Air Fryer Chicken Thighs (Teriyaki)

Craving something hot, fast, and wildly irresistible? These Air Fryer Chicken Thighs turn golden, juicy, and ridiculously sticky thanks to…

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This homemade Ranch Dressing is creamy, tangy, and packed with fresh herbs. It’s so flavorful you’ll never want to buy the store-bought kind again! It tastes so much better than anything you’d find at the store, and it’s perfect for topping salads, veggies, wings, or just about anything!

Kelley’s Tips

Before You Get Started

• Use fresh herbs.

This colorful Antipasto Pasta Salad recipe is loaded with cold cut Italian meats, swiss cheese, and spinach, then tossed with fresh herbs and olive oil. This is the perfect recipe for a hot summer day!

Love pasta salad? Then you need to try my BLT Pasta Salad recipe and Mexican Pasta Salad recipe!

Skip the expensive takeout and make this homemade Carnitas Burrito Bowl instead! This Chipotle copycat is packed with all your favorites: tender, slow-cooked shredded carnitas, zesty cilantro lime rice and all of the tasty, fresh toppings. It’s a flavor-packed meal perfect for weeknight dinners!

If you love burrito bowls, you’ll love my Chicken Burrito Bowls too!

This is the Best Chicken Salad recipe! It’s creamy, tangy, and packed with amazing flavor in every bite. Made with shredded chicken, crunchy celery, dill pickles, and a mix of mayo and sour cream, it’s a delicious lunch you can easily throw together in just a few minutes!

Looking for more chicken salad recipes to try next?

Tomato Bread – Spanish Pan Coca

This isn’t just toast. This is Tomato Bread (Pan Coca)— Spain’s crispy, golden love letter to bread and tomatoes. Rustic,…

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Cucumber Sushi Rolls are a refreshing and nutritious alternative to traditional sushi! This recipe swaps out the rice and seaweed for thinly sliced cucumber, making it perfect for those hot summer days when you want something light and satisfying!

The Best Cucumber Sushi Rolls

I absolutely love sushi. Sushi with traditional sushi rice is so good, but by using cucumber as the base, this recipe is excellent for a low carb and light option!

Best Beef Milanesa

Beef Milanesa is all about simplicity done right: thin, tenderized steak coated in a seasoned crust and fried to golden…

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These Slow Cooker Carnitas are cooked low and slow for 8 hours until fall-apart tender. Then they get broiled in the oven until perfectly crispy on the outside! They are amazing in tacos, burritos, salads, and quesadillas.

Short on time? Try my Instant Pot Chicken Carnitas or my Instant Pot Pork Carnitas!

Greek Yogurt Chicken Marinate

Tender, juicy, and just a little bit naughty. This Greek Yogurt Marinade for Chicken isn’t playing games – it’s creamy,…

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Cheesy Potatoes

These Cheesy Potatoes? Oh, they’re dangerous. Fluffy on the inside, golden on the outside, covered in saucy tomatoes and a…

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Loaded with vegetables and tons of flavor, this Vegetable Chow Mein is just like take-out but much healthier! Ready in under 20 minutes, this is a perfect quick and easy stir-fry recipe for busy weeknights, and a great way to clear out the fridge.

Kelley’s Tips

Before You Get Started

• Make Sure the Wok is Hot! 

These Steak Kabobs make the perfect Summer meal! The sirloin gets marinated overnight until it is super tender then grilled with veggies and onions! This is such an easy and healthy summer dinner recipe, perfect for cookouts or even a low-carb weeknight family meal!

This is a simple, fast, and easy recipe I love to throw together for cookouts every summer.

It’s time to skip the store-bought stuff—this Homemade Mayonnaise is surprisingly easy to whip up and it tastes so much better! Made with only 5 ingredients, it comes together within minutes using just an immersion blender.

Kelley’s Tips

Before You Get Started

• Use room temperature ingredients.

This Bacon Fried Rice recipe takes the classic takeout dish to the next level! The rice soaks up all the rich bacon flavor as it fries in the grease, and it’s finished off with crispy bacon on top. Trust me—this homemade version is even better than your favorite takeout restaurant!

Kelley’s Tips

Before You Get Started

• Add More Protein.

This Grilled Chimichurri Chicken is fresh and full of flavor—perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or your next backyard cookout! Juicy grilled chicken thighs are marinated in a zesty, herb-packed chimichurri sauce. It’s a dish that’s easy to make, but definitely doesn’t disappoint!

If you love grilled chicken, you’ll love my Grilled Honey Lime Chicken or Grilled Asian Chicken!

Easy Birria Tacos

If tacos could flirt, these would be shameless. Melty cheese, slow-cooked beef, and a broth that seduces at first dip—this…

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This Instant Pot Spanish Rice recipe is the perfect side dish to serve with your favorite Mexican-inspired meals like tacos or enchiladas. Packed with flavorful ingredients like tomatoes, onion, garlic and tons of fragrant spices. Best of all this is a one pan side dish that’s ready in under 25 minutes!

Homemade Spanish Rice (in the Instant Pot!)

One of my favorite things to order at a Mexican restaurant is a side of Spanish rice aka Mexican Rice.

This juicy and tender Grilled Asian Chicken recipe is smothered in a sweet and spicy Asian sauce. It’s the perfect High protein Summer meal that takes less than 10 minutes of prep time!

Easy Grilled Asian Chicken

It’s summer, which means it’s that time of year to fire up the grill again!

Crispy Fries

These Homemade Crispy Fries are everything you want in the perfect side dish—crispy, golden brown on the outside, soft and…

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Homemade Truffle Fries

Craving something fancy but easy? Say hello to your new favorite fries. Crispy, golden, and loaded with flavor—these Mushroom Truffle Fries are next-level.

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This Creamy Tortellini Alfredo is a family favorite! My kids always request seconds! Made with a quick homemade Alfredo Sauce and cheese tortellinis dinner is on the table in under 20 minutes! Serve with your favorite protein and steamed veggies to round out the meal.

Dinner routines can get boring. Try some of my favorite easy dinner ideas like Chicken Parmesan and 30 minute Meatball Stroganoff!

This Chicken Caprese recipe features juicy grilled chicken breast topped with mozzarella cheese, tomato, basil, and a homemade balsamic reduction. It’s everything you love about caprese salad, but turned into a full, filling meal!

The BEST Grilled Chicken Caprese

This Chicken Caprese is the perfect summer meal.