Easy Eats

Easy Eats

Meal Planning Made Easy.
Simple Recipes and Ideas that
Suit You and Your Family.

Easy Eat of the Week
Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Recipe

Preparation

RumChata Cheesecake
Taste wonderful with or without the fruit toppings!

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Serves:

T-Bone Steak
Red wine sauce makes this T-Bone steak extra special.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 12 Minutes
Serves: 2

Twice Grilled Corn w/Lime Butter and Chili Powder
The corn is grilled not once - but twice and spread with chili lime butter and sprinkled with chili powder.

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Serves: 6

Blackberry French Toast
There's a touch of cinnamon and vanilla in the batter for this thick French toast; blackberries and pure maple syrup finish the dish and wake up the senses.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 4

Pan Seared Scallops w/Spicy Raspberry Sauce
Scallops kissed with raspberry sauce are wonderful over a bed of risotto.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 4

Ravioli with Brown Butter and Sage
A smooth, nutty sauce made with little more than butter, shallots and sage is all the topping you need for fresh cheese ravioli.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Serves: 4

Caramel Apple Pie
How do you make the best caramel apple pie? With the freshest apples, of course, and local ones when they are in season! This recipe takes a pinch of patience, but is easy to prepare and makes magic in your oven while the fabulous smell permeates your home on a crisp fall day (or night). Tastes even better than it smells!

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Serves: 8

Pork with Prunes
The Moroccan seasonings complement the slightly sweet sauce in this recipe. Serve it with couscous, and start with a simple green salad or sliced fresh oranges. If you don't like prunes, think of them as dried plums. That's the new name the California Prune Board gave the dowdy prune in a $10 million makeover back in 2000.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 240 Minutes
Serves: 6

Salmon Fillet en Papillote
This recipe was prepared by Cyndy Brucato of KSTP at the 2009 Home & Garden Show. The recipe was adapted from "Julia and Jacques, Cooking at Home".

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 2

California Champagne Chicken
Seasoned chicken breasts with a creamy champagne sauce make a beautiful, delicious meal.

Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Serves: 4

Grilled Pineapple with Poppyseed Dressing
The natural sugars in pineapple caramelize on the grill and create a deeper, more complex flavor. The poppyseed dressing enhances the flavor of the pineapple even further.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Serves: 4

Grilled Honey-Butter Shrimp
This recipe can be used as a full meal or as appetizers along with cool refreshing drinks. Great as a side when serving steaks, too!

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 8 Minutes
Serves: 10

Cheddar Chicken - Veggie Bake
Shredded chicken and broccoli, a tangy cheese sauce and a crisp cereal topping make a great family one-dish meal.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Serves: 6

Chicken and Stuffing Skillet Dinner with Apples and Pecans
This is comfort food made quick and easy in one skillet. Serve with cranberry-orange sauce.

Prep Time: Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Serves: 4

Smoky Potato Skillet
This dish is convenient because it uses packaged au gratin potatoes. You can always change it up by subtituting a different mix, such as scalloped potatoes with sour cream & chives. A quick meal you can prepare and serve in 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 4

Baked Salmon with Cilantro
With this recipe dinner can be complete in 30 minutes. The cilantro really adds a great flavor to the fish.

Prep Time: Minutes
Cook Time: Minutes
Serves: 4

Grilled Honey Mustard Pork Loin with Spaghetti Squash
Find some fresh squash and fire up the grill for this great-tasting recipe.

Prep Time: Minutes
Cook Time: Minutes
Serves: 6

Roasted Garlic Cheese Pita
The slightly sweet flavor of roasted garlic infuses the savory mixture of Portabella mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and mozzarella cheese and fills warm pita bread halves.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Serves: 4

Bacon, Tomato & Avocado Grilled Cheese
This is a great quick and easy recipe for any type of lunch or dinner when you are in a hurry.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 7 Minutes
Serves: 4

Walleye On The Grill
An easy Grilled Walleye recipe.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 4

Baked Salmon
Here's a great recipe for baked salmon that is not only delicious, but also quick and easy.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves:

Chicken with Tarragon Sauce
Chicken breasts bathed in a delicate tarragon sauce. A quick and simple recipe that you can serve on a weeknight.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 4

Broiled Tilapia Parmesan
Delicious and quick, this dish is a great way to get more fish into your healthy meal plan!

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Serves: 4

Macaroni and Cheese Temptation
Kid-friendly food that's appropriate for the whole family.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Serves: 4

Slow Cooker Cheesy Broccoli Soup
This is a great, very flavorful soup. Good for serving at luncheons or special gatherings with a quiche.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 180 Minutes
Serves: 4

Grilled Cheese with Havarti, Bacon, Caramelized Pears, and Honey
Easy sandwich made with Havarti, sweet pear seared with honey

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes
Serves: 1

Pesto, Artichoke, and Havarti Grilled Cheese
This grilled cheese sandwich is made with spinach basil pesto, artichoke hearts, and creamy Havarti cheese. It is always a hit!

