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Chicken Caesar Salad Baked Potato – the ultimate girl dinner

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Chicken Caesar Salad Baked Potato

This is the ultimate girl dinner. The other night the boys were at golf and I was on my own for dinner. We had leftover chicken cutlets in the fridge so I whipped up a chicken Caesar salad. And then I thought, why not serve it with some fries? Well I didn’t have fries but I did have potatoes so I did the next best thing. I made me a baked potato and topped that sucker with my chicken Caesar salad. Serve with a Diet Coke to round out the meal. Super easy, and felt indulgent!

This is a great way to use leftovers or if you’re looking for a quick family meal. Sharing my recipe below.

Chicken Caesar Salad Baked Potato

Ingredients:

1 Yukon gold potato
1 head of Romaine lettuce
Leftover chicken, cut into strips
Parmesan cheese (to your heart’s content)
My homemade Caesar salad (get the recipe here)

Directions:

1.) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

2.) Drizzle the potato with olive oil, and place on a parchment lined baking dish. Gently poke some holes in the potato with a fork. Bake for about 40 minutes until soft.

3.) While the potato is baking, in a separate bowl, prepare the salad.

4.) Remove the potato from the oven and slice down the middle. Add a pat of butter, salt and pepper.

5.) Top with the salad.

6.) Drizzle with Caesar dressing and shaved Parmesan.

Enjoy!!!!

For more of my favorite recipes you might like

This hot honey pasta salad

These Greek turkey meatball bowls

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July 17, 2025 By Nicolle

3 In food/ Recipes

Irish reuben nachos

When March rolls around, these Irish Reuben nachos just slap for St Patrick’s Day!

If you’ve been here awhile, you know I love a good Reuben. Whenever I see one on the menu, I have a very hard time passing it up. While away recently on vacation, we stopped into a little Irish pub for lunch. Rick ordered these amazing Irish Reuben nachos and I just knew when we got home I had to re-create them. (And if you love a good Reuben as much as I do, check out this Reuben salad.)

Homemade potato chips really take this to the next level. They are baked until crispy and then topped with Swiss cheese, corned beef and all the Reuben toppings!

Irish Reuben Nachos

Ingredients:

4-5 gold potatoes
salt/pepper
olive oil
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic salt
shredded Swiss cheese (measure with your heart)
3/4 cup of corned beef, diced.
Russian dressing (to drizzle)
sour cream (to drizzle)
chives (for topping)
cole slaw or sauerkraut (optional)

Directions:

1.) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2.) Start by making the homemade potato chips. You will want to slice the potatoes very thin then place in an ice bath for about 10 minutes.

3.) After soaking in the ice bath, pat the potatoes with a paper towel until they are completely dry.

4.) Add the potatoes to a bowl. Cover with olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic salt and toss well. Then spread the potatoes out on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for about 25 minutes, making sure to turn each one over in 10 minute intervals.

5.) Once the chips are crispy, sprinkle with the shredded cheese, corned beef, and drizzle with Russian dressing and sour cream.

6.) Pop back in the oven just until the cheese is melted.

7.) Garnish with some chopped chives.

Optional – I like to make a plate and top with some cole slaw or sauerkraut and then dig in!

Enjoy!!!

For more St Patrick’s Day ideas check out

This Irish cream cold brew

My leprechaun bait

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Irish Reuben Nachos

Crispy homemade potato chips are topped with swiss cheese, corned beef and all the toppings for a Reuben.

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Prep Time 1

Course Appetizer, Snack

Ingredients

4-5 gold potatoes
olive oil
salt/pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic salt
swiss cheese shredded (and measure with your heart)
3/4 cup corned beef
Russian dressing to drizzle
sour cream to drizzle
chives optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Start by making the homemade potato chips. You will want to slice the potatoes very thin then place in an ice bath for about 10 minutes.
After soaking in the ice bath, pat the potatoes with a paper towel until they are completely dry.
Add the potatoes to a bowl. Cover with olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic salt and toss well. Then spread the potatoes out on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for about 25 minutes, making sure to turn each one over in 10 minute intervals.
Once the chips are crispy, sprinkle with the shredded cheese, corned beef, and drizzle with Russian dressing and sour cream.
Pop back in the oven just until the cheese is melted.
Garnish with some chopped chives.
Optional – I like to make a plate and top with some cole slaw or sauerkraut and then dig in!

Keyword snack, St Patrick's Day

March 7, 2025 By Nicolle

5 In food/ Recipes

Monster energy bites

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These Monster energy bites are a great quick no bake breakfast or after school snack idea.

