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Cheesy Mexican Rice Casserole

January 11, 2016 by Annie Chesson 24 Comments

Hello, strangers! It has been quite a while since I've been able to make my way over to this little corner of the internet. Between holidays, SO MUCH TRAVEL, and less than satisfactory weather in Kansas (meaning dark and stormy every day) ((meaning photography = no no)), I have definitely had some issues bringing you three posts a week. But we had sunny weather this past weekend, and I was able ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: Brown Rice, Casserole, Cheese, Easy, Healthy, mexican, rice, rice casserole, Sides

One Pot Mexican Pasta Skillet

December 6, 2015 by Annie Chesson 17 Comments

You may know by this point that I'm slightly obsessed with one pot meals. They are just so practical and awesome! There aren't a million pots/pans to deal with, and you can clean up the kitchen while your dinner is simmering away. IT'S SO SATISFYING. I get a little bit too excited when I find a delicious one pot meal recipe...liiikkkeeee this one! Mmmmm...Mexican food. I love Mexican food ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, One Pot Meals Tagged With: Easy, Healthy, mexican, One Pot, One Pot Meals, Pasta

Pumpkin Chili

October 23, 2015 by Annie Chesson 23 Comments

I have off work today! Woop woop paarrttaayyyyyyy ?? And by party I mean eat breakfast, write this blog post, go to target and spend a little birthday money, order some Chinese takeout for dinner, and rellaaxxxx. But to some people that is more fun than a party. And by some people I mean me. So why do I have off work today when it's not a holiday or anything special? Because we had parent ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Game Day, Gluten Free, Lunch, One Pot Meals, Soup Tagged With: Chili, Fall, Gluten Free, Healthy, light, pumpin, pumpkin chili, Soup, stew

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 52 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

Quinoa Mac and Cheese

August 21, 2015 by Annie Chesson 39 Comments

Let me just start out by saying that I was totally blown away by how much this tasted like actual mac and cheese. It tasted just like it!! Which brings me to the conclusion that mac and cheese is alllllll about the sauce. Because if it tastes just as good with quinoa as it does with macaroni, it has to be about the sauce, right?? That is my theory anyway. Which I obviously will have to test many ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: Cheese, Healthy, light, Mac and Cheese, Quinoa, skinny, Vegetarian

Veggie Power Bowls with Creamy Pesto Sauce

August 17, 2015 by Annie Chesson 20 Comments

This is such a yummy, flavorful, and HEALTHY meal! The pesto is really the key here, guys. It is a very non traditional pesto - so put away your basil and pine nuts and whip out your spinach, arugula, and almonds! Proceed to whiz together and pour embarrassing amounts on every type of food in your refrigerator. This dish is packed with so much protein and healthy ingredients that it almost ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Condiments, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: arugula, Gluten Free, Healthy, Pesto, Quinoa, spinach, Vegetarian

Skinny Vegetarian Enchiladas

August 11, 2015 by Annie Chesson 35 Comments

Hello, friends! It's been a while. And this is not because I didn't set out time throughout the weekend and week to cook/blog. You know how much it sucks to be super excited about a recipe and then it not turn out well? A "fail recipe" as most people call it? Well guess how many I have had in a row? Three. THREE!!!!!! Before I got this new job, I would just pick something else to make and go ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Vegetarian Tagged With: Black Beans, corn, Enchiladas, Greek yogurt, Healthy, mexican, skinny, Vegetarian, vegetarian enchiladas

Spicy Chipotle Chickpea Burrito Bowls

July 17, 2015 by Annie Chesson 46 Comments

If I had unlimited money and could eat 10,000 calories a day without gaining a pound, I would literally eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner every single day at Chipotle or Qdoba. Let me describe my obsession to you with one story (I might have told this before....ALL MY STORIES ARE STARTING TO RUN TOGETHER). I'm going to preface for two seconds...literally every time we went out to eat in Georgia, ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Vegetarian Tagged With: Brown Rice, burrito, burrito bowls, Chickpeas, Gluten Free, guacamole, Healthy, mexican food, Vegetarian

Grilled Salsa Verde

July 7, 2015 by Annie Chesson 28 Comments

What? Oh...hello. Sorry. I was busy stuffing my face with this salsa. This tangy, bright, spicy, perfect Salsa Verde. Which is made up of deliciously grilled vegetables that are pulsed together in a food processor. SO EASY! And sooooooooooooo good. Hello there fresh vegetables. You are about to be charred and blended into the most heavenly bowl of food in my refrigerator. Or America. Or the ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Condiments, Game Day, Gluten Free, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: Gluten Free, Healthy, salsa, salsa verde, tomatillos, Vegan

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