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Creamy (No Cream!) Sweet Corn and Potato Chowder is a revelation. It’s unbelievably thick and creamy, as any good chowder should be, but guess what? It’s thickened with ZERO flour and contains ZERO cream. What makes it thick and creamy? CAULIFLOWER! I’ll stop shouting now. Seriously though, the base of this chowder is made from cauliflower simmered in chicken broth then blended with milk, salt, and broth until it’s the texture of thick, whipped velvet....

I tried a popular dark chocolate peppermint “snack break” product a few months ago and immediately knew I wanted to recreate it for the holidays. My Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark is perfect for holiday gift giving and snacking, not just because it’s festive and delicious, but also because it requires just 2 ingredients and 3 minutes of active “cooking time”. (And by active cooking time I mean crushing candy canes then adding them to melted chocolate chips....

When I re-read that post and put myself back in my shoes at that moment in time I remember feeling exhausted and knowing the only thing I could count on was that no day would be the same. But, hey, we made it through and life looks completely different on the other side. While the content of our day is usually up in the air – will we go to Target or HyVee for our daily outing, for instance?...

Published 11/9/2021 This 30-minute meal is a Fit Foodie reader favorite. This Chicken Piccata is made from scratch with just a few simple ingredients. It’s high protein and comes together so easily! Chicken Piccata = Favorite Dinner If you have never had chicken piccata, today is your lucky day! This chicken piccata recipe is one of our new favorite chicken dishes. You just can’t go wrong with adding this meal to your weeknight dinners rotation....

Published 5/29/2022 We’re using this chicken brine to brine our incredible grilled spatchcock chicken, but feel free to use it on our smoked whole chicken or oven roasted spatchcock chicken. Our Go-To Whole Chicken Brine Don’t let the words chicken brine intimidate you. It is super easy to make simple chicken brine for our grilled whole chicken recipe. Just be sure you have the right tools and the right bird and you’ll be all set to go....

I feel like I’ve shared this on all platforms over the past few days, so apologies if this is repeat information, but last week I traveled to Breckenridge, CO for a small blogger retreat and it was HEAVENLY! It felt strange to be in Colorado without Ben and the kids, as we go out at least once a year as a family, but the fall views and incredible people also in attendance made saying ‘yes’ to the solo trip feel easy....

Published 8/15/2022 Super Easy Ground Beef Empanadas These ground beef empanadas are pretty easy to make! And guess what? You even make a simple homemade dough. You are not going to believe how simple and delicious these delicious little morsels are. Another great thing about this recipe is that you have a choice about how you are going to make them; in the oven or the air fryer. Both methods are easy and delicious....

Published 4/28/2020 • Updated 9/27/2024 Can’t get enough of our delicious chicken casserole recipes? Check out this easy orange chicken casserole or this easy southwestern chicken casserole! Make Your Own Healthy Chinese Takeout Raise your hand if you’ve jumped on the casserole train. We have been whipping up casserole recipes for the last couple of weeks in the Fit Foodie kitchen and we have no shame! Today we are sharing one of the original quinoa casserole recipes on FFF!...

Published 12/27/2023 Here at Fit Foodie Finds, we are known for overnight oats. Heck, we’ve been posting about them since 2010 and have over 30 variations on the site! So many of you love our overnight oats recipes and rightfully so! They’re thick, creamy, and taste like dessert. This is our guide to overnight oats. In this post, we’ll teach you how to make overnight oats and how to flavor them, too!...

My husband and I were enjoying an evening snack of homemade Maple Almond Granola recently. Here’s how it went: Him: Crunch, crunch, crunch…yum. Hey where’d you get this? Her: I made it. Him: You made this? Wait, how did yo- HOW DID YOU MAKE THIS?! Her: Um, I just made it. Like stirred stuff together then baked it. Him: But…HOW?! And so on and so forth. The conversation literally continued on in this way for a solid 3 minutes....

My niece turned 8 this past weekend and instead of having a birthday party we had a birthday party car parade, complete with two fire trucks from the local police department. It was AMAZING!! Seeing her shocked face as she realized the 20 cars wrapping around the block were for her was something I’ll never forget – and she likely won’t either. My sister in law said it best: it was the best of times, it was the weirdest of times....

