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Pizza Pasta Salad

By Lauren Allen on June 7, 2017, Updated August 9, 2019

So much to love about this easy Pizza Pasta Salad loaded with pepperoni, olives, bell peppers, tomatoes, onion cheese and pepperocini | tastesbetterfromscratch.com

Pizza Pasta Salad loaded with pepperoni, olives, mozzarella and parmesan cheese, tomatoes, bell peppers and pepperocini. Our summer BBQ's are in full force. We've been using the grill almost every night to make dinner, which means I'm always in need of new side dishes to serve with dinner. Pasta salads are always an easy sell for my kids and my husband. What's not to love about a PIZZA version?! Is  it just me, or do fun noodle shapes make a pasta dish more exciting? Like, when I make View the Recipe


Italian· Kid-friendly· Pasta· Pizza· Side Dishes
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Mushroom Bacon Swiss Salad

By Lauren Allen on April 5, 2017, Updated August 9, 2019

This spinach salad is one of my favorite family recipes. Fresh greens, mushrooms, warm crumbled bacon, cottage cheese and Swiss cheese come together for a flavorful and unique salad that's sure to impress! The poppyseed dressing is the perfect sweet addition to make this a crowd favorite.   This salad is DEAR to my heart. It accompanied us to every pot luck, family party or special event I can remember. It was a staple at family dinner too. I've put off sharing it on the blog because I can View the Recipe


Appetizers· Salads
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Weekly Meal Plan (26)

By Lauren Allen on February 19, 2017, Updated October 24, 2019

A collage of five meal ideas as part of a weekly meal plan

  Using a weekly meal plan is the best way to cook healthier for your family, save money, and time! Browse all of my free meal plans which include a grocery shopping list and tons of meal planning ideas including healthy and kid-friendly meals. The hardest part meal planning is finding the ideas, and creating a shopping list, so I’ve done that for you! Click the link below to print out your shopping list, and you’re ready to go! View the Recipe


Main Dish· Meal Plan
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Southwest Tortellini Pasta Salad

By Lauren Allen on February 15, 2017, Updated August 9, 2019

A fresh and easy southwest tortellini pasta salad that can be made in less than 30 minutes! It's loaded with veggies and protein and coated in a deliciously simple and healthy southwest dressing. If I had it my way, I'm pretty sure I could live off of pasta salad. I think I've mentioned that before. I have a ton of various pasta salad recipes on my site because they make a great main dish OR side dish! You can usually customize them with ingredients you already have in your pantry View the Recipe


30-Minute Meals· Main Dish· Pasta· Vegetarian
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Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks

By Lauren Allen on February 1, 2017, Updated August 9, 2019

The BEST and EASIEST Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks! You'll never order take-out again! | Tastes Better From Scratch

The BEST and EASIEST Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks! You'll never order take-out again! Guys, I am literally moments away from heading to the hospital to welcome baby #3!!! I am SO excited. And anxious. And totally nervous. The hubs and I are about to be completely outnumbered. But more than anything I can't wait to meet the sweet little boy who has been kicking me so fiercely for weeks. I can't wait to see what he looks like, what his temperament is like, and just to kiss his sweet little View the Recipe


Appetizers· Breads/Rolls· Italian· Kid-friendly· Side Dishes
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Weekly Meal Plan (25)

By Lauren Allen on January 15, 2017, Updated November 18, 2019

A collage of 5 dinner recipes making up a weekly meal plan. Images include BBQ ranch chicken bowl, pesto pasta salad, Chicken Caesar wraps, slow cooker cajun chicken and sausage and Italian grilled cheese sandwiches.

Using a weekly meal plan is the best way to cook healthier for your family, save money, and time! Browse all of my free meal plans which include a grocery shopping list and tons of meal planning ideas including healthy and kid-friendly meals.   The hardest part meal planning is finding the ideas, and creating a shopping list, so I’ve done that for you! Click the link below to print out your shopping list, and you’re ready to go! **NOTE: You’ll notice the shopping list includes View the Recipe


Main Dish· Meal Plan
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White Garlic Chicken and Vegetable Pizza

By Lauren Allen on January 11, 2017, Updated November 5, 2019

White Garlic Chicken and Vegetable Pizza with my favorite creamy white garlic sauce. | Tastes Better From Scratch

White Garlic Chicken and Vegetable Pizza with my favorite creamy white garlic sauce and the BEST homemade pizza crust! Pizza is my weakness. (And chocolate cake, because, well...it's chocolate cake). Just throwin' that out there. I love every type of pizza, whether it's a paper thin crispy crust margherita pizza, Chicago-style thick crust or a super cheesy New York Style Pizza. I don't discriminate ;-) . I have a TON of homemade pizza recipes on my site in lots of different flavors. View the Recipe


Chicken· Italian· Kid-friendly· Main Dish· Pizza
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Orange Pomegranate Salad

