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buffalo chicken french bread pizza on a cutting board

French Bread Pizza

April 3, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen Leave a Comment

French Bread Pizza is quick and easy meal everyone will love! The toppings and flavor combinations are endless. Barbeque Chicken French Bread Pizza, Buffalo Chicken French, and the classic Pepperoni French Bread Pizza a few of the regulars.  It’s a quick and easy weekday meal everyone will love.    Homemade French bread pizza is one of…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Main Dish Tagged With: bbq, buffalo, chicken, easy, french bread pizza, leftover chicken, pizza, quick

ranch parmesean chicken on a white plate

Parmesan Ranch Chicken

March 25, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen 4 Comments

This parmesan ranch chicken is an easy chicken dinner the entire family will love.  This chicken breast recipe is dipped in an egg wash with ranch seasonings, covered in parmesan cheese and oven-baked.  It’s an easy and delicious baked parmesan crusted chicken recipe.  How to get the chicken tender and juicy: To get the parmesan-crusted chicken…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: baked, cheese, chicken, crusted, oven, parmesan, ranch

These chili lime steak bites with a lime wedge

Chili Lime Steak Bites

March 18, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen 3 Comments

These chili lime steak bites are quick and easy.  They only take about 15 minutes to prepare.  They’re an easy steak bites recipe and work great as a main course or an appetizer. Chili Lime Steak Bites Recipe This garlic steak bites recipe is a quick and easy dinner idea. When I can find steak…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Main Dish Tagged With: beef, chili, dinner, easy, garlic, lime, steak, steak bites, steak butes

garlic butter steak bites in a pan with parsley

Garlic Butter Steak Bites

March 11, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen 12 Comments

This garlic butter steak bites recipe is an easy dinner idea that only takes about 15 minutes.  This is such an easy steak bites recipe and perfect as a main course for dinner or a steak bites appetizer. If you’re looking for a recipe on how to make steak bites, this is the recipe for…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: bites, dinner, quick, sirloin, steak, tri-tip

best baked chicken breast on a wood cutting board

Simple Oven Baked Chicken Breast

February 27, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen 5 Comments

This simple oven baked chicken breast has loads of flavor and is made with simple ingredients.  It is the best way to bake chicken and works great on a salad or with a simple side. Oven-Baked Chicken Boneless Breast Recipe: If you’re looking for the best-baked chicken breast, this is the oven-baked chicken recipe for…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: chicken, chicken breast, easy, recipe, recipes, simple

easy lasagna soup recipe in a bowl

Lasagna Soup

February 20, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen 8 Comments

This Lasagna Soup Recipe is an easy 30-minute meal your family will love.  This one pot lasagna soup recipe is so delicious and will be ready in no time.   How to make lasagna soup:   Sausage and/or Beef: For this recipe, I used half hot sausage and half beef.  If your crew loves spicy, go ahead and…

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Filed Under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged With: 30 minute, cheese, lasagna, meal, soup

shredded beef tacos recipe

Shredded Beef Tacos

February 6, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen 1 Comment

These Shredded Beef Tacos are another one of those easy crockpot shredded beef recipes. This Mexican shredded beef can be used for beef carnitas, shredded beef tacos, beef burritos or beef enchiladas.   This shredded beef tacos recipe comes together quickly and has so many uses.  Its seasoned with Mexican food flavors like green chilies, garlic,…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: beef, crockpot, mexican, roast, shredded beef, slow cooker, taco, tacos

teriyaki chicken recipe cooked and cut into strips, ready to eat

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken

January 23, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen 4 Comments

This Grilled Teriyaki Chicken is everyone’s favorite year round!  It has a delicious chicken marinade that can be made in advanced.  This recipe will show you step by step how to make chicken teriyaki.  This is the best teriyaki chicken recipe! Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Recipe This teriyaki chicken recipe has everything you love in a…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: 30 min, chicken, chicken marinade, grilled, teriyaki, thigh, thighs

This Turkey Enchilada Soup is one of the best leftover turkey recipes!! It's quick and easy, it can be made in 30 minutes or less.

Turkey Enchilada Soup

January 11, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen Leave a Comment

This Turkey Enchilada Soup is one of the best leftover turkey recipes!! It’s quick and easy, it can be made in 30 minutes or less. Leftover Turkey Soup This leftover turkey soup is packed with flavor and veggies.  As far as the meat goes,  leftover turkey is great, it can also be made with leftover…

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Filed Under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged With: beans, chicken, corn, enchilada, enchilada soup, leftover, soup, southwest, turkey, turkey soup

cheeto chicken tenders

Flamin’ Hot Cheeto Chicken Tenders

January 9, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen 2 Comments

These Flamin’ Hot Cheeto Chicken Tenders are oven-baked and so easy to make. They are spicy, crunchy, flavorful on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside.  This Flamin’ Hot Cheeto Chicken Tenders recipe is gonna knock your socks off! Flaming Hot Cheetos Chicken Tenders: This recipe for Flamin’ Hot Cheeto Chicken Tenders is…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Main Dish Tagged With: appetizer, cheeto, cheetos, chicken, chicken recipe, flamin hot, flaming hot, tenders

how to make crockpot chicken teriyaki

Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken

January 4, 2019 by The Carefree Kitchen 2 Comments

This easy crockpot teriyaki chicken recipe is an easy and healthy, slow cooker meal.  Serve over rice or steamed vegetables! Perfect for any day of the week! Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken Recipe There’s no need to teriyaki chicken takeout when you have this recipe.  It is so easy and has all the same flavors as…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: chicken, chicken thighs, crockpot, easy, slow cooker, teriyaki

