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White Pizza Grilled Cheese

September 18, 2023 by Gina +

White pizza grilled cheese, do I really need to say more? It's a combination of two of my favorite things, pizza and a great sandwhich. This sandwich is cheesy, cheesy perfection. Mozzarella, parmesan, and cottage cheese make up the base. I love cottage cheese because it adds protein and creaminess, but ricotta works too. I'm just very partial to cottage cheese. Then we season the

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Sausage Rolls

September 13, 2023 by Gina +

When a recipe has puff pastry I think it's off to a good start. Now let's stuff it with ground Italian sausage and cheese, bake it, and you've got a delicious meal right here. These sausage rolls are the perfect addition to a meal plan. Italian ground sausage, shredded mozzarella, and parmesan are stuffed and rolled into puff pastry and baked to crispy perfection. We love these sausage

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Maple Soy Glazed Chicken Tacos

September 8, 2023 by Gina +

These maple and soy glazed chicken tacos are a perfect combo of salty and savory with just a hint of sweetness from the maple. When you the maple and soy down it creates this delicious, thick glaze for the chicken making it like an Asian-inspired BBQ sauce. I top with some fresh cabbage slaw for some crispy coolness. In our house, tacos are always a win. And because we love them and

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Shrimp Enchiladas

September 6, 2023 by Gina +

Enchiladas and tacos are some of my favorite foods. I also love shrimp so this shrimp enchilada recipe is right up my alley. They are delicious, flavorful, and incredibly easy. Like most people, our weeknights are busy. Though my kids are still little with no sports, it's a hectic time finishing work, cleaning up from the day, and getting dinner on the table. Recipes like these shrimp

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars- High Protein, Low Sugar

August 31, 2023 by Gina +

Cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts but usually something I'd rather buy than bake. But these pumpkin cheesecake bars are so easy and delicious, that I don't mind whipping them up throughout fall. A bonus too that they are healthier so I don't mind having a bar or two! The secret is the cheesecake layer is made with blended cottage cheese and Greek yogurt but I swear to you, you would

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Creamy shrimp and vegetables, topped with golden, Creamy shrimp and vegetables, topped with golden, flaky puff pastry “croutons,” all made in one skillet. This Skillet Shrimp Pot Pie is cozy, packed with flavor, and comes together in under 45 minutes — totally doable on a weeknight.

This recipe is from @TestKitchen, and it’s part of why I trust their recipes so much — thoroughly tested, reliable, and made for real life. Comment “RECIPE” and I’ll send you the link to try America’s Test Kitchen and get this one. You can also find it in my bio.

Save this for your next cozy weeknight dinner. #ad #AmericasTestKitchen #EasyDinner #WeeknightDinner
Weekend breakfast sorted. Mini croissants stuffed Weekend breakfast sorted. Mini croissants stuffed with bacon, egg, and cheese, then pressed on a hot pan until the outside gets crispy and golden.

Ingredients
Mini croissants, bacon, eggs, shredded cheese

Cut the mini croissants in half. Cook the egg and bacon. Stuff each croissant with a slice of bacon, egg, and cheese. Place on a hot pan and press down to crisp up the outside.
Some fall favorite goodies here with @babbleboxxof Some fall favorite goodies here with @babbleboxxofficial 

Loved adding @diamondcrystalsalt to a rim with a sparkling Paloma. 

We had the yummiest Cajun dinner made so easy thanks to @lafishfry. Only needed to add rice, sausage and beans. 

Loved the espresso martinis from @zingzangmix 
Low sugar and just added the vodka!

We had a delicious veggie Dion combining Greek yogurt, mayo, some seasoning and @sempio.u gochujang and @yondu.usa 

Some sweet treats with the fall flavors from @werthersoriginalus

Everything was simple to cleanup thanks to @solocup
Soft, lightly spiced pumpkin muffins made mini for Soft, lightly spiced pumpkin muffins made mini for little hands — perfect for lunchboxes or school snacks, with a protein boost you’d never taste.

Ingredients: 1 cup pumpkin puree, ½ cup cottage cheese (blended smooth with the pumpkin), 2 large eggs, ⅓ cup maple syrup, ¼ cup melted butter or oil, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice, ¼ tsp kosher salt, ½ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F and grease or line a mini muffin tin. Whisk together the pumpkin puree, cottage cheese, eggs, maple syrup, melted butter, and vanilla until smooth. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt, folding just until no streaks of flour remain, then fold in the chocolate chips if using. Fill each mini muffin cup about ¾ full and bake for 10-12 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. 

Makes 24 mini muffins
This Taco Skillet is cheesy, hearty, and made with This Taco Skillet is cheesy, hearty, and 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. Make sure you’re following @gina_gibson_cooks  for easy recipes like this. 

Ingredients:
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
This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake Loaf is everything This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake Loaf is everything you want from a fall bake — a soft, spiced crumb, juicy apples, a cinnamon swirl running through the center, and a buttery crumb topping on top.

Comment “APPLE” and I’ll send you the full recipe!

gina_gibson_

Creamy shrimp and vegetables, topped with golden, Creamy shrimp and vegetables, topped with golden, flaky puff pastry “croutons,” all made in one skillet. This Skillet Shrimp Pot Pie is cozy, packed with flavor, and comes together in under 45 minutes — totally doable on a weeknight.

This recipe is from @TestKitchen, and it’s part of why I trust their recipes so much — thoroughly tested, reliable, and made for real life. Comment “RECIPE” and I’ll send you the link to try America’s Test Kitchen and get this one. You can also find it in my bio.

