Easy Meals
11 Healthy One-Pot Meals for Easy, No-Stress Weeknight Dinners
Busy schedules don’t always leave room for elaborate cooking (or a sink full of dishes). That’s where healthy one-pot meals come in. By bringing everything together in a single pot, pan, or skillet, these recipes make it easier to get a nourishing dinner on the table with minimal prep and cleanup. Whether you’re planning weeknight ...
7 Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles for Stress-Free Mornings
Busy mornings don’t have to mean skipping the most important meal of the day. Make-ahead breakfast casseroles are a simple solution for fueling your family (or yourself!) with hearty, nutrient-packed meals you can prep in advance. Just assemble the night before, pop in the oven the next morning, and enjoy a warm, comforting breakfast with ...
All the Best Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas
Busy mornings don’t have to mean skipping breakfast or settling for something rushed and unhealthy. With make ahead breakfasts, you can enjoy a delicious, nutritious start to your day without sacrificing time. TL;DR Make ahead breakfasts save time, reduce stress, and ensure a healthy morning meal. Options include casseroles, sandwiches, burritos, tacos, breakfast bowls, and ...
Pancake Recipe Roundup: 9 Easy Ideas for Weekend Mornings
This article was written with help from AI and edited by Thrive Market’s talented team of human writers. There’s something undeniably comforting about a stack of pancakes—golden, fluffy, warm off the griddle, and ready to soak up butter and maple syrup like a sponge. Whether it’s a lazy weekend breakfast, a cozy brunch with friends, ...
Picky Kids, Tired Parents? Everyone Wins With This Quick Meal That Sneaks In Veggies
Having picky eaters in the house can feel like a losing battle. They want the same plain pasta every night, and without the time or energy to make your own meal, you’re stuck eating their one-note leftovers. With the parents’ dilemma in mind, we asked recipe developer, photographer, and food stylist extraordinaire Aubrey Devin to ...
Best in Class: Meet the A+ Winners of The After Schoolies Awards
Parents are always on the hunt for affordable, healthy finds and foods their kids will actually enjoy. That’s where the winners of our brand-new awards, The After Schoolies, come in. These standout products have been tried, tested, and loved by our members and their little ones. From tasty after-school snacks to practical picks for your ...
Get to Know Alex Snodgrass of SideDish (+ Her Family’s Favorite Build-Your-Own-Bowl Recipe)
If you thought healthy food lacked flavor, that you might never see your kids enjoy eating a vegetable, or that making nutritious meals was its own full-time job… then you’ve never met Alex Snodgrass. Thanks to her love of big, bold flavors featuring nourishing ingredients, the mom of two and proud Texan has gained a ...
No Time To Cook? These Weeknight Recipes From Simply Organic Get Dinner on the Table Quick
It’s an all-too-familiar scene: The clock is ticking, the kids are hungry, and you still have no idea what to make. Enter Simply Organic. More than just the all-organic spices, sauces, extracts, and mixes they offer, the brand inspires home cooks with delicious, weeknight-friendly recipes. Perfect for busy schedules, these three flavor-packed meals are soon ...
How DIYers PJ & Thomas Found Family, Fatherhood, and a Farm in Rural Tennessee
Rural Tennessee may not seem like the first place you’d look for television or online success, but for PJ and Thomas McKay, sticking to their roots has always served them best. The couple grew up in the same small hometown in southeastern Tennessee, just outside of Chattanooga. After meeting through mutual friends (and, like many ...
How to Hot Pot: This Communal Meal is Perfect for a Group
Steam rises toward the ceiling. Cut onions and cabbage are plucked from the soup and dunked into nutty sauce. We sit around the table, in various states of cooking and eating and laughing. Someone stands up to show pictures of their dog to the entire group. Fish cakes go in. Bushels of enoki go in. ...
For the Best Burger Recipes, We Asked Our Employees
If there’s one thing Thrive Market employees have in common, it’s that we all love food: cooking, taste-testing new products, sharing recipes over Slack (in fact, it’s not uncommon to find a slew of photos from the weekend’s recipe tests in the company’s #gastronomers Slack channel come Monday morning). So when we were looking for ...
Beginner’s Guide to Grilling
Grilling is supposed to be the epitome of carefree summertime cooking — but if you’ve ever burned a hot dog or fumbled to light charcoal, you know it’s not always as easy as it seems. If you’ve decided that this is the summer you’re finally going to master the art of grilling, we’ve got everything ...
