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Healthy Chicken Enchilada Skillet Recipe

June 27, 2024 by Gina +

As a busy mom, finding a delicious, healthy, and easy-to-make dinner my whole family loves can be a challenge. That’s why I’m thrilled to share my Healthy Chicken Enchilada Skillet recipe. It’s packed with flavor, loaded with nutritious ingredients, and perfect for leftovers. Plus, it’s a crowd-pleaser in my household, and I bet it will be in yours too! Ingredients You’ll Need for The Healthy

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Cozy Up with My Favorite Pumpkin Coffee Cake

October 11, 2023 by Gina +

Fall is my favorite time of year, and nothing says fall quite like the warm, comforting flavors of Pumpkin Coffee Cake. When the air gets crisp and the leaves start to change, I love to bake a Pumpkin Coffee Cake that fills the house with the scent of spices and pumpkin. This cake is perfect for a cozy breakfast, an afternoon treat, or even dessert. It’s moist, flavorful, and topped with a buttery

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Healthier Carrot Cake

April 28, 2021 by Gina +

Do You Want an Easy & Delicious Gluten-Free Carrot Cake that doesn't sacrifice any flavor or sweetness? A cake no one will know is actually healthier than a standard recipe? Then this cake is for you! Who doesn't love carrot cake? The sweet, creamy, and moistness of a classic carrot cake can't be beaten. But if you're looking for a delicious gluten-free version, it can feel like a

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: carrot cake, cream cheese frosting, gluten free, healthy, refined sugar free

Banana Snack Cake with Chocolate Chips & Crumble Topping

April 17, 2026 by Gina +

There is something so satisfying about turning a few overripe bananas into a recipe everyone gets excited about. And while banana bread will always have its place, this banana snack cake feels a little more fun, a little more bakery-style, and honestly even easier to slice, serve, and snack on throughout the week. This cake is soft, moist, packed with banana flavor, and topped with a buttery

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Spring Strawberry Shortcake Trifle

March 19, 2026 by Gina +

There’s a time and a place for making everything from scratch… and then there’s real life. This strawberry trifle is one of those recipes where we take a little help from the store and turn it into something that feels completely homemade. I used a Betty Crocker strawberry cake mix as the base, which keeps things easy, but then layered it with fresh strawberries and a homemade cheesecake-style

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Cheese Stuffed Chicken Bites (High Protein Mozzarella Bites)

March 3, 2026 by Gina +

If your kids love mozzarella sticks, these cheese-stuffed chicken bites are about to become a new favorite in your house. They have everything we love about classic mozzarella sticks — crispy coating, gooey melted cheese — but they’re wrapped in seasoned ground chicken and air fried until golden. They’re satisfying, packed with protein, and surprisingly easy to make. These have quickly become

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Butter Pecan Coffee Cake Loaf with Brown Butter Maple Glaze

February 15, 2026 by Gina +

If you love bakery-style coffee cakes, this butter pecan loaf is for you. It’s rich without being heavy, slightly dense in that perfect coffee-cake way, and packed with nutty brown butter flavor. The toasted pecans, cinnamon streusel, and maple glaze make every slice feel like something you’d grab at a really good donut shop — except it’s made right at home. This recipe went through a couple

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Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Sausage Pasta

February 2, 2026 by Gina +

This is one of the best pastas I’ve ever made — no exaggeration. The sauce is silky, creamy, and so flavorful without being heavy. And the best part? It’s made with mostly pantry ingredients. Just grab a jar of roasted red peppers and some Italian sausage, and you’re halfway there. We had this for dinner and everyone cleaned their plates. It felt a little fancy, but it was actually fast and

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Filed Under: Dinners, Recipes Tagged With: Dinner, pasta, red pepper, sausage, under 30

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The higher protein breakfast everyone in my house The higher protein breakfast everyone in my house loves

Make sure you’re following @gina_gibson_cooks for easy healthier recipes and save this one. I promise you’ll love it. 

They’re packed with protein from eggs, sausage, cottage cheese, and cheese.

Ingredients:
1 lb breakfast sausage
4 eggs (scrambled)
1 egg (mixed in)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup low-fat shredded cheese
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Salt + pepper

Cook the breakfast sausage in a skillet until browned. Push to one side and scramble 4 eggs.

