Recipe Index: Simple & Easy Meal Ideas for Families

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Appetizers

My mom has a way of making any Tex-Mex dish appealing and scrumptious, but this homemade guacamole recipe is perfect! I'd say it's the best damn guacamole.

Homemade Guacamole Recipe

Looking for easy Super Bowl Party Recipes? Get 40+ easy football party recipes that will have your guests mouth watering on Super Bowl Sunday!

40+ Super Bowl Party Recipes for the Big Game

homemade baked tortilla chips with salsa

Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips Recipe Under 20 Minutes

If you’re tired of eating store bought salsa and you’re looking for a little zing, RO*TEL Salsa is the perfect recipe to try!

The Best Rotel Salsa Recipe EVER!

Simple and easy dessert bread to share with everyone...Pull Apart Cinnamon Bread | MomsConfession.com

Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread

Put a little spice in your life with these easy stuffed jalapenos. Enjoy these at your Super Bowl party in a few weeks or just hanging out with friends.

Easy Stuffed Jalapenos with Sausage and Cream Cheese

Deliciously Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread...YUMMO!

Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread

simple deviled eggs on a brown platter with eggs in the background

Simple & Easy Classic Deviled Eggs Recipe for Thanksgiving

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Breakfast Ideas

Simply delicious fall breakfast ideas that are great all season long!

Fall Breakfast Ideas

These grilled bacon skewers are a tasty and the perfect breakfast idea for Father's Day. This simple recipe idea for Father's Day is going to be a huge hit!

The Best Grilled Bacon Waffle Skewers Recipe

Back to School Breakfast Ideas - simple breakfast meal ideas to help you get back into your back to school routine!

Back to School Breakfast Ideas

It's best to keep your families stomachs as happy as possible when you travel over summer. Try these road trip breakfast ideas and you should be good to go!

Road Trip Breakfast Ideas

These delicious pumpkin spice scones pair well with a rich cup of hot coffee. You must try this fall recipe idea today. They are SO GOOD!

Easy Pumpkin Spice Scones

Banana nut bread recipes are a dime a dozen on the internet, but the sweet smell of this bread recipe baking makes my heart go pitter patter. It's so good!

DELICIOUS & EASY BANANA NUT BREAD RECIPE

Pecan Pie Muffins

Pecan Pie Muffins

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Enjoy these spring breakfast ideas all season long to get the most of your meal & start your day off right!

Spring Breakfast Ideas

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Dessert Recipes

Diabetic Friendly Chocolate Ice Cream

Chocolate Ice Cream

4th of July Moscato Cupcakes #MeEncanta

Gallo Family Vineyards Moscato Cupcakes

snickers cupcakes

Snickers Cupcakes

Tex-Mex Condensed Milk Fudge

You can't go wrong with chocolate, peanut butter and oatmeal all in one deliciously good cookie!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Strawberry Ice Cream

Strawberry Ice Cream

baked sopapillas

Baked Sopapilla Recipe – Simple Snack for Diabetics

mini fruit pizza cookies recipe

Pecan Sandies Mini Fruit Pizza Cookies

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Drinks & Smoothies

Winter Drink ideas like Hot Cocoa, Cider, and more are amazing for cold winter evenings! Check out our ideas and recipes here!

Top Winter Drinks Ideas

Stop cold and cough season with this hot toddy shot recipe | Moms Confession

Hot Toddy Shot

Making this good moscato cocktail at home tastes so much better on a cool summer day. Plus it's great for the upcoming your 4th of July parties.

The Best Strawberry Moscato Cocktail EVER!

This is the easiest and best tasting apple cider recipe you will ever make! Must try!

How to Make Your Own Apple Cider

moscoto party mixer

Moscato Party Mixer Recipe

Fall Drink Ideas are great for using at your first fun fall bonfire party! Grab this list of ideas and create delicious drinks everyone will love!

Fall Drink Ideas

Looking for the perfect summer drink for a hot day? Learn how to make sun tea with strawberries and lemon. It's tastes amazing and is so easy to make.

Sweet Strawberry Lemon Green Sun Tea Recipe

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Lunch Ideas

Easy Fall Lunch Ideas...perfect meal ideas for the season

Fall Lunch Ideas

These creative winter lunch ideas are perfect to enjoy all season long. Try one or try them all...you won't be sorry!

Creative Winter Lunch Ideas

Use these batch cooking tips for tentative home cooks to get dinner on the table quickly. These tips for batch cooking are great for meal planning too!

Batch Cooking Tips For Tentative Home Cooks

veggie fingers

Birds Eye Veggies = Great Snack & Lunches

These summer lunch ideas will fill you up and cool you off. Not only are the delicious, they're also healthy and super easy to make. You could even pack up any of these lunch ideas for a summer picnic with the entire family!

Summer Lunch Ideas

This homemade peanut butter recipe will definitely impress your friends and family if they are not used to you making food from scratch.

The Best Homemade Peanut Butter You Will Ever Make

Teaching kids independence starts with something like having them to make their own lunch. These lunch ideas for kids to make themselves are simple for all.

Lunch Ideas for Kids to Make

homemade pigs in a blanket

Easy Homemade Pigs in a Blanket with Spicy Mustard Dipping Sauce

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Main Dishes & Dinner Ideas

The perfect ingredients for a delicious Butterball Turkey Sausage meal.

