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Salmon with Avocado Salsa

Salmon with Avocado Salsa is a seasoned salmon fillet baked to perfection with a spicy avocado salsa on top made of red onion, serrano, tomatoes and lime juice. 

Weeknight dinners can easily get monotonous. Especially if you are feeding children too. This Salmon with Avocado Salsa is far from boring but can still be on the table quickly and easy. 

Salmon with Avocado Salsa

Salmon with Avocado Salsa may just be one of my favorite salmon recipes! The salmon is super spicy with a smokey note while the avocado salsa cools but also adds another level of heat with the serrano pepper. You may also enjoy this recipe for Air Fryer Salmon with Brown Sugar Glaze with less spice but full flavor! 

Tips & Tricks

Salmon

Look for a fresh, wild caught salmon. Also, pay attention to the smell, texture and color to pick the freshest, best tasting fish. 

  • Smell. Salmon should smell fresh. If you smell something “fishy”, move on to another. 
  • Texture. The skin should be shiny and the meat should look plump and firm. There shouldn’t be any wrinkles or look dried out. 
  • Color. Depending on the type of salmon you are looking, color can vary from red to yellowish. Typically a vibrant colored fish is best because the color resembles the diet of the fish. 

Read about the types of salmon HERE with the Top 6 Types of Salmon by Spruce Eats. 

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Bring the Heat (or not)

This recipe has a little more heat than a typical family dinner so you may need to adjust accordingly. My family enjoys this recipe just as is but to calm down the heat, there are two things you can do. 

  1. Salmon Rub. Cut down on the Adobo seasoning blend and cumin by half. 
  2. Avocado Salsa. Remove the seeds before dicing the serrano pepper and cut back to only half a pepper. 
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Salmon with Avocado Salsa

Salmon with Avocado Salsa is a seasoned salmon fillet baked to perfection with a spicy avocado salsa on top made of red onion, serrano, tomatoes and lime juice. 
Course Main Course
Keyword salmon
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Amber

Ingredients

Adobo Salmon

  • 1 pound wild caught salmon 4 salmon fillets
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon adobo blend seasoning
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 Tablespoon cumin

Avocado Salsa

  • 2 avocados peeled and diced
  • 3 Roma tomatoes diced
  • 1/2 red onion diced
  • 1 serrano seeds removed and finely diced
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon cilantro optional

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees. 
  • Remove pin bones from salmon with tweezers and cut salmon into 4 portions. 
  • Place the salmon skin side down onto a baking sheet. 
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the adobo blend seasoning, brown sugar, cumin and a teaspoon of salt. Rub onto the salmon. 
  • Bake salmon for 14-16 minutes. 
  • As the salmon bakes, make the avocado salsa. 
  • Peel and dice avocados. Dice tomatoes and onion. Finely dice a serrano, monce a clove of garlic and chop some cilantro. Add all ingredients to a bowl with olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. 
  • Spoon avocado salsa over salmon and serve. 

 

Avocado Kiwi Smoothie

Avocado Kiwi Smoothie is made with fresh avocado, cucumber, kiwis and plain yogurt for a healthy breakfast or lunch that isn’t too sweet. 

Typically, I am all about those super fruity and sweet smoothies like the Triple Berry Smoothie, but sometimes I just want something nutrient dense and makes me feel good and full for a long time. I love this smoothie because it does those things. Here is a breakdown on what the ingredients are doing for our body!

Avocado

Low in sugar, high in fiber with 20 vitamins and minerals. Avocado may be high in calories and fat but it is monounsaturated fatty acids that are healthy and your body needs! 

Kiwi

Kiwis are always tasty and healthy with loads of Vitamin C. Your immune system will thank you. 

Cucumber

Cucumber has a mild taste and is super refreshing known to help with hydration. 

Yogurt

The benefits of yogurt can differ from brand to brand. Look for a high calcium yogurt that is fortified with Vitamin D for bone health. Yogurt also has probiotics to help with your gut health. 

