Easy Beef Empanadas make it look like you spent all day in the kitchen but are easy and delicious. They make a great freezer meal, too—make extra to freeze!
Caramel Apple Galette
Buttery pie crust wrapped over baked apples drizzled with caramel glaze is a delicious way to end a meal.
Shrimp and Grits
Grits with shrimp sounded like some northern twist on a sacred southern staple when I first heard about it, but I can honestly say that this is one of my all time favorite dishes. I have to admit that I am guilty of throwing in more than the 2 ounces of cheddar that the recipe calls for, but where cheese is concerned more is almost always better. Enjoy!
Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze
The rich spice flavors in this delicious glazed Bundt cake are perfect for a cold fall or winter day.
Black Bean Soup
Black beans are one of my favorite beans - they go well with corn and tomatoes in cold salads as well as hot sides, but the king of all black bean recipes is black bean soup. For this recipe, I prefer using prepared dry beans because they are more tender than the canned beans and it's easier to get the right consistency for soup. If you like this soup, try a similar mixture without the broth to make a thick bean dip for corn chips.
Maple Dijon Chicken
Maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and red wine vinegar make a delicious sauce for this easy freezer chicken dish that can be prepared in advance and cooked in the crockpot.
Zuppa Toscana
Hearty and flavorful, Zuppa Toscana is a rich and filling soup. Perfect for cold nights, the soup is a perfect blend of potatoes, spinach, sausage, and a creamy broth.
Creamy Balsamic Meatballs
This super easy recipe is a quick stovetop meal prepared with just 5 ingredients: cooked meatballs, butter, onion, heavy cream, and balsamic vinegar. Serve over egg noodles and add a salad for a full meal.
Southwestern Hamburger Skillet
This southwestern style stovetop recipe from the Frugal Mom Menu is a quick and easy way to use up leftovers and canned ingredients that you have on hand. If your family likes spicier flavors, substitute enchilada sauce for the tomato soup and add a can of green chilies or tomatoes with green chilies. Other additions that work well are corn and black olives. Although the recipe calls for kidney beans, black beans or red beans can be substituted.
Burritos Mojados
Burritos are flour tortillas wrapped around meat and/or beans. Burrito means "little donkey" in Spanish, possibly because burritos resemble the appearance of the bedrolls and rolled packs that donkeys carry. Mojado means "wet" in Spanish. Burritos without sauce are simply called burritos, but burritos with sauce are called burritos mojados, or wet burritos. This recipe calls for our homemade enchilada sauce, which is quick and easy and is less expensive than canned enchilada sauce.
