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Loaded Veggie Cream Cheese

August 28, 2015 by Annie Chesson 16 Comments

Yeeeeahhhh I kind of love this stuff. It has so much flavor going on! It takes regular cream cheese, slaps it in the face, and says, "Hey. Get out of here. You pale in comparison to my greatness." I don't know about you, but I think a lightly toasted bagel with cream cheese is one of the best things ever. We almost never eat them because when we go grocery shopping we try to only buy healthy ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Condiments, Gluten Free, Vegetarian Tagged With: cream cheese, dips, Easy, Gluten Free, spread, Vegetarian

Pasta Salad with Creamy Avocado Sauce

August 26, 2015 by Annie Chesson 31 Comments

You know why I love America? Because we can throw a few veggies in some pasta and call it "salad." True patriotism over here, I know. And don't even get me started on potato salad. Potatoes + mayonnaise + mustard = salad. 'MERICA. Pasta salad may not be the healthiest salad you can make, but you sure can lighten it up if you smother it with a creamy sauce made with healthy fat. Enter ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, corn, Easy, Healthy, pasta salad, Vegetarian

Perfect Bruschetta

August 24, 2015 by Annie Chesson 51 Comments

I am kind of obsessed with bruschetta. Aaaand by kind of obsessed I mean one hundred percent obsessed. Obviously. Which is really very strange because I don't like tomatoes. I don't despise them but I don't enjoy them. And what is bruschetta? Tomatoes. Ninety percent tomatoes. But for some reason when you add some garlic, salt, pepper, basil, and a touch of balsamic vinegar to the tomatoes they ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Game Day, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: 30 minutes, Appetizers, balsamic, Basil, bruschetta, Easy, game day, garlic, Healthy, starters, Tomatoes, Vegetarian

30 Minute One Pot White Chicken Chili

January 21, 2015 by Annie Chesson 8 Comments

"This chili is way too delicious to be done in 30 minutes"...is what you would think after trying this yummy recipe. But it is true...perfect white chicken chili...one pot...thirty minutes. Bam. This chili is so easy! But the flavors are just amazing. The chili powder and cumin give it an authentic taste, and the lime just brings it to a-whole-nother level. I've never made "white" chili before ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, One Pot Meals, Soup Tagged With: avocado, Chicken, Chili, Easy, Greek yogurt, mexican, Quick, Soup, white chili

30 Minute Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps

December 10, 2014 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

In my opinion, the mark of a great lettuce wrap is when you want to ditch the lettuce and just attack the filling with a fork. Which is exactly what I wanted to do while I was eating these...and while I was photographing them. I snuck several bites. Boone tried to as well...and succeeded a few times. There are a couple of great things about these lettuce wraps in particular. First of all, they ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, Asian, Brown Rice, Chicken, Chinese, Easy, Gluten Free, Lettuce Wraps

One Pot Secret Ingredient Cajun Chicken Pasta

December 2, 2014 by Annie Chesson 3 Comments

It has been a while since I have posted any recipes! Last week was crazy from Tuesday on. Seth and I drove down to Orlando, Florida with his family to go to Universal Studios for Thanksgiving. So I am just now able to post a recipe again! This is a good one to start back up on. Not only is it a one pot meal (which I love), it also has a 70 calorie secret ingredient that substitutes all use of ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, One Pot Meals Tagged With: Cajun, Cajun Chicken Pasta, Easy, Laughing Cow Cheese, One Pot, Pasta, The Garlic Diaries

Crispy Chickpea and Edamame Oven Snack

November 7, 2014 by Annie Chesson 25 Comments

Snacking is so much fun - it's even better when your snacks are good for you! I don't know about you, but when I want a snack, it's usually something salty I want. Better yet, something salty and crispy. Enter crispy chickpea and edamame oven snacks. These will satisfy any crunchy, salty snack craving. I love the mixture of the edamame and the chickpeas, they play off of each other so ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Gluten Free, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: Chickpeas, Crispy Chickpea and Edamame Oven Snacks, Easy, Edamame, Gluten Free, Healthy, Vegan, Vegetarian

Zucchini Noodles with Pesto Cream Sauce

October 27, 2014 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

So we are on day one of our three uses of pesto! This first recipe using our "Perfect Pesto" is this amazing pesto cream sauce. I love this sauce. I could eat it like soup...seriously. And it is SO easy to make! As for the zucchini noodles, if you don't want to go through the trouble of making those, you can absolutely just use whole wheat pasta instead. The point of this recipe is the sauce. So ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, Dinner, Easy, Gluten Free, Healthy, Lunch, Pasta, Quick, Vegetarian

Three Ingredient Chocolate Banana “Ice Cream”

October 22, 2014 by Annie Chesson 4 Comments

This ice cream. It's healthy!! Its actually good for you. It's the equivalent of eating a banana...because that's basically all that's in it. I originally found this blended banana ice cream recipe on www.userealbutter.com and decided to create my own spin on it (link to her original recipe can be found at the bottom). This ice cream literally takes five minutes to make. It's awesome. And it can ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegetarian Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, Dessert, Easy, Gluten Free, Healthy, Quick Meals, Vegetarian

Roasted Carrot Soup with Ginger and Thyme

September 23, 2014 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

There is a story behind this soup. I just created this blog yesterday and was SUPER eager to write my first post, but I still have one meal's worth of groceries left for this week. I make a point each week not to go to the store again after my once-a-week-grocery-visit to save money...but I really wanted to create a recipe to post on my new blog! So I compromised... This soup is a concoction ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Soup, Vegetarian Tagged With: Dinner, Easy, Gluten Free, Healthy, Lunch, Soup, Vegetarian

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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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