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Healthier Boursin Chicken Pasta

June 15, 2024 by Gina +

As a busy mom, I’m always on the lookout for dinner recipes that are quick, nutritious, and sure to please the whole family. Today, I want to share one of my go-to recipes that ticks all these boxes: Healthy Boursin Chicken Pasta. It’s creamy, packed with flavor, and best of all, it’s super easy to make on any hectic weeknight. Why Choose Healthy Boursin Chicken Pasta? This dish combines the

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Easy Cinnamon Banana Bread Recipe

June 12, 2024 by Gina +

Looking for a comforting treat that delights the senses and pleases every palate in the family? Our easy cinnamon banana bread, with its unique cinnamon sugar layer, promises a delightful twist to your traditional banana bread. It’s simple to make, irresistibly tasty, and perfect for busy home bakers seeking that special touch in their treats. Why We Love This Cinnamon Banana BreadThis banana

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Healthy Strawberry Muffins

June 1, 2024 by Gina +

Welcome to the recipe for irresistible Strawberry Muffins. With juicy strawberries and wholesome ingredients, these muffins are a delicious way to start your day or enjoy as a satisfying snack. Kid-friendly and family-approved! Fresh Strawberries: These vibrant gems are the star of the show, adding sweetness and a burst of flavor to every bite. Greek Yogurt: Creamy and packed with

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Quick and Easy Cheesy Egg and Sausage Breakfast Bombs

April 30, 2024 by Gina +

Rise and shine, busy breakfast people! If you're on the hunt for a quick and easy morning meal that will save you time and satisfy hungry tummies, look no further than these delightful Cheesy Egg and Sausage Breakfast Bombs. Created especially for those hectic mornings when every second counts, these flavor-packed bombs are the ultimate solution to kickstart your day with minimal

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Wholesome Delight: Protein-Packed Golden Milk Pancakes Recipe

April 20, 2024 by Gina +

Looking for a delicious breakfast that nourishes your body? Look no further! Protein-Packed Golden Milk Pancakes – a delightful fusion of warm spices, creamy cottage cheese, and wholesome goodness. Elevate your morning routine with this easy-to-make, nutrient-rich breakfast that will leave you feeling satisfied and energized throughout the day. The Inspiration: Golden Milk Magic My love

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Crispy Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Burrata 🍝 My w Crispy Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Burrata 🍝

My whole family loved this dinner and it will absolutely be on repeat. The combination of crispy chicken, marinara-coated pasta, creamy burrata, basil, and Parmesan is so simple but so good.

Ingredients#
2 large chicken breasts sliced in half horizontally
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs beaten
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup Parmesan
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper
8 ounces pasta
2 cups marinara sauce
1 ball burrata (or 2 if you want)
Fresh basil
Extra Parmesan

Instructions

Cook the pasta. Season the chicken and bread with flour, egg, and panko mixed with Parmesan. Air fry at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until crispy. (Or bake at 425 for 18 minutes) Warm the marinara and toss with the pasta. Assemble bowls with pasta, sliced chicken, a little more Parmesan, burrata, and basil. 

Save this for your next easy dinner idea.
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 🍽️
Crispy Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Burrata 🍝 My w Crispy Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Burrata 🍝

My whole family loved this dinner and it will absolutely be on repeat. The combination of crispy chicken, marinara-coated pasta, creamy burrata, basil, and Parmesan is so simple but so good.

Ingredients#
2 large chicken breasts sliced in half horizontally
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs beaten
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup Parmesan
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper
8 ounces pasta
2 cups marinara sauce
1 ball burrata (or 2 if you want)
Fresh basil
Extra Parmesan

Instructions

Cook the pasta. Season the chicken and bread with flour, egg, and panko mixed with Parmesan. Air fry at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until crispy. (Or bake at 425 for 18 minutes) Warm the marinara and toss with the pasta. Assemble bowls with pasta, sliced chicken, a little more Parmesan, burrata, and basil. 

Save this for your next easy dinner idea.
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 🍽️
Crispy Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Burrata 🍝 My w Crispy Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Burrata 🍝

My whole family loved this dinner and it will absolutely be on repeat. The combination of crispy chicken, marinara-coated pasta, creamy burrata, basil, and Parmesan is so simple but so good.

Ingredients#
2 large chicken breasts sliced in half horizontally
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs beaten
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup Parmesan
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper
8 ounces pasta
2 cups marinara sauce
1 ball burrata (or 2 if you want)
Fresh basil
Extra Parmesan

Instructions

Cook the pasta. Season the chicken and bread with flour, egg, and panko mixed with Parmesan. Air fry at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until crispy. (Or bake at 425 for 18 minutes) Warm the marinara and toss with the pasta. Assemble bowls with pasta, sliced chicken, a little more Parmesan, burrata, and basil. 

Save this for your next easy dinner idea.
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 🍽️

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