Tuna Macaroni Salad
Classic creamy tuna macaroni salad with onion, celery, hard boiled egg and mayonnaise. Simple recipe made with ingredients on hand and so easy to throw together at the last minute! Everyone loves this comforting tuna pasta salad!
Lunch Recipes
Easy recipes for lunch, simple old-school comfort food for tasty lunches or a light dinner at home! Try everyone’s favorite egg salad for a classic sandwich or whip up a bowl of easy tuna macaroni salad. And this chicken wild rice salad is delicious for lunch.
You’ll also find classic diner grilled sandwiches like a reuben or patty melt, both are easy to make at home!
Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup
My favorite cozy soup recipe from my Minnesota days, creamy chicken and wild rice soup. Hearty and simple with a classic base of onions, carrots and celery in a flavorful creamy broth with mushrooms, nutty wild rice and chicken. This is some creamy comfort food in a bowl right here!
Classic Egg Salad with Relish
Simple egg salad recipe with hard boiled eggs that peel easily, mayo, relish, mustard and dill. Makes a delicious and comforting sandwich for lunch or dinner.
Sloppy Joes
Homemade Sloppy Joes from scratch, made with ground beef and pork breakfast sausage ~ like mom made growing up but even better. Easy weeknight comfort food!
Wild Rice Chicken Salad
Nutty wild rice, tender chicken, grapes and almonds combined in a light lemony dressing, this wild rice chicken salad is easy to make and perfect for lunch or a light dinner.
Turkey Sloppy Joes
Homemade sloppy joes made with ground turkey and chili sauce. Quick and easy, a healthy dinner the whole family loves. Hands up if you liked sloppy joes growing up? They weren’t my favorite and back then my mom made them by adding a can of something to some browned ground beef. But once I had …
Reubens
Classic grilled Reuben sandwiches, with corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese, the best part of leftover St. Pat’s day corned beef! Every year after St. Patrick’s Day I want to make grilled Reuben sandwiches with the leftovers, and every year there are no leftovers. Not this year because I hid some corned beef so Meathead …
BLT’s with Avocado and Pesto Mayonnaise
BLT’s with a fresh twist, avocado and pesto mayonnaise. Summertime’s favorite sandwich! Let’s just call this a BLAT ~ bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato. And let’s up the game on the mayo a bit and add some pesto. There you go, the best BLT you’ll have all summer. Yes, summer, the only time to make …
Italian Beef Po’ Boys
Italian Beef Po’ Boys, easy beef roast cooked overnight in the slow cooker with seasonings, shredded for hot sandwiches the next day. Serve on rolls with cheese and peppers. I hail from Chicago and every time I go home for a visit, a stop for an Italian beef sandwich is always a must, dipped in …
Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich
Louisville’s famous sandwich, the Kentucky Hot Brown ~ turkey, tomatoes, cheese sauce and bacon on white toast.