Avocado Kiwi Smoothie

Avocado Kiwi Smoothie is smooth and creamy with a strong avocado flavor and just a hint of tangy kiwi. The cucumber and yogurt is added for health benefits and to also thicken the smoothie into a really nice consistency. A great smoothie to start your day with! 

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Avocado Kiwi Smoothie

Avocado Kiwi Smoothie is made with fresh avocado, cucumber, kiwis and plain yogurt for a healthy breakfast or lunch that isn't too sweet. 
Course Smoothie
Keyword breakfast, drink, Smoothies
Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Author Amber

Ingredients

  • 1 avocado Pit removed and peeled
  • 4 kiwis peeled
  • 1 cucumber peeled
  • 2 cups plain yogurt
  • 1 cup ice
  • 1 Tablespoon honey optional

Instructions

  • Wash and peel all the fruit. Rough chop them and add to blender. 
  • Add plain yogurt and ice. You can add honey if you want a sweetener. 
  • Blend until smooth and creamy. 

 

Avocado Breakfast Boats

This post has been sponsored by Sargento. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 
 

Avocado Breakfast Boats are a beautiful yet quick meal made with fresh avocado, scrambled eggs, crispy pieces of bacon, diced tomato and Sargento Shreds​® Reserve Series™ 18 month aged Cheddar. 

 
 
A great breakfast starts with fresh ingredients, has amazing flavor, and can be cooked up quickly for busy mornings. Avocado Breakfast Boats are all of those things PLUS they are gorgeous! Gorgeous enough that I would feed these to guests staying over or for a brunch party because although simple, these avocado boats are impressive on taste and appealing as they are bursting in color. 
 
 

Meijer is my favorite grocer to shop at for everything from fresh produce to affordable beauty products. This cutting board photographed is even a Meijer find. I enjoy my weekly shopping trip at Meijer because I can pick up whatever my family needs in one stop and the prices are unbeatable! Not to mention, Meijer is always on top of what is new, like these Sargento Shredded Cheese packs. 

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Sargento Shredded Cheese

Sargento has some new cheese cuts available at Meijer. Sargento Shreds​® Reserve Series includes a 14 month aged Parmesan, 6 month aged Gouda, an Italian blend, and 18 month aged Cheddar. All these Sargento cheeses are aged, adding more intense flavor to any dish with that extra punch of cheese. Everything is just a little better with one of these delicious Sargento Shredded Cheese varieties. 

Avocado Breakfast Boats

Avocado Breakfast Boats provide a healthy, balanced breakfast that is fresh and delicious. You get a buttery texture with the avocado, something creamy with perfectly scrambled eggs, a crispness with bacon, a pop of color with the tomato, and a sharpness with the Sargento Shredded Cheese. A combination that will make your taste buds do a happy dance. 
 

Tips & Tricks

Ripe Avocado

These tips and tricks can help determine if your avocado is ready to eat! Be aware that avocados have a small window of that perfect ripeness, so ripe today may mean overripe tomorrow. 

Color

A dull, dark brown-purplish color is an indication that your avocado is ripe. Bright green is an indication it is not quite there yet. I typically buy my avocados with a vibrant green tint so they will be ripe in a couple days when I plan to eat them. Note that this color rule doesn’t always apply and all three tips of picking the best avocado should be used. 

Feel

Rock hard avocados are not yet ripe while mushy are overripe. You want something in between. The avocado should be firm but have a little give when gently squeezed. 

Flick The Stem

Flicking the stem off the avocado is, in my opinion, the best way to determine the ripeness of an avocado. By removing the little stem attached to the fruit, you get to see the color your avocado is. You want to see a beautiful green color once that stem is removed. Brown is an indication that the avocado is overripe. 

How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled eggs should be light, moist, and creamy, seasoned with minimal seasoning of salt and pepper. Sargento Shredded Cheese adds richness and texture. 

