Since the start of quarantine, my meal planning has looked quite different. Or rather, I should say, I’m ACTUALLY meal-planning now. Like picking out recipes for the week or two weeks, then shopping for everything I need for those two weeks so I don’t have to go back to the grocery store for one thing I forgot, which is my usual Modus Operandi.

I don’t have the mental space to go out and scour the internet for recipes to make each week, but early on in the quarantine my friend sent over the Budget Bytes “15 Pantry Recipes for Emergency Preparedness” round up and since then I have been making recipes from Budget Bytes … like pretty much exclusively for the past two months.

I’ve asked on Instagram if you guys wanted me to round up my favorite recipes that I’ve tried (and most of these I’ve made multiple times!), so here they are!

Pasta Sauce
I had been using a similar recipe for pasta sauce from one of my old Hello Fresh meals, but this one is similar and so I’ve started using this one instead. The one thing I pulled over from the Hello Fresh recipe was to slice up 2 small zucchini’s into half-moon chunks and saute those with the onions. It adds a bit more to the sauce and makes it more substantial. Plus, I just like zucchini.

Tikka Masala
My house smelled AMAZING the whole day I was cooking this one. I have been meaning to make it again because I loved it a LOT.

Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken
This one is similar to the skillet pineapple chicken, but I dig pineapple and chicken so both are solid in my book.

Jerk Chicken with Pineapple Black Bean Salsa
I had never had Jerk Chicken before and it was bomb. The pineapple black bean salsa was super delicious and added a nice flavor dynamic.

Skillet Pineapple Chicken
I’ve made this one maybe three times in the past two months? It’s so good and so easy.

Slow Cooker 5 Spice Chicken
We just made this one a couple days ago! Another chicken flavor I had not tried before. Another that made my house smell delicious all day.

Thai Chicken Pizza
I love Thai Chicken Pizza, and this one was fun because I made my own Naan bread for the crusts!

King Ranch Chicken Casserole
I love a good casserole. Mostly I love having hella leftovers and not having to cook the next day. This one was real tasty. I’d never had King Ranch Casserole before, but I was into it. Making it again this week!

Creamy Salsa Chicken Skillet
This one was so delicious. So many good flavors, and I’m always down for a sprinkle of Queso Fresco. This one is solid and is added to my will-make-again-many-times roster.

One Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta
This one was recommended by an instagram follower of mine who also loves Budget Bytes’ recipes. I’m not typically a big pasta fan, so I don’t think to make it too often, but I loved the Cajun flavor and creaminess of this recipe. Plus: leftovers!

Lemon Blueberry Cornbread Skillet
I just made this one today, because I just happened to have everything on hand for it! I love cornbread and this is a more dessert-y version that I will probably eat for breakfast for the rest of the week (if it lasts that long).