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes
Serves: 2

Maple Bacon Monkey Bread
A deliciously sweet and salty treat, Maple Bacon Monkey Bread is the perfect way to impress the brunch crew.

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Serves: 10

REESE'S Peanut Butter Temptations Recipe
Your party guests will not be able to resist these REESE'S Peanut Butter Temptations.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Serves: 36

Char-Grilled Chicken Piccata
This delicious version of a stove-top favorite is grilled, with its famous lemony sauce made in a saucepan. If your grill has a side burner, you could make the entire dish outside in the sunshine.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 4

Lemon Meringue Pie
Classic lemon meringue pie gets a flavor boost with the addition of lemon extract in the filling as well as the meringue topping.

Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Serves: 8

Triple Chocolate Cake
Enhance a devil's food cake mix with semi-sweet chocolate chips and a rich Chocolate Glaze and you will have a dessert good enough for company. By varying the flavoring extract you can make a different cake every time.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 55 Minutes
Serves: 16

Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake
Pumpkin pie and cheesecake lovers will both choose this dessert at your holiday table.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 50 Minutes
Serves: 12

Sweet & Tangy Salmon with Green Beans
In this dish, a sweet sauce gives the fish and green beans some down-home barbecue tang

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 4

Blueberry Pie
There is nothing better than a blueberry pie. A beautiful site with the lattice top.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 50 Minutes
Serves: 8

Corn and Crab Chowder
Showcase summer's sweet corn in this rich and creamy chowder.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 10

Cinnamon Raisin Grilled Cheese
If you prefer a sweet grilled cheese sandwich instead of a savory one, try this verion. Cream cheese and vanilla-accented raspberry jam are spread on cinnamon raisin bread before toasting up warm and golden brown.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 8 Minutes
Serves: 4

Spiced Butter Rum Blondies
It's perfect for holiday cookie trays and cookie swaps.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Serves: 24

Stuffed Parmesan Spaghetti Squash
Vegetarians will love this meatless entree that turns spaghetti squash into a light, pasta-like base for Alfredo. Combine roasted squash with a creamy mixture of McCormick, Parmesan Alfredo Pasta Sauce & Seasoning Mix, milk and egg. Bake and serve in the shells for a creative presentation.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 85 Minutes
Serves: 8

Spinach, Butternut Squash & Pasta Bake
Here's a welcome addition to the any potluck table; present it as a hearty side to beef, pork or chicken, or as a meatless main dish.

Prep Time: 35 Minutes
Cook Time: 90 Minutes
Serves: 12

Chicken Breast with Roasted Lemons
Tangy roasted lemons harmonize beautifully with chicken. They are also delicious chopped and sprinkled over fish.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 4

Curried Chicken with Cabbage, Apple, and Onion
The aromatic flavor of curry powder brings out the best in the chicken and the cabbage-and-apple slaw.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 4

Easy Roasted Pork Tenderloin & Sweet Potatoes
A sweet and spicy seasoning rub for pork tenderloin and sweet potatoes features brown sugar, McCormick? Chili Powder and Cinnamon. Roasted together on one sheet pan, this recipe makes for an easy dinner with minimal clean-up any night of the week.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Serves: 6

No Bake Salted Caramel Pie
Caramel + pretzels + sea salt = the makings of a dream summer dessert. Start with an easy, no-bake crust of crushed pretzels, butter and sugar. Fill pie with a smooth cream cheese and caramel filling, then let it set in the fridge. Drizzle with additional caramel, a pinch of sea salt and dig in!

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 180 Minutes
Serves: 8

Double Chocolate Espresso Truffle Pie
Chocolate lovers rejoice! This pie has a chocolate crust plus a chocolate filling with a hint of espresso.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 480 Minutes
Serves: 10

S'mores Pie
Nothing completes a summertime celebration like s'mores. We've combined all the elements of this sweet treat in a pie. A graham cracker crumb crust is topped with a chocolate ganache layer and a fluffy marshmallow creme.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: Minutes
Serves:

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
These green-tinted minty chocolate chip cookies will be popular at both St. Patrick's Day and Christmas celebrations.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Serves: 36

Glazed Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Delight guests with this luscious lemon glazed poppy seed cake. Perfect for Easter entertaining or teatime.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Serves: 18

Green Ombre Cake
A showstopper for St. Patrick's Day celebrations - a layer cake in multiple hues of green inspired by fashion?s color fade craze.

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Serves: 12

Baked Brie Bowl
Creamy baked Brie and this spice blend are a robust flavor combination that is sure to please. It makes a spectacular appetizer at any occasion.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Serves: 8

Cilantro Lime Rice Shrimp Bowl
Easier than takeout, this Cilantro Lime Rice Shrimp bow is just the meal for busy weeknights. Spicy, buttery shrimp is served over a bed of fluffy rice flavored with lime and cilantro, garnished with avocado and fresh lime slices. Simple and satisfying ? yum!