Add sausage + eggs to a bowl with 1 more egg, cottage cheese, shredded cheese, flour, baking powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until combined.

Scoop with a 2 tbsp scoop onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake at 375°F for about 18 minutes, or until golden. Makes about 15 biscuits.
A cheesy, hearty, high protein taco skillet taco s A cheesy, hearty, high protein taco skillet taco skillet. Made with simple ingredients you probably already have. It bakes in the oven for an easy, hands-off dinner and comes together in under 40 minutes.

1 lb ground beef
1 small yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup uncooked white rice
1 cup blended cottage cheese
1 (15 oz) jar salsa
1 cup shredded cheddar or taco cheese blend
1 package taco seasoning
*chips, sour cream, avocado for topping and scooping

Preheat oven to 375°F. In an oven-safe skillet, cook ground beef and onion on medium heat until beef is browned.

Stir in taco seasoning. Add salsa, cottage cheese, the rice, then 1/2 cup water. Mix well.

Cover tightly with foil and bake for 25-30 minutes

Remove from oven, top with cheese. Serve with sour cream, avocado, and plenty of chips for scooping

Save this for your next quick dinner night.
2 lb chuck roast, multiple dinners — mashed potato 2 lb chuck roast, multiple dinners — mashed potatoes the first night sandwiches after that

The sauce is the real star here. Savory, rich, and packed with flavor from the miso, garlic, soy sauce, and ginger.

2 lb chuck roast
Salt + pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white miso paste
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
1 tbsp brown sugar or honey
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
3 cloves garlic, minced
1½ cups beef broth
1 tsp sesame 

Mashed potatoes, for serving

Season the chuck roast well with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy pan and sear the roast on all sides until deeply browned.

In a bowl, whisk together the miso paste, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, beef broth, and sesame.

Pour the sauce over the roast, cover, and braise at 300°F for about 3 to 3½ hours until the beef is fall apart tender.

Remove the meat and shred or slice it. Simmer the sauce on the stovetop for 5–10 minutes until thickened and glossy.

Serve over mashed potatoes and spoon all that sauce right on top.
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Lemon Butter Shrimp Bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice Lemon Butter Shrimp Bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice 🍤

This might be one of my favorite easy dinners lately. The buttery garlic shrimp, blistered tomatoes, cilantro lime rice, and salty feta all work so well together

You’ll need 
1 pound shrimp
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic minced
juice of 1 lemon
2 cups cooked rice
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
juice of 1 lime
crumbled feta for topping 
salt, and pepper.

Cook the rice and mix with chopped cilantro, lime juice, and a little salt. Add olive oil to a hot skillet and cook the cherry tomatoes until blistered and softened. Push the tomatoes to the side of the skillet, then add butter, garlic, and shrimp. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the shrimp are pink and lightly golden. Squeeze in the lemon juice and mix everything together with the tomatoes. Spoon over the cilantro lime rice and top with feta.

Save this for an easy weeknight dinner and follow @gina_gibson_cooks for more easy family meals and Dinner Diaries 🍽️
DINNER DIARIES WEEK 11 Bringing back this series DINNER DIARIES WEEK 11

Bringing back this series to help you with easy dinners. 

This week’s lineup:
✨ Cheeseburger Sheet Pan Fries
✨ Chicken Caesar Smash Burger Tacos
✨ Crispy Chicken Protein Mac & Cheese

we reused ingredients across multiple meals to keep grocery waste low 🙌

The crispy chicken on the protein mac & cheese might be one of my favorite dinners I’ve made in a while 

Comment DINNER and I’ll send you all 3 recipes + the grocery list
The higher protein breakfast everyone in my house The higher protein breakfast everyone in my house loves

Make sure you’re following @gina_gibson_cooks for easy healthier recipes and save this one. I promise you’ll love it. 

They’re packed with protein from eggs, sausage, cottage cheese, and cheese.

Ingredients:
1 lb breakfast sausage
4 eggs (scrambled)
1 egg (mixed in)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup low-fat shredded cheese
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Salt + pepper

Cook the breakfast sausage in a skillet until browned. Push to one side and scramble 4 eggs.

