Emma Carter

Emma Carter

Cozy Crustless Chicken Pot Pie

This is the kind of one-pot dinner that gives you the warm chicken-and-vegetable filling of pot pie without making a crust or baking a casserole. The pot starts with butter, onion, carrots, celery, and garlic, then thickens with flour before…

8-Minute Cottage Cheese Chicken Enchilada Bowls

A warm lunch bowl does not need a skillet, oven, or long prep when the main ingredients are already cooked. These cottage cheese chicken enchilada bowls use shredded rotisserie chicken, taco seasoning, a smooth cottage cheese enchilada sauce, red bell…

15-Minute Keto Pizza in a Bowl

This is the kind of dinner that keeps the pizza parts people usually want: sauce, melted mozzarella, sausage, mushrooms, pepperoni, Parmesan, and a little heat from red pepper flakes. The difference is that everything goes into a bowl instead of…

Southwest Chicken Salad Bowl

A cold chicken salad mix can be one of the easiest lunches to portion when it already has enough texture and dressing mixed in. This southwest chicken salad bowl starts with cooked diced chicken breast, black beans, thawed corn, red…

Sesame Chicken Cabbage Crunch Salad

A cabbage salad works especially well for lunch when it has enough structure to hold dressing, chicken, herbs, and toppings without collapsing right away. This sesame chicken cabbage crunch salad starts with shredded green and red cabbage, then adds carrots,…

Hot Honey Grilled Corn Pasta Salad

Grilled corn changes the whole direction of this pasta salad. Instead of stirring in plain corn, the ears are cooked until the outside is charred, cooled, cut from the cob, and tossed with pasta, cherry tomatoes, basil, arugula, and a…

Taco Street Corn Pasta Salad

Plain corn can get lost in a taco pasta salad. Here, the corn gets its own moment first: it’s charred in a skillet, then mixed with lime juice, chili powder, smoked paprika, cilantro, and cheese before it ever goes into…

Dill Pickle Tuna Pasta Salad

Cold pasta salad is easiest to enjoy later when the pasta is cooled properly before the sauce goes in. That matters here because this dill pickle tuna pasta salad uses protein pasta, tuna, cucumber, scallions, and a creamy Greek yogurt-mayo…

Turkey Taco Meal Prep Bowls

The difference between a good taco bowl and a soggy one usually comes down to timing. These turkey taco meal prep bowl servings keep the cooked turkey, fresh toppings, cauliflower rice, and creamy southwest dressing working together without mixing everything…

Crispy Chickpea Caesar Salad Wraps

A salad wrap can go soggy fast when the dressing is mixed too early. These chickpea Caesar salad wraps work better when the crunchy and creamy parts are handled with a little order: skillet-crisped chickpeas, romaine, avocado, tomato, and a…