Balsamic Roasted Mushrooms
$4.24 recipe / $1.06 servingBalsamic roasted mushrooms are an easy side dish or appetizer, soaked in garlic, herbs, and tangy balsamic vinegar for maximum flavor.
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Brown Sugar Roasted Pork Loin
$14.74 recipe / $1.84 servingRoasted pork loin is probably one of the easiest (and inexpensive) main dishes you can make. Just add a little seasoning, pop it in the oven, and let it do its thing. The only thing you have to be mindful of is overcooking.
Tomato Lentil Soup
$4.74 recipe / $0.79 servingThere's nothing quite like the smell of a pot of soup simmering away on the stove top when it's cold and blustery outside. This tomato lentil soup is full of vegetables and herbs for a simple, flavorful, and warming winter soup.
Oven Roasted Frozen Broccoli
$1.23 recipe / $0.62 servingOven Roasted Frozen Broccoli florets is the fastest, easiest side dish that can go with just about any dinner!
Marinated Cauliflower Salad
$8.40 recipe / $1.05 servingMarinated cauliflower salad is a crunchy and colorful "refrigerator salad" that's is the perfect winter side dish or meal prep salad.
Garlic Marinated Chicken
$5.97 recipe / $1.49 servingThis simple all-purpose Garlic Marinated Chicken is great to add to sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes, and more!
Garlic Herb Mashed Cauliflower
$3.01 recipe / $0.75 servingYou can never have too many easy side dish recipes in your back pocket, which is why I've been playing around a little with mashed cauliflower. Mashed cauliflower is easy, flexible, you can flavor it with just about anything, and it makes a great side to just about any meal.
Sheet Pan Cranberry Chicken Dinner
$13.26 recipe / $3.32 servingOne of my favorite simple dinner "formulas" is two roasted vegetables and a meat. It's just so simple and when I can cook them all on one sheet pan, it's even better. For this Sheet Pan Cranberry Chicken Dinner I also added a balsamic cranberry sauce that cooks on the stovetop, but it's only three ingredients and takes only about 10 minutes, so it really couldn't be easier.
Sausage and Egg Breakfast Quesadillas
$5.02 recipe / $0.84 eachBreakfast quesadillas are one of my absolute favorite foods. Not just a favorite breakfast food, but a favorite any time food. Normally I stick to a quick fried egg and a slice of cheese, but this weekend I made these Sausage and Egg Breakfast Quesadillas, which are a step above my busy weekday version.
French Onion Soup
$6.87 recipe / $1.37 servingThis French Onion Soup recipe has a soul-warming flavor with sweet caramelized onions, crusty bread, gooey cheese, and a savory broth.
Cheesy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole
$8.65 recipe / $1.44 servingThis rich and cheesy loaded cauliflower casserole is an indulgent Thanksgiving side dish with plenty of flair.
Pumpkin Molasses Bread
$2.92 recipe / $0.37 servingThis sweet Pumpkin Molasses Bread is full of warm spices, deep molasses richness, and all the flavors and aromas of autumn.