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Our Favorite Springtime Dinners

Featuring the best of the season, your family is sure to love these well-tested dinner recipes.

Shrimp scampi pasta served from a skillet with fresh parsley and lemon wedges on top.

Shrimp Scampi Pasta

Spoon drizzling lemon butter sauce over crispy chicken cutlets on a white serving platter.

Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Lemon Butter Sauce

Skillet with Chicken Penne Pasta with Asparagus and Peppers ready to be served.

Chicken Penne Pasta with Asparagus and Peppers

Spinach Bacon Quiche cooked and cooling on a counter top.

Spinach and Bacon Quiche

Fresh Spring Side Dishes

Spring is a great time to showcase seasonal ingredients like carrots, spinach and lettuce, asparagus, and strawberries on your plate.

Oven roasted asparagus on parchment paper.

Oven Roasted Asparagus

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Strawberry Spinach Salad with Lemon Honey Vinaigrette

Maple roasted carrots in a white bowl.

Maple Glazed Carrots

Fruit salad in a white serving bowl with a wooden spoon.

Classic Fruit Salad

Springtime Desserts

You’ll love these lighter, seasonal desserts this spring.

Healthy Strawberry Shortcake

Lemon poppyseed cake mix cookies on a baking rack with glaze drizzled on top.

Lemon Poppyseed Cake Mix Cookies

Fruit pizza cookies on a slate serving platter.

Fruit Pizza Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Easy Lemon Bars

Easter Brunch Ideas

We’ve put together a perfect Easter brunch line-up for you. Many of these dishes can be prepped ahead using our instructions.

spiral sliced crockpot ham slices on a platter with pineapple sauce on the side

Crockpot Ham

Breakfast casserole with ham and gruyere being served on a spatula from a crockpot.

Crockpot Breakfast Casserole with Ham and Gruyere

Cheesy hash brown casserole in a white casserole dish with sliced green onion on top.

Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

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Ham and Cheese Sliders

More Easter Ideas

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Freezer Meal Prep

Anytime of year is a great time to stock your freezer with healthy, homemade family dinners. Here are some resources to get you started!

20+ Crockpot Freezer Meals

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Easy Freezer Meals for One or Two

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100+ Freezer Meals for New Moms

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30+ Kid-Friendly Freezer Meals

Grilling Recipes

As the weather warms up here, we’re getting our grill on! Try some of our springtime favorites…

Pork tenderloin sliced and on a cutting board.

Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Honey garlic chicken kabobs with yellow peppers and red onions on a white platter.

Honey Garlic Chicken Kabobs

Grilled lemon garlic chicken on top of roasted asparagus and lemon slices.

Lemon Garlic Chicken

cheeseburger on a whole wheat bun with oven fries on the side

Cheesy Chive Burgers

More Grilling Recipes

Crock Pot Recipes

We are known for our flavorful and easy crock pot recipes.

Two white bowls of lemon chicken orzo soup with spoons in them and crusty bread on the side.

Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

cooked chicken drumsticks on a plate with broccoli and mashed potatoes

Crockpot Drumsticks

Three carnitas tacos on a plate with toppings in bowls in the background.

Slow Cooker Crispy Carnitas

various slow cooker recipes that are high in protein

20+ High Protein Slow Cooker Recipes

Instant Pot Recipes

Push a button and dinner is done! It can be that easy when making Instant Pot recipes.

Brown eggs on a rack inside an Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Baby back ribs on a serving tray lined with parchment paper.

Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs

A white bowl of honey bourbon chicken with stir-fried veggies and a second bowl of rice next to it.

Instant Pot Bourbon Chicken

BBQ shredded beef sandwich on a plate with corn on the cob and grapes.

Instant Pot BBQ Shredded Beef

Popular Recipe Categories

BBQ chicken sliders lined up on a wooden cutting board.

Chicken

seasoned cooked steak that is sliced on a plate

Beef

Shaved Brussels sprout salad in a white bowl.

Salads

Cuban Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Pork

Two white bowls of lemon chicken orzo soup with spoons and crusty bread on the side.

Soups

Blueberry French Toast Casserole {with Vanilla Glaze} in a glass casserole dish

Breakfast

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Menu Plan for the Week of March 31

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Instant Pot Clam Chowder (Gluten-Free)

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