Each of our healthy dip recipes uses nourishing ingredients like vegetables, beans, yogurt or olive oil. The dips are light in sodium and saturated fat, too.
For a snack with important components like healthy fats or vegetables, I like to add a dollop of hummus, salsa or guac. Serve healthy dips with a plate of raw cucumbers, peppers and carrots as an easy appetizer or to encourage your kids (and yourself) to eat more vegetables.
Soup is the ultimate make-ahead meal. Because most homemade soups can be stored in the freezer for at least three months, it’s a great dish to make on a Sunday afternoon and enjoy for weeks to come. However, learning how to freeze soup isn’t as simple as tossing your chicken noodle in the icebox.
Here are a few tricks to freezing soup that ensure it’ll taste delicious after it’s thawed.
Freezing soup in one- or two-person portions helps the soup freeze faster. It’s the perfect size for a make-ahead lunch or dinner, too.
We’re firm believers that every season is soup season, especially when it’s so easy to freeze your favorite recipes. The key to freezing soup is to first make sure it’s freezer-friendly, like this list of soups you can freeze. The second step is finding the best freezer containers for soup. Food storage containers that make removing frozen soup a breeze are ideal (you’ll thank yourself later). Bonus points if they freeze more than just soup. Read on for our best picks and check out these genius refrigerator organizing ideas for more tips.
The best soup recipes of 2025 are in! We combed through reader favorites to highlight our most beloved soups, from creamy classics to cozy, veggie-packed bowls.
It took me until adulthood to finally discover the joy of mushrooms. This baked spaghetti with cream of mushroom soup transforms a typical pasta dinner thanks to that earthy, umami flavor—and lots of cheese. While the dish does require a bit of prep (mostly in creating the different layers), the yield is plentiful so you’ll be ready to go for a dinner party or for weeknight leftovers.
Serve it alongside some baked Parmesan broccoli or a simple chopped salad.
Be ready for a last-minute party by keeping our make-ahead potluck recipes on hand. Each app, side, main and dessert feeds 12 or more so there will be plenty to go around.
Cooking doesn’t get any easier than dump and go! Just pour in the ingredients and let your slow cooker do the rest. And the best part? Each recipe has a healthy twist.
I don’t know about you, but I love a classic dump-and-bake casserole. Besides being ultra comforting, all-in-one casserole recipes are ideal for busy weeknights when you need to get dinner on the table quickly. Plus, mixing all the ingredients directly in the casserole dish means fewer dirty dishes to wash. Win, win!
This cheesy chicken and rice casserole is precisely one of those recipes. It’s made with just seven ingredients, including condensed cream soup, instant rice and precooked chicken, so it’s a cinch to throw together and takes less than 30 minutes to bake to bubbly perfection. Each bite is full of tender white meat chicken and rice smothered in a creamy sauce. Top it all with melty cheddar cheese for a hearty, family-favorite dinner.
Cheers to fresh starts and second helpings! Whether you’re rolling out of bed or rolling out the welcome mat for guests, these easy New Year’s brunch ideas bring the fun without the fuss.
This may be a surprising opinion, but I think New Year’s Day brunch almost always outshines New Year’s Eve. Between loading up on the best cheap champagne and curating a list of quick New Year’s Eve food ideas, there’s too much going on for anyone to properly focus on eating. New Year’s Day morning is a different, calmer story. These New Year’s Day recipes are the perfect way to start the year. Plus, they’re easy enough to make even if you’re a little (or a lot) hungover.
This collection is packed with sweet and savory brunch dishes, from fluffy waffle ideas and breakfast tacos to French toast recipes. We’ve also included plenty of make-ahead winners, like casseroles and quiche, so you can spend less time cooking and more time making memories. And don’t forget to include a few traditional New Year’s Day good-luck foods in your spread. Break out the extra champagne for mimosas and bellinis and dig in. Happy New Year!
There is basically no kind of breakfast that tops a diner breakfast in my book. I’m from the Northeast and diner culture is big up here. I love all kinds of diners — classics that have been around for decades serving up waffles and omelettes, Greek diners, roadside diners, and new-school diners with menus full of twists on traditional fare. I love it all. When I learned of a storied breakfast recipe that has been served up in San Francisco diners for countless years, I knew I had to try it. I’ve never been to a diner on the west coast, but if this is what they’re slinging, I’m going to need to make a trip. Joe’s Special Scramble is the diner brunch dish of my dreams.
If you’ve ever sat down for breakfast, looked at a menu and been unable to decide between breakfast and lunch, burger or omelette, this is the answer. Joe’s special scramble is a mix of scrambled eggs, seasoned ground beef, mushrooms, and spinach. It’s hearty and filling, but also indulgent. It scratches my itch for something kind of heavy to start my day (or midday, depending) with my want to also eat vegetables. Plop it next to some toast, hash browns, and a pot of strong coffee, and I am in heaven.
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