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    Great food with Grocery Store Ingredients

    Here on Sprinkles and Sprouts you will find delicious meals all made with easy to find grocery store ingredients. Family friendly mains, sensational sides and delicious desserts. Plus a great selection of party food and appetizers. We believe that cooking for family and friends should be simple and stress free.

    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!

    • close up on a garlic beef stir fry in a white bowl
      Chinese Beef with Garlic Sauce
    • close up on creamy bacon sauce on a bed of spaghetti
      Creamy Bacon Pasta

    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!

    • overhead view of a white bowl of Chinese chicken and mushrooms with green onions
      Takeout Style Chinese Chicken and Mushrooms
    • Garlic bacon spaghetti in a large shallow grey bowl
      Easy Garlic Bacon Pasta
    • overhead view of a white oval dish full of penne and vegetables
      Mediterranean Roasted Vegetable Pasta
    • Close up on roasted lemon potatoes in a white bowl
      Slow Roasted Greek Lemon Potatoes

    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!

    • overhead shot of the cajun chicken breast sliced
      Grilled Sweet Cajun Chicken
    • close up of a cooked chicken breast with Turkish spices on it
      Turkish Chicken Breasts
    • overhead shot of 4 chicken breasts in a cast iron skillet with a creamy sauce
      Creamy Jalapeño Chicken Breasts
    • close up on a golden chicken breast sat I a pool of chicken gravy
      Chicken and Gravy
    • close up on a garlic chicken breast with chopped garlic and parsley on top
      One Pan Garlic Butter Chicken
    • close upon a chicken breast topped with mushrooms and cheese
      Cheesy Smothered Mushroom Chicken

    See more chicken breast recipes →

    Find what you are looking for

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    • Potatoes
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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!)

    • a shallow grey bowl of spaghetti with seared scallops on top
      Pan Seared Scallop Pasta with Creamy Bacon Sauce
    • close up on the crispy salmon and pasta on a black plate
      Pan Seared Salmon with Creamy Lemon Pasta
    • close up of the lemon orzo
      Greek Orzo with Lemon and Herbs
    • Close up on spaghetti in a white oval dish with bacon and shrimp
      Bacon Shrimp Pasta

    See more pasta recipes →

    Recent Recipes

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

    • overhead shot of grilled lamb rib chops on a metal tray with orange wedges and thyme leaves
      Honey Jerk Lamb Chops
    • close up on a spoon dipping into a jar of Jamaican jerk seasoning
      Homemade Jamaican Jerk Seasoning Blend
    • overhead view of rigatoni in tomato sauce in a blue cast iron pan
      Rigatoni Pomodoro
    • close up on creamy tuscan chicken gnocchi in a cream dish
      Tuscan Chicken Gnocchi

    See all recipes →

    Dinner Recipes

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

    • close up on sliced tomatoes and cubed feta in a bowl of salad
      Classic Greek Salad
    • close up of the top of a bubbling cheesy tomato pasta bake
      Meatless Baked Ziti
    • a black bowl of creamy sausage pasta with a fork in it
      Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta
    • overhead shot of an oval dish of tagliatelle with parsley and garlic mixed through
      Garlic Parsley Pasta
    • a black bowl of chicken Bhuna with green chilli and cilantro
      Chicken Bhuna
    • close up on the chunks of shrimp stuffed into a salmon fillet
      Shrimp Stuffed Salmon

    See more easy dinner recipes →

    Margaret's 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 message about your favorite Sprinkles and Sprouts recipes to be featured in this spot next week!

    Mexican Chicken Breasts
    Margaret said:
    ★★★★★
    "Delish! I was looking for a chicken breast recipe with tons of flavor and this recipe hit the spot. I also made your taco seasoning, excellent, thank you! I grilled the chicken and served it with mexican rice and a side of zucchini and corn. Very nice meal, my family loved it!"

    • overhead view of a charred chicken breasts
    a lady stood in a white kitchen chopping a tomato

    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.

    Read more →

    Sides

    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.

    • close up of roasted vegetables in a blue cast iron pan
      Easy French Ratatouille
    • Overhead close up of the grains of basmati rice
      Indian Basmati Rice
    • close up of a spoonful of chopped carrots and corn
      Buttered Carrots and Corn
    • close up on the grains of rice in a bowl of fried rice
      Cantonese Fried Rice

    See more sides →

    Appetizers

    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.

    • close up on a single half of deviled egg
      Deviled Eggs with Fried Capers
    • a white tray style plate with a pea bruschetta on it
      Pea Bruschetta (Pea Crostini)
    • close up on the chopped tomatoes on top of crust bruschetta
      Italian Bruschetta Al Pomodoro
    • Head on shot showing a white plate on a blue table pilled with mexican pinwheels.
      Vegetarian Mexican Pinwheels

    See more appetizers →

    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!

    • a close up on peri peri fries showing the seasoning on them
      Homemade Peri Peri Fries
    • overhead of butter square melting over mashed potatoes with parsley garnish
      British Mashed Potatoes (British Mash)
    • super close up shot of fried smashed potatoes
      Crispy Pan Fried Potatoes
    • overhead shot of an oval dish of scalloped potatoes garnish with rosemary
      Potato and Onion Bake (Boulangère Potatoes)

    See more potato recipes →

    Recently Updated

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

    • a spoon sitting in a bowl of Turkish rice
      Turkish Rice Pilaf with Orzo
    • square picture of a cast iron skillet of pasta
      Creamy Tomato Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
    • close up on two sausages in gravy
      Classic British Bangers and Mash
    • close up of sauce drizzling over a parmesan chicken breast
      Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Breasts

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    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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