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Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

05.23.2022 == 42 comments

Bacon ranch pasta salad in white bowl, with tomatoes on the side.

This bacon ranch pasta salad is perfect for any potluck, cookout, or back yard BBQ!  This ranch pasta salad recipe is loaded with bacon, tomatoes, peas and topped with a healthy ranch dressing.  Make extra - this pasta salad disappears FAST! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. Delightful E Made is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Does your idea of a summer side dish consist of a creamy, delicious pasta salad? This Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad recipe is fantastic for all of your summer cookouts, potlucks and neighborhood get togethers! Made with simple ingredients, this delicious ranch pasta salad recipe … [Read more...]

Italian Chicken Salad

04.15.2020 == 2 comments

Italian chicken salad meal prep salad

Italian Chicken Salad - the Perfect Meal Prep Salad Could you use a new meal prep salad that's healthy AND delicious? This Italian Chicken Salad is the perfect mix of Italian flavors and healthy ingredients to keep you full for hours. If you need lunch salad ideas, you'll love this one! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. Delightful E Made is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. If you're looking for Meal Prep Salad Ideas, you've come to the right place! Even though I work from home, I try to always have some meal prep salad ideas ready to make on the weekend. I tend to make much better lunch choices when I pre-make my … [Read more...]

Roasted Carrot Salad with Apples and Pistachios

10.17.2018 == 11 comments

This Roasted Carrot Salad has wonderful flavors that come together with crisp apples and savory pistachios making the most amazing salad! Easy enough for a weeknight dinner, and beautiful enough to serve for a holiday dinner.

This Roasted Carrot Salad has wonderful flavors that come together with crisp apples and savory pistachios making the most amazing salad! Easy enough for a weeknight dinner, and beautiful enough to serve for a holiday meal. Roasted Carrot Salad with Apples and Pistachios If you follow me over on Instagram and watch my IG stories, you'll quickly see that I make a stop at my local farmers market just about every Saturday morning. I do this pretty religiously from June through November, and always seem to find some wonderfully fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables. This Roasted Carrot Salad with Apples and Pistachios is a recipe loaded with many of my favorite farmers market finds. Carrots and apples are now in their peak, and are incredible in this delicious Roasted Carrot … [Read more...]

Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad

07.20.2018 == 18 comments

Craving a fresh, crisp entree salad? This savory, and slightly sweet Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad will totally hit the spot! Made with fresh greens, fruit, pistachios and balsamic grilled chicken, this salad is healthy, filling and completely delicious!

Craving a fresh, crisp entree salad? This savory, and slightly sweet Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad recipe will totally hit the spot! Made with fresh greens, fruit, pistachios and balsamic grilled chicken, this salad is healthy, filling and completely delicious! This post may contain affiliate links. Delightful E Made is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. This Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad recipe is one of my favorite dinner or lunch ideas for summer. I often crave a big, filling salad for lunch or a light dinner during the summer, and especially when it's hot and humid during our sweltering mid-Atlantic summers.  I love … [Read more...]

Cherry Jello Pretzel Salad

05.22.2016 == 19 comments

Amazing as a salad or dessert, this incredible Cherry Jello Pretzel Salad is the ultimate side dish for any cookout, potluck or backyard barbecue! Made with a salty-sweet pretzel crust, a delicious cream cheese filling, and topped with fresh cherries in jello, this salad is a must for any summer get-together. Even better than the strawberry version!

A fantastic twist on the classic pretzel salad recipe Amazing as a salad or dessert, this incredible Cherry Jell-o Pretzel Salad is the ultimate side dish for any cookout, potluck or backyard barbecue!  Made with a salty-sweet pretzel crust, a delicious cream cheese filling, and topped with fresh cherries, this jell-o salad recipe is a must for any summer get-together. If you love salty-sweet foods, then you're definitely in for a treat with this amazing pretzel salad recipe!  Many call it a salad, as it is made with Jell-o, but it is certainly sweet enough to be considered a dessert.   The strawberry version of this side is fantastic, but if you love fresh cherries, then THIS version is definitely for you.  Perfect for a neighborhood cookout, pot-luck dinner for summertime … [Read more...]

Apple & Fennel Salad with Blackberries

02.24.2016 == 8 comments

Fresh, crisp apples and fennel are paired with blackberries, celery and toasted almonds to make this delicious salad. Topped with a creamy blackberry vinaigrette, this delicious side dish comes together in just minutes! Perfect paired with chicken or salmon and also makes a wonderful holiday side!

