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Creamy Garlic Shrimp

Creamy Garlic Shrimp

This creamy garlic shrimp is an easy shrimp recipe. Ready in 10 minutes, its a delicious dinner!

Honey Lime Fruit Salad

Honey Lime Fruit Salad

Honey Lime Fruit Salad recipe filled with fresh strawberries, bananas, oranges, grapes, and blueberries. Topped off with a delicious honey lime glaze. It’s an easy fruit salad recipe!

Cheesy Meatball Casserole

Cheesy Meatball Casserole

This cheesy meatball casserole is a families favorite. It’s so easy and so crazy delicious! You have to try this easy dinner idea!

Cheesy Meatball Casserole

Celina Swartz
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

Meat

  • 1 lbs Ground beef
  • 1 lbs Ground pork

Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

Baking & Spices

  • 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 2 tsp Garlic powder
  • 2 tsp Onion Power
  • 2 cups Marinara sauce

Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, plus more for topping
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, plus more for topping

(Optional)

  • Fresh Parsley to top off

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and mix with hands until well combined
  • Roll the mixture into 12-14 meatballs and place them in a greased casserole dish.
  • Baking for 20-25 minutes or until the meatballs are fully cooked and are a internal temperature of 165
  • Drain the grease from the dish and pour the marinara sauce on top, along with the mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese. Bake for an additional 5-10 minutes or until cheese is fully melted.
  • Top with parsley and enjoy!
Keyword cheesy meatball casserole, meatballs
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Double chocolate chip cookies are the best chocolate chip cookies. These cookies are so good and easy to make!

Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad

Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad

This salad is loaded with veggies; juicy tomatoes, cucumbers, creamy avocado, fresh cilantro, and with a light and flavorful lemon dressing. It’s an easy and excellent salad!

4th of July Cookies!

4th of July Cookies!

These 4th of July cookies are soft and so good! They’re ready in 20 minutes-no chilling the dough!

4TH OF JULY COOKIES

Celina Swartz
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup White sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 cups Flour

Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter, melted

Desserts

  • 1 cup M&M candies, red, white, and blue

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • In a large mixing bowl add the melted butter and sugars and mix until smooth
  • Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until smooth
  • Then add the baking soda, salt, and flour and fold in
  • Then fold in the M&M's
  • Scoop the dough onto a baking sheet
  • Bake for 10 minutes or until the cookies are lightly golden brown
  • Enjoy!
Keyword 4th of july, Cookies, easy recipes
Homemade Lemonade

Homemade Lemonade

There’s nothing quite like a glass of freshly squeezed homemade lemonade on a hot summer day. It’s the ultimate refreshing beverage. Learn how to make homemade lemonade it’s easy to make!

Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich

This buttery and toasty grilled cheese sandwich stuff with creamy guacamole, crispy bacon, and melted cheese is super easy to make and so good!

Homemade Guacamole

Homemade Guacamole

Homemade guacamole is easy to make and so full of flavor. Loaded with avocados, tomato, onion, fresh cilantro, bell peppers, lime juice, salt and pepper. You’ll find yourself coming back to this recipe time and time again!

Homemade Guacamole

Celina Swartz
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Produce

  • 4 Avocados
  • 1/2 Lime
  • 1/4 cup White onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup Green bell pepper, diced
  • 1/4 cup Red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 Garlic clove, minced
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Cilantro, chopped
  • 1/4 cup Tomato, chopped

Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Slice the avocados in half, remove the pit and scoop the avocado out of the skin and place in a mixing bowl.
  • Using the back of a fork, mash the avocado against the sides of the bowl until its creamy. You can make your guacamole as smooth or chunky as you like.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and stir together, until fully combined. Taste, adjust seasoning as needed and enjoy!

Notes

Be sure to look for avocados that are nice and ripe. You can tell that they are ripe when you press them with your thumb and their slightly soft. If you cant find any ripe avocados, when you get home place in a paper bag and they will ripen with 2-3 days. 
Keyword easy recipes, homemade guacamole

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Homemade Tortilla Chips

Homemade Tortilla Chips

When you realize how easy it is to make homemade tortilla chips you wont go back to store bought!