Get transported to the Tuscan countryside with this rustic white bean soup. Creamy cannellini beans and aromatic veggies are simmered in a fresh, lemony broth with rosemary, baby spinach, and tender ditalini pasta. 

If you love this easy white bean soup recipe, try my cozy lentil soup next!

Why You’ll Love This White Bean Soup Recipe

Craving something soulful and comforting, but also bright, fresh, and a bit like a vacation?

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Cheesy taco monkey bread is quick and easy to make with canned biscuit dough and savory taco beef filling. Serve this pull-apart bread with your favorite toppings and dipping sauces as a fun appetizer or game day snack!

Looking for more easy taco-inspired recipes? Give my taco pizza and taco burgers a try, too!

Why You’ll Love This Taco Monkey Bread Recipe

Addictively cheesy taco monkey bread is a delicious appetizer with a Tex-Mex spin!

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Angel Biscuits are lightest, fluffiest biscuits you’ve ever had. They’re the perfect hybrid between a biscuit and a dinner roll made from start to finish in under an hour!

What Are Angel Biscuits?

Angel Biscuits, aka Bride’s Biscuits, are a light, fluffy biscuit made with yeast. They are the perfect cross between a flaky biscuit and a soft dinner roll. If you’re looking for a more traditional biscuit recipe, try my Skillet Biscuits!

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This easy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes recipe makes perfectly rich and creamy mashed potatoes in a fraction of the time. Enjoy a heaping side of buttery, homemade mashed potatoes with your next cozy meal, made easy with the pressure cooker!

If you’d prefer a low-and-slow method, check out my recipe for easy Crockpot Mashed Potatoes.

Rich and Creamy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes 

In this house, mashed potatoes are always associated with warm fuzzy feelings: holidays, cozy family meals, special occasions, or juicy beef dinners (I see you, Instant Pot Cubed Beef).

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This creamy cannoli dip recipe is the perfect EASY party dip that tastes just like the filling in your favorite bakery treat! It’s ready in minutes with 5 simple ingredients. 

Why You’ll Love This Cannoli Dip Recipe

Homemade cannoli dip is the easiest no-bake dessert. Not only that, but it’s delicious. With only 5 ingredients and a matter of minutes, you’ll be out here, dipping your best life.

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These sweet and spicy brown sugar roasted carrots are the perfect easy and tasty side dish, perfect for a weeknight meal but elegant enough for your holiday table!

Brown Sugar Roasted Carrots

Looking for an easy side dish recipe for everyday dinners as well as being special enough to deserve a spot on your holiday table? This roasted carrots recipe is THE ONE! It’s both a little sweet and a little spicy but incredibly delicious!

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My easy, baked, Cheesy Mashed Potatoes will be the side dish hit of your dinner or holiday table. Creamy, rich, and perfect to make ahead, this mashed potato recipe is always requested and everyone’s favorite! 

Make sure to check out my Slow Cooker Mashed Potato Recipe too!

Why Are These Cheesy Mashed Potatoes Are Our Favorite Side Dish?

• So much flavor! These mashed potatoes are unbelievably creamy and flavorful.

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Cheeseburger dip is the best party dip! It tastes just like a melty cheeseburger with all the fixings and plenty of ooey-gooey cheese. This dip recipe is SO creamy and easy to make for Game Day and parties. 

If you love warm cheese dip recipes like my Crock Pot Nacho Dip and Hot Corn Dip, you’re going to go crazy for this one!

The Best Melty Cheeseburger Dip

Burger fanatics, or just general meat lovers, are you looking for the perfect party food or game day snack?

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Pecan crusted chicken tenders are extra crunchy and so satisfying! Tender and juicy buttermilk chicken strips coated in toasty pecans are a fun twist on a classic, perfect for dipping.

Extra Crunchy Pecan Crusted Chicken Tenders

Looking to satisfy a craving for crunch? These pecan crusted chicken tenders are the answer. I thought I know what crispy was, and then I made these. This recipe is perfection from the inside out.

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Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, hot water cornbread is easy to make and totally crave-worthy. This is a simple recipe for fried cornbread that you can serve with all of your favorite Southern-style meals!

Old-Fashioned Hot Water Cornbread

Crispy, crunchy, delicious hot water cornbread is totally different than any other version of this classic side. As you may already know, we Southerners love our cornbread. Even though I moved out of the South years ago, I can never get enough.

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This Easy Cheeseburger Sliders recipe is perfect party food and they taste just like the popular slider burgers at White Castle! No making patties, just layer of flavor-packed meat, topped with cheese and a pickle! A HUGE party favorite!