Non-stick 

Cook with a non-stick skillet. This makes cooking and clean up easy peasy. Butter also helps the eggs not to stick and adds flavor. Let the butter melt completely, then add the egg. Then, use a spatula to turn the egg. 

Low Heat

A low to medium-low heat is just right. Cooking on a high temperature can burn the eggs or cook them too quickly. 

Whisk It Good

Use a whisk to beat the eggs in a small bowl before cooking. Beat the eggs until yolk and whites are fully combined and there is consistency.    

Cook Time

Even on a low heat, scrambled eggs only take about a minute to cook. The eggs should look slightly runny when removed from the heat because they will continue to cook. Over-cooked eggs can taste rubbery and dry oppose to creamy and soft. 

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Avocado Breakfast Boats

Avocado Breakfast Boats are a beautiful, yet quick meal made with fresh avocado, scrambled eggs, crispy pieces of bacon, diced tomato and Sargento Shreds​® Reserve Series 18 month aged Cheddar. 
Course Breakfast
Keyword avocado, bacon, breakfast, brunch, egg
Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Amber

Ingredients

  • 3-4 Tablespoons Sargento Shreds​® Reserve Series 18 month aged Cheddar
  • 2 Avocados
  • 2 slices Bacon diced
  • 4 Eggs large
  • 1 Tomato diced
  • 1 Tablespoon Butter
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Parsley optional garnish

Instructions

  • Wash outside of the avocados. Cut the avocados in half and dispose of the pit. Scoop out a little bit of the avocado with a spoon and dice the part you removed. Place to the side. The section with the shell will be your avocado boat.
  • Wash and chop the tomato. Place to the side. 
  • Dice the bacon. Cook bacon pieces on a medium-high heat in a non-stick pan for 3 minutes or until at your desired crispness. 
  • Remove bacon from and place on a paper towel. Place to the side while you cook the eggs. Wipe the non stick pan out clean with a paper towel to remove bacon grease.
  • Place the pan back on stove on a low-medium heat. Add 1 Tablespoon butter . 
  • Beat your eggs in a small bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper. Add eggs pan once the butter has melted. Use a spatula to mix the eggs until they become silky and slightly runny. This should take about one minute. Remove from heat and add 2 Tablespoons Sargento Shreds​® Reserve Series 18 month aged Cheddar and the crispy bacon pieces. Mix together and spoon into the avocado boats. 
  • Add a little more salt and pepper, a pinch more Sargento Shreds​® Reserve Series 18 month aged Cheddar, the diced tomato and avocado, any leftover bacon crumbles all on top. 
  • Serve with a sprinkle of fresh parsley. 
 
What clever ways will you use new Sargento Shreds​® Reserve Series 18 month aged Cheddar in your breakfast? A delicious omelette? A hearty breakfast casserole? Let me know in the comments below and tell me why you love shopping at Meijer. 
 
 

Mexican Hot Dogs with Nacho Cheese

Mexican Hot Dogs with Nacho Cheese

This post is sponsored by Ricos Products. All opinions are mine alone. #RicosCheesePlease

Mexican Hot Dogs are made with Ricos Gourmet Nacho cheddar cheese sauce, fresh Pico de Gallo and avocado all loaded on a grilled bratwurst and nestled in a soft bun.

A few weeks back, I made a really delicious family recipe for Cheesy Taco Pasta and the nacho cheese love isn’t stopping there. The baseball season officially begins March 29th and I am feeling the inspiration! I couldn’t think of a food more baseball than a hot dog but of course, we had to put a little twist on it with these Mexican Hot Dogs.

I feel as though the beginning of baseball season is the true sign that spring is here and after this incredibly long winter, I am more than ready for it. Nothing sounds better at the moment than some grilled food, a cold beverage and just sitting back to watch a bit of baseball. Bring it on!