By Lauren Allen on October 26, 2016, Updated November 5, 2019

Orange Pomegranate Salad | Tastes Better From Scratch

This Orange Pomegranate Salad is the perfect easy holiday side dish. Layered with sweet pomegranate arils, avocados, fresh oranges, thinly sliced onions, toasted walnuts and feta cheese. It has the perfect crunch and sweetness to accompany any dinner! Hooray for pomegranate season! I honestly think I love eating pomegranates on my salads more than anything else, but I also can't ever resist them on this yummy Coconut Veggie Bowl--YUM. My kids love to eat them plain, with a spoon, or even View the Recipe


Salads· Side Dishes· Skinny Main Dish· Special Occasion
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Brussels Sprout Salad with Cranberries and Pecans

By Lauren Allen on October 5, 2016, Updated August 9, 2019

Brussels Sprout Salad with Cranberries and Pecans | Tastes Better From Scratch

Brussels Sprout Salad with Cranberries and Pecans, chopped apples and feta cheese with a maple balsamic vinaigrette. This sweet and tangy salad is always a crowd favorite! Whenever we have holiday parties with a large group--potluck style--I always bring a big salad. In most potluck style gatherings we go to, the salads or veggies of any kind are usually scarce. Or, someone may have thrown together a store bought mix of caesar salad or something like that. But everyone always LOVES a View the Recipe


Main Dish· Salads· Side Dishes· Skinny Main Dish
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Broccoli Apple Salad

By Lauren Allen on September 21, 2016, Updated August 9, 2019

Apple Broccoli Salad | Tastes Better From Scratch

There's so much to love about this creamy, crunchy broccoli apple salad! Fresh broccoli florets, apples, dried cranberries, almonds, sunflower seeds and onion tossed in a creamy poppyseed dressing. This Apple Broccoli Salad is one of my go-to side dishes because it really goes well with so many meals. I'll often bring it as a side dish for parties (especially holiday parties!) since it's colorful, appealing and completely delicious. The cast of characters: fresh broccoli florets, crunchy View the Recipe


Salads· Side Dishes
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One Pan Creamy Lemon Chicken Tortellini

By Lauren Allen on August 1, 2016, Updated August 9, 2019

One Pan Creamy Lemon Chicken Tortellini - an easy one pan pasta dish that the entire family will love. Tortellini pasta with grilled chicken and fresh spinach in a warm, cheesy lemon garlic sauce. | Tastes Better From Scratch

One Pan Creamy Lemon Chicken Tortellini - an easy one pan pasta dish that the entire family will love. Tortellini pasta with grilled chicken and fresh spinach in a warm, cheesy lemon garlic sauce. A delicious 30-minute meal! Thirty-minute meals are my jam! Especially if it's something my kids will eat.  I have soooooo many thirty minute meals on the blog, but some of my favorites include: Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Wraps Fritos Taco Salad Shrimp Scampi Linguine Grilled Ham and View the Recipe


30-Minute Meals· Chicken· Italian· Kid-friendly· Main Dish· One Pan Meals· Pasta
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25 BEST Sides to bring to a BBQ

By Lauren Allen on June 1, 2016, Updated August 9, 2019

25 Best Side Dishes to bring to a BBQ | Tastes Better From Scratch

A list of 25+ side dish recipes that are perfect for bringing to a BBQ with friends and family.  I think you will find a little something for everyone! I feel like once Memorial Day comes we can officially embrace all things summer, including all things outdoor, BBQ and party!  Bring on the millions of pasta salads, fruit salads, green salads and potato salads. I could never get sick of them. Let's not forget the baked beans and the cole slaw too. Here is a compilation of some amazing, fun and View the Recipe


Recipe Roundup· Side Dishes
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Fritos Taco Salad

By Lauren Allen on May 23, 2016, Updated August 9, 2019

Fritos Taco Salad is a fun and kid-approved easy dinner the entire family will love. Made with real ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes! | Tastes Better From Scratch

Fritos Taco Salad is a fun and kid-approved easy dinner idea the entire family will love. Made with real ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes! I just returned from a fun food blogging conference in Salt Lake City. It's so much fun learning from and visiting with other food bloggers that I admire so much. You can look forward to some great improvements here on my site, including lots more recipe video tutorials! My mother-in-law shared this simple Fritos Taco Salad with me View the Recipe


30-Minute Meals· Beef· Kid-friendly· Main Dish· Salads
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Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad

By Lauren Allen on April 6, 2016, Updated August 9, 2019

Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad | Tastes Better From Scratch

Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad is the perfect EASY, light and fresh summer side dish.  I have fully embraced Spring. The weather is fantastic and I'm so ready for lighter food, barbecuing and picnicking outside. Take this amazing Black Bean Burger, for example. It's already been on our dinner menu twice. Another springtime favorite of mine is this Spring Pea Salad served with salmon or steak.  Whoever thought eating healthy was hard is wrong! Nothing tastes better than a healthy meal View the Recipe


