinese instant pot, chinese takeout, chinese takeout copycat, Dinner, instant pot, instant pot beef, quick and easy dinner, recipes, takeout recipes

Orange Chicken

December 1, 2017 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

Pizza and Chinese takeout = two of my lifetime staples. I mean, let's just talk about the wonderfulness of these two items real quick. Firstly, they are both delicious. Secondly, they can both be delivered to your door or picked up on your way home. Thirdly, they are both delicious. The deliciousness deserved two points. BUT - problem: both of these food items are super calorie/fat/carb loaded ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, One Pot Meals, Weight Watchers Tagged With: Asian, Chicken, chicken breast, Chinese, Gluten Free, Healthy, Orange, orange chicken, takeout, weight watchers

Pork in Garlic Sauce

October 2, 2017 by Annie Chesson 5 Comments

Pork in Garlic Sauce is one of my all time favorite take out dishes. It's probs between this and lo mein for the top slot- it's hard to beat a good lo mein! But if I'm not ordering lo mein, you best believe there will be a steaming hot container of Pork in Garlic Sauce knocking on my door in 20-30 minutes 👅👅👅. The creation of this recipe is something I have toiled over for quite some time. I ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, One Pot Meals, Weight Watchers Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, Asian, Chinese, easy dinners, garlic, garlic sauce, Gluten Free, pork, quick and easy, stir fry, weight watchers

Rainbow Veggie Rice Noodle Stir-Fry

June 9, 2017 by Annie Chesson 5 Comments

So there's this restaurant here called Hu Hot, and it's one of those Mongolian Grill places where you "build a bowl," and they cook it on this big flat top next to everyone else's bowls. Sanitation score? Questionable. Flavor? #Bomb. My brother Lawson looooooves this place, so it's not uncommon that after church we end up heading over to Hu Hot for our weekly post-church lunch tradition. I ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Vegetarian Tagged With: Asian, asian stir fry, Chinese, Gluten Free, noodle stir fry, noodles, rice noodle stir fry, rice noodles, stir fry, Vegetarian, veggie stir fry

Quick and Simple 5 Ingredient Teriyaki Chicken

September 30, 2016 by Annie Chesson 9 Comments

Okay, this is officially the easiest recipe that has ever been posted on the internet. Or written in any cookbook. Or put on YouTube. To reiterate...THIS IS THE EASIEST RECIPE EVER. It only takes five ingredients and twenty minutes to make! The supa short time and craycray few ingredients aren't what make this recipe so awesome, though... What makes it so awesome is how BOMB it tastes despite the ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, One Pot Meals Tagged With: 20 minute meal, 30 minute meal, Asian, Chicken, Chinese, Easy, Quick, quick and easy, teriyaki, teriyaki chicken

Cashew Chicken

January 27, 2016 by Annie Chesson 40 Comments

Cashew chicken...one of MA FAVES when it comes to Chinese take-out. I love the different textures from the chicken, veggies, water chestnuts, and cashews. But the BEST part, in my opinion, is when the sauce kind of soaks into the cashews, softening them and loading them with delicious, saucy, flavor. You could say I am quite the expert on Chinese take-out. It is a go-to for Seth and I on lazy ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, One Pot Meals Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, Asian, Broccoli, cashew chicken, cashews, Chicken, Chinese, Easy, Gluten Free, Quick, take-out

Easy Veggie Lo Mein

April 21, 2015 by Annie Chesson 28 Comments

Lo Mein is probably my favorite dish to get when I go out to a Chinese restaurant. Sometimes I branch out and get something different, but whenever I do I am secretly missing my traditional Lo Mein order every time :). I'm not sure why I waited for so long to create my own Lo Mein recipe at home, but I am so happy we decided to give it a try. It was a huge hit! The tender veggies, bold, ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: 30 minutes meals, Asian, Chinese, Dinner, Lo Mein, noodles, Vegetarian

Baked Egg Rolls

March 5, 2015 by Annie Chesson 17 Comments

Well Seth is out in the field again for a few days this week, and my two best friends are visiting from North Carolina this weekend, so I am using these Seth-less days to blog in advance so I can hang out with my friends while they are here. It has been a crazy few days in the kitchen! Three recipes in two days - cooked, photographed, and blogged - whew! And my man isn't here to eat everything, so ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Game Day, Lunch, Sides, Snacks Tagged With: Appetizers, cabbage, carrots, Chinese, egg rolls, game day, pork

Pan Fried Dumplings with Soy Chili Peanut Sauce

February 6, 2015 by Annie Chesson 4 Comments

So last night Seth and I were watching "New Girl" and we were on that episode in season three when Coach is trying to convince Nick to start working out. For the first five minutes of the episode, it shows Nick eating dumplings from a Chinese restaurant down the street, and Coach keeps asking him "Do you want to be a do-er or a dumplinger??". We were laying there watching this episode and craving ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Game Day, Lunch, Sides, Snacks Tagged With: Appetizers, Asian, Chinese, Dumplings, pork

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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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