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Mexican Hot Dogs with Nacho Cheese

Mexican Hot Dogs with Nacho Cheese are a great baseball game day food because they are simple, really tasty and don’t really need to abide by a strict recipe. You just need to visit your local Walmart to grab some soft buns, your favorite bratwurst or beef franks, a fresh Pico de Gallo, avocado and the Ricos Nacho cheddar cheese sauce to make this hot dog complete. A few minutes of prep to heat up the Ricos Cheese Sauce, dice some produce and grill up those hot dogs and you are all set to watch the game.

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Mexican Hot Dogs are made with Ricos Gourmet Nacho cheddar cheese sauce, fresh Pico de Gallo and avocado all loaded on a grilled bratwurst and soft bun.

Yields: 6 servings

  • 15 ounce can Ricos Gourmet Nacho cheddar cheese sauce
  • 6 hot dog buns
  • 6 Bratwurst (any type of sausage/beef frank your family loves will work)
  • Pico de Gallo
  • 1 avocado
  1. Prep the Pico de Gallo.
  2. Dice the avocado.
  3. Let your grill heat up and toss the Bratwurst on. Cook on a medium heat according to package directions which is typically 10-12 minutes or 15-20 minutes.
  4. While the hot dogs are grilling, heat your Ricos Gourmet Nacho cheddar cheese sauce on the stovetop on a medium heat for 10 minutes stirring often.
  5. Assemble your hot dogs with a layer of Ricos Gourmet Nacho cheddar cheese sauce, a spoonful of Pico de Gallo and a few avocado slices.
  • Preparation time: 7 minutes
  • Cook time: 12 minutes

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Creamy Avocado Pasta

Creamy Avocado Pasta

Creamy Avocado Pasta with fresh avocado, basil, lemon, garlic and Romano cheese with cherry tomatoes and linguine.

Creamy Avocado Pasta I, like many other people, start the New Year with the goal of eating healthier! This Creamy Avocado Pasta helps with that goal. I never participate in those “low carb” or “fat free” or trending diets. Instead, I stick to foods that make me feel good inside and out. This dish is one of those that gives you energy, feeds your body good fats and nutrients and also is wholesome keeping the tummy full.

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Avocados make a really great base for a pasta sauce. Its flavorful, creamy and a really simple ingredient to utilize. I have been getting lucky with my avocado picking lately. I have been grabbing ones that are really firm and letting them sit out a couple days before use. Avoid any soft/ “squishy” avocados because it will be too ripe.

Creamy Avocado Pasta also has a lot of garlic, just the right about of cheese, and juicy cherry tomatoes.

Garlic. Avocado. Pasta. Cheese. What else do you need in life?

Creamy Avocado Pasta

Creamy Avocado Pasta
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Creamy Avocado Pasta

Creamy Avocado Pasta with fresh avocado, basil, lemon, garlic and Romano cheese with cherry tomatoes and linguine.

  • 2 avocados
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 pound linguine
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup Romano cheese, plus more for garnish
  • .5 cup fresh basil
  1. Cook linguine according to box directions.
  2. While the pasta cooks, add the avocados, juice from 1 lemon, 4 garlic cloves, soy sauce, olive oil, basil and 1/3 cup Romano cheese to food processor. Blend until creamy.
  3. Chop your cherry tomatoes into halves.
  4. Once the pasta is drained, add into a large bowl with the avocado sauce and cherry tomatoes. Mix together and serve.
  5. Garnish with some more Romano cheese if you like.

Creamy Avocado Pasta Is your New Years resolution to also eat healthier? What steps do you take to start the New Year right? I want to hear your secrets! Comment below.

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Baked Avocado Tacos with Boom Boom Sauce

Baked Avocado Tacos with Boom Boom Sauce with a pinch of spice, nice crunch and an addicting sauce on top.