Kids and adults alike will love these Monster energy bites made with peanut butter, rolled oats, and chocolate chips so they taste just like Monster chocolate chip cookies. They are filled with healthy fats, fiber, and protein to keep you satisfied and give you energy throughout the day. (And if you’re looking for more easy breakfast ideas kids will love, check out these magic donuts that are packed with protein).

The best thing about these energy bites is they are totally customizable so you can add whatever you like. Some other add ins I like are protein powder, collagen powder, flax seeds and shredded coconut!

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Monster Energy Bites

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups of quick rolled oats
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup M&M’s
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/2 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1.) Add all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix together.

2.) Use your hands or an ice cream scoop to roll into balls. The dough may be slightly sticky.

3.) Enjoy right away or store in a container lined with parchment paper in the refrigerator.

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Monster energy bites

These monster energy bites tastes just like a cookie and are loved by kids and adults. Packed with protein, fiber and ingredients to keep you full, satisfied and give you energy throughout the day, they are an easy no bake breakfast or after school snack.

5 from 3 votes

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Course Breakfast, Snack

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups quick rolled oats
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup M&M's
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/2 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Add all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix together.
Roll into balls or use a small ice cream scoop to help shape.
Enjoy right away or store in a container lined with parchment paper in the refrigerator.

Keyword baked goods, healthy, Kids snacks

August 22, 2024 By Nicolle

29 In food/ Recipes

Apple and brie flatbread with hot honey

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Crisp apples, with creamy brie, sweet caramelized onions, and hot honey are all baked to perfection on a crisp flatbread and topped with arugula that will have your mouth bursting with deliciousness.

It’s apple season! And the ladies of the Cozy Creative Collaborative and I have gotten together this month to bring you some warm and comforting apple recipes. I love apples paired with brie cheese, I think it’s a great fall combo. So I decided to make these apple and brie flatbreads with hot honey. These are a quick appetizer or my favorite way to enjoy an upscale pizza in the fall. Bake them in the oven or enjoy on the grill!

If you are coming over from Kelly at The Tattered Pew, doesn’t her simmer pot look amazing? I love doing simmer pots and I bet hers smells incredible! I can’t wait to try it!

Now here is my recipe for my apple and brie flatbread with hot honey.

Apple and brie flatbread with hot honey

We do family pizza night in our house every Friday. We love to make our own personal pizzas with Naan flatbread. I always top mine with arugula and usually a drizzle of balsamic glaze because it’s sooooo good! For fall I like to switch it up and do apple and brie on my flatbread. I still top with my arugula but I recently discovered this hot honey and it’s a game changer! (If you love hot honey, click here to try my hot honey pasta salad). I think you will love my recipe too!

Ingredients:

1 onion, peeled and sliced thin
butter
1 wheel of brie, cut into chunks
2 apples, sliced thin (I used granny smith and honeycrisp)
Naan flatbreads
Arugula
Hot honey (this is the one I used and it’s so good!)

Directions:

1.) Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

2.) Start by making the onions first as this takes a bit of time. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt some butter and add the onions. Turn the heat down to low and allow to saute until they are cooked and slightly golden brown.

3.) Line a baking sheet with some parchment paper and lay out the flatbreads.

4.) Drizzle the flatbreads with some olive oil and then add the onions on top, spreading out evenly.

5.) Top with the sliced apples and chunks of brie.

6.) Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until the brie is melted and the flatbreads are golden brown.

7.) Top with some fresh arugula and drizzle with hot honey.

Enjoy!!!

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Apple and brie flatbread with hot honey

Naan flatbreads are topped with caramelized onions, sliced apples, gooey brie, spicy arugula and drizzled with hot honey. This is a great fall appetizer or even perfect for a more upscale pizza night! These flatbreads can be baked in the oven or even on the grill!

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Servings 1 flatbread

Ingredients

1 onion peeled and sliced thin
butter for sauteing
1 wheel of brie cut into chunks
2 apples sliced thin
1 Naan flatbread
Arugula for topping
hot honey for topping

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Start by making the onions first as this takes a bit of time. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt some butter and add the onions. Turn the heat down to low and allow to saute until they are cooked and slightly golden brown.
Line a baking sheet with some parchment paper and lay out the flatbreads.
Drizzle the flatbreads with some olive oil and then add the onions on top, spreading out evenly.
Top with the sliced apples and chunks of brie.
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until the brie is melted and the flatbreads are golden brown.
Top with some fresh arugula and drizzle with hot honey.