Easy and Quick Recipes

Red Velvet Oreo Trifles in a jar Ingredients Red Velvet Cake Layers 1 egg 1/2 + 1/8 cup oil 1/2 + 1/8 cup buttermilk 1/2 tbsp vinegar 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 oz red food coloring 1 1/4 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 tbsp cocoa 1/2 tsp baking soda Oreo Cheesecake Layers 16 oz cream cheese, room temperature 1 cup sugar 2 tsp vanilla 16 oz Cool Whip 2 cups Oreo crumbs* 25-30 Oreos, cut into pieces* Chocolate sauce See full instructions on:  www.lifeloveandsugar.com

Italian Orzo Spinach Soup Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small white onion, peeled and diced 1 cup diced carrots 1 cup diced celery 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1 (14-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes 1 1/2 cups (about 8 ounces) DeLallo whole wheat orzo pasta, or other whole wheat pasta 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary 4 cups loosely-packed spinach salt and black pepper See full instructions on:  www.gimmesomeoven.com

Blueberry Lime No-Bake Cheesecake Cups Ingredients 5 graham cracker rectangles (1 package typically has 9 crackers; it will yield a heaping ½ cup crumbs) ½ Tbsp sugar 3 Tbsp butter, melted 1 (8oz) package Neufchatel cream cheese 1 (8oz) tub light cool whip ⅓ cup powdered sugar zest of 1 lime 1 Tbsp lime juice ½ cup frozen or fresh blueberries, roughly chopped In a food processor, crush graham crackers until fine crumbs. Add sugar and melted butter, mix until all the crumbs are wet. Press into the bottom of 5 (5oz) cups (I got mine at Dollar Tree) See full instructions on:  therecipecritic.com

Chipotle-Pesto Chicken Burrito Bowls Ingredients: For the Chicken: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves Juice of ½ a lime 1 handful fresh cilantro, chopped 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 ½ teaspoons cumin 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon black pepper ½ teaspoon smoked paprika ¼ teaspoon garlic powder ¼ cup olive oil For the Cilantro Lime Rice or Quinoa: 1 cup dried quinoa or rice ¼ cup chopped cilantro Juice of ½ lime Zest of ½ lime 2 tablespoons olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste For the Warm Bean and Corn Salsa: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 can corn, drained and rinsed ½ red bell pepper, chopped ½ jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped For the Chipotle Pesto: 4 chipotle peppers in adobo ½ cup fresh cilantro ½ cup fresh basil 3 tablespoons pine nu...

No-Ice-Cream-Maker Salted Caramel, Bourbon, Nutter Butter and Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Ingredients: 2 cups whipping cream or heavy whipping cream - for the No-Ice-Cream-Maker version (if using an ice cream maker, use 4 cups/1 quart) one 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1/4 cup bourbon (if omitting, use 2 tablespoons vanilla extract) 1 pound (16 ounce) package  Nutter Butter  cookies, or peanut butter-sandwich cookies, coarsely chopped 8 to 10 ounces semi-sweet or dark chocolate, chopped 3/4 cup+ chocolate sprinkles 8 ounces (salted) caramel sauce (use  homemade  or storebought), divided See full instructions on:  www.averiecooks.com

Smothered Nacho Chicken with Tomatillo Avocado Ranch Dressing Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1.5 pounds)* 8 heaping cups of your favorite tortilla chips 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 recipe 5 Minute Blender Tomatillo Avocado Ranch Dressing 1 cup Monterrey Jack cheese Additional Toppings (optional) Mangos Tomatoes Chipotle Mango Black Bean Salsa with Avocado and Sweet Corn See full instructions on:  www.carlsbadcravings.com