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 4

Basil Shrimp and Pasta
Basil highlights this delectable shrimp and pasta dish.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 4

Mediterranean Herb Crusted Tilapia
Make a flavorful crust for mild tilapia with crisp panko bread crumbs, fresh spinach and fragrant Mediterranean herbs like marjoram, basil and oregano.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 6

Fig Brie Grilled Cheese
A grilled cheese for grown-ups ? Brie cheese and rosemary fig jam sandwiched between French bread slices.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 8 Minutes
Serves: 4

Pizza Grilled Cheese
Two of a kid's favorite foods are combined into one tasty sandwich.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 8 Minutes
Serves: 4

Spicy Southwest Grilled Cheese
Add the spicy flavors of the Southwest to a grilled cheese sandwich with pepper jack cheese, salsa and ground cumin.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 8 Minutes
Serves: 4

Tomato-Avocado Grilled Cheese
A quick homemade guacamole ups the creaminess factor in these yummy grilled cheese sandwiches.

Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Serves: 4

Brat & Beer Cheese Dip
Beer. Brats. Cheese. You'll be a game day hero when you combine all three in this inspired dip. Creamy, warm and loaded with Cheddar cheese and cheese curds, it's best enjoyed with soft pretzel dunkers and a cold beer.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Serves: 18

Slow-Cooker Beer-Braised Smoked Sausages and Onions
Sausages prepared in the slow cooker must be one of the easiest and most satisfying dinners around. This recipe is crowd-friendly too, easily feeding 12.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 265 Minutes
Serves: 12

Avocado and Asparagus Egg Sandwiches
You'll want to use thick, whole-grain slices of bread to sandwich these tasty omelets. Use a sharp knife when halving the sandwiches to slice cleanly through the asparagus spears.

Prep Time: 12 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Serves: 4

Spiced Basmati Rice
This exotic rice dish was created by Chef Allen Susser, of Chef Allen's Restaurant, in Aventura, Florida. It's perfect for entertaining.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Serves: 10

Reuben Sandwich Casserole
If you love Reuben sandwiches, you?ll love this take on the sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and corned-beef combo. It?s crowd-friendly and easy to prepare for lunch or dinner.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Serves: 8

Italian Herb Grilled Vegetable Sandwich
Offer this sandwich of grilled vegetables, cream cheese and arugula as a meatless option at your next cookout or picnic.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Serves: 6

Grilled Spring Vegetables
Fresh herbs and fresh veggies? What could be better!

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 8 Minutes
Serves: 8

Frozen Blueberry Breakfast Bars
Get your yogurt and granola in a frozen bar that you can "grab and go" for breakfast or for a snack any time of day.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 205 Minutes
Serves: 10

Mixed Berry Crisp
When summer berries are piled high at farmers' markets and produce stands, prepare this luscious fruit crisp.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Serves: 10

Zombie Boogers
Don't let the name spook you! Zombie Boogers are a perfectly kid-friendly Halloween treat. Tint the sticky-sweet butter syrup with McCormick Food Colors, toss over popcorn and bake to create a greenish treat that resembles ? well, you know what!

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 65 Minutes
Serves: 15

Raspberry Almond Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies
These are a sweet buttery treat filled with a touch of raspberry jam.

Prep Time: 60 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 25

Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Buttery cinnamon crumb topping is the crowning glory to this flavorful cake that starts with a simple cake mix.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Serves: 24

Blueberry Coffee Cake
This coffee cake, bursting with blueberries, is topped with a streusel that's spiced with cinnamon and allspice

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Serves: 18

Cinnamon Crumb Cake
If you like crumb topping as much as cake, this recipe's for you. A thick layer of cinnamon-spiced crumb topping sits atop coffee cake that starts with a cake mix.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Serves: 24

Creamy Parmesan & Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Penne
Dinner can be ready in less than 30 minutes with this great-tasting chicken and pasta recipe.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 8

Holiday Morning French Toast
Holiday Morning French Toast is perfect for a special holiday morning. It can be prepared the night before, refrigerated and simply baked in the morning. The aroma lets your family know that they are in for a real treat.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 50 Minutes
Serves: 12

Grilled Ginger Peach Melba
This delicious dish is the ultimate summer dessert. The bright colors and flavors of fresh peaches and raspberries, accented with ginger, are certain to delight the senses.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 8 Minutes
Serves: 4

Grilled Citrus Seasoned Tilapia
Tilapia can be easily grilled on a sheet of aluminum foil or in a foil pan. Season simply with melted butter mixed with citrus juices and Lawry?s Seasoned Salt.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 4

Grilled Mesquite Beer Brats
Boil your brats in a smoky blend of Grill Mates Mesquite Marinade and beer right on the grill in a cast iron skillet. Sear bratwurst to perfection, then top with buttery saut?ed onions and peppers.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Serves: 5

Grilled Montreal Steak & Eggs Breakfast Pizza
Take breakfast (or brunch) outdoors on a summer weekend. This grilled pizza is topped with steak, eggs and vegetables for a hearty start to the day.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 8

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