Are you a cheeseburger fan? Make sure to try my Cheeseburger Soup recipe too!

Cheeseburger Sliders Are The Perfect Party Food!

I am always looking for easy party food.

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This Chick Fil A Sauce recipe is the BEST Chicken Dipping Sauce! Smoky, sweet, with a slight tang, it’s PERFECT for dipping chicken nuggets, grilled chicken, or french fries!

Try This sauce with my Homemade Chicken Nuggets for the full Chick Fil A experience!

This Copycat Chick Fil A Sauce Recipe is Spot On!

We are OBSESSED with this Copycat Chik-Fil-A chicken dipping sauce in our house. I make a double batch of the signature sauce every week…which might seem like a lot, but we eat a ton of chicken recipes!

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Cheesy, tangy, and creamy Pimento Cheese is a classic party dip and spread made from cheddar cheese and sweet pimento peppers. This easy Southern appetizer is a must-have on game day. You’ll see why!

Spread this on my Sweet Potato Biscuits for a true southern treat!

Creamy Pimento Cheese Recipe

If you’re reading this in the South, you already know what’s about to go down in this kitchen.

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Real mashed sweet potatoes take these fluffy Sweet Potato Biscuits to a whole new level of tenderness. These easy homemade biscuits are sweet, flaky, and melt-in-your-mouth, perfect with honey butter or pimento cheese!

Tender and Flaky Sweet Potato Biscuits

If there ever was a must-bake biscuit recipe, I think I’ve found it. And that’s saying something because biscuits are kind of a thing around here. I love my traditional Skillet Biscuits, which always have a place on my table whether it’s weekend brunch or Thanksgiving dinner.

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Frog Eye Salad is a sweet summer salad with fruit, custard, whipped topping, and pasta! It’s a texture and flavor delight, and is the perfect side dish recipe for your summer BBQ!

Easy Frog Eye Salad Recipe

Don’t worry there aren’t ACTUALLY frog eyes in this salad! In the world of unconventional dessert creations, Frog Eye Salad is definitely close to the top of the list.

With its quirky name and unique blend of ingredients, this true potluck-style salad always gets people talking.

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Learn how to make Crock Pot Baked Potatoes! The slow cooker is an easier method for the best baked potatoes that are fluffy, creamy, and ready for dressing with all your favorite toppings. Cook your favorite vegetable side dish without turning on the oven!

Make sure to try my Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes too!

Perfect Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes

Baked potatoes are the perfect side dish for so many dinner ideas.

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My Cheesy Chicken Taquitos Recipe is a family favorite! Crispy tortillas filled with chicken, cheeses, and seasoning, taquitos area super easy recipe to prep ahead and great for a weeknight dinner, or for entertaining. 

Make sure to try my Chicken Flautas recipe too, especially if you are a flour tortilla lover!

Chicken Taquitos Are Easy To Make Family Favorite Dinner Idea!

Chicken taquitos are a popular Mexican dish that are loved for their crispy texture, flavorful filling, and easy-to-eat size.

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This Thai Quinoa Crunch Salad is a favorite quinoa salad recipe! So much flavor and texture is packed into this healthy dish, it’s a great light dinner, lunch, or side dish recipe!

This Protein Packed Thai Quinoa Salad Recipe is Bursting With Flavor!

This summer I have been super into chopped salads…the crunchier, and the more extra add-ins the better! So when I had the idea to make a Thai-inspired salad, I new I was going to try and get as many flavors packed in as possible!

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My Lemon Curd is a delicious homemade recipe that consists of lemon juice, lemon zest, eggs, sugar and butter. Perfect to use in baked goods, as well as a spread on biscuits or pancakes! 

My Homemade Lemon Curd Recipe Is Easy And Delicious!

If there’s one thing that can brighten up any dessert or breakfast spread, it’s the tangy citrus sweetness of homemade lemon curd. With its silky texture and vibrant flavor, lemon curd is a versatile treat that can be used as a filling for cakes, a topping for pancakes, a spread for scones, or simply enjoyed on its own by the spoonful…which I am definitely guilty of!

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Make this Taco Rice recipe all in one skillet with savory ground beef, salsa, taco seasoning, and plenty of cheese. This fast and easy dinner idea brings together all of your favorite Tex-Mex flavors in 30 minutes or less.

If you love this ground beef and rice recipe, you need to give my Fiesta Chicken Casserole a try!

Cheesy One-Pan Taco Rice Recipe

Today we’re turning simple white rice into a zesty all-in-one meal, loaded with ground beef, onions, taco seasoning, salsa, and melted cheese.

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