Cajun Sausage and Rice

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...

Reverse Sear Garlic Rosemary Rib-Eye Steaks

Reverse Sear Garlic Rosemary Rib-Eye Steaks

yield: 2 servings prep time: 5 minutes, plus 30 minutes for the steaks to come to room temperature and 15 minutes to rest cook time: 27 minutes We are blessed to have an abundance of grass-fed beef that is raised locally by friends of ours. This preparation method has...

Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks

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...

Southern Fish Fry

Southern Fish Fry

yield: 4 servings prep time: 20 minutes cook time: 20 minutes You need something to go with those Hushpuppies , right? Fried fish and hushpuppies were made for one another. I think it’s time for a fish fry! • High-quality oil for frying • 1 pound white fish fillets •...

Ground Beef Stroganoff

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...

Sheet Pan Garlic Butter Shrimp

Sheet Pan Garlic Butter Shrimp

yield: 4 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 10 minutes Sometimes you need a fast meal, but you still want it to taste great, right? It doesn’t get any easier than this garlic butter shrimp. It’s great served with a salad or on top of my Easy Caulimash (here) or...

Bacon Cheeseburger Mini Meatloaves

Bacon Cheeseburger Mini Meatloaves

yield: 8 mini meatloaves (2 per serving) prep time: 15 minutes cook time: 30 minutes Meatloaf wasn’t my favorite growing up, but it grew on me as I got older. Now I love it! Most people who eat low-carb stay away from meatloaf because it usually contains breadcrumbs....

Creamy Broccoli and Ground Beef Casserole

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...

Cheeseburger “Mac” Helper

Cheeseburger “Mac” Helper

yield: 4 servings prep time: 5 minutes cook time: 20 or 40 minutes This dish isn’t fancy, but it sure is flavorful and quick to prepare on a busy weeknight! Growing up, I ate a lot of Hamburger Helper meals. When I first got married, I gravitated to those easy,...

Crispy Chicken Wings

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

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

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...

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