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This healthy chicken piccata recipe is the perfect fancy meal you can make any night of the week! Much like veal scallopini piccata, this lemon chicken piccata combines thin chicken cutlets with an irresistible lemon butter sauce and capers. What Is Chicken Piccata? Chicken piccata is a classic Italian-American dish consisting of thin, pounded chicken breast pan fried with a lemony butter and caper sauce. Some versions of this recipe dredge chicken in all purpose flour before pan frying, but there’s no need — we’re dredging the chicken in something else that’s healthier and even more delicious....

In addition to the season, chili has been big on my brain, as I spent most of this past weekend working on a new healthy chili recipe for my upcoming cookbook. After several test batches, a run to the store for additional storage containers, and subjecting Ben to multiple blind taste tests, I’ve had an ample amount of time to reflect on the qualities that take a chili from “good enough” to “gobble it up....

FavoritePinShare Tender flakey empanadas loaded with ground beef, potatoes, peas and tons of Mexican spices. I’ve included instructions for frying or baking these easy empanadas. Just in time for Cinco De Mayo! Craving more Mexican inspired recipes? Try my Mexican Rice, Creamy Confetti Corn, Baked Cream Cheese Chicken Taquitos, or my Mexican Street Corn! Homemade Empanadas Recipe Empanadas are one of my favorite Mexican dishes! It’s not as hard as you would think to make these at home....

This post is sponsored by Hidden Valley Ranch. This ranch goes great with my Brazilian-Style Chicken Wings, over these Fully Loaded Nachos and in my Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip. Oh, ranch sauce, how I love thee! I love it so much that I may or may not have eaten a spoonful or two while I was waiting for my cheesy fries to come out of the oven. Peppery, slightly sweet, incredibly creamy and with a distinctive tang from the buttermilk....

FavoritePinShare Honey Chipotle Pork Roast offers sweet heat along with ease and comfort. You guys, I absolutely love any meal that requires little to no effort on my part and still tastes amazing. And this Honey Chipotle pork roast hits the nail on the head in the convenient and flavorful department. You really can’t beat it. My go to recipe for pork roast is this island style pork tenderloin. However, one day I really wanted to mix things up and try something new....

Especially if you’re vegan or on a dairy-free diet, you’ll know what an awesome, healthy alternative almond milk is! It’s low in calories and sugar but packed with calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin E. Whether you’re having it with your cereal, using it as a creamer for your coffee, or just enjoying it as a healthy, refreshing beverage, there are definitely ways you can improve its flavor. If you’re ready for the best almond milk you’ve ever had, then keep on reading!...

FavoritePinShare This simple Instant Pot Pasta with meatballs is the type of easy, all-in-one instant pot meal that we all love! It includes uncooked penne pasta, frozen meatballs and a simple homemade red sauce. Hey everyone, this is Lauren visiting again from Tastes Better from Scratch. I’m a huge fan of easy Instant Pot dinners and this simple pasta dish is exactly that. It’s perfect for busy weeknights when you only have a few minutes to throw dinner together, but you still want something homemade....

Like, for realzzz! Lola (my dog) and I are hanging out by the air conditioner as we speak, because it is impossible to do anything else in this heat/humidity. Gee, God, you made me Brazilian but forgot to give me the “heat resistance” gene? (Although I gotta admit, it is way easier to battle the heat when you’re on the beach wearing a bikini.) And speaking of the beach, while most New Yorkers are heading to the Hamptons for a summer vacation, I will be staying here in the city, constantly complaining about the weather (sorry!...

Do you like hibachi-style fried rice? You know, that delicious fried rice that they prepare on a huge, flat metal grill? Sometimes with the flames rising to the ceiling? I order it every time I get an opportunity as it tastes so good. Well, here is some great news – you can make this delicious fried rice at home in no time. It’s super easy to make and doesn’t require any special ingredients....

Even if you don’t consider yourself a green smoothie person, have disliked other kale smoothies you’ve tried, or are skeptical of anything green before 11 a.m. in general, you will be hard-pressed to resist this kale pineapple smoothie recipe. This healthy breakfast smoothie has dozens of glowing reviews.It’s cool, creamy, and absolutely delicious.It’s powerful! Start your morning with a glass, and you’ll feel oddly invincible the rest of the day....

