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    Quick and easy recipes to help busy people eat real food.

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    • Chicken Potato Soup is cozy, hearty, and delicious — loaded with chicken, potatoes, veggies, and greens simmered in a creamy broth. Ready in 40 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com
      Chicken Potato Soup
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    • Pesto green beans is a simple side dish that is quick and easy to make in under 10 minutes, tossed in buttery toasted walnuts and pesto. So delicious. | aheadofthyme.com
      Pesto Green Beans
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    • Hearty and filling beef and bean burritos are easy to make ahead, freezer-friendly, and take just 30 minutes for restaurant-quality Mexican food at home. | aheadofthyme.com
      Beef and Bean Burritos
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    • Homemade calzones are delicious little pizza pockets filled with cheese and toppings and baked until golden. This Italian favourite is easy to make at home. | aheadofthyme.com
      Homemade Calzones
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    Hi, we are Sam and Dan. We are the recipe developers and photographers behind Ahead of Thyme, where we help busy people eat real food that tastes good. We started this food blog back in 2015 as a creative outlet while pursuing our intense day jobs. Today, you can find hundreds of delicious, quick and easy recipes, using quality and wholesome ingredients.

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    • Vegan Stuffed Peppers are stuffed with pan-fried mushrooms, tender rice, and veggies, making them flavorful and filling. Easy to make in under an hour! | aheadofthyme.com
      Vegan Stuffed Peppers
    • Robin’s Egg Cupcakes are an Easter treat you need to try! Fluffy vanilla cupcakes are topped with blue buttercream, mini eggs, and speckled with chocolate. | aheadofthyme.com
      Robin's Egg Cupcakes
    • Lemon Parmesan Green Beans are the perfect side to any entree dinner meal — buttery, lemony, and cheesy. This quick side dish is easy to make in 20 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com
      Lemon Parmesan Green Beans
    • Deviled Egg Salad is the perfect spring side dish! It has the signature tang and smokiness of deviled eggs with the pillowy texture of egg salad. | aheadofthyme.com
      Deviled Egg Salad
    • Baked Chicken Quesadillas are cheesy, crispy, flavorful, and delicious. This family-friendly recipe is quick and easy to make in just 30 minutes! | aheadofthyme.com
      Baked Chicken Quesadillas
    • This Persian Lentil Soup is a quick and easy vegan soup that is flavorful, delicious, and healthy. Make this thick and hearty meal in just 45 minutes! | aheadofthyme.com
      Persian Lentil Soup

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    Easter Recipes

    Let's be real. Easter is all about food so it's never too early to start preparing your holiday menus. Whether you are looking for a main course for Easter dinner, side dishes, or dessert, we have a recipe for you. More Easter recipes →

    • Beet Hummus is a smooth and creamy vegan dip that is made with healthy ingredients including real beets. It's flavorful, delicious, vibrant and colorful. | aheadofthyme.com
      Beet Hummus
    • Mini Egg Easter Fudge is a rich, sweet, and colorful white chocolate fudge that is easy to make from scratch with just 3 simple ingredients. | aheadofthyme.com
      Mini Egg Easter Fudge
    • Italian Easter Cookies are cake-like cookies that are light and fluffy with lemon flavor throughout and topped with an easy homemade glaze and sprinkles. | aheadofthyme.com
      Italian Easter Cookies
    • Carrot Cake Cookies are soft, chewy, cake-like cookies with a delicious homemade cream cheese glaze. They taste just like carrot cake but in cookie form. | aheadofthyme.com
      Carrot Cake Cookies
    • Mashed Cauliflower is a fluffy and buttery side dish and a low carb, keto-friendly alternative to mashed potatoes. Plus, it’s easier and quicker too! | aheadofthyme.com
      Mashed Cauliflower
    • Green Beans with Bacon is a delicious, flavorful side dish that comes together quickly in 20 minutes (including prep!) with a handful of simple ingredients. | aheadofthyme.com
      Green Beans with Bacon

    Winter Recipes

    We love to cook seasonally. Pick up some fresh, seasonal ingredients and make a warm and cozy winter meal. Whether you are craving a hot bowl of soup, a baked casserole, or something to throw in the instant pot, browse my favourite winter dishes and find something to satisfy even your strongest cravings. More winter recipes →