 

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We love tacos in this household. Could literally eat them every single say of the week. No problem. You have to switch things up a bit every once in awhile though! Today we made these Baked Avocado Tacos with Boom Boom Sauce. I wanted something vegetarian but still colorful and flavorful. We are a meat eating family. Dinner pretty much always revolves around the meat. A steak, chicken, pork, turkey or what have you. With that said, it can be so difficult to feed my family anything vegan or vegetarian. They literally will look at me like I am an alien if meat is not on the dinner table. Everyone ate these without complaints. My son didn’t even realize he was eating baked avocado until he asked half way through taco number 2.

 

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Check out the video below for a quick how to:

 

Baked Avocado Tacos with Boom Boom Sauce are fairly simple to make and use basic ingredients. The only “difficult” part of preparing these tacos are handling the avocado slices as you give them that crunchy panko. Make sure your avocados are not too squishy because it will make your job a little bit harder. We spiced up the panko mixture just slightly to add more flavor and kick. Feel free to double the amount of cayenne spice in the panko if you like the extra heat in your food!

 

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I went ahead with a boom boom sauce today. Simple. Delicious. Takes 5 seconds to prepare. Perfect. Boom boom sauce is fantastic with fried or crusted fish, chicken, or a French fry dip. If you love fish and haven’t had a fried cod sandwich with boom boom sauce, I recommend it.

Baked Avocado Tacos with Boom Boom Sauce on Tuesday, Crispy Baked Cod Sandwich with boom boom sauce on Wednesday. It’s a plan. Who’s with me?

 

 

Baked Avocado Tacos with Boom Boom Sauce
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Yields: 8 tacos

  • Baked Avocado
  • 2 avocados
  • .5 cups flour
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup panko
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt
  • pepper
  • Boom Boom Sauce
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha
  • 1 tablespoon chili sauce
  • Tacos
  • .5 head of red cabbage
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 8 tortillas
  • 16 slices baked avocado
  • .5 cup boom boom sauce
  • chopped cilantro to garnish
  • lime to squeeze on top (optional)
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Gather ingredients, measuring cups, 4 bowls, parchment paper, baking sheet, whisk, knife and cutting board. Grab your patience too.
  3. Wash all fruits and vegetables well, especially the cilantro because it tends to hold in a lot of dirt.
  4. Set up 3 bowls. Bowl #1 with the flour. Bowl #2 with 2 eggs that were beaten with the whisk well. Bowl #3 mix 1 cup panko, 1 teaspoon cayenne, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, pinch of salt and pepper. Set bowls up in order of 1-2-3.
  5. Take 2 avocados and cut in half, remove the seeds. Now, slice each half 3 times to make 4 pieces per half of avocado. Remove from the skin with a spoon.
  6. Now, the tedious part. One avocado slice at a time go through each bowl 1-2-3. Cover in flour bowl, then the eggs and lastly the panko mixture. This step of the process is not hard nor does it take any cooking talent but the avocado can get messy. If you do one slice at a time though and wash hands when the flour and panko starts sticking, you will do just fine. Just takes some time.
  7. Place the panko covered avocado slices on a parchment paper covered baking sheet, spreading out just a tad. I recommend parchment paper over foil so there is no sticking.
  8. Bake avocado slices for 15 minutes and flip them half through cooking.
  9. As the avocado bakes, chop your cabbage, a little cilantro, tomato and slice your jalapeno.
  10. Make the boom boom sauce. Grab a bowl and add mayo, ketchup, chili sauce and sriracha. Give a good mix.
  11. Remove the avocado slices from the oven after the 15 minute cook time and assemble your tacos. Place 2 slices baked avocado on a tortilla, dress up with the cabbage, cilantro, tomatoes and jalapeno slices. Add a bit of boom boom sauce and squeeze fresh lime(optional).
  12. Enjoy!
  • Preparation time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes

 

 

Baked Avocado Tacos with Boom Boom Sauce

 

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Creamy Avocado Bomb Sauce

Creamy Avocado Bomb Sauce is a dressing, sauce, dip all in one. The original Avocado Bomb Sauce recipe from here at Simply Made Recipes has been a huge hit and we wanted to create a spin off recipe for you all. Creamy Avocado Bomb Sauce is spicy, packed with fresh cilantro and garlic and has a nice creamy base.

