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State of Dinner - Where Comfort Meets Everyday Cooking

I love a shortcut, but...

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Hi Reader!

I love a good shortcut, and I use plenty of them. A jar of salsa, a jar of Alfredo, a sleeve of Ritz crackers...if it saves me time and dinner still tastes great, I'm all in.

But canned soup is the one I usually skip. In a creamy casserole the sauce is what adds most of the flavor, so that's the one place I don't want to cut corners.

Of course, the replacement still has to be easy. In my newest Million Dollar Chicken Casserole Recipe, that means a quick 5-minute sauce that tastes so much better than canned soup.

Here's some of my favorite recipes made without any canned soup.

*NEW* Million Dollar Chicken Casserole

Taco Hotdish

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

๐ŸŽ‰ Kudos to You

This week's shoutout goes to Jaime who shared this sweet review of my One Pot Chicken Orzo Pasta.

"This came together so nicely and was packed with flavor! I added dash of Cajun seasoning and our plates were clean...absolutely going to put this in the rotation!! Thank you!"

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State of Dinner - Where Comfort Meets Everyday Cooking

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