Midwest Foodie focuses on sharing simple recipes that make it easy to feed your family real food. Here you'll find family favorite recipes that include seasonal (mostly healthy) and accessible ingredients.
Reader Favorite Recipes
These are the most popular recipes on Midwest Foodie right now. They are tried and true family favorites - not to mention, DELICIOUS!
30 Minute Meals
No one loves a 30 minute meal more than me! I try to keep all of my recipes pretty simple and straight forward, but weeknight dinners that can be made from start to finish in less than a half hour are my specialty!
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One Pot Dinners
I love the ease and simplicity of a one pot meal which means you'll find a lot of them around here! You are going to love these one pot wonders!
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Quick Pasta Salads
These pasta salad recipes are quick, easy, and loaded with flavor! Skip the same old boring macaroni salad and bring something unique to the backyard BBQ this year!
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Easy Vegan Recipes
These vegan meals are satisfying, simple and plant-based! They will fuel you through a busy work day or make it easy to feed your family a healthy, hearty dinner.
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Simple Vegetarian Meals
These vegetarian meals are comfort food as it's finest! Of course, sticking with the quick and easy theme of Midwest Foodie, you'll have them on the dinner table in no time!
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Meet Midwest Foodie
Hi! I'm Kylie and as a busy mom, I understand how hard it can be to get a wholesome dinner on the table at the end of a long day. Here at Midwest Foodie I focus on sharing simple recipes that make it easy to feed your family real food.
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Family Style Dinners
These recipes use accessible ingredients and (mostly) whole foods. So you can feel good about feeding your family a wholesome dinner!
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Instant Pot & Slow Cooker Recipes
These easy recipes take just minutes of prep and then it's hands-off cook time while you get the important things done!
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Easy Appetizers
These starters are simple, delicious and the best part is that most of them can be made ahead of time!
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Easy Soups
When the temps start to dip below zero (you know, like in October here in Wisconsin) soup becomes a weekly staple!
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Easy Pasta Dishes
Pasta is the one dish that my daughter will always eat. And with endless options of sauce and cheese, I never tire of trying new things and incorporating veggies into the mix.
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Income Reports
Let me share with you a behind the scenes look at what it takes to run a food blog as a full time career that supports a family of three!
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