    • One Pot Red Kidney Beans are vegan, healthy, hearty, nourishing, and packed with plant-based protein. The perfect recipe for your dried kidney bean stash! | aheadofthyme.com
      One Pot Red Kidney Beans
    • This Vegetarian Lasagna with Spinach is creamy, cheesy, and delicious. This classic Italian dish gets a meatless upgrade in this vegetarian version. | aheadofthyme.com
      Vegetarian Lasagna with Spinach
    • This Creamy Tomato Pasta is a simple and delicious meal made from scratch in 25 minutes with a cream and tomato based sauce that is rich and silky smooth. | aheadofthyme.com
      Creamy Tomato Pasta
    • Chai Tea Latte is easy to make at home with aromatic spices and warm foamy milk. It is just as delicious as your favorite coffee shop — if not better! | aheadofthyme.com
      Chai Tea Latte
    • Easy 20-Minute One Pot Lentils are a healthy, nourishing, and delicious vegan meal that is easy to make in a few simple steps. Make a big batch and freeze! | aheadofthyme.com
      Easy 20-Minute One Pot Lentils
    • Instant Pot Short Ribs are rich, tender, and delicious. These short ribs fall-off-the-bone after being braised in a red wine broth in the pressure cooker. | aheadofthyme.com
      Instant Pot Short Ribs

    Comfort Food Recipes

    The season of comfort food is finally upon us, and we seriously cannot be more excited! Bring on all the lasagnas, pastas, casseroles, cheesy dishes, and more! More comfort food recipes →

    • Kimchi Dumplings are savory, delicious, and flavorful. These Korean-inspired dumplings get seared and steamed to create classic crispy bottom potstickers. | aheadofthyme.com
      Kimchi Dumplings
    • Baked Potato Wedges are crispy outside and soft inside — exactly what you want from a potato wedge but without frying! Cook in the oven or air fryer. | aheadofthyme.com
      Baked Potato Wedges
    • Vegetarian Paella is a delicious flavorful classic Spanish rice dish that is hearty and filling — perfectly cooked rice with saffron and vegetables. | aheadofthyme.com
      Vegetarian Paella
    • This Vegetarian Split Pea Soup is an easy to make vegan soup that is packed with nutrients and flavor. Loaded with veggies and well-seasoned too. | aheadofthyme.com
      Vegetarian Split Pea Soup
    • Herb Roasted Sweet Potatoes are a quick easy side dish that's healthy, delicious, and flavorful. A perfect side for your holiday table or weeknight dinner. | aheadofthyme.com
      Herb Roasted Sweet Potatoes
    • These Sheet Pan Quesadillas are loaded with veggies and gooey cheese, baked in the oven until crispy, and made to feed a crowd in just 30 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com
      Sheet Pan Quesadillas

    Soup Recipes

    We love to make cozy soups all fall and winter season long. Whether that's over the stove, in the instant pot, or in the slow cooker, we love soups over here. Browse my favourite soup recipes including vegetarian, gluten-free, and meat options. More soup recipes →

    • Chicken and Dumplings is a classic chicken soup that is hearty, comforting, and nourishing. Plus, it is quick and easy to make in one pot in 40 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com
      Chicken and Dumplings
    • Vegetable Soup is a hearty, vegan soup that is delicious, flavorful, and easy to make. It’s loaded with all kinds of veggies in a savory broth. | aheadofthyme.com
      Vegetable Soup
    • White Bean Soup with Kale is a hearty and nourishing one-pot meal that is flavorful and easy. Make this healthy soup in 30 minutes using simple ingredients. | aheadofthyme.com
      White Bean Soup with Kale
    • This easy Pot Roast Soup is made in 30 minutes with leftover beef and veggies simmered in broth. It’s hearty, flavorful, and nourishing comfort food. | aheadofthyme.com
      Pot Roast Soup
    • Creamy Garlic Cauliflower Soup is creamy and healthy. This vegetarian soup is ready in 45 minutes with a handful of wholesome ingredients and a few steps. | aheadofthyme.com
      Creamy Garlic Cauliflower Soup
    • Coconut Curry Pumpkin Soup is rich, creamy, flavorful, and delicious. This vegan soup is ready just over 35 minutes with minimal prep and in one pot. | aheadofthyme.com
      Coconut Curry Pumpkin Soup

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    We love making our favorite Asian Takeout recipes at home — but so much better. More Asian recipes →