Fresh, crisp apples and fennel are paired with blackberries, celery and toasted almonds to make this delicious salad.  Topped with a creamy blackberry vinaigrette, this delicious side dish comes together in just minutes!  Perfect paired with chicken or salmon and also makes a wonderful holiday side! Up until a few weeks ago, I had never tried fennel.  It was always something rather mysterious that I saw in the supermarket, but never actually put in my cart and purchased.  This all changed when I recently tried a fresh, crispy salad at my local Wegmans supermarket, and it included fennel!  I had no idea that you could eat fennel raw, let alone have it bring the amazing flavor that it did to the salad.  From here, I decided that I needed to create a salad of my own and include this … [Read more...]

Garden Vegetable Pasta Salad

06.17.2015 == 41 comments

A healthy pasta salad recipe that actually tastes good! You'll never believe this pasta salad is light and healthy!  Made with a delicious Greek yogurt dressing and loaded with fresh garden vegetables, this pasta salad recipe will be your new favorite summer side dish. Perfect for cookouts, pot-lucks and summer barbecues! We love pasta at our house, especially pasta salad in the warm summer months.  It makes for a fantastic side-dish to fried chicken or anything that is coming off the grill, like burgers, brats, steaks, chops and chicken.  This healthy pasta salad recipe is a nice alternative to other mayo-heavy macaroni and pasta salads.  My Garden Vegetable Pasta Salad is made with a much lighter dressing, using plain Greek yogurt and light sour cream. … [Read more...]

Sweet Kale and Grilled Sirloin Salad

12.11.2014 == 17 comments

The perfect entree salad for the meat lover! Loaded with crunchy, delicious kale, Brussels sprouts, shredded broccoli, cabbage and chicory and topped with grilled sirloin steak, this salad is incredible. Fresh, filling and perfect for lunch or a light dinner!

The perfect entree salad for the meat lover!  Loaded with crunchy, delicious kale, Brussels sprouts, shredded broccoli, cabbage and chicory and topped with grilled sirloin steak, this salad is incredible.  Fresh, filling and perfect for lunch or a light dinner! Especially during the holiday season, its easy to go overboard with eating, and then suddenly discover you've gained 5 lbs (or more!), and your jeans no longer fit.  I speak from experience here. ;)  With this in mind, I'm always looking for healthy, delicious lunch and dinner ideas that keep me on the healthy track.  This Sweet Kale and Grilled Sirloin Salad is a fantastic meal idea that is healthy, filling, and full of flavor. This salad starts with an Eat Smart Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Kit, that is … [Read more...]

Best Ever Potato Salad

05.27.2014 == 16 comments

A must-have at any back yard BBQ or cookout! This potato salad has an amazing dressing, and the only recipe you'll ever need!

Growing up in rural South Dakota, like most of America, potato salad tends to be the cornerstone of any summer bbq, cookout, or potluck.  With that being said, just about every home cook has their own version of potato salad.  Which is great, as peoples tastes vary for this classic side dish - whether or not to put in eggs, onion or celery, just the right amount of sugar, seasonings and/or vinegar. However, I've come to realize that if not done right, potato salad can be, well, pretty ordinary.  However, this recipe for potato salad that I'm about to disclose to you, is by far, the BEST I've ever tasted!  Not only is it far from ordinary, I've never come across any other potato salad that even comes close to besting this classic side-dish.  Thus the name - Best … [Read more...]

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Need a healthy snack option? This simple, 5-ingredient Greek Yogurt Veggie Dip is the perfect way to enjoy fresh veggies. Enjoy with veggies, spread on a sandwich or topping a salad, this Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip is a great alternative to a dip mix!

Greek Yogurt Veggie Dip

Raspberry Almond chia smoothie with two straws and garnished with fresh raspberries and almonds.

Raspberry Almond Chia Smoothie

Looking for a one pan chicken and potatoes recipe? This simple, healthy Sheet Pan Chicken and Potatoes will be your new go-to chicken breast recipe! Made all on ONE sheet pan, and paired with vegetables this quick dinner idea is perfect for any night of the week.

Sheet Pan Chicken and Potatoes

4 Ingredient Oatmeal Cookies, sugar free oatmeal cookies made with bananas.

4 Ingredient Oatmeal Cookies

Enjoy your favorite cocktail without all of the guilt! This simple Skinny Classic Margarita is an amazing way to imbibe without all of the calories and sugar. Fresh, easy and completely delicious!

How to Make a Skinny Margarita

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Italian Chicken Salad

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