Easy Family Dinner: Butterball Turkey Sausage and Fried Potatoes

Poor Boy Chicken Fried Steak recipe

Southern Poor Boy Chicken Fried Steak with Gravy

Panko Crispy Chicken Tenders

Quick and Easy Meal Idea for Families – Baked Panko Chicken Tenders

Easy Grilled Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce and Vegetables

This family recipe was shared with me by my dad who is a huge fan of homemade hamburger goulash. Ok, I'll admit...I love it just as much as he does and that's why I'm sharing it with all of you! :)

The Best Homemade Goulash Recipe Ever

These easy healthy weeknight dinner recipes in 30 minutes or less are the perfect solution for dinner time. Check out the ultimate list of weeknight dinners.

The Ultimate List of Weeknight Dinner Ideas Ready in 30 Minutes or Less

smoked brisket meat on a cutting board

Best Smoked Brisket Recipe

Looking for the perfect grilled ribs? Look no further! This wet rib recipe will clinch your palate and have some say you're crazy with the odd ingredients.

How to Grill Ribs – Tips & Wet Rib Rub Recipe

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Salads

cucumber ranch summer salad

Summer Salad: Zesty Cucumber Ranch

This simple spring salad recipe is sweet and tangy. You don't want to keep this recipe to yourself, your friends and family will love it too! Check it out!

Simple Spring Vegetable Salad Recipe

New York Style Coleslaw Recipe

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe with Italian Dressing

The long hot days of summer are upon us and light dishes are on the menu. A refreshing cucumber salad is the best summer salad side dish for a light meal.

Refreshing Cucumber Salad

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Sauces & Spreads

Texas is…TexFest and Bourbon Jalapeno Bacon Jam!

Do you love sweet and spicy food? This sweet and spicy bbq sauce recipe is the perfect pairing for your next backyard barbecue dinner party.

Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce Recipe

This homemade butter recipe is super easy to make and like a mini science lesson for the kids all wrapped into getting them in the kitchen to cook! WIN!

10 Minute Homemade Butter Recipe

Homemade Tartar Sauce

Homemade Tartar Sauce

This homemade peanut butter recipe will definitely impress your friends and family if they are not used to you making food from scratch.

The Best Homemade Peanut Butter You Will Ever Make

A good cocktail sauce can really make a seafood dinner go from okay to amazing! This homemade cocktail sauce recipe will take your dish up a notch!

Simple and Easy Homemade Cocktail Sauce Recipe

This Cranberry Barbecue Sauce topped on a Smithfield All Natural Fresh Pulled Pork sandwich is one of our favorite recipes. Try it yourself!

Smithfield Pulled Pork with Cranberry Barbecue Sauce

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Side Dishes

Jazz up your brown bag routine with these Mason Jar Salad Tips and Recipe ideas. With these mason jar salad ideas you can enjoy lunch and eat healthy too!

Mason Jar Salad Ideas and Recipe Ideas for Lunches on the Go

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

Easy Pasta Salad Recipe with Italian Dressing

Best Green Beans Ever

Best Green Beans Ever!

You need to try these 5 Minute Potatoes. They are cheesy, delicious, budget friendly, and something the whole family will love any night of the week.

5 Minute Potatoes

Having the perfect steak, chicken, brisket, or ribs on the grill or smoker are great, there is always room to spice up meals with a delicious side, like an easy pasta salad.

Easy Chipotle Ranch Pasta Salad

veggie fingers

Birds Eye Veggies = Great Snack & Lunches

barbecue baked beans in a bowl

The Best BBQ Baked Beans Recipe

These sweet southern style candied yams are the perfect side dish for any holiday dinner. You must try them this holiday season!

The Best Sweet Southern Candied Yams

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Snack Ideas

These simple back to school snack ideas will help make sure the kids are refueling their minds after a long day with simple staples for them to grab & go.

Back to School Snack Ideas

These delicious summer snack ideas make it easy to fill up between meals so that you can have summer fun all day long. Not only are these snacks delicious, but they also include healthy fruits and vegetables, so you don’t need to feel guilty about snacking.

Summer Snack Ideas

Check out one of our favorite Kitchen Hacks: How To Cut A Pineapple easily! This makes meal prep and snacking so much easier!

Kitchen Hacks: How to Easily Cut A Pineapple

Need some inspiration for road trip snack ideas for your next road trip. Look not further than this great list of ideas!

Road Trip Snack Ideas

Need something to munch on that’s gluten free? Snacking has got to be one of the best parts of the day! Check out some of these gluten-free snack ideas that you won’t want to pass up!

Gluten-Free Snack Ideas

Is there anything better than Christmas movies and the butterbeer popcorn? No, then you need this butterbeer popcorn recipe in your life today!

Have You Ever Tried Butterbeer Popcorn? If Not, Now Would Be A Perfect Time

With the seasons changing, we all need great spring meal ideas to enjoy with our families. These 5 spring snack ideas are great staples for the season.

Spring Snack Ideas

Great resource for fall snack ideas to enjoy this season!

Fall Snack Ideas

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Soups & Stews

Try a twist on the traditional chicken and dumplings and turn it into Green Chile Chicken & Dumplings with the help of HEB Primo Picks. Great family meal!

Delicious Green Chile Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

Pizza Soup

Alea’s Pizza Soup Recipe

30 minutes to the best Hamburger soup ever! | MomsConfession.com

30 Minute Hamburger Soup

This easy loaded baked potato soup recipe is the best on the internet. The thick and creamy base using heavy whipping cream makes this potato soup recipe one that has everyone coming back for more! Give it a try!

The Best Easy Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe on the Internet

Have you ever tasted a soup so amazing, you couldn’t wait to get your taste buds back on it? That’s how I feel about Zuppa Toscana Soup! It's amazing!

Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipe

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