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Easy Tortilla Soup with Chicken or Turkey

Hearty, homemade soup that's so-so easy, you barely have to cook. Just reach into the pantry for some healthy shelf-stable ingredients (canned beans, tomatoes, corn and green chiles;, a jar of salsa). Throw in some cooked turkey (hello, leftover Thanksgiving turkey) or cooked chicken (hello, rotisserie chicken) and a good measure of cumin for seasoning. Now slip it all into a slow cooker or slow-cook in the oven. It's the easiest supper you've made in a long while ... Real Food, Fresh & Family-Tested. Hearty & Filling. Budget Friendly. One-Pot Meal. Great for Meal Prep. Potluck & Party Friendly. High Protein. Weight Watchers Friendly.

Oven-Baked Whole-Grain Pilaf with
Quinoa, Barley, Kamut and/or
Other Grains, Rices & Lentils

Is your pantry overrun with bits of whole grains? Mine too. Here's a way to use them all at once. The base recipe pairs two familiar grains (quinoa and barley) with one that may be new (kamut). But the great flexibility here is that the pilaf may be made with any blend of whole grains, rices and even lentils . It's all baked in the oven in a single dish, so easy, so colorful, so tasty. It even makes a great "whole food" food gift for the holidays! PS Would it make a great addition to the Thanksgiving table? Yes! An Easy, Healthy Side Dish, Another Kitchen Parade Concept Recipe. Whole Food, Simply Prepared. Real Food, Fresh & Family-Approved. Just One Dish, No Mixing Required. Hearty & Filling. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Great for Meal Prep. Great for Food Gifts. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real .

Brown Rice & Quinoa Rice Pudding Recipe

A healthy rice pudding made with a mix of quinoa and brown rice, cooked on the stove or baked in the oven. The combination of quinoa and brown rice moves familiar rice pudding into intriguing new territory, still very much comfort food but with an appealing nuttiness and tender (not mushy) texture. Homemade Rice Pudding Made from Scratch. Just Four Ingredients & On the Table in 20 Minutes. Real Food, Fresh & Comforting. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Weight Watchers Friendly. Naturally Gluten Free.

Easy Baked Oatmeal with Apples & Walnuts

There's a new breakfast in town! Like a morning bowl of creamy oatmeal, this easy breakfast casserole is full of healthy oats but it's also gussied up with warm fruit and nuts and our much-beloved cinnamon. Easy Baked Oatmeal is sweet enough to satisfy someone with a breakfast sweet-tooth (perhaps calling it "breakfast apple crisp"?!) but at least for me, not too sweet in the morning. Or you could call it a "flourless oatmeal cake" and serve it for dessert. I'm sharing for three seasonal versions of Easy Baked Oatmeal, two for fall, an Apples and Walnut combo and another with Pumpkin and Pears. But for summer? Go for Blueberries and Bananas! Your choice, just don't miss out on this easy, nutritious and ever-so-variable delight. Fresh & Seasonal with Easy Adaptations for Fall & Summer. Homey & Fruity. Great for Meal Prep.

Ribs & Sauerkraut (for Slow Cooker or Dutch Oven)

for Slow Cooker or a Campfire Dutch Oven Ribs and sauerkraut cooked in either the slow cooker or in a "real" Dutch oven over coals or an open fire. The meat is moist and fall-off-the-bone tender, the sauerkraut amber-colored and apple-sweet. A real treat for fall! Real Food, Fresh & Flexible. Hearty But Healthy. Great Campfire Meal. Easy Slow Cooker One-Pot Dinner. Fix It & Forget It Dinner.

Shakshuka (Eggs Nested in Summer Vegetables) Recipe

Such familiar ingredients, such a surprising – and surprisingly tasty – quick and easy breakfast or quick supper recipe. Shakshuka is a one-skillet egg and vegetable (tomatoes, onions, peppers) dish from North Africa that's become a mainstay healthy meal in Israel – and now at our house and with any luck, yours too! We especially love it with fresh tomatoes during the summer but it works great year-round with canned tomatoes too. Fresh & Seasonal But Works Year-Round. Very Weight Watchers Friendly. Whole30 Friendly. Great for Meal Prep.

Homemade Buttermilk:
Thick & Tangy, Cold & Creamy
and You Made It Yourself!

Have you ever heard that store-bought buttermilk isn't what it used to be? Me too. But it's super-easy to make a DIY buttermilk with just three ingredients. Just take just milk, a little of that grocery store buttermilk as "starter", a sprinkle of salt and 24 hours later, what emerges is the thickest, creamiest and tangiest homemade buttermilk ever. Say hello to my latest obsession, making homemade buttermilk, the closest thing to old-fashioned buttermilk to emerge from a modern kitchen. Fresh & Lovely. Great for Meal Prep. Just Three Ingredients.

Chocolate Raspberry Icebox Cake

It's an easy 4th of July cake, all decked out in red, white and blue – or for Canadian readers, if you're not into the Canadian Flag Cake with a maple leaf emblazoned in strawberries, then it's a Canada Day cake, all decked out in berry red and crisp white. But more than that, an icebox cake is an easy summer treat, so impressive sliced onto plates with twelve – yes, twelve! – layers and yet so simple to assemble. I've used chocolate graham crackers and raspberries but the variations are endless. This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes . Watch for new 'summer easy' recipes all summer long. With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! I love the idea of stunning layers of birthday cake – but somehow time and calorie considerations take hold and for a minute, I ask, Where IS the closest bakery? And another thing. To many eyes, bakery cakes look so good, so

Mint Julep Pork Chops with Sugar Snap Peas

Plus The Kentucky Derby & Other Iconic American Experiences It's a mint julep in a skillet! The pork chops are quickly cooked in a skillet, then drizzled with a bourbon-mint sauce. So simple, so satisfying, so summery! Perfect for Kentucky Derby dinners, perfect for an easy weeknight supper. ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ DISCLOSURE My trip to the Derby was sponsored by Pure Leaf , the folks who brew and bottle iced tea with real tea leaves. The opinions here are 100% my own but I am grateful to Pure Leaf for the privilege of experiencing the Kentucky Derby. I appreciate your supporting the brands which make Kitchen Parade possible. My Disclosure Promise This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published every summer since 2009. Watch for new "summer easy" recipes all summer long! With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! BEST RECIPES! Mint Julep Pork Ch