I have to tell you something. Come close…okay, ready? Making lists is my happy place. A pen and a piece of paper. A bulleted list. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, yes. It just gives me happy chills all the way down to my toes. Make lists and save the world! Laundry? Check! Beds? Check! Dusting? Who the heck does that? Dinner? Check! Dessert? CHECK! Priorities, people. Lists make priorities.
So, I’ve noticed that y’all like my list posts too: 25 Healthy Cracker Recipes, 100 Days of No Processed Meals, 20 Healthy Granola Bars, and 75 Real Food Side Dishes…and I promise, there are more to come. Because, as much as you like having them – I like making them. Happy place, remember? So, holler at me with some ideas. I love ideas. I love lists too…have I mentioned that?
First, let me tell you something…some people think “healthy” means I use low-cal margarine and Splenda. ICK! No. No margarine on the premises. By healthy, I mean healthy fats, good for you meats, good for you flours and oils. I get emails and comments from some of you wondering why I call a recipe “healthy” when it’s loaded with butter. Well…butter is good for you. Snack on THAT.
So, please refrain from sending me links and comments about saturated fats killing me slowly and how I should embrace Splenda and canola oil because the jury is still out on coconut oil. That will save us all a bunch of time – and where there is time saved, there is time to make a chocolate cake. Amen.
So, without further ado, here is a list of 25 healthy skillet meals – no cream of soups included or boxed ingredients. Just honest-to-goodness food.
1. Pan Seared Salmon with Arugula Salad from Epicurious
2. Chicken Fried Steak from Yours Truly
3. 15 Minute Pork Chops from Authentic Simplicity
4. Cheeseburger Helper from Kitchen Stewardship
5. Almond Meal Chicken Nuggets from Life Your Way
6. Pork Diane from Intentional by Grace (check out her book, 20 Minute Meals for TONS of ideas!)
7. Buffalo Crack Slaw from Atkins Diet Recipes (a family favorite!)
8. Chicken with Cream Sauce from Yours Truly
9. Easy Alfredo Sauce from Heavenly Homemakers
10. Spinach and Onion Quesadillas
11. Cheeseburger Quesadillas from Gwen’s Nest
12. Linguine with Garlic Sauce from Growing Home
13. Dairy Free (Or Not) Hamburger Stroganoff
14. Salmon Cakes from Smartter Each Day
15. Coconut Chicken Curry from Maria Mind and Body
16. Skillet Pizzas from Yours Truly
17. Parmesan Stir-Fry from Healthy Low Carb Living (a family favorite)
18. Tuna Quesadillas from Tasty Kitchen (another family favorite)
19. One Pot Spaghetti from Yours Truly
20. Trim Healthy Goulash from Adaynasmile
21. Chicken Spaghetti Dinner from Beatitudes Blessings and Broadcasts
22. Pan Seared Paprika Chicken with Spinach from Kelly’s Cozy Kitchen
23. Mexican Walnut Chicken from Mommynificent
24. Broccoli and Beef Stir-Fry from Intoxicated on Life
25. Caprese Quesadilla from The Essential Family
See…happiness. Aren’t you getting a warm fuzzy right now?
I totally agree about butter and real ingredients! Margarine and splenda are totally manufactured and way bad for you! Plus too many people equate low calories or fat with use way too much of something. I’m so glad I found your website I cant wait to try these recipes. And lists make me super happy too…..especially crossing things off!
Sometimes I make a list just so I can cross things off. 😉
I love your lists! They make me feel like I got a bunch of free ebooks or something like that.
Yay! A fellow list lover!
What a wonderful list. Thanks for sharing! Featuring this at Family Fun Friday. Pinned.
Monica
http://www.happyandblessedhome.com/category/family-fun/
Great collection! Thanks for putting it together so I don’t have to 🙂 And I’m a list maker, too. Love them! 🙂
What a great list! Thanks for putting it together!
What a great collection of Skillet Meals, awesome! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a fun weekend!
Miz Helen
YUM! SO good!! I want to try all of these right now! 🙂
Well, it’s 5:57am here…so you might want to wait till later. 😉
Thanks for linking up at Cast Party Wednesday #112! I enjoyed your post, and I do agree with you about what’s “healthy” – a lot of people cut out things, saying they’re not healthy, while adding other things even less healthy! What a fun post!
Please pass the butter.