3 citruis marinade for turkey

Crockpot Turkey Breast- 3 Citrus Marinade

November 21, 2018 by The Carefree Kitchen 7 Comments

This easy crockpot turkey breast is made is 3 citrus marinade and baked in the crockpot.  This turkey breast has so much flavor and turns out moist and delicious every time! Easy Boneless Turkey Breast Recipe This boneless turkey breast is marinaded in a 3 citrus marinade. It’s made with only a few ingredients couldn’t be easier!…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: crockpot, turkey, turkey breast, turkey marinade

Turkey Breast Recipes, on a platter with fruit and garnish

Oven Roasted Turkey Breast

November 16, 2018 by The Carefree Kitchen 5 Comments

This Oven Roasted Turkey Breast is the easiest way to make a Turkey Breast Roast. If you aren’t feeding a big crowd or aren’t up for dressing an entire turkey, here’s the turkey breast recipe for you! It’s quick, easy, and turns out tasty and juicy every time. If cleaning, dressing, baking,  and basting an…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: holiday, holidays, poultry, thanksgiving, turkey, turkey breast

crockpot salsa chicken in a slow cooker

Crockpot Salsa Chicken

November 7, 2018 by The Carefree Kitchen 3 Comments

This Creamy Crockpot Salsa Chicken is so easy!  You can dump the Salsa Chicken ingredients in the crockpot and it’s ready to go! This salsa chicken has a creamy salsa dressing over shredded chicken.  This recipe is very versatile and can be used for tacos, burrito bowls, salad, and quesadillas. Easy Crockpot Salsa Chicken Recipe This…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: chicken, chicken recipes, crockpot, salsa, slow cooker

Beef and bean chili in a large dutch oven

Easy Chili Recipe (30 minute Chili)

November 5, 2018 by The Carefree Kitchen 8 Comments

This easy chili recipe is made with simple chili ingredients.  This can be made in 30 minutes but taste like it’s been cooking all day! It’s made with ground beef and hearty beans and has a flavorful but mild chili flavor.  The entire family will love this beef chili recipe! Ingredients in Easy Chili Recipe…

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Filed Under: Main Dish, Sides Tagged With: 30 minute, 30 minute meals, beans, beef, chili, easy, minutes

meatball pasta bake

Baked Penne Pasta with Italian Meatballs

November 2, 2018 by The Carefree Kitchen 9 Comments

This easy baked pasta recipe has delicious and tender baked penne pasta in meat sauce and topped with delicious Italian Meatballs and mozzarella cheese, a huge hit with the entire family! Baked Penne Pasta with Italian Meatballs Recipe You can use pre-made meatballs for this penne pasta bake or you can use my recipe for…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: italian, marinara, meat sauce, meatballs, noodles, pasta, pasta bake, penne

spicy italian meatnalls on a platter with marinara sauce

Spicy Italian Meatballs

October 31, 2018 by The Carefree Kitchen 7 Comments

These amazing Spicy Italian Meatballs are made with half hot Italian sausage and half lean ground beef.  This is a step by step guide to making homemade Italian meatballs. So delicious! Homemade Spicy Italian Meatballs Recipe: This is the best Spicy Italian Meatball recipe.  It has just the right amount of spicy sausage and hearty…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Main Dish Tagged With: beef, easy, italian, meal prep, meatballs, pasta, pork, spicy

hashbrowns on a white plate with cheese, bacon and ham, skillett in the background

Cheesy Hash Browns with Bacon and Ham

October 19, 2018 by The Carefree Kitchen 10 Comments

These hash browns are the bomb-dot-com.  They are smothered in cheese and are loaded with ham, bacon and plenty of spice and seasonings. These homemade hash brown potatoes only take a few minutes to whip up and will soon become your breakfast, or breakfast for dinner,  favorite! Skillet Hash Browns Recipe These skillet hash browns…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Main Dish Tagged With: breakfast, cheesy, hash brown, hash browns, leftover ham, potato, potatoes, skillet potatoes, vegetables

roasted tomato basil soup recipe

Roasted Tomato Soup

October 17, 2018 by The Carefree Kitchen 3 Comments

This tomato soup recipe is made with roasted tomatoes, onions and carrots.  It is delicious homemade tomato soup and will soon become your family’s favorite. How To Roast Tomatoes: I used tomatoes straight out of my garden.  It seems like they all ripen at the same time and I’m looking for ways to use them…

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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: basil, carrots, recipe, recipes, roasted, soup, tomato, tomato basil, tomatoes

baked potato oven

Steakhouse Style Baked Potato

October 8, 2018 by The Carefree Kitchen 17 Comments

This is a step by step guide on how to make a baked potato, a steakhouse-style baked potato.  This is the best-baked potato recipe and it will show you how to get that fluffy inside and the crispy, salty, potato skin you love on the outside. Background of the Potato: Here’s a little background on…

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Filed Under: Main Dish, Sides Tagged With: baked potatoes, potato, potato recipe, potatoes, recipes, roasted, steakhouse

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