Creamy Avocado Bomb Sauce

Why do we love this recipe?

You can literally use it on everything. Top your fajitas, burrito bowls, eggs, toast, chicken fingers, salads and whatever else you can think of. Our favorite use for Creamy Avocado Bomb Sauce is on top of ground turkey tacos made with ground turkey, cabbage, tomatoes, taco seasoning in a soft tortilla. The sauce replaces the need for guacamole, salsa and sour cream. Also, is a great healthy swap on salads of a ranch dressing.

Creamy Avocado Bomb Sauce

Creamy Avocado Bomb Sauce can be stored in the refrigerator in a sealed container for around 5 days.

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  • 1 avocado
  • 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
  • 1/2 jalapeno
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 fresh squeezed lime
  • Pinch of salt
  1. Gather ingredients, food processor, sealable container, knife, and cutting board.
  2. Wash ingredients well, especially the cilantro because it can hold in a lot of dirt.
  3. Cut lime and avocado in halves. Remove the avocado seed.
  4. Scoop the avocado from its shell in put into the food processor.
  5. Add 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt, 1/2 jalapeno, 3 garlic cloves, pinch of salt and 1/2 bunch of cilantro into food processor. If you do not like heat, remove seeds of jalapeno beforehand. If you want it extra spicy, add an entire jalapeno but be wary because it will have some kick.
  6. Squeeze 1/2 lime into mix. Blend for 3 minutes.
  7. Do a taste test. You may need to add more salt or squeeze more lime depending on your personal taste. If you would like a thinner sauce, for a dressing possibly, add just a touch of water to thin out. Start with a tablespoon of water but the water is not necessary.
  8. Blend another 1-2 minutes.
  9. Pour into a container and eat up!

 

 

2016 Most Popular Simply Made Recipes

Simply Made Recipes went live almost 6 months ago and boy, have we come a long way! Here is a list of our 5 most popular recipes for 2016 and we look forward to diving into 2017. 2017 Simply Made Recipes will jump start the year with healthy recipes for your New Year resolution. Our goal for 2017 is to triple our traffic and bring you 2 awesome new recipes every week.

What are your goals for the New Year? What would you like to see from us here at Simply Made Recipes?

 

Number ONE is our Avocado Bomb Sauce. This recipe has been a huge hit on Pinterest with my last count of over 50k repins.  Why so popular? You can use this sauce for ANYTHING! A dip, dressing, sauce, on tacos, eggs, salad, whatever you please.

Number 2 is the 5 Ingredient Crock-Pot French Dips! We love this recipe because it is so easy and convenient, plus perfect for busy days when you can dump ingredients in the morning and eat when everyone gets home in the evening.

5 Ingredient Crock-pot French Dips

Our number 3 recipe came late in the year but has been a great find for google searches for the Slow Cooker Honey Pineapple Holiday Ham. Keep this recipe near by for Easter is approaching quickly!

Slow Cooker Honey Pineapple Holiday Ham

The most popular dessert of 2016 and number 4 on the list is the Sparkling Cranberries White Chocolate Cheesecake. Don’t want to wait for cranberries to be back in season? That’s okay, try it with fresh raspberries on top! Delish!

White Chocolate Cheesecake with Sparkling Cranberries

Last but not least on the list to finish off the most popular of 2016 is our recipe for Garlic Parmesan Breadsticks. Cheesy and buttery and oh so delicious!

Garlic Parmesan Breadsticks

 

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10 Not So Boring Lunch Ideas

 

 

10 Not So Boring Lunch Ideas features 10 awesome lunch ideas from some of the best food blogs around. These recipes are focused on simple options to take to work in a brown bag and everything is eaten cold or needs just a quick reheat in the microwave. Lunch is the most difficult meal to plan for in our house. We are so busy and the basic turkey sandwich or unhealthy hot pocket just doesn’t cut it. Forget about spending money on eating out everyday, we would go broke real quick. So we have stepped up those boring turkey sandwiches and even found a hot pocket replacement down below that is a must make if you love Shepherd’s Pie as much as we do!