Published 6/26/2022 You only need onions, olive oil, and salt to make a big batch of these easy and delicious caramelized onions. Stove Top Caramelized Onions Raise your hand if you love caramelized onions on everything? We are big fans of making a big batch of caramelized onions in the refrigerator so we can use them on burgers, omelettes, salads, and more. Follow this caramelize onion recipe and feel free to double or triple the recipe and store them in the refrigerator for a week....

Published 12/13/2021 • Updated 7/9/2023 We Love Quinoa! I’ve been writing about quinoa since the early days of Fit Foodie Finds. We’re talking…since 2010 when quinoa was unknown and a measly $2.99/lb.! I even shared these 10 healthy quinoa recipes dating back to 2011 for my early-on readers. We love that quinoa is a vegetarian, protein-packed ingredient that’s perfect in savory recipes such as casseroles and soups, and sweet recipes such as breakfast quinoa....

Have you ever seen a plump, ruby-red pomegranate at the store and thought to yourself…I’d really like to have fresh pomegranate seeds, but I just don’t know how! Well, wonder no more. I’m going to show you how to to pry the snappy seeds bursting with sweet juice out of a pomegranate with minimal muss and fuss. You’ll be done in 10 minutes or less! Like I mentioned, you’re not really eating a pomegranate, rather, you’re eating the pomegranate’s seeds, which are called arils....

Published 2/4/2022 • Updated 6/26/2023 This sticky rice recipe is a family recipe of our video producer, Pachee. We’re grateful to be able to learn authentic Hmong/Thai cooking from one of our very own! Pachee’s Sticky Rice From Pachee: Growing up, my father would give us sticky rice as a snack. I can distinctly remember him rolling it between his hands and blowing on it to cool the hot rice....

Published 10/28/2021 • Updated 7/17/2023 Love roast recipes? Try the sister recipe to this Instant Pot Chuck Roast » Instant Pot Pork Roast, too! The Ultimate Hearty Meal Anyone else out there feel themselves craving hearty meals in the colder months of the year?! Here in Minnesota, we’re all about those savory meaty meals like this Instant Pot pot roast that will leave your entire kitchen smelling amazing + it’s ready in a fraction of the time of a traditional oven-cooked pot roast because it’s made in a pressure cooker....

We’re coming up on the ten year anniversary of my husband’s and my bucket list vacation to Italy so I used the occasion to whip up a super easy dish that reminds me of a not so easy to make dish we enjoyed many times while there. Italian Rice Ball Casserole is the deconstructed version of Arancini — crispy rice balls made with leftover cooked rice — that’s made using everyday kitchen staples, in 20 minutes, using just 1 skillet....

I’ve got another Take-Out Fake-Out recipe for you today — Lighter Sesame Chicken. Sesame Chicken is my all-time favorite Chinese dish. Fried, savory, sweet…along with all the calories that comes with eating something fried…savory…and sweet! That is to say, while candied chicken tastes good on the tongue, it doesn’t look so good on the hips, which is why I am ecstatic about this lightened up version. Lighter Sesame Chicken is just sweet enough, and you’ll flip over the faux-batter technique that gives each piece of chicken a delicate and satisfying crunch without the need for deep-fat frying....

Published 8/18/2019 • Updated 6/14/2022 In addition, we’re sharing tons of meal prep breakfast recipes that can be turned into easy make ahead breakfast recipes perfect for your freezer. Welcome to our EPIC make ahead breakfast post where we’re teaching you how to make and freeze 8 common breakfast recipes so that you can stock your fridge with breakfast meal prep recipes! Why Make Ahead? Picture this, an entire freezer filled with already made breakfast recipes ready for you to defrost and eat wherever and whenever....

Looking to sizzle up something new and exciting on the grill this weekend? Prosciutto Wrapped Mediterranean Lamb Burgers with Bruschetta are just the thing! Honestly, lamb isn’t an ingredient we use often in the Midwest, especially for burgers because there’s such an emphasis on local beef burgers, but it’s great to change things up a bit which is why I’m partnering with the Tri-Lamb Group to inspire you to branch out this grilling season!...