Salads· Side Dishes
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Cheeseburger Salad

By Lauren Allen on April 4, 2016, Updated October 28, 2019

My family loves this Cheeseburger Salad. It has all of our favorite burger toppings layered onto a delicious, hearty salad. If you're not entering into warmer weather like we are here in Saint Louis, I'm so sorry. I've been enjoying this warm spring weather so much and we've already fired up the grill several times over the last two weeks. Some of my favorite recipes for the grill include: BBQ Chicken Drumsticks How to Grill the Perfect Steak Grilled Corn on the Cob Steak Kebabs View the Recipe


30-Minute Meals· Grilling· Main Dish· Salads
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Berry Almond Avocado Salad

By Lauren Allen on March 30, 2016, Updated November 5, 2019

Berry Almond Avocado Salad with Poppyseed Dressing | Tastes Better From Scratch

Berry Almond Avocado Salad with a light honey lime poppyseed dressing served over a bed of your favorite greens. With all of the berry recipes I've been posting lately you would think it's already summer! Last week I shared this Raspberry Pretzel Dessert.   At least this Berry Avocado Almond Salad is healthy, right? The dressing for this salad is a light lime honey poppyseed dressing. But if you look too closely at my photos you may notice the dressing in these photos doesn't have poppy View the Recipe


Salads· Side Dishes· Skinny Main Dish
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Weekly Meal Plan (18)

By Lauren Allen on March 20, 2016, Updated October 24, 2019

A collage of five meal ideas as part of a weekly meal plan

Using a weekly meal plan is the best way to cook healthier for your family, save money, and time! Browse all of my free meal plans which include a grocery shopping list and tons of meal planning ideas including healthy and kid-friendly meals. The hardest part of creating a meal plan is finding the ideas, and creating a shopping list, so I’ve done that for you! Click the link below to print out your shopping list, and you’re ready to go! View the Recipe


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Spring Pea Salad

By Lauren Allen on March 9, 2016, Updated August 9, 2019

Spring Pea Salad - this delicious salad is one of my FAVORITES! It has three different types of peas and a delicious creamy lemon dressing. | Tastes Better From Scratch

 This Spring Pea Salad is one of our absolute favorites! It's great as a side dish, or as a main dish with salmon or steak on top! Spring Pea Salad - this delicious salad is one of my FAVORITES! It has three different types of peas and a delicious creamy lemon dressing. This salad became an instant favorite almost exactly one year ago when my mom shared it with me. It's AMAZING. It has three different types of peas in it, topped over a bed of spring mix lettuce and arugula, with View the Recipe


Main Dish· Salads· Side Dishes· Skinny Main Dish
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Weekly Meal Plan (11)

By Lauren Allen on January 31, 2016, Updated October 24, 2019

A collage of five meal ideas as part of a weekly meal plan

Using a weekly meal plan is the best way to cook healthier for your family, save money, and time! Browse all of my free meal plans which include a grocery shopping list and tons of meal planning ideas including healthy and kid-friendly meals. I can't believe another week has already passed. Remember how last week I mentioned that the schools here were cancelled from a snowstorm? Well, this week it was 65 degrees outside! Fo' real. It was amazing. Who gets to play outside, in the warm View the Recipe


Kid-friendly· Main Dish· Meal Plan
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Cajun Chicken Flatbread

By Lauren Allen on January 20, 2016, Updated November 5, 2019

Cajun Chicken Flatbread | Tastes Better From Scratch

Cajun Chicken Flatbread makes the perfect fun and easy dinner, appetizer, or football party food. A cajun garlic aioli sauce with all of your favorite toppings. I LOVE inventing new pizza recipes. Coming up with fun and different sauce ideas and topping ideas. Some of my favorites include: Garlic Ranch Chicken Pizza Pesto Veggie Pizza Peach, Basil, Mozzarella Flatbread I've had the idea for a Cajun Chicken Flatbread for a while, it was just a matter of getting the sauce View the Recipe


30-Minute Meals· Appetizers· Chicken· Kid-friendly· Main Dish· Pizza
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Asian Chicken Salad

By Lauren Allen on January 18, 2016, Updated August 9, 2019

Asian Chicken Salad | TastesBetterFromScratch

Asian Chicken Salad with mandarin oranges, cucumbers, bell peppers, almonds, marinated chicken and an easy homemade dressing. Happy Monday! It's going to be a good week! I love that Monday's give us a fresh start. A new week to get things done and enjoy life. This week I'm going to enjoy every moment with my kids. They're growing up so fast (I have a three-year-old and a 1 year old). My three year old is hilarious. He says the funniest things. Last night while eating dinner he says View the Recipe


30-Minute Meals· Chicken· Chinese· Main Dish· Salads· Skinny Main Dish
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