This sheet pan recipe for Stuffed Acorn Squash is filled with roasted vegetables – including broccoli, mushrooms, and tomato basil sauce. Topped with melted cheese, this gluten-free dish feels like your favorite comfort food (this one gives me major lasagna vibes)! Check out the recipe notes for vegan + dairy-free modifications… Is there anything better…
Instant Pot Whole Chicken
Simple, healthy recipe for cooking a whole chicken in your Instant Pot! This Instant Pot Whole Chicken is similar to a roasted chicken but without any added oil or butter. I love that it comes out tender every time and is great for those who like to prepare a bunch of protein as part of…
Meal Prep Burrito Bowls
One of my favorite takeout-fakeout recipes – healthy Meal Prep Burrito Bowls! Loaded with lean protein, healthy fats, and whole grains – these are sure to satisfy your fast-food cravings. Read on to see how to make these + get ideas for simple ingredient swaps! Hi I’m Lauren – Holistic Health Coach behind Free Your…
Chicken Tortilla Soup (Instant Pot)
This Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup is the FIRST recipe I ever made in my pressure cooker, and I’ve been head over heels for this workhorse appliance ever since. I’ve gotta admit…at first, I was intimidated by it. The Instant Pot has way more functions (and buttons) than my slow cooker and came with a…
Creamy Cauliflower Soup
Today we’re blending up the dreamiest Creamy Cauliflower Soup! Insert praise hands emoji riiiiiight HERE. This luscious, velvety soup really hits the spot on cold and dreary days. The flavor reminds me a tiny bit of potato leek soup (without the potatoes or the leeks) but with the same amount of texture and body. And…
Super Citrus Salad
Servin’ up a Super Citrus Salad today — with a sweet and refreshing Orange Vinaigrette to boot!! Just place handfuls of tender baby greens into bowls, top with fresh slices of orange, tear up some fresh mint, and sprinkle on as many toppings as your pretty little heart desires. Toppings like creamy crumbled goat cheese…
Black Rice and Butternut Squash Bowls (Meal Prep)
Lemme introduce you to what we’ve been chowing down on nonstop in our house lately. THESE Black Rice and Butternut Squash Bowls! Super colorful, fall-meets-winter, feast for your eyes (and for your belly) kind of salad bowls that work perfectly for weekly meal prep. FOUR days of lunches (or dinners) ready in just an hour…
Green Chicken Enchilada Casserole
We have been chowing down on this Green Chicken Enchilada Casserole ON. THE. REG! It’s a minimalist // meal-prepper’s dream come true. Taking care of protein, fiber, and satisfying carbohydrates all in one dish. As a San Diego girl – any and ALL things even remotely similar to enchiladas / tacos / burritos is bound…
Crockpot Salsa Chicken
Crockpot Salsa Chicken is happening on repeat here in our house! It’s been the hero of our weekly meal prep story. Swoopin’ in to save us from that often bland (and usually blah) chicken breast life. Rest assured. This recipe is anything BUT those things. 2-ingredient shredded chicken made in a crockpot by doing little…
Asian Pear Salad with Radishes
Can we just talk about seasonal transitions for a hot sec? As in struggling to change your food moods from one season seamlessly to the next. Where your heart can’t decide if it’s craving fresh or cozy. Summer or Fall. Sometimes in the span of just one day I end up craving all of the…
3-Bean Slow Cooker Turkey Chili
Hello, friends!! Wherever you are may still feel like summer but this right here…this.is.FALL. 3-Bean Slow Cooker Turkey Chili! This chili is a super hearty, mega cozy, real DEAL homemade meal. The kind that warms you from the inside out. The season of ALL things comfort food is officially upon us, and I couldn’t be more…
Creamy Vegetable Soup
Creamy Vegetable Soup is on the menu today! Velvety, thick, heart-and-soul-warming SOUP. Zucchini, broccoli stalks, carrots, corn, tomatoes, and corn simmered in a delicious, herby broth. Soup weather is in full effect, guys. And I’m making the most of it. We’ve got rain, fog, wind, cloudy skies, and even some snow over yonder in the…