    • Korean Beef Bulgogi is a tasty, quick and easy 30-minute meal made with thinly sliced beef marinated in a delicious sweet and savory garlic soy sauce. | aheadofthyme.com
      Korean Beef Bulgogi
    • Salmon Bites are flavorful and delicious bite-sized pieces of salmon cooked until tender with crispy, golden edges and coated with an homemade sticky glaze. | aheadofthyme.com
      Salmon Bites
    • Sweet Potato Yellow Curry is a flavorful and delicious vegetarian dish that is quick and easy to make any day of the week in under 30 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com
      Thai Sweet Potato Yellow Curry
    • Chicken Chow Mein is a classic Chinese noodle dish that is quick and easy to make at home in 20 minutes — faster, healthier, and better than takeout. | aheadofthyme.com
      Chicken Chow Mein
    • This Coconut Curry Ramen is creamy, rich, comforting, and delicious, with a perfect blend of mouthwatering textures and flavors and ready in 25 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com
      Coconut Curry Ramen
    • Making dumpling wrappers from scratch has never been easier. This recipe makes high-quality homemade dumpling wrappers for any filling or folding technique. | aheadofthyme.com
      Homemade Dumpling Wrappers
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    • Toasted Ravioli is a classic Italian appetizer that is crispy and golden on the outside, and tender and gooey on the inside. Ready in less than 30 minutes! | aheadofthyme.com
      Toasted Ravioli
    • Broccoli Rice is the perfect side dish: creamy, cheesy, healthy, and filling. Plus, it’s quick and easy and all made in one pot in just over 30 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com
      Broccoli Rice
    • Shredded Beef Enchiladas are flavorful, saucy, and cheesy. They are easy to make for family dinner using just a few ingredients including leftover beef. | aheadofthyme.com
      Shredded Beef Enchiladas
    • Making perfect fluffy quinoa at home is quick and a lot easier than you think! Learn how to cook quinoa perfectly every time using our simple recipe. | aheadofthyme.com
      How to Cook Quinoa
    • This Chili Mac and Cheese recipe combines two of the best classic comfort dishes using one pot only in just 30 minutes. A family-friendly weeknight dinner. | aheadofthyme.com
      One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese
    • Turkey Enchiladas are a cheesy, filling, and comforting meal that is quick and easy to make using a handful of ingredients including leftover turkey. | aheadofthyme.com
      Turkey Enchiladas

    Appetizers

    The holiday season is all about getting together with family and friends and starting the night off with a delicious selection of appys. Whether you are looking for bite-sized snacks, dips, or a charcuterie board, you will find it here. More appetizer recipes →

    • You’ll never want to buy chips after trying these incredibly light and crispy homemade Kale Chips! They’re completely vegan, easy to make, and healthy. | aheadofthyme.com
      Kale Chips
    • Homemade artichoke dip is a warm, creamy dip loaded with tender artichoke hearts. This easy to make appetizer is tangy, cheesy, and all-around delicious! | aheadofthyme.com
      Creamy Artichoke Dip
    • Vegan Queso is a 5-minute dip that is creamy, cheesy, and perfectly spiced to mimic the classic dip — without any dairy! It tastes like the real thing! | aheadofthyme.com
      Vegan Queso
    • Potato Onion Pierogi is a flavorful delicious dumpling recipe made from scratch with simple ingredients, filled potatoes, caramelized onions, and cheese. | aheadofthyme.com
      Potato Onion Pierogi
    • Cheesy Garlic Bread is toasty and crispy on the outside, tender and soft inside with a garlic butter and melty cheese on top. Make in under 20 minutes! | aheadofthyme.com
      Cheesy Garlic Bread
    • Baked ricotta is creamy, smooth, and flavorful. This delicious warm dip is packed with Parmesan and seasoned with dried herbs for the ultimate cheesy dip. | aheadofthyme.com
      Baked Ricotta

    Sides

    Looking for delicious sides to serve with dinner? Look no further. From healthy vegetable sides to cheesy and creamy sides, we have got it all. More side dish recipes →

    • Quick and easy Sautéed Asparagus is a simple, savory side dish that goes well with almost any main dish. It's healthy, flavourful, and seasoned simply. | aheadofthyme.com
      Sautéed Asparagus
    • Balsamic Roasted Broccoli is a quick easy side dish made with tender, crispy broccoli tossed in a flavorful 5-ingredient glaze and is ready in 25 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com
      Balsamic Roasted Broccoli
    • Hasselback Potatoes are infused with garlic butter and feature signature cuts that make these potatoes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. | aheadofthyme.com
      Hasselback Potatoes
    • Candied Yams are tender, buttery, tangy, and sweet with a delicious brown sugar glaze. This simple Thanksgiving side dish is quick and easy to prepare. | aheadofthyme.com
      Candied Yams
    • Oven Roasted Vegetables are a delicious flavorful side dish that goes well with almost any dinner main. Customize it with whatever veggies you have on hand. | aheadofthyme.com
      Oven Roasted Vegetables
    • Sautéed Brussels Sprouts are a quick and easy side dish made with just 5 ingredients and ready to serve in only 15 minutes. They're vegan and keto too. | aheadofthyme.com
      Sautéed Brussels Sprouts