You’re going to love this keto breakfast sandwich, straight from my Easy Keto Cookbook! It’s got layers of sausage, egg, and cheese… all wrapped up between two layers of fluffy low carb pancakes! It doesn’t taste or look like a low carb breakfast sandwich, but it is and it’s a great option for your low carb lifestyle. Don’t be intimidated by the recipe steps, because you put the time in now and you’ve got 12 servings — the perfect keto breakfast meal prep for busy mornings!...

Even though I have a great guide to starting a keto diet, people often ask me for a quick keto cheat sheet they can use. That’s why I created this simple keto diet cheat sheet, so that you can have all the info you need handy. We’ll cover the basic keto formula for building meals, foods to eat and to avoid, delicious keto swaps for high-carb foods, electrolyte basics, and 4 ways to follow the keto lifestyle....

This keto crack slaw recipe is one of my favorite quick dinners! If you are asking, “what is crack slaw?”, it’s also known as a low carb egg roll in a bowl. Why? Because it tastes just like an egg roll, minus the wrapper… a.k.a., it’s DELICIOUS! This easy keto egg roll in a bowl recipe is just about the easiest healthy dinner ever and when I say “quick”, I mean it....

This post is sponsored by ChocZero. All opinions are my own and I only share products I personally love. Thanks for supporting the brands that make this site possible! Cheesecake recipes are by far the most popular keto dessert on Wholesome Yum! From classic low carb cheesecake to no bake cheesecake and cheesecake fat bombs, there are plenty of low carb ways to enjoy it without sacrificing macros. It’s time to tackle another classic flavor for this dessert and make it low carb: A sugar-free keto strawberry cheesecake recipe!...

This post is sponsored by Garrett Valley Farms. All opinions are my own and I only share products I personally love. Thanks for supporting the brands that make this site possible! This slow cooker kielbasa and sauerkraut recipe is the dinner to make when you only have a few minutes to prep. It’s delicious, filling, and an easy and healthy slow cooker meal that you can just dump and go....

This post is sponsored by Jennie-O. And this dreaded day is here. The day my family goes back to Brazil! If you’ve been following along the past few months, you probably knew my mom was here, spending some quality grandma time with baby Rebecca. I still feel like yesterday was August and that she still has 5 months to be here. But the reality is that it’s time to go!...

There are dozens of ideas for what to do with leftover turkey, especially after Thanksgiving and Christmas — and you can find lots of them in my Thanksgiving turkey recipe post. One of my favorites is this leftover turkey soup recipe, because it’s made with common ingredients and it’s so easy to prepare. Shredded turkey, colorful herbs, and tender veggies combine for a comforting, yet light, soup that’s perfect for those times after heavy holiday meals....

FavoritePinShare Lemon Garlic Chicken Asparagus Pasta – juicy chicken & tender asparagus, tossed in a delicious creamy lemon garlic sauce. Best of all, full of bright spring flavors and comes together easily in under 30 minutes! Hey everyone, it’s Kelly from Life Made Sweeter back again today. With spring just around the corner, I can’t get enough of all the fresh produce starting to show up everywhere. Asparagus is by far my favorite spring vegetable and I love pairing it with lemon and garlic....

FavoritePinShare Literally the BEST chicken noodle soup, this has thick chicken chunks, sliced carrots, and celery, wide noodles. It soaks in a smooth chicken broth filled with flavorful seasonings and cooked to perfection. It’s the perfect warm and comforting soup for the winter! Warm up to this savory soup this wintertime. If you love soup, here are your classic soup recipes to try some homemade tomato basil soup, broccoli cheese soup, or minestrone....

This keto Caesar salad recipe has everything you want in a chicken Caesar salad: crisp romaine lettuce, bright tomatoes, juicy chicken, and creamy homemade Caesar dressing… it’s hard to go wrong with that! But the best part is that the addition of my crunchy parmesan crisps. They make Caesar salad on keto possible. And I happen to think that the parm crisps make this the best chicken Caesar salad. They taste so much better than croutons, without all those pesky carbs or grains....