In this Chicken Pesto Pasta recipe, nutritious broccoli and fragrant basil team up to produce a flavorful, healthy pesto that makes this chicken and pasta recipe a winner! This post was first published January 2014. Last updated December 2018. This post contains affiliate links. Check out our full disclosure here. Is it comfort food, or…
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Baked Eggplant Fries with Basil Dipping Sauce
Baked Eggplant Fries are delicious and healthy upscaled French fries that will wow your family and impress your guests! This week’s #SundaySupper theme is Fancy Appetizers, but after that munch-fest of a football game last week, I wanted to make sure I came up with something decently healthy. I really love eggplant, but I don’t…
Jalapeno Garlic Basil Pickles
It is so easy and fun to make your own pickles! Have you ever tried it? I have seen some different methods, but this is by far the easiest, quickest, and so yummy! I wanted to use basil, because I have two hydroponic basil plants that grow so fast, I cannot keep up with using…
Easy Turkey Broccoli Pasta Dinner
Easy Turkey Broccoli Pasta Dinner – Super-easy, family-pleasing dinner ready in less than 30 minutes! If you are looking for healthy ground turkey recipes, this one is definitely a perfect family meal. Use light pasta in it to keep it lean. Here’s an entree that is a guaranteed family-pleaser in my house! This Turkey Broccoli…
Creamy Avocado Zoodles with Chipotle Lime Shrimp
Would you believe these ‘noodles’ are made from zucchini? They are a fantastic substitute for carb-laden, processed pasta, and a great way to get additional veggies into your kids. Have your doubts about whether zoodles are really a good swap for regular noodles? Then you should give this recipe a try and see what you think! I…
Broccoli Pesto Mushroom Grilled Cheese
April is National Grilled Cheese month! So it is the perfect excuse for me to publish yet another grilled cheese recipe. 🙂 It is no secret that I love grilled cheese. We have it for dinner often, probably 3-4 times a month. I like to play around with the cheese and other filling ingredients to change things…
Broccoli Pesto
I made my own pesto! I am so excited! My whole adult life, I have used store-bought pesto. It never even occurred to me to make my own. But since I have entered the food blogging world, I am making from scratch many things that I used to buy. If you have a food processor,…
Cashew Sausage Basil Pizza
Just a note: This recipe originally appeared as a monthly contributor post on Memories by the Mile. I have now posted the recipe here as well for archiving purposes (scroll down towards the bottom). My original teaser post can be found below with the recipe following after. Check out Memories by the Mile too……
Basil and Blue Cheese Sweet Potato Bites
Just a note: This recipe originally appeared as a monthly contributor post on Memories by the Mile. I am now posting the recipe here for archiving purposes (scroll down towards the bottom). My original teaser post is below and the recipe is underneath it. Check out Memories by the Mile as well; Wanda Ann has…
Garlic Basil Parmesan Turkey Portions
Sometimes I get what I call cooker’s block. I made that up (I know, you can’t even tell, right?! Ha!) to describe the state of having an ingredient and not being able to decide how to utilize it. I had stashed some turkey breast portions in my freezer, and couldn’t decide on what to…
Sweet Garlic Basil Sausage and Halloumi Kebabs
This dish might sound fancy, but in actuality it is super-easy! I love making kebabs, because they are easy prep and easy cleanup. These kebabs are different than any I have made before, because I included sausage, apple, eggplant and CHEESE! I had not heard of halloumi cheese until recently. It is the…
Mozzarella Portabellas
Just a note: This recipe originally appeared as a guest post on Jersey Girl Cooks. I have now posted the recipe here as well for archiving purposes. My original teaser post is below and the recipe is underneath it. Make sure you check out Jersey Girl Cooks, too; Lisa has a ton of great recipes!…
Frozen Strawberry Basil Margaritas
I am going to step outside my usual focus on family-friendly recipes today to share something with you that is strictly for us grown-ups. Because, let’s face it, sometimes these kids just drive us to drink, am I right?!? 😉 Seriously though, I like to have a nice cocktail from time to time, especially on…
Summer Salad with Fruit and Veggies
Now that summer is finally here, I am really in the mood for fresh produce. And June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month! So it seems fitting to toss together a salad that has both! Basically this salad was created taking some of my family’s favorite fruits and vegetables, chopping them up, adding…
