High protein egg salad made with cottage cheese and Greek yogurt is the perfect healthy lunch for meal prep and beyond. It’s creamy and satisfying with a lighter, fresher feel, and it’s absolutely irresistible! This high protein egg salad has become famous in my kitchen and it makes an appearance in my lunch rotation every […]
The egg is the most useful protein in your refrigerator and also the cheapest. It cooks in under ten minutes in any of its forms. It pairs with essentially everything. It is the ingredient that saves lunch on the days when there is nothing else, and the ingredient that elevates lunch on the days when […]
Let’s say something that cookbooks and food blogs don’t say often enough: chicken nuggets are a legitimate ingredient. Not a capitulation. Not a parenting failure. An ingredient. One that is reliably available, universally accepted, protein-rich, and versatile in ways that most people never explore because they stop at “nuggets and dipping sauce” and call it […]
Consider this the ultimate resource for all of your lemon parmesan pasta needs! I’m sharing my favorite 20-minute recipe for this silky, tangy dish, plus my best tips on choosing the right parmesan, getting that glossy sauce texture, and more. With busy weeknights always on the horizon, I thought I’d highlight a pasta dish that […]
This Texas Roadhouse butter chicken skillet is a rich and comforting dinner with tender, juicy chicken and an incredibly flavorful garlic butter sauce. If you’re looking to bring those famous restaurant flavors right into your own kitchen, this satisfying skillet is the answer! You might be thinking another chicken recipe? But the sauce is the […]
These easy cottage cheese pizza bowls are cheesy, savory, and deeply satisfying! In this simple recipe, you’ll learn how to combine a protein-packed cottage cheese base with bold tomato sauce and melted mozzarella for a delicious, dough-free pizza experience. Perhaps this is a different way to think about pizza night than you’re used to. But […]
You’ll love the combination of textures in this crunchy Chinese chicken salad with tender shredded chicken, crisp cabbage, and a sweet-savory sesame ginger dressing. It’s fresh, bold, and totally irresistible! Plus, I’m sharing all of my secrets for making a salad so good it converts even the biggest salad skeptics. Just call me the queen […]
The hot lunch is not always an option. Sometimes you are at a desk with a microwave that smells like someone else’s fish, and using it means becoming the person who heated fish in the shared microwave, which is a social designation that takes months to recover from. Sometimes you are at a park, a […]
There is a version of cold lunch that is fine. Safe. Predictable. A sandwich made on white bread, a bag of chips, a juice box, an apple that comes back in the lunch box uneaten. That version works. Nobody will complain. Nobody will particularly celebrate either. Then there is the version of cold lunch that […]
This satisfying tuna cheese melt wrap is creamy, savory, and perfectly toasted, with a rich tuna filling, melted cheese, and crisp vegetables all wrapped in a warm golden tortilla. Let me show you how to make this easy tuna melt wrap at home. It’s the kind of lunch that feels like a treat but comes […]