Forget Boring Mashed Potatoes And Go For This AWESOME Gratin Instead!

Here’s a dish that will knock your socks off! And your dinner guests, too! This potato gratin is something I make for every special occasion, whether it’s Thanksgiving, Easter or just a birthday celebration dinner. It’s a dish so yummy that you could probably serve it as the main course, and you wouldn’t hear any complaints. However, so far I’ve just served it as a side dish.

Except on those rare occasions when we’ve had leftovers. Then I’ve just enjoyed those for lunch the next day – and my family knows I won’t share! I’ve reserved the right to eat any leftovers of this potato gratin, unless they have helped me make it.

Not that it’s a difficult dish to make – it isn’t, but it does take a little time to peel and slice those potatoes. I recommend getting a mandolin slicer; it will make the task a lot faster and easier! Plus, it’s such a fun tool that I wouldn’t mind slicing potatoes all days long, haha!

Serve this gratin at your next family gathering and watch it disappear in minutes!

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Quick Tip: This potato gratin makes the perfect side to any entree, but I especially enjoy this with a good steak.

Bet You’ve Never Tried Pork Chops This Way Before!

I love making casseroles with ingredients that you normally wouldn’t make a casserole with. However, this isn’t your ordinary casserole. In fact, some of you might even say it’s not a casserole at all. I think it’s a casserole but that’s just me. I found this over at Savory Moments and I thought it looked absolutely delightful. So, I just had to give it a go. And I’m so glad I did!

This is the perfect way to make pork chops when you want exceptionally delicious flavor. It is a very easy one pot meal and you can double the ingredients if you’re making this for more than two people. Sauerkraut is the perfect match for those juicy pork chops – to switch things up a little you could use sausage instead of chops!

I like to serve this casserole with a dollop of sour cream and some homemade dinner rolls. It makes the perfect, comforting meal on a cold fall or winter night! Be careful when making this, though – the wonderful aromas might bring the neighbors at your door!

Recipe and image courtesy of Savory Moments.

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Quick Tip: This recipe makes 2 servings.

Take The Easy Road And End Up With A Hearty Meal For The Whole Family!

Lately I had gotten a little tired of cooking chicken dinners. I love chicken but I felt like I was always making the same dishes; serving the same flavors over and over again. Everybody needs a little change sometimes, and I guess I came across this recipe over at Beyond My Thoughts, at the exact right time!

To me, chicken dinners are all about “easy”. They’re usually simple to make, perfect for weeknight meals and most of the time they’re not as heavy as meals with red meat are. Also, I have a picky eater in the house and I’ve been having a hard time finding recipes he likes. But he enjoys chicken, so I’m always trying to find new recipes I could make for him. And for the rest of the family, too, of course!

What I loved about this dish was that even though the ingredients are pretty much everyday stuff, in the end I got a completely new dish that didn’t taste like any other chicken casserole I had made before.

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Quick Tip: Double the ingredients if you’re making this for a large crowd.

Mom loves salad dressings. She loves them so much that she puts them in anything. If I’m addicted to cheese, she’s addicted to them. I swear I saw her use the Thousand Island dressing on bread and with peanut butter. How weird is that? But I guess this is the reason why she is able to come up with a lot of recipes that taste really good—with her experimenting with tastes like this. I remember one time when she used caesar dressing in marinading chicken breasts just because she’s tired of using the usual marinade. It tasted delicious, albeit a bit weirdly at first. It tasted nutty.

This recipe over at Southern Bite reminds me of my Mom’s weird kitchen ideas; those experiments that have gone right. This roasted garlic ranch chicken bake recipe uses ranch dressing to create a really scrumptious meal from chicken and potatoes. The philosophy behind this accidental dish is similar to a dump cake. The ingredients are put together in a dish without the cook doing some kind of mixing. They just all come together in the end, resulting to one perfect dish that everyone will love.

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Quick Tip: Perfectly paired with a glass of white wine.

Enjoy a Delightful Dinner Without a Massive Clean-Up!

Did Christmas eat a hole through your pocket? If you’re anything like me, you probably spent way too much money on presents, good food and excellent wine.

Which was lovely, but now it’s going to take until March to get things back the way they used to be. For me that means trying to find ways to get my budget back on track – and most importantly, trying to find ways to fit into my jeans again.

This is a great example of simple, yet delicious meals that can help you out in these kind of situations. This lean meat and potato casserole is such a budget-friendly dish; it’ll only cost you a few bucks to make dinner for your whole family! And let’s not forget about the waistline… Since this casserole is made of low fat ingredients, it’s the perfect meal for anyone who wants to lose a pound or two.

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Quick Tip: Instead of cheese slices, you can use any shredded cheese on top of the casserole.

Are you ready for some home cooked goodness? When it comes to slow cooker meals, this recipe right here takes the prize. Creamy ranch chicken has easily become one of my family’s most favorite dinners (except for that time when I let theme at birthday cake and ice cream for supper.)

The thing I love most about slow cooker meals is that they are so easy to prepare. You simply toss everything into the pot, set it, and forget it. That’s exactly how simple this meal is, too. After a few hours cooking in the Crock Pot, you’ll be left with tender, juicy, creamy cuts of white chicken breast that fall apart off your fork.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Life in the Lofthouse.

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Quick Tip: This recipe is even better when you mix up your own Ranch dressing powder using ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry.

is that they are even better when you twice bake them into a savory casserole filled with cheese, bacon, and garlic! So, yesterday I was thumbing through one of my old cookbooks and came across a recipe called twice baked mashed potatoes. After reading the ingredients list and method, I was sold!

I found another recipe online at Foodie Tale that incorporated garlic (one of my stinky lovers) and I knew I had to bake up this to-good-to-be-true casserole. My family absolutely loved this mashed potato bake and gobbled it down like a pack of hungry wolves. Speaking of which, my dog kept sniffing around the table hoping and “pawing” that’d we’d give him a taste. He’s such a sweet dog and definitely knows good food when he smells it.

Recipe courtesy of Foodie Tale.

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Quick Tip: This casserole makes a great companion for any meat entree such as meatloaf or BBQed chicken.