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Any Greens Pesto

January 6, 2021 By msmart Leave a Comment

This "any greens" pesto can be prepped ahead and frozen in ice cube trays or glass containers.

Any Greens Pesto Yes, you can make fresh pesto in January! Maybe not the super traditional Genovese version, but you can make a bright and fresh “any greens” pesto that will be delicious with pasta, as a sauce for fish or chicken or tossed with roasted veggies. We just came back from a couple weeks…

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Quick Lamb Ragu

October 26, 2020 By msmart 2 Comments

Looking for an easy dinner recipe? Try the Quick Lamb Ragu Recipe from Smart In The Kitchen.

Quick Lamb Ragu Some of you may remember when I made this super quick lamb ragu on Instagram stories a while back. Time flies when you’re having fun. It’s fast, simple and completely delicious. And before you keep scrolling since this is lamb, please oh please give it a try! Sure you can substitute ground…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Mains, Meat, Mediterranean, Pasta, Sauces and Salsas Tagged With: easy dinner, meat sauce, pasta sauce, quick and easy meals, Quick Lamb Ragu

Pasta Salad with Roasted Tomatoes

August 4, 2020 By msmart Leave a Comment

Pasta Salad for Lunch and Dinner, Please! You guys! This pasta salad––full of roasted tomatoes, a zingy oregano vinaigrette and cubed mozzarella––is just what the doctor ordered. I’m literally eating it as I type! Usually, I try not to be too effusive about my recipes, calling things the “best” or “favorite” is not my style….

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Cauliflower Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

January 16, 2020 By msmart 2 Comments

cauliflower gnocchi and sun-dried tomato pesto

Cauliflower Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto (Whole30) Oh the glories of Trader Joe’s. By now, most of us are not strangers to their disappearing Cauliflower Gnocchi. But some of us are lost about the proper way to cook it. The first time I made Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi, I didn’t read the directions and just…

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Weekly Meal Plan // September 22-28

September 22, 2019 By msmart Leave a Comment

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An Easy Weekly Plan Your Whole Family Will Love! SUNDAY We’re grilling rib-eyes and bell peppers and serving everything up with chimichurri. I have all the ingredients to make this shortcut caesar salad with kale instead of romaine. MONDAY It’s my night to take dinner for my daughter’s YoungLife leaders. A big pot of weeknight…

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Filed Under: Pasta, Weekly Meal Plans Tagged With: easy dinner, family dinner, meal plan

Weeknight Bolognese

September 13, 2018 By msmart 4 Comments

Weeknight Bolognese

Easy Weeknight Bolognese Wasn’t it Monday a hot second ago? It feels like we’re in a time warp, with homework, sports and activities reaching a fever pitch. You (and I) need easy and nutritious dinners more than ever. Enter weeknight bolognese to save the day! Consider this a one-and-done dinner since it’s packed full of…

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Arugula, Basil and Avocado Pesto

May 17, 2017 By msmart 4 Comments

Pesto

Pesto, Reinvented We’ve evolved a bit this year. Now that our dinners are centered around a gluten-free and dairy-free main dish, we’ve started changing up some of our favorite recipes so they’ll work for our family. This arugula, basil and avocado pesto is one of the happy outcomes of months of recipe testing and tweaking. Arugula was added to…

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Weeknight Lasagna

January 18, 2017 By msmart 15 Comments

For birthday celebrations, welcome-home-from-camp and back-to-school dinners, this is our go-to easy family meal. It’s a creamy, rich lasagna without much effort or mess. That’s why we call it “weeknight lasagna!” You can make it even faster (and meatless) by eliminating the sausage. Pop open a jar of store-bought tomato sauce, open a box of no-cook noodles and mix up…

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