Fresh Vegetable & Black Bean Chili I just threw together a big stock-pot for food-prep this afternoon. The house smells AMAZING & the kids loved it! I doubled the recipe so that we have the next 3 days covered. I’d imagine this would be wonderful over a baked potato, or topping a taco salad. Serves Read More!
14 Delicious Chili Recipes Name a more perfect Fall and Winter meal than chili! I always end up making a ton of it this time of year because my family goes through it so fast. Chili is simple, tasty, and budget-friendly if you shop for sales. I also think that it’s perfect for meal prepping Read More!
The BEST Garden Veggie + Beef Chili 🫑🫘🍅 We’re making a BIG Ole pot of flavor-packed chili for the week and using all those fresh garden tomatoes and peppers that are ripe right now! I absolutely adore chili and it’s a perfect meal this time of year as the weather starts to cool down. A Read More!
Pesto + White Bean Soup 🌱🍋 This soup is incredibly comforting throughout the colder winter months, yet bright and cheerful during the spring and summer, thanks to the addition of fresh pesto sauce. This entire dish comes together FAST…I mean if you’re going to make your own homemade pesto (which I DO recommend!) that will Read More!
Budget-Friendly Clean Eating Creamy Bean Soup These past several years I’ve been focusing on becoming extra creative with less expensive (more affordable) foods. How can I create delicious meals or dishes for less money? You too?! I think it’s a necessity these days to keep our family budget in check without compromising our health and Read More!
Buffalo-Style Chicken Chili 🔥 Buffalo-style flavored ANYTHING seems to make everyone HAPPY at my house, so this soup was the perfect inexpensive meal to make for my crew when I noticed ground chicken on sale at our local grocer. Incredibly flavorful, satisfying, and just so darn GOOD! Topping this tasty soup with crisp celery + Read More!
Melty Chili Bake Casserole Casseroles are a wintertime love language in my opinion. When the weather turns cold, I love to pull a hot bubbly casserole out of the oven to serve for dinner. They’re hearty, satisfying and OH SO cozy. I kept the ingredients really simple here because I was using up a bunch Read More!
Green Bean Turkey Bowls Opened up the fridge to see ground turkey and garden fresh green beans that needed to be enjoyed soon, so I decided to turn them into my meal prep for the week. These Green Bean Turkey Bowls make for a quick (DELICIOUS!) one-pan dinner idea too! The final result is incredibly Read More!
Easy Breezy Summertime Bean Salad We LOVE chopped veggie salads at our house. That’s probably pretty obvious because we sure have a lot of them here on the CFC website. But ESPECIALLY adore them throughout the Summer when produce is available locally and tastes SO FRESH! This white bean version is completely Dairy-Free, Gluten-free, and Read More!
Crockpot Pork Chili Verde I mentioned recently that we’re REALLY trying to keep our food budget in check these days (I think most people are especially these days!) and pork tenderloin was on sale this week at our grocery store. Something you may not know about me: I ALWAYS shop the sales! When an item Read More!