Dinner Archives - Little Splats

Golden Chicken with Shallots & Tarragon (mustard-free)

Golden chicken with shallots, tarragon, and tomatoes is a family favorite. The chicken thighs are simmered in a wine-tarragon sauce that tastes amazing with crusty sourdough bread.

Spinach Couscous with Roasted Carrots

Spinach couscous with roasted carrots takes about 30 minutes to prepare. It’s a combination of salty, sweet, tangy, and fresh – perfect for a light spring family dinner.

White Ragu (Pasta Abruzzese with pork sausage and fennel)

White ragu over pasta is a quick Friday night dinner that makes both the adults and the kids happy. Plus, multiple easy variations for those who like red sauce or don’t eat pasta.

Sourdough Flatbread Pizza

If you have some sourdough discard on hand, this whole wheat sourdough flatbread pizza is a perfect cross between focaccia and pizza, but also healthy and fast . . .

Ricotta Meatballs with Herbs

These beef and ricotta meatballs are delicious and flavorful over plain pasta with olive oil – or pasta with tomato sauce. They have a light texture and are almost sweet due to the ricotta cheese.

Weeknight Chicken with Sherry and Mushrooms (mustard-free)

This chicken with sherry and mushrooms, paired with a Dutch Baby and arugula salad, is absolutely wonderful and quick to get on the table.

Lemon Turmeric Chicken Over Rice (with Olives & Currants)

This is a great one-pot meal that looks beautiful and takes minimal effort. Also, our kids are obsessed with the rice.

Whole Wheat Dutch Baby

Simple recipe, with impressive results, and nearly irresistible for the little ones . . .

Pasta with basil, tomatoes, and mozzarella

This pasta with basil, tomatoes, and mozzarella is quick, low calorie, healthy, and my favorite meal in the world.

I love eating crispy mushroom tacos with our family. One night I accidentally made a delicious crispy mushroom salad, complete with turmeric yogurt, feta, corn and caramelized onions, and cilantro. Tacos are a popular family meal over here. Especially our crispy mushroom and steak tacos with turmeric yogurt. They’re ready in under 30 minutes, and

Grandma’s Homemade Egg Noodles

We call these bright yellow egg noodles straight from my Grandma’s Indiana farm “Grandma’s Noodles.” (Pictured above: Grandma’s Chicken Noodle Soup) My grandma’s homemade egg noodles were my favorite childhood comfort food. My grandma would make a huge batch of noodles whenever she’d come out to visit us growing up. It was a favorite tradition.

Greek-Style Lemon Chicken Soup (Avgolemono)

Comforting, healthy, quick, and a great use of leftover chicken! And so comforting and nourishing for sick little ones.

Simplest Easy Chicken Stock

The simplest, easy chicken stock that feels like home in a bowl and only takes a couple of minutes of active time in the kitchen!

Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes (or Celery Root) with Spinach

This Greek lemon chicken is roasted over potatoes – or, even better if you can find it, celery root. The chicken fat combines with lemon and oregano to roast the potatoes / celery root and doubles as a sauce for spinach, making this a true one-pot meal.

Pearl Couscous with Spinach, Lemon, Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella, Basil, and Olives

This lemony pearl couscous with spinach, tomatoes, mozzarella, and olives (in our house, creatively dubbed, “The Couscous Dish”) is a delicious and quick vegetarian one-dish meal that works for the whole family.

Easy Baked White Fish with Tomatoes, Olives, and Capers

This fish with tomatoes, olives, and capers comes together quickly and is full of bright Mediterranean flavors.

Skillet Chicken & Gnocchi with Caramelized Fennel, Onion, and Apple

This skillet chicken and gnocchi with caramelized fennel, onion, and apple cooked in chicken drippings makes a perfect fall one-pot dinner . . . It’s also super simple. You basically throw everything together in a cast iron skillet and roast it for about an hour. You’re left with caramelized fennel and onion baked in chicken

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