Your thoughts on healthy foods are my thoughts on health foods! I admit, I used to be all about the margarine, artificial sweeteners, and packaged “low fat” foods, but I’ve started embracing non-processed whole foods more and more.
I’d much rather have a small(ish) slice of chocolate cake I made myself, with ingredients I can pronounce, than a packaged “healthy” chocolate cake.
Amen – as I sit here and nosh on my cookie.
Mmm getting a nice and warm fuzzy inside indeed 🙂
Lady!!!!!!! These look amazing. Would you just put out a delish cookbook all ready????????????????? I for some reason can’t get my printer installed, sooooooo I am unable to print the goodness. You have out done yourself. Thank you.
🙂 I do have a cookbook.
http://www.stacymakescents.com/crockon
OOOOOOO, gonna have to check that out.
Ah, what a nerd. I love lists too. And, um, I can’t stand having lots of tabs open on my computer but I refuse to close them until I read them. And, I still have up your list of 75 side dishes! LOL. I opened a few of them and now I’m going to have to do this with this awesome list too. Let’s see, how to make my own list of your list…:)
Thank you!
I currently have 7 tabs open. LOL
Dear Stacy,
At dinner last night, I wondered out loud… “Whatever did we do before we read Humorous Homemaking?!” We scooped out the Lentil Burrito bowls from the crockpot just early enough to replace it with the sour cream cake brownie recipe so it would be ready in time for desert – oh my word – how you have greatly blessed our family!! I cannot wait to go through this skillet list and find more new dinner ideas that can be made in real life with little people all around. Thanks so much for all you do- and all the ways you make us laugh. Please keep the lists coming!!
Hooray for lists!!! And Lentil Burritos!
hi! I don’t want to be a pest but you need to include the colon in “http://” for the photo link to the Pan-seared Salmon recipe 🙂
Fixed. The actual link in the post was correct. It was only the photo that wasn’t working.
Hi Stacey,
I just love your recipes – you’ve renewed my interest in cooking & baking! My tummy thanks you. Am making my 2nd batch of Easy E Bread. Giving the recipe to all my friends. we all thank you.
[email protected]
Hooray!!! That makes me SO happy!
What a sweetie. You included my salmon cakes! These all look so good!
For some reason it will not allow me to open up the recipe for the almond chicken nuggets. Can you help me? Thank you.
Oops, my bad. It’s working now!
Stacy, it is a really good thing I am reading this with a pile of food in front of me and it is a super satisfying S, can’t even tell you what it is, because it S squared and then some!!! Loving all your posts!
What? I didn’t hear you…I’m stuffing my face with chocolate.
Hi Stacy! Thank you so much for the recipes and links! I have finally decided to do THM! I was skeptical about using the unfamiliar ingredients, so I’ve read a LOT these past couple of days! And have decided that I can do this! The real kicker was seeing how skinny you are on that video! And how much Barry has lost! If I can eat and loose weight, I’m all for that! I’m tired of being hungry and fat! My way isn’t working and if this doesn’t work, oh well, at least I’ll be healthier! Sorry for not commenting much these past few months! You will probably see me more now! Your kids are just adorable! Thanks for all you and Barry do to help people! Blessings from Bama!
BAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
I was so excited about this list, I was scrolling through and bookmarking things to try, and then I saw my own recipe as #23! I’m going to be beaming for days!!! Thanks so much for including me!
Hey, you do the recipes…I just pass them along. 🙂
The Chicken with Cream Sauce is a family favorite!! Thank you for this amazing recipe. I add a little cut up bacon to it and there is silence at my dinner table and three boys want more!!
Wow!!! That a FABULOUS compliment! 🙂
Stacy..the link for the almond meal chicken nuggets does not work. I tried to go to Life your way…and couldn’t find the recipe…can you help?
That was my mistake. Oops. 🙂 I’m not always computer savvy. Fixed!
One of our favorite snacks in this house is chopped apples sauteed in coconut oil. If we’re not in a coconut oil mood, we use butter! And maybe top it if off with some whipped heavy cream 🙂 Thanks for the post!
I think I just drooled all over myself.
Hi Stacey,
For some reason, I am no longer receiving your emails. I tried subscribing again, but I am still not getting them. Can you help? Thanks!
I just sent you an email directly to see if we can resolve this, as everything looks fine on our end.