 

10 Not So Boring Lunch Ideas

 

The Ultimate Vegan BLT from Strength and Sunshine features a wonderful BLT option made with sliced eggplant in replace of bacon!

vegan-blt

 

Copycat PF Chang’s Lettuce Wraps from Baking Beauty with delicious flavors  in a lettuce wrap.

pf-changs-lettuce-wrap

 

Avocado Egg Salad from Sugar, Spice, and Family Life feature a wonderful sandwich amps up your regular egg salad with added avocados and some nice seasoning.

Avocado Egg Salad

Avocado Stuffed BLT from Wholesum Yum is exactly what it sounds like, an avocado with bacon, lettuce and tomato inside and they look amazing!

avocado-stuffed-blt

Spicy Buffalo Honey Mustard Croissants from here at Simply Made Recipes with a must have recipe for Spicy Buffalo Honey Mustard.

Spicy Buffalo Honey Mustard Croissants

Bacon Avocado Broccoli Salad again from Wholesum Yum has bacon pieces, avocado chunks, broccoli, cheddar cheese and mayo.

bacon-avocado-broccoli-salad

Shepherd’s Pie Pockets from Eat.Thrive.Glow. When I saw these I knew they had to be on the list with lamb, peas, carrots, and potatoes wrapped in a crescent roll. Everything you love in a Shepherd’s Pie but in an easy reheat hand pocket.

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Three-Cheese Veggie Sandwich from Diabetic Foodie. Diabetic Foodie had me at 3 cheese. Provolone, cheddar, and swiss cheeses with a Sundried Tomato Pesto.

3 cheese veggie sandwich

Bacon Lettuce Tomato Avocado Chicken Salad Wraps from Love Bakes Good Cakes. Say that 5 times fast. There is just something about avocado, bacon, chicken and tomatoes together that just make a perfect lunch and wraps are perfect and so simple to take for lunch.

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Kale Pesto Chicken Sandwich here at Simply Made Recipes has a delicious homemade kale pesto that is to die for!

Kale Pesto Chicken Sandwich

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Bomb Sauced Breakfast Muffin

The Bomb Sauced Breakfast Muffin with a fried egg in a green bell pepper, freshly sliced avocado and our creamy avocado Bomb Sauce on a toasted English muffin is what’s for breakfast! Healthy, simple and nutritious. We love this little trick of frying the egg inside a slice of green bell pepper, it makes cooking eggs a breeze and tastes so delicious. The creamy avocado sauce on top makes this breakfast sandwich extra special.

 

Sliced Bell Pepper

 

Fry the Egg

 

Bomb Sauce

 

Avocado Breakfast Muffin

 

 

Bomb Sauced Breakfast Muffin
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Bomb Sauced Breakfast Muffin
  • 1 English muffin
  • 1 egg
  • 1/8 green bell pepper
  • 1 slice Monterey jack cheese
  • salt
  • pepper
  • Avocado Bomb Sauce in desired amount
  • 1/8 avocado
  1. Gather ingredients, cooking pan, prepared avocado Bomb Sauce , knife, cutting board, and cooking spray.
  2. Slice avocado as pictures show to create a little "holding cell" for the fried egg.
  3. Cut the avocado into slices.
  4. Put one green pepper slice onto a pan on medium heat and add an egg in center. Make sure the pan is hot enough that the egg begins to cook immediately.
  5. Salt and pepper egg as desired.
  6. Toast the English muffin as the egg cooks.
  7. Once egg is thoroughly cooked, layer your breakfast sandwich with the fried bell pepper egg, a slice of Monterey Jack cheese, 1/8 of a sliced avocado and top with a desired amount of the creamy avocado Bomb Sauce

Bomb Sauced Breakfast Muffin

 

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