LUNCH
Cajun Sausage and Rice
yield: 4 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 25 minutes If you enjoy spicy food, then this dish is for you! It’s one of my husband’s favorites. So easy to prepare, it makes a great weeknight meal. • 2 tablespoons avocado oil • 14 ounces fully cooked andouille...
Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks
yield: 4 servings prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour My family thinks these drumsticks are finger-licking good! You can use store-bought sugar-free barbecue sauce, but they’re really yummy when made with my homemade barbecue sauce. • 10 to 12 large chicken...
Ground Beef Stroganoff
yield: 6 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 20 minutes Beef Stroganoff is comfort food to me because I grew up eating it. But it’s another one of those meals that I used to make from a box. (You must be thinking, how did she ever learn to cook?!) That boxed...
Creamy Broccoli and Ground Beef Casserole
yield: 6 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 30 minutes This Southern girl loves casseroles! This dish is a favorite around here for sure. How can you go wrong with a casserole that has a creamy cheese-laden white sauce in it? • 1½ pounds ground beef • ½ cup...
Crispy Chicken Wings
yield: 4 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 1 hour, 15 minutes If I had to choose one food that my family consistently orders out but also loves to eat at home, it would be chicken wings. We always order them naked and eat them with ranch dressing. But at home,...
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
yield: 10 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 3 to 4 hours Who doesn’t love a good slow-cooker meal? What I like about pulled pork is all the different ways you can use it: in lettuce wraps, on salads, and even on Barbecue Pulled Pork Pizza (here). The...
Chili Cheese Pot Pie
yield: 6 servings prep time: 15 minutes cook time: 45 minutes This is comfort food at its best! I’m biased toward recipes that are topped with some sort of biscuit. Two things my family loves are chili and biscuits. With my cheesy low-carb biscuits, this pot pie is a...
Shrimp Creole
yield: 6 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 45 minutes If you like spicy food, then you must try this recipe! My husband is a huge fan of Creole and Cajun cuisine. Whenever we visit a Gulf Coast town, he looks for dishes like this on the menu. Shrimp Creole is...
Memphis-Style Ribs
yield: 8 servings prep time: 10 minutes (plus time to marinate, if desired) cook time: 3 hours 30 minutes You won’t believe how easy it is to make fall-off-the-bone ribs at home! Don’t let the cooking time deter you from making these ribs; they’re worth it! My...
Open-Faced Sloppy Joes
yield: 6 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 30 minutes I grew up eating sloppy Joes on hamburger buns. For many years, I used canned sloppy Joe sauce to make them. Homemade sloppy Joes are so much better! This is another one of those meals that makes great...
