Quick Meals

Real Food Recipes

Meals you can make for your family that will support your goals of a strong, lean body

Jun 27
1 min

Quick Kielbasa & Rice Skillet

The faster the meal the better - but without sacrificing quality foods. This meal is super easy on the budget - it's just sausage, rice,...

Apr 14
2 min

Protein-Packed Pasta Salad

Pasta salad recipe with about 20g of protein per serving.

Feb 14
2 min

Lasagna Soup

Lasagna soup

Feb 6
2 min

Air Fried Chicken Legs

The air fryer makes these chicken legs crispy yet moist.

Jan 13
1 min

Chicken Tacos

An easy chicken taco recipe, ready in 30 minutes with the help of the Instant Pot

Feb 6, 2022
2 min

Top Favorite Protein Overnight Oats - 2 ways

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! Without it I'm grumpy, irritable, and I find I crave more sugar on days I don't eat a good...

Jan 7, 2022
1 min

Chicken Wild Rice Pot Pie

Comfort food can always be made healthier and easier - the wild rice helps us do both! The familiar creaminess of the gravy with the...

Jan 19, 2021
1 min

Mexican Casserole

I love to cook, but I'm kind of a lazy cook. I want my meals to be healthy, made with simple ingredients and to be macro-friendly to my...

Mar 30, 2020
2 min

Tuna Cakes

Upon writing this post we are right in the middle of this COVID-19 quarantine. Businesses are closed, toilet paper is like gold, and we...

Mar 7, 2020
1 min

Sloppy Joe-Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Part of going gluten-free, whether you do it for allergy reasons or for health reasons, is trying to find alternatives to bread. Sloppy...

Mar 7, 2020
2 min

Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Changing my eating habits meant that I had to set aside some types of foods that didn't fit my goals. Things like pasta, cereal, bread...

Feb 9, 2020
1 min

Baked Blueberry Oatmeal

This recipe has become a favorite for me and the kids. It's a great one to make at the start of the week for easy breakfasts on busy...

Feb 9, 2020
2 min

Steak Bites & Baked Potato

I'm married to a very Midwest man. He loves a meal full of meat and potatoes. Steak is always his choice of meat. Cooking steak used to...

Feb 9, 2020
1 min

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken

Want a super easy, effortless meal?! This is it! If you have a slow cooker, some chicken and a jar of bbq sauce then you're good to go!...

Feb 9, 2020
2 min

Chicken & Veggie Curry

We all probably have our basic few meals that we cook for our family. They're the meals that are simple and that everyone likes. Stir fry...

Oct 29, 2019
2 min

Creamy Lemon Chicken

A meal that looks like it took a lot of effort when it actually didn't? AND it's healthy?? Yes please! Choose which way you want to cook...

Oct 8, 2019
1 min

Apple Chicken Salad

Forget the pumpkin spice - apples are what fall is made of! Chicken salad is my all-time favorite recipe to make ahead of the week for...

Oct 8, 2019
1 min

Ground Turkey & Sweet Potato Hash

Hash - the term for busy moms that simply means: whatever is in the fridge to throw in a pan for dinner. It's not fancy. It's just a...

Oct 8, 2019
1 min

Classic Beef & Bean Chili

Some recipes just stick with you for the long haul. This is one of them! You're going to want to pull out this recipe when the temps go...

Oct 8, 2019
1 min

Chicken & Ramen Stir Fry

Stir fry is a staple in my house mainly because it's cheap and easy yet still full of protein and veggies. The sauce here is one that I...