Everyday lunch recipes with a touch of creativity
5 ingredient pasta recipe made in instant pot!!! It cannot get easier than this Instant pot pasta with pesto cream sauce. Quick, kid friendly creamy pesto pasta that is fabulous for lunch or weeknight dinner served with steamed or roasted veggies. We are beginning the new year with a brand new series of 5 ingredient […]
Packed with sautéed rotisserie chicken, pasta, basil pesto, cherry tomatoes, toasted pecans, this summer pasta salad is easy, flavorful and great for prepping ahead. Creamy Chicken pesto pasta salad for all your summer barbecues or just in your lunch box. Welcome to the second post on leftover rotisserie chicken series! Cheap, convenient and the meat […]
Skillet baked chicken thighs, basil pesto, mozzarella and sun dried tomatoes are sandwiched between homemade garlic knots. Delicious and easy chicken pesto sliders with leftover garlic knots are great for lunch, dinner or your next game day. We are talking another easy lunch, dinner, after school bite, game day bite!!! These chicken pesto sliders with leftover […]
Made with frozen cranberries, this cashew cranberry pesto is sweet, tart, salty and pretty!!! Ain’t your traditional pesto. No basil. No pine nuts. No parmesan. Frozen cranberries, paired with creamy cashews and fresh mint. Can we talk about this color? How stunning!!! I so love cooking with cranberries, they add a vibrant pink that’s incomparable. […]
A super simple, easy, one pot pesto chicken and rice meal! This Instant Pot chicken pesto rice is flavor-packed with chunks of tender chicken, green beans, garlic and basil pesto. Perfect for busy weeknights or meal prepped for the week! What I really love about this Instant Pot chicken pesto rice recipe is that […]
Easy and delicious grilled cheese!! With skillet roasted potatoes, basil pesto and pepper jack cheese! Bringing yet another lunch box favorite. A huge hit at school lunch table… Kids love it! It is bread, cheese and potato after all. Don’t own a waffle maker? Cook sandwiches in a regular skillet, just like any grilled cheese. […]
A quick and easy sandwich with leftover chicken and store bought pesto! This sandwich has a been a family favorite for a very long time! Kids can’t get enough of this and their friends too! Spread some pesto, sun dried tomatoes, cooked and sliced chicken and pepper jack cheese between two slices of bread and […]