Large batch recipes for feeding a crowd by Stephanie Longstreth
I Know “Healthy Meatloaf” Sounds Suspicious — But Hear Me Out This Mediterranean turkey meatloaf is the recipe that won my husband over when he started eating Mediterranean and could not give up his all-time favorite dinner. We swap ground turkey for the beef, use quick oats instead of breadcrumbs, and end up with a…
Turns Out the Difference Is Just a Skillet and a Little Oil Crispy fried tortilla tacos are the difference between average taco night and “why are these so good?” That is a direct quote from someone at my table, and once we started frying our own corn tortillas in avocado oil, we have honestly never…
This Meal Just Tastes Like a Warm Hug Homemade biscuits and gravy is the meal my girls requested on their first night back home from college, and honestly, it’s exactly what I’d serve you too if you were sitting at my table on a Saturday morning. It is a warm hug on a plate. My…
These Sausage Cheese Balls Understood the Assignment These sausage cheese balls are the four-ingredient party appetizer my crowd asks for every time — and the one I bring whenever I need something hot and savory for a breakfast buffet, a teacher appreciation morning, or any gathering where I want to walk in with a plate…
If Stuffed Shells Look Hard, Let This Be Your Sign If you’ve never made spinach stuffed shells because they look intimidating, let this be your sign — they are no harder than a lasagna, and the payoff is double the comfort food. Jumbo shells get filled with a creamy ricotta-spinach-cheese mixture, nestled into a 9×13…
Easier Than Making a Salad. Seriously. These roasted green beans and carrots are the no-fuss sheet pan side I make when I want something other than a salad with our pasta — and honestly, they take even less effort. No chopping a head of lettuce, no whisking a dressing, no worrying about whether the cucumbers…
One Little Bag of Chocolate Chips. That’s All. Box brownie sundae night started because I had absolutely nothing left in me. We graduated our oldest from college, moved both girls out of their dorms, had family in town all weekend, and dealt with a plumbing situation on top of it all. Sunday lunch still needed…
The Dinner Where Everybody Gets Exactly What They Want Nacho night is the Friday dinner I keep coming back to, and honestly it might be the smartest thing I make all week. I brown the ground beef in , I set out every topping I can find, and then I step back and let my…
One Pot. Two Jars of Alfredo. Zero Leftovers. This tortellini soup is one of those recipes that sounds way more impressive than the effort it actually takes — and I mean that as the highest possible compliment. We’re talking creamy, herby, cheesy, warm-you-from-the-inside soup made in a single Dutch oven with ingredients you can grab…
Healthy Food That Actually Tastes Like More This Mediterranean turkey bowl is what I make when I want to eat healthy without feeling like I’m on a diet. My husband Jason is on the Mediterranean diet, and I’ve been learning how to cook things that are good for him — but that the whole family…
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