Real Mom Nutrition
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This hearty, family-friendly Instant Pot spaghetti sauce with meat is ready in less than an hour–but tastes like you’ve been cooking all day! If pasta with meat sauce is a family favorite but most jarred sauces leave you feeling “meh”, this recipe is for you! This hearty, meaty spaghetti sauce recipe comes courtesy of my …
This 30-minute, creamy pasta dish is cozy and comforting. Makes a perfect weeknight family dinner. Every mom needs a good 30-minute pasta recipe in her back pocket. (And not just “dump jarred sauce over cooked pasta”–though believe me, that particular dish makes an appearance on our menu sometimes too.) This Cozy Weeknight Sausage & Spinach …
Homemade rolls without hours of hands-on fuss? Yes! Impress everyone at your table with these Bread Machine Oatmeal Rolls. Want to place an impressive basket of homemade rolls on your table–without hours of hand-on work? Me too. That’s why I love the time-saving trick of this recipe: letting my bread machine do most of the …
This Easy Crispy Broccoli bakes in just 10 minutes and is kid-tested and approved! Makes a quick, vitamin-packed side dish. In our house, this roasted broccoli is officially known as “The good kind, with the lemon and cheese”. Granted, I like broccoli any which way, but this broccoli recipe is the current kid-favorite around here. …
This family-friendly pressure cooker pasta has a rich, meaty sauce and a whopping 18 grams of protein per serving. Takes only minutes to cook! This post has been sponsored by Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. “Mom, that pasta was really good.” My sixth grader told me this after I’d …
These crispy breaded tofu nuggets are crunchy, dunkable, and kid-friendly. They cook in the air fryer in just 15 minutes. If you’d like to serve more plant-based proteins to your family, but tofu seems like a weird, squishy bridge too far, I’ve got the recipe for you! Because yes, tofu is squishy–and, let’s face it, …
This recipe for easy sushi rolls is perfect for beginners! Includes step-by-step instructions for making cucumber sushi rolls. I forked over a lot of money at the sushi counter of my store before I realized how easy they are to make myself. This is also a great project for kids and a nice way of fitting …
This Make Ahead Slow Cooker Taco Meat recipe lets you cook once and have four meals in the freezer for busy nights. Thank you to the Ohio Beef Council for sponsoring this post! My teenager’s favorite meal is beef tacos, so we eat them regularly. And I finally got smart this Fall and started batch-cooking …
These Homemade Pierogi with Potato & Cheese Filling are chewy and hearty–the ultimate family-friendly comfort food! I was asked to participate in this campaign with Cabot Creamery as a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network. I was compensated for my time. If you were lucky enough to have a grandma from Eastern Europe, your …
These Kid-Friendly Tofu Bowls are full of plant-based protein and the veggies your kids like best. Let everyone build their own! If your kids don’t eat tofu, have they met crispy tofu tossed with peanut sauce–in a meal they get to assemble themselves? I’d tried tofu in the past without much luck when I stumbled …
This Creamy Greek Yogurt Poppyseed Dressing mixes up in minutes and has a tangy-sweet flavor that’s perfect your favorite leafy greens. When it comes to salad dressings, are you Team Creamy or Team Vinaigrette? I was Team Vinaigrette all the way, eating my near-daily bowl of leafy greens with a dressing I boldly dubbed the …
Forget packaged frozen pizza rolls! These Homemade Pepperoni Rolls are a fun dinner, satisfying snack, or easy lunch box item and are made with just five ingredients. Last week I waxed poetic about the peanut butter bars I grew up eating in the Midwest (get the recipe: Peanut Butter Quinoa Bars). Now it’s time for …
