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    Great food with Grocery Store Ingredients

    delicious food made with grocery store ingredients

    • pin image: cooked chicken breasts with seasoning on them with text overlaid
    • pin image: Chicken curry being scooped by a ladle with text overlaid.
    • Pin Image: Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatballs in a bowl with text overlaid
    • Pin Image: Salmon fillets in a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce with basil, with text overlaid
    • pin image: Peri peri Chicken Burger with text overlaid
    • pin image: Curried chicken beasts in a skillet with text overlaid
    • pin image: Roasted buffalo carrots topped with blue cheese with text overlaid

    Recent Recipes

    Find the latest Sprinkles and Sprouts recipes here. If it's new to the blog you'll find it here.

    • Close-up of golden rice with bits of onions and bell peppers mixed through it.
      Portuguese Rice
    • Mushroom and leek pasta with parmesan cooked in a cream cast iron pan
      Mushroom and Leek Pasta
    • a close up on sweet and sour beef with peppers and onions
      Sweet and Sour Beef
    • Close-up of golden twice baked cheese soufflés in a white baking dish
      Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé
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    a lady slurping pasta from a fork while holding a rustic bowl

    Welcome to Sprinkles and Sprouts

    I'm Claire and I love food!
    I dream about food and I am happiest when I am in the kitchen cooking. Whether that is dinner for my family, snacks for drinks with my girlfriends or testing new recipes for my site, the kitchen is my happy place. Sprinkles and Sprouts is where I share it all and I am so happy you are here.

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    Readers Favorite Recipes

    People can't get enough of these recipes! Everyday, without fail, these are some of the most visited pages on the site. Try them for yourself and you'll see why these are the best of the best!

    • close up on the kielbasa in a cheese sauce in a pan with pasta
      Creamy Cheesy Kielbasa Pasta
    • Close-up of golden rice with bits of onions and bell peppers mixed through it.
      Portuguese Rice
    • extreme close up of the choc chips in a cookie
      Subway Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Garlic bacon spaghetti in a large shallow grey bowl
      Easy Garlic Bacon Pasta

    This Weeks Trending Recipes

    What is hot on the blog at the moment? These recipes are in the top 10 pages visited this week on the blog. Often seasonal, they change regularly so be sure to check these out!

    • A rustic bowl will with pappardelle and lamb rags garnished with parsley
      Amazing Lamb Ragu
    • A close-up of linguine in a white cast iron pan, showing pasta coated in a leek, carrot and pork sauce
      Ground Pork Pasta

    Chicken Breast Recipes

    Turn your plain chicken breasts into delicious family dinners. Chicken breasts are an affordable protein that is readily available, and with these recipes you'll have so many ways to use them!

    • a close up of chopsticks lifting some chicken and peppers from a dish of stir fry
      Hoisin Chicken
    • Creamy chicken pesto pasta in a white bowl, featuring sliced chicken, penne pasta coated in a creamy pesto sauce, and garnished with fresh basil and cracked black pepper.
      Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta
    • A close-up shot capturing the juicy and perfectly glazed piece of grilled chicken on top of white rice
      Honey Miso Chicken
    • close up of a golden cooked chicken breast in a curry sauce
      Curried Chicken Breasts
    • close up on a cooked chicken breasts coated in a rich spice mix
      Moroccan Chicken Breasts
    • overhead shot of a skillet with 4 cooked chicken breasts in a cherry tomato sauce
      Chicken Pomodoro
    Browse all Chicken Breast Recipes

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    Pasta Recipes

    Pasta recipes are far and away the most popular category on Sprinkles and Sprouts. You can't get enough of them! And I can't blame you, pasta is always on the menu here in the test kitchen and all my pasta recipes are kid approved! (That's a 5 kid approval rate!)

    • Close-up of a spoonful of pasta being lifted from a pan
      French Onion Pasta
    • close up on a serving spoon scooping up pasta, chicken and chorizo from a pan
      Creamy Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
    • pasta tubes coated in tomato sauce, slices of roasted eggplant, and a sprinkle of melted cheese. There's a small salad on the side, and a vintage-style fork rests nearby.
      Baked Rigatoni alla Norma
    • close up on a black bowl filled with orange sauced pasta, garnished with shredded Parmesan cheese and herbs, with a fork beside for serving
      Gochujang Buttered Noodles
    Browse all Pasta Recipes

    Dinner Recipes

    Dinner ideas for the whole family, as well as some special dishes for datenight or dinner with friends. If you need some dinner inspiration this is the place for you, great mains with easy to find ingredients.

    • close-up of creamy Chicken Korma in a black shallow bowl with grey napkin
      Chicken Korma
    • super close up of two roasted shrimp on a skewer
      Baked Shrimp Skewers
    • A cooked hot dog in a bun topped with chili sauce and cheese, ready to serve
      Hot Dog Chili Sauce
    • chicken and chickpea curry being scooped out of a pan with a silver ladle
      Chicken and Chickpea Curry
    • close up of a salmon fillet with lemon nut couscous, tomato salad, chopped herbs and a wedge of lemon
      Moroccan Salmon
    • A detailed close-up capturing the glossy texture of tenderised beef strips coated in a Chinese brown sauce, tossed with bright green spring onions.
      Beef with Ginger and Spring Onions
    Browse all Easy Dinner Recipes

    Our Family Favorites

    With 7 people to feed I can't always please everyone. But these recipes are some of my family's favorites! They are on regular rotation in our house and are guaranteed to result in empty plates!