Save this for your next cozy weeknight dinner. #ad #AmericasTestKitchen #EasyDinner #WeeknightDinner
Weekend breakfast sorted. Mini croissants stuffed Weekend breakfast sorted. Mini croissants stuffed with bacon, egg, and cheese, then pressed on a hot pan until the outside gets crispy and golden.

Ingredients
Mini croissants, bacon, eggs, shredded cheese

Cut the mini croissants in half. Cook the egg and bacon. Stuff each croissant with a slice of bacon, egg, and cheese. Place on a hot pan and press down to crisp up the outside.
Some fall favorite goodies here with @babbleboxxof Some fall favorite goodies here with @babbleboxxofficial 

Loved adding @diamondcrystalsalt to a rim with a sparkling Paloma. 

We had the yummiest Cajun dinner made so easy thanks to @lafishfry. Only needed to add rice, sausage and beans. 

Loved the espresso martinis from @zingzangmix 
Low sugar and just added the vodka!

We had a delicious veggie Dion combining Greek yogurt, mayo, some seasoning and @sempio.u gochujang and @yondu.usa 

Some sweet treats with the fall flavors from @werthersoriginalus

Everything was simple to cleanup thanks to @solocup
Soft, lightly spiced pumpkin muffins made mini for Soft, lightly spiced pumpkin muffins made mini for little hands — perfect for lunchboxes or school snacks, with a protein boost you’d never taste.

Ingredients: 1 cup pumpkin puree, ½ cup cottage cheese (blended smooth with the pumpkin), 2 large eggs, ⅓ cup maple syrup, ¼ cup melted butter or oil, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice, ¼ tsp kosher salt, ½ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F and grease or line a mini muffin tin. Whisk together the pumpkin puree, cottage cheese, eggs, maple syrup, melted butter, and vanilla until smooth. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt, folding just until no streaks of flour remain, then fold in the chocolate chips if using. Fill each mini muffin cup about ¾ full and bake for 10-12 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. 

Makes 24 mini muffins
This Taco Skillet is cheesy, hearty, and made with This Taco Skillet is cheesy, hearty, and 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. Make sure you’re following @gina_gibson_cooks  for easy recipes like this. 

Ingredients:
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
This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake Loaf is everything This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake Loaf is everything you want from a fall bake — a soft, spiced crumb, juicy apples, a cinnamon swirl running through the center, and a buttery crumb topping on top.

Comment “APPLE” and I’ll send you the full recipe!

gina_gibson_

Creamy shrimp and vegetables, topped with golden, Creamy shrimp and vegetables, topped with golden, flaky puff pastry “croutons,” all made in one skillet. This Skillet Shrimp Pot Pie is cozy, packed with flavor, and comes together in under 45 minutes — totally doable on a weeknight.

This recipe is from @TestKitchen, and it’s part of why I trust their recipes so much — thoroughly tested, reliable, and made for real life. Comment “RECIPE” and I’ll send you the link to try America’s Test Kitchen and get this one. You can also find it in my bio.

Save this for your next cozy weeknight dinner. #ad #AmericasTestKitchen #EasyDinner #WeeknightDinner
Weekend breakfast sorted. Mini croissants stuffed Weekend breakfast sorted. Mini croissants stuffed with bacon, egg, and cheese, then pressed on a hot pan until the outside gets crispy and golden.

Ingredients
Mini croissants, bacon, eggs, shredded cheese

Cut the mini croissants in half. Cook the egg and bacon. Stuff each croissant with a slice of bacon, egg, and cheese. Place on a hot pan and press down to crisp up the outside.
Some fall favorite goodies here with @babbleboxxof Some fall favorite goodies here with @babbleboxxofficial 

Loved adding @diamondcrystalsalt to a rim with a sparkling Paloma. 

We had the yummiest Cajun dinner made so easy thanks to @lafishfry. Only needed to add rice, sausage and beans. 

Loved the espresso martinis from @zingzangmix 
Low sugar and just added the vodka!

We had a delicious veggie Dion combining Greek yogurt, mayo, some seasoning and @sempio.u gochujang and @yondu.usa 

Some sweet treats with the fall flavors from @werthersoriginalus

Everything was simple to cleanup thanks to @solocup
Soft, lightly spiced pumpkin muffins made mini for Soft, lightly spiced pumpkin muffins made mini for little hands — perfect for lunchboxes or school snacks, with a protein boost you’d never taste.

Ingredients: 1 cup pumpkin puree, ½ cup cottage cheese (blended smooth with the pumpkin), 2 large eggs, ⅓ cup maple syrup, ¼ cup melted butter or oil, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice, ¼ tsp kosher salt, ½ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F and grease or line a mini muffin tin. Whisk together the pumpkin puree, cottage cheese, eggs, maple syrup, melted butter, and vanilla until smooth. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt, folding just until no streaks of flour remain, then fold in the chocolate chips if using. Fill each mini muffin cup about ¾ full and bake for 10-12 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. 

Makes 24 mini muffins
This Taco Skillet is cheesy, hearty, and made with This Taco Skillet is cheesy, hearty, and 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. Make sure you’re following @gina_gibson_cooks  for easy recipes like this. 

Ingredients:
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
This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake Loaf is everything This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake Loaf is everything you want from a fall bake — a soft, spiced crumb, juicy apples, a cinnamon swirl running through the center, and a buttery crumb topping on top.

Comment “APPLE” and I’ll send you the full recipe!

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