Host the Perfect Pride Dinner Party With Chef Will Coleman’s Spicy Pepperoni Chicken Cutlets
Will Coleman is a New York City-based chef, food writer, and television personality (if he looks familiar, you might recognize him from the Today Show or Good Morning America). He calls himself a “well-fed, diverse storyteller,” and his cooking infuses American cuisine with Southern and global flavors. In honor of Pride Month, we tapped Coleman ...
Vegan Grilled Cheese Sandwich (Comfort Food Reimagined)
[schema description]The grilled cheese sandwich is an icon of comfort—melty cheese, crisped bread, easy perfection. But when you take out the dairy, many assume that magic disappears. Enter the vegan grilled cheese sandwich, a plant-based reimagination that proves the gooey, golden delight can live on through smart swaps. Thrive Market’s version replaces traditional cheese with ...
Whole30 Meatloaf Recipe
[schema description]Meatloaf can sometimes feel heavy, over-processed, or loaded with breadcrumbs and additives—and that’s why this version stands out. This Whole30-compliant recipe uses grass-fed ground beef, chopped mushrooms, grated onion, fresh parsley, almond flour, and Whole30-compliant ketchup to reinvent the classic meatloaf into a clean, modern dinner that still delivers comfort.
The Best Smoothie Bowl Recipes, Ingredients & More
Welcome to your new favorite breakfast (or anytime) pick: smoothie bowls that aren’t just pretty—they’re powerful. At Thrive Market, we believe food should look amazing, taste incredible and fuel your best life. That’s why we’re diving into how to build the ultimate smoothie bowl—from vibrant bases and smart boosts to topping it off with a ...
Beer-Battered Cod With Tartar Sauce Recipe
[schema description]It’s time for a summer fish fry! A piece of flaky cod coated in a silky beer-batter then fried to golden perfection is the perfect meal to cap off a day at the beach. Dunk each fillet in creamy, pickle-spiked tartar sauce and serve crunchy coleslaw alongside to make it a meal. [/schema]
The Best Rib Eye Steak with Cherry Sauce
[schema description]There’s something deeply satisfying about a perfectly seared ribeye—rich fat, crusted edges, and tender interior. Thrive Market’s recipe pairs that classic steak with a cherry steak sauce that balances sweetness, acidity, and savor with finesse. The result: a dish that feels refined enough for dinner guests, yet accessible enough for weekday indulgence.
Best Breakfast Sandwich: Waffle, Sausage and Egg
[schema description]For the morning when you want something more than just toast and jam, this breakfast sandwich delivers big: savory waffles stacked with seasoned sausage patties and a sunny-side-up egg, layered into the ultimate handheld meal. The recipe starts with waffles made from protein-packed whole-wheat and oat flour mix, then adds sharp cheddar and green ...
Attention Parents: These 5 Easy, Make-Ahead Freezer Meals Will Save You Tons of Time
There’s nothing better than a home-cooked meal—in terms of taste and nutrition. You know exactly what ingredients went into every bite, and can make it just the way you like it. Of course, slaving away over a hot stove isn’t always possible, especially when you’re about to become a new parent.
How To Make Chopped Chicken Salad
[schema description]Chopped salads are a solution to a common salad problem: uneven bites. Too much lettuce without flavor, or too much dressing drowning out the ingredients. History of the chopped salad goes back to the idea of fine-tuning texture and flavor in every forkful—lettuce, protein, creamy or tangy add-ins, and a dressing that ties it ...
How to Make Pot Roast in a Slow Cooker
[schema description]Pot roast is comfort food at its finest: a large cut of beef slowly cooked until it’s fall-apart tender, surrounded by vegetables that soak up all of the savory juices. It’s one of those dishes with history—originally meant to turn tough, inexpensive cuts into something rich and nourishing, often using slow, moist heat. The ...
The Best Homemade Chicken Nuggets Recipe (Gluten-Free & Paleo)
This recipe appears in the Thrive Market cookbook, Healthy Living Made Easy. Find the ingredients in this shopping list. [schema description]Chicken nuggets have long been a nostalgic favorite — golden, crispy bites that appeal to kids and adults alike. But for those avoiding gluten, the classic crumb coating is often off-limits. That’s why a gluten-free ...
4 Genius Ways to Stretch Any Meal—And Save Time And Money
Other than cold pizza, do leftovers ever sound appetizing? Reheating and repeating three nights in a row doesn’t exactly sound like the kind of dinner plans most people look forward to.