    • extreme close up of a wooden spoon scooping up saucy ground beef and vegetables from a pan
      Savoury Mince
    • close up of a spoon with a chunk of sausage on it and some curry gravy
      Curried Sausages
    • overhead view of a white bowl of shredded pork pasta sauce and pappardelle
      The Best Pork Ragu
    • a white bowl of spaghetti bolognese on a dark table with a blue napkin
      Authentic Spaghetti Bolognese
    • close up on the turmeric stained chicken in the Chinese curry
      Easy Chinese Chicken Curry
    • close up on a spatula lifting up chorizo and potato garnished with parsley
      Chorizo Hash - Skillet Chorizo Potatoes
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    Readers Favorite this week

    Each week we share a comment and recipe from the site. It's a chance for readers to see something different and try something recommended by our followers. Drop me a comment on your favorite Sprinkles and Sprouts recipe to be featured in this spot next week!

    Spanish Chicken Breasts
    Lou said:
    ★★★★★
    "I've made this several times for my family and they love it every time! It's a great way of getting some veggies and goodness into them and we always make the garlic rice to go with! ...."

    • close up on two chicken breasts in a pan with tomato, potato and bell peppers

    Side Dish Recipes

    Dinner isn't complete without a side or two. Here you'll find delicious sides for the whole family. In our posts we will often point you in the direction of sides to compliment a meal, but you can have a look at all we have to offer here.

    • extreme close up of grains of cooked couscous with some sultanas and green herbs
      Moroccan Lemon Couscous
    • close up on a stack of flatbreads with lightly charred and golden patches
      No Yeast Flatbread
    • A bowl of Mejadra, with spiced lentils and rice, served in a dark grey bowl on a blue/silver-grey table.
      Mejadra - Middle Eastern Rice and Lentils
    • A close-up view of roasted potato chunks, piled in a bowl, showcasing their crisp, flaky edges.
      Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes
    Browse all Side Dish Recipes

    Appetizer Recipes

    Sometimes you need a little something extra! Our appetizers and starters follow the Sprinkles and Sprouts moto, that they need to be delicious and made with easy to find ingredients.

    • A close-up shot of a fork lifting a piece of shrimp, cooked in a lemon and garlic broth with tender white beans and chopped fresh herbs.
      Lemony Shrimp and Bean Stew
    • super close up on a triangle of sesame chicken toast
      Sesame Chicken Toast
    • close up on the peri peri rub on some grilled shrimp
      Peri Peri Shrimp
    • close up of a board of corn ribs with butter, lime and red pepper flakes
      Corn Ribs
    Browse all Appetizer Recipes

    Potato Recipes

    We are carb lovers here at Sprinkles and Sprouts, so potatoes are a big part of our life! And why not, they are delicious, versatile and inexpensive! Grab a spud and getting cooking!

    • Close-up of saag aloo in a black bowl, with crispy papadum and salad visible in the background.
      Saag Aloo
    • super close up on some French fries coasted in an orange seasoning
      Cajun Fries
    • close up on a crunchy chunk of potato with dill seasoning on it
      Dill Potatoes
    • close up on a spoon scooping up some cubes of crispy potatoes
      Country Potatoes
    Browse all Potato Recipes

    Recently Updated

    We are constantly updating our content to make sure you get the best recipes with clear easy to follow instructions. These are the latest post to be updated.

    • a pork chop on a blue plate, topped with tomato
      Spanish Pork Chops
    • close up on the seared salmon in a black pan
      Greek Salmon with Lemon and Dill
    • a close up of the scallops, chorizo and pasta, garnished with parsley
      Seared Scallop Chorizo Pasta
    • close up on the melted butter garnish on the top of the paris mash
      French Style Mashed Potato (Paris Mash or Pomme Puree)

    As Featured In

     
    a lady slurping pasta from a fork while holding a rustic bowl

    I'm Claire and I love food!!


    I dream about food and I am happiest when I am in the kitchen cooking. Whether that is dinner for my family, snacks for drinks with my girlfriends or testing new recipes for my site, the kitchen is my happy place. Sprinkles and Sprouts is where I share it all and I am so happy you are here.

    Read More →

    Popular Recipes

    • close up of a spoon with a chunk of sausage on it and some curry gravy
      Curried Sausages
    • Garlic bacon spaghetti in a large shallow grey bowl
      Easy Garlic Bacon Pasta
    • close up of the lemon orzo
      Greek Orzo with Lemon and Herbs
    • close up on a ladle of gravy pouring into a white gravy boat
      Easy Homemade Brown Gravy (no drippings)

    Latest Recipes

    • Ultra close-up of dried herbs and spices in the pizza seasoning mix, showing texture and detail
      Homemade Pizza Seasoning
    • A detailed close-up of air fryer chicken shawarma skewers, highlighting the charred, spiced surface and juicy texture.
      Air Fryer Chicken Shawarma Skewers
    • A close-up of chicken meatballs in a black bowl, with a sticky sauce bell peppers and pineapple, with white rice and sprinkled with chopped green onions.
      Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatballs
    • extreme close up on a spoonful of garlic and herb seasoning, showing clearly the mixture of herbs.
      Garlic and Herb Seasoning

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