Add sausage + eggs to a bowl with 1 more egg, cottage cheese, shredded cheese, flour, baking powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until combined.

Scoop with a 2 tbsp scoop onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake at 375°F for about 18 minutes, or until golden. Makes about 15 biscuits.
A cheesy, hearty, high protein taco skillet taco s A cheesy, hearty, high protein taco skillet taco skillet. Made with simple ingredients you probably already have. It bakes in the oven for an easy, hands-off dinner and comes together in under 40 minutes.

1 lb ground beef
1 small yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup uncooked white rice
1 cup blended cottage cheese
1 (15 oz) jar salsa
1 cup shredded cheddar or taco cheese blend
1 package taco seasoning
*chips, sour cream, avocado for topping and scooping

Preheat oven to 375°F. In an oven-safe skillet, cook ground beef and onion on medium heat until beef is browned.

Stir in taco seasoning. Add salsa, cottage cheese, the rice, then 1/2 cup water. Mix well.

Cover tightly with foil and bake for 25-30 minutes

Remove from oven, top with cheese. Serve with sour cream, avocado, and plenty of chips for scooping

Save this for your next quick dinner night.
2 lb chuck roast, multiple dinners — mashed potato 2 lb chuck roast, multiple dinners — mashed potatoes the first night sandwiches after that

The sauce is the real star here. Savory, rich, and packed with flavor from the miso, garlic, soy sauce, and ginger.

2 lb chuck roast
Salt + pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white miso paste
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
1 tbsp brown sugar or honey
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
3 cloves garlic, minced
1½ cups beef broth
1 tsp sesame 

Mashed potatoes, for serving

Season the chuck roast well with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy pan and sear the roast on all sides until deeply browned.

In a bowl, whisk together the miso paste, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, beef broth, and sesame.

Pour the sauce over the roast, cover, and braise at 300°F for about 3 to 3½ hours until the beef is fall apart tender.

Remove the meat and shred or slice it. Simmer the sauce on the stovetop for 5–10 minutes until thickened and glossy.

Serve over mashed potatoes and spoon all that sauce right on top.
Unlocking summer. I’m so ready and these @bloomsup Unlocking summer. I’m so ready and these @bloomsupps Ricket blasts are getting us there. Limited time. What’s your fave poolside or beach bev?!

#giftedbyoom
#bloompop
Lemon Butter Shrimp Bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice Lemon Butter Shrimp Bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice 🍤

This might be one of my favorite easy dinners lately. The buttery garlic shrimp, blistered tomatoes, cilantro lime rice, and salty feta all work so well together

You’ll need 
1 pound shrimp
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic minced
juice of 1 lemon
2 cups cooked rice
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
juice of 1 lime
crumbled feta for topping 
salt, and pepper.

Cook the rice and mix with chopped cilantro, lime juice, and a little salt. Add olive oil to a hot skillet and cook the cherry tomatoes until blistered and softened. Push the tomatoes to the side of the skillet, then add butter, garlic, and shrimp. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the shrimp are pink and lightly golden. Squeeze in the lemon juice and mix everything together with the tomatoes. Spoon over the cilantro lime rice and top with feta.

Save this for an easy weeknight dinner and follow @gina_gibson_cooks for more easy family meals and Dinner Diaries 🍽️
DINNER DIARIES WEEK 11 Bringing back this series DINNER DIARIES WEEK 11

Bringing back this series to help you with easy dinners. 

This week’s lineup:
✨ Cheeseburger Sheet Pan Fries
✨ Chicken Caesar Smash Burger Tacos
✨ Crispy Chicken Protein Mac & Cheese

we reused ingredients across multiple meals to keep grocery waste low 🙌

The crispy chicken on the protein mac & cheese might be one of my favorite dinners I’ve made in a while 

Comment DINNER and I’ll send you all 3 recipes + the grocery list
The higher protein breakfast everyone in my house The higher protein breakfast everyone in my house loves

Make sure you’re following @gina_gibson_cooks for easy healthier recipes and save this one. I promise you’ll love it. 

