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Dinner Lunch

Naan Pizza, My Favorite Easy Weeknight Dinner

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Naan Pizza is absolutely one of my favorite easy meals to make. This recipe actually came from one of the guys at the firehall that my husband brought home. We usually plan this for a meal when we are both going to have busy day, or just need a quick and delicious meal.

You can use whatever you like on your pizza, but our favorites are red onion, red pepper and shredded chicken. We have used leftovers from my chicken breasts recipe, and when we roast a whole chicken. To make this even easier, just grab a fully cooked rotisserie chicken from the store on your way home.

Top with your favorite veggies and BBQ Sauce

The secret to this Naan Pizza being so good is the Madras Curry Paste we mix with the pizza sauce. Our favorite one is by Patak’s, but if your store doesn’t have that brand, no worries. The curry paste has a nice little spiciness, and the flavor is just incredible.

You can always top your pizza after cooking with some extra sauce, or with some BBQ sauce. We love the Frank’s Buffalo BBQ, or you could try my homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe.

Naan Pizza with BBQ sauce for the weeknight win

Now I know I didn’t do a great job with the BBQ sauce for the photos. I should have put it in a squirt bottle and make it look nice and pretty but we aren’t perfect. And if i’m being completely honest, I was so hungry and could not wait to eat this so I rushed it. And that’s what life is sometimes, a bit rushed, but I did savor this Naan Pizza!

Naan Pizza

Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 2 Baking Sheets
  • Parchment Paper

Ingredients
  

  • 4 pieces naan bread
  • 3 cups pizza mozzarella shredded
  • 1 cup pizza sauce
  • 2 tablespoons madras curry paste
  • 1 red bell pepper finely sliced
  • 1/4 red onion finely sliced
  • 1.5 cups shredded chicken pre cooked
  • BBQ sauce for topping

Instructions
 

  • Set your oven to 400°. Wash and slice all your veggies, shred your mozzarella cheese, and mix your pizza sauce with your curry paste.
  • Line your baking sheets with parchment paper and place your naan breads on top. Top like you would and other pizza with desired toppings.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until desired look is reached. (I like mine with the cheese just starting to brown)
  • Remove carefully from oven, cut and top with BBQ sauce, enjoy!

Notes

I like my veggies to get a little cooked, but if you don’t I recommend putting a little extra cheese on top of your veggies so they don’t burn. This is what my husband usually does because he also likes to cook his a little longer.

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Dinner Lunch

The Best Weeknight Taco Salad, Easy

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I started making this Taco Salad recipe about 8-10 years ago because I was missing the “Tacos in a Bag” I would get a high school football games. I love that its so quick and simple to make and you can add in whatever toppings you like.

Now I will argue that my recipe is a little more healthy, but the tacos in a bag are so fun and great for a crowd! It’s great for kids to be able to make their own and add what they like and be able to pick their favorite chips to go inside.

I love making this Taco Salad recipe the night before my husband’s shift, because I can have leftovers. This makes for great leftovers for lunch at work the next day or again for dinner.

Taco Salad for an easy weeknight dinner.

Easily turn this recipe to tacos in a bag, just by using snack size chips and adding in your ingredients. This would be great for any kids party, a sleepover, or and easy camping meal with less cleanup.

Don’t have snack size bags but still want the tacos in a bag? Try these paper snack bags that are recyclable!

I know I have been talking a lot about tacos in a bag than about Taco Salad. But the salad is definitely my favorite way to enjoy in on a weeknight. This recipe is just based off of the tacos in a bag because they were one of my favorite snacks. This way is just more dinner friendly because it’s more veggies and still delicious.

The Best Weeknight Taco Salad, Easy

Blaire
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef lean
  • 1 package taco seasoning
  • 1 head romaine lettuce rinsed and chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes rinsed and cut
  • 2 tablespoons red onion finely chopped
  • 1 cup old cheddar cheese shredded
  • sour cream for topping
  • hot sauce for topping
  • 1 bag Doritos or Fritos
  • 1 avocado finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Brown your ground beef in a nonstick skillet, once cooked all the way through, drain off the fat
  • While your beef is coking, prepare your veggies by rinsing and chopping everything you would like to add
  • One beef is cooked and you have drained the fat, add in the seasoning packet and finish cooking according to the instructions.
  • Add everything to a bow, mix and enjoy!

Also try my Copycat Freshii Bowls for a healthy weeknight dinner.

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Dinner

Easy and Spicy Sloppy Joes in the Crockpot

For me, it doesn’t get much better than a nice meal made in the crockpot. Coming home from work or running weekend errands while dinner is cooking? Yes please! This recipe does require a little prep before tossing everything in and walking away, but it’s worth it.

It has been pretty cool and rainy out the last few days and I was really craving a nice crockpot meal. This is one of my go-to crockpot meals for autumn and winter, but they are great to have year round.

We did end up getting a little sun in the afternoon today and Rocky was really enjoying it!

I love my spicy foods, and this is a great recipe to experiment and add different kinds of spices. An absolute must though, is the celery seed! I can’t tell you how many dishes that I use celery seed in and it just makes it that much better.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 yellow onion finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 green bell pepper finely chopped
  • 1 jalapeño seeds removed and diced
  • 1 6oz can vegetable juice, I used V8
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
  • 1 tablespoon Tabasco (or any other hot sauce of your liking)
  • 1/2 tablespoon horseradish
  • 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon celery seed
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 6-8 burger buns

Directions

  1. Cook your ground beef in a large pan until its about halfway cooked, then add in your onion, garlic, bell pepper, and jalapeño and cook until ground beef is fully cooked, and your onions and peppers are softened.
  2. Drain the fat off of your ground beef and place in the crockpot.
  3. Add the rest of your ingredients into a bowl or large measuring cup and whisk to incorperate. Then pour over your ground beef mixture,
  4. Cook in the crockpot on low (recommended) for 8-10 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours and enjoy!

Notes: Everything is fully cooked so you can eat it whenever you like, I personally think that the longer it sits the better! So next day leftovers are always my favorite.

Amazon has a lot of great options for crockpots so here are some of my favorites: Crockpot 1 Crockpot 2 Crockpot 3 Crockpot 4

The camera we use: Fujifilm Camera Fujifilm Camera with Lens