    Kitchen and Cooking Tips

    This comprehensive Christmas Baking Guide with free checklists includes info on baking ingredients and tools, tons of tips, mistakes to avoid, and recipes. | aheadofthyme.com

    Christmas Baking Guide + Checklists

    A complete Thanksgiving Dinner Prep Guide with a week-by-week timeline, tips on how to host Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving recipes, and free checklists. | aheadofthyme.com

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    A complete guide to the traditional haft-sin table for Norouz (Persian New Year) including 7 essential items, common additional items, and Persian desserts. | aheadofthyme.com

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    Dessert

    There is always room for dessert. Whether you are craving a batch of cookies, a fancy layered cake, a dozen muffins, a freshly baked pie or something chocolatey and fudgy, you can find it here. More dessert recipes →

    • Pistachio Macarons are delicate, chewy, melt-in-your-mouth cookies filled with pistachio white chocolate ganache filling and chopped pistachios on top. | aheadofthyme.com
      Pistachio Macarons
    • These Red Velvet Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are delicious, moist, rich, and perfectly sweet. Top these Valentine’s cupcakes with festive sprinkles. | aheadofthyme.com
      Red Velvet Cupcakes
    • White Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft and chewy with golden crisp edges, and loaded with white chocolate chips. Ready in under 20 minutes with no chilling! | aheadofthyme.com
      White Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Oreo Brownies are a fudgy, rich and decadent dessert that is quick and easy to make from scratch in about 30 minutes using simple ingredients. | aheadofthyme.com
      Oreo Brownies
    • Classic Madeleines are soft spongy mini cakes with a signature shell shape and dusting of sugar on top. Making French butter cakes is easier than you think! | aheadofthyme.com
      Madeleines
    • Peppermint Brownies are rich and decadent with a fudgy brownie base, a delicious minty chocolate ganache layer, and crushed candy canes sprinkled on top. | aheadofthyme.com
      Peppermint Brownies

    Popular Recipes

    • Chicken marsala in creamy mushroom sauce is a quick and easy 30-minute chicken dinner that is pure comfort food goals. A total crowd favourite. | aheadofthyme.com
      Chicken Marsala
      ★★★★★
    • Creamy garlic shrimp is a delicious, quick and easy 15-minute meal (including prep!) that you need to include in your weeknight dinner meal plan. | aheadofthyme.com
      Creamy Garlic Shrimp
      ★★★★★
    • Pasta bake with sausage (baked ziti) is a lazy day lasagna with layers of pasta tossed in a rich meat sauce, layered with mozzarella, and baked. | aheadofthyme.com
      Pasta Bake with Sausage (Baked Ziti)
      ★★★★★
    • Delicious, comforting homemade Swedish meatballs are seared and smothered in a creamy gravy sauce and taste so much better than IKEA meatballs. | aheadofthyme.com
      Swedish Meatballs
      ★★★★★
    • Sticky honey garlic meatballs are a delicious and flavourful 30-minute meal to add to your weekly dinner rotation. A total crowd pleaser. | aheadofthyme.com
      Sticky Honey Garlic Meatballs
      ★★★★★
    • Tomato bruschetta with balsamic glaze is an easy Italian appetizer topped with tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil and olive oil. Delicious, fresh and simple. | aheadofthyme.com
      Tomato Bruschetta with Balsamic Glaze
      ★★★★★
    • Creamy white chicken and spinach lasagna with tender shredded chicken is the most comforting creamiest cheesiest white lasagna. Easy to make ahead & freeze. | aheadofthyme.com
      Creamy White Chicken and Spinach Lasagna
      ★★★★★
    • Quick and easy, creamy lemon chicken piccata is a simple and delicious 30-minute meal made with tender chicken breast in a light lemon sauce with capers. | aheadofthyme.com
      Creamy Lemon Chicken Piccata
      ★★★★★
    • One pan garlic roasted chicken and baby potatoes is an easy to make, delicious, and wholesome meal for the entire family. Prep this sheet pan in 10 minutes. | aheadofthyme.com
      One Pan Garlic Roasted Chicken and Baby Potatoes
      ★★★★★
    • Creamy roasted butternut squash and cauliflower soup has all the fall feels and is vegan and gluten-free. Plus, it's super easy to make in a sheet pan. | aheadofthyme.com
      Roasted Butternut Squash and Cauliflower Soup
      ★★★★★
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