They’re packed with protein from eggs, sausage, cottage cheese, and cheese.

Ingredients:
1 lb breakfast sausage
4 eggs (scrambled)
1 egg (mixed in)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup low-fat shredded cheese
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Salt + pepper

Cook the breakfast sausage in a skillet until browned. Push to one side and scramble 4 eggs.

Add sausage + eggs to a bowl with 1 more egg, cottage cheese, shredded cheese, flour, baking powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until combined.

Scoop with a 2 tbsp scoop onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake at 375°F for about 18 minutes, or until golden. Makes about 15 biscuits.
A cheesy, hearty, high protein taco skillet taco s A cheesy, hearty, high protein taco skillet taco skillet. Made with simple ingredients you probably already have. It bakes in the oven for an easy, hands-off dinner and comes together in under 40 minutes.

1 lb ground beef
1 small yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup uncooked white rice
1 cup blended cottage cheese
1 (15 oz) jar salsa
1 cup shredded cheddar or taco cheese blend
1 package taco seasoning
*chips, sour cream, avocado for topping and scooping

Preheat oven to 375°F. In an oven-safe skillet, cook ground beef and onion on medium heat until beef is browned.

Stir in taco seasoning. Add salsa, cottage cheese, the rice, then 1/2 cup water. Mix well.

Cover tightly with foil and bake for 25-30 minutes

Remove from oven, top with cheese. Serve with sour cream, avocado, and plenty of chips for scooping

Save this for your next quick dinner night.
2 lb chuck roast, multiple dinners — mashed potato 2 lb chuck roast, multiple dinners — mashed potatoes the first night sandwiches after that

The sauce is the real star here. Savory, rich, and packed with flavor from the miso, garlic, soy sauce, and ginger.

2 lb chuck roast
Salt + pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white miso paste
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
1 tbsp brown sugar or honey
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
3 cloves garlic, minced
1½ cups beef broth
1 tsp sesame 

Mashed potatoes, for serving

Season the chuck roast well with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy pan and sear the roast on all sides until deeply browned.

In a bowl, whisk together the miso paste, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, beef broth, and sesame.

Pour the sauce over the roast, cover, and braise at 300°F for about 3 to 3½ hours until the beef is fall apart tender.

Remove the meat and shred or slice it. Simmer the sauce on the stovetop for 5–10 minutes until thickened and glossy.

Serve over mashed potatoes and spoon all that sauce right on top.
Unlocking summer. I’m so ready and these @bloomsup Unlocking summer. I’m so ready and these @bloomsupps Ricket blasts are getting us there. Limited time. What’s your fave poolside or beach bev?!

#giftedbyoom
#bloompop
Lemon Butter Shrimp Bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice Lemon Butter Shrimp Bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice 🍤

This might be one of my favorite easy dinners lately. The buttery garlic shrimp, blistered tomatoes, cilantro lime rice, and salty feta all work so well together

You’ll need 
1 pound shrimp
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic minced
juice of 1 lemon
2 cups cooked rice
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
juice of 1 lime
crumbled feta for topping 
salt, and pepper.

Cook the rice and mix with chopped cilantro, lime juice, and a little salt. Add olive oil to a hot skillet and cook the cherry tomatoes until blistered and softened. Push the tomatoes to the side of the skillet, then add butter, garlic, and shrimp. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the shrimp are pink and lightly golden. Squeeze in the lemon juice and mix everything together with the tomatoes. Spoon over the cilantro lime rice and top with feta.

Save this for an easy weeknight dinner and follow @gina_gibson_cooks for more easy family meals and Dinner Diaries 🍽️
DINNER DIARIES WEEK 11 Bringing back this series DINNER DIARIES WEEK 11

Bringing back this series to help you with easy dinners. 

This week’s lineup:
✨ Cheeseburger Sheet Pan Fries
✨ Chicken Caesar Smash Burger Tacos
✨ Crispy Chicken Protein Mac & Cheese

we reused ingredients across multiple meals to keep grocery waste low 🙌

The crispy chicken on the protein mac & cheese might be one of my favorite dinners I’ve made in a while 

Comment DINNER and I’ll send you all 3 recipes + the grocery list

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