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How To Make: Simple Recipes for Beginners

Kickstart your healthy eating journey with this beginner’s guide to cooking nutritious and deliciously simple recipes. We all need to start somewhere! If you’re new to the kitchen, these quick recipes offer easy-to-follow instructions along with expert tips to create wholesome dishes with ease. From mastering how to hard-boil eggs (perfectly, every time!) to how to cook brown rice and air fryer chicken breast, I’m here to guide you through some cooking basics. You’ll be a culinary whiz in no time!

Learn How To Cook

Learn how to cook with these quick and easy recipes that have you covered, whether you’re using the oven, air fryer, Instant Pot, and more. You’ll find all my latest tutorials and how-to’s below.

Air Fryer Chicken Bites
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Air Fryer Chicken Bites

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29 mins
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Pears, Pomegranate and Pepitas
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Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Pears and Pomegranate

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15 mins
Parmesan Brussel Sprouts
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Parmesan Brussel Sprouts

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45 mins
Brown Rice in the instant pot with wooden spoon.
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Instant Pot Brown Rice

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45 mins
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
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Roasted Sweet Potatoes

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50 mins
Cinnamon-Raisin Overnight Oats
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Cinnamon-Raisin Overnight Oats

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4 hrs 5 mins
Roasted Broccoli with Smashed Garlic
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Roasted Broccoli with Smashed Garlic

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25 mins
Chicken, Mushrooms, Noodles
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Chicken Stroganoff

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1 hr
Hummus
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Hummus

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15 mins
Gazpacho
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Gazpacho

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3 hrs 30 mins
Overhead view of two hands wrapped around a white bowl of perfect, fluffy Instant Pot quinoa.
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How To Cook Quinoa

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20 mins
A jar of homemade Taco Seasoning
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Taco Seasoning Recipe

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5 mins
Pickled Red Onions
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Pickled Red Onions

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1 hr 7 mins
Grilled Chicken Breasts with salad
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The Best Grilled Chicken Breast

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41 mins
sweet potato fries with ketchip
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Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries

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20 mins
Guacamole and chip
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Best Guacamole Recipe

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5 mins
deviled eggs on a platter
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Classic Deviled Eggs

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25 mins
Classic Chicken Salad
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Classic Chicken Salad Recipe

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10 mins
Perfect Filet Mignon
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Perfect Filet Mignon for Two

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20 mins
Air Fryer Shrimp
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Perfect Air Fryer Shrimp

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10 mins