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Home » Dinner » Easy No Fuss Meals for Busy Moms and Families with this Fall’s #NoFussFoodsBBoxx

Easy No Fuss Meals for Busy Moms and Families with this Fall’s #NoFussFoodsBBoxx

October 15, 2018 *This post may include amazon links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com.

Sometimes I feel like we try to make fall and winter meals a little more difficult and time-consuming than summer meals. This month’s Babbleboxx is here to help with some Easy No Fuss Meals for Busy Moms and Families with this Fall’s #NoFussFoodsBBoxx 

Last week Hurricane Michael hit our town and left a lot of us without power for a while and gifted a lot of people with flooding damage. Along with the mess, the hurricane brought us cooler weather and for once this year it finally feels like fall around here. While the hurricane was scary and the mess it left behind is awful, I am at least grateful for the cooler temperatures that we have right now.

With Fall and the cooler temperatures, this month’s BabbleBoxx landed on my doorstep stuffed full of wonderful “No Fuss Meal Ideas” to put a smile on my face! I’m excited to go through the box and share them these items with y’all.

If you’re new to my fun BabbleBoxx posts, WELCOME! If you’ve been around for a little bit you remember the ones I’ve done so far, including last year’s BabbleBoxx Christmas post that y’all LOVED as well as the Game Day BabbleBoxx Post, Thanksgiving BabbleBoxx post and the Summer Time BabbleBoxx blog post.

Let’s see what new and fun items they’ve found for us this time!

New RAGÚ® Simply Chunky Marinara Pasta Sauce

New RAGÚ® Simply Chunky Marinara Pasta Sauce

Let us start off with this NEW RAGÚ® Simply Chunky Marinara Pasta Sauce! This Ragu pasta sauce is made with 100% olive
oil and contains no added sugar!  It’s that simple recipes bring tons of flavor when they’re made like this.

After trying the NEW RAGÚ® Simply Chunky Marinara Pasta Sauce from my BabbleBoxx we went out and bought a few more jars for our pantry and I sent a few to my dad as well because I know that he will love this.

So how does this help with an easy no fuss dinner? Here is the tasty Penne with Savory Tomato-Basil Sauce Recipe that we made using it (adapted from this Quiona Penne with Savory Tomato-Basil Sauce Recipe)

New RAGÚ® Simply Chunky Marinara Pasta Sauce

Penne with Savory Tomato-Basil Sauce Recipe

Penne with Savory Tomato-Basil Sauce Recipe

Created by Angie on October 15, 2018

New RAGÚ® Simply Chunky Marinara Pasta Sauce

  • Serves: 6

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces uncooked penne pasta
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 jar (24 ounces) New RAGÚ® Simply Chunky Marinara Pasta Sauce
  • 1 -1/4 cups tightly-packed fresh basil leaves, chopped, divided

Instructions

  • Cook pasta as directed on package.
  • While pasta cooks, heat oil in large skillet on medium heat.
  • Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes , sprinkle in paprika and str in the sauce and basil.
  • Drain pasta; add to sauce mixture. Mix well. Cook 1-2 min. until heated.
Source: Adapted from this Quiona Penne with Savory Tomato-Basil Sauce Recipe
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Scroll down to grab the Cauliflower Crust Mix & Match Pizza recipe that I made too!

Looking for other dished to use the NEW RAGÚ® Simply Chunky Marinara Pasta Sauce in?

Try adding it into these:

  • Easy Weeknight Baked Chicken Parmesan
  • Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Shells
  • Mom Approved – Spaghetti Sandwich Bake

Garden Lites

Next, we have Garden Lites Blueberry Oat Muffin and Garden Lites Superfood Veggie Cakes!

Let’s start with my favorite of the two!

The Superfood Veggie Cakes!

Garden Lites

These little Garden Lites Superfood Veggie Cakes are packed with all types of veggies and they’re perfect for breakfast or lunch! You could even toast them up in a toaster oven for the perfect little side dish for dinner.

I bet they’d go perfectly with my Instant Pot Short Ribs, my favorite Roasted Chicken, or Thomas’ Low Carb Steak with Mushroom Cream Sauce recipe!

Garden Lites

Then we’ve got the Garden Lites Blueberry Oat Muffin that really is perfect for breakfast with a nice cup of coffee. They’re packed with lots of hidden veggies and they taste really good too. I also love that they’re small and easy to nibble on while I’m wrangling the baby in the mornings.

These are great heated or at room temperature which is great because we all know that moms don’t actually get to eat a hot breakfast. hahaha

Garden Lites

Want to give these a try? 

Be sure to use this Store Locator here to find them and then print off the coupon to get $1.00 off in-store purchases

Want to shop online? Use the code BABBLE20 for 20% off your order from the Garden Lites store online!

Garden Lites

Red Diamond Medium Roast Classic Blend

Red Diamond Medium Roast Classic Blend

You know, I never thought I needed coffee to get going in the mornings until I had a baby. Now some mornings I do fine without it and some mornings I need it just to keep my eyes open.

This 11 oz. bag of Red Diamond Classic Blend Ground Coffee was in my BabbleBoxx this month and it’s the perfect cup of coffee to start our mornings with.

Red Diamond Medium Roast Classic Blend

We made it using our single serve coffee machine and these reusable cups (which I LOVE) and of course mine has to have creamer in it haha. Thomas is fine with a little cream and sugar most mornings but I need flavored creamer in mine!

Tell me I’m not alone here! RAISE YOUR HAND if you’re a coffee creamer lover like I am. 😉

ps. this coffee and a Garden Lites Blueberry Oat Muffin make for one perfectly easy breakfast (or brunch by the time I actually get to it haha)

Red Diamond Medium Roast Classic Blend

Want to give it a try?

Red Diamond has a special offer for Y’all! 

Use code coffee2018 for 20% off of your Red Diamond coffee purchase at reddiamond.com
–1 use per customer, no minimum purchase – this offer is effective from now until midnight Central Time on 12/31/18 —

You can also click here to find Red Diamond Classic Blend Ground Coffee in a store near you!

Cali’flour Pizza Crust & Penne

Ohhh now, let me tell you about this fun surprise that was in my BabbleBoxx!

I was super excited to get these two products because I’ve been substituting cauliflower for things a lot lately in my cooking and this Original Italian Cauliflower Pizza Crust and bag of Cauliflower & Yellow Lentil Penne were a welcome sight!

Cali’flour Pizza Crust & Penne

This Low Carb Cauliflower Pizza has a total of 180 calories and only 6 grams of carbs for the ENTIRE crust!

I snapped a photo of the back of the box so that you could take a look.

Cali’flour Pizza Crust & Penne

I used it to make this super easy Low Carb Cauliflower Pizza.

I just cooked the Original Italian Cauliflower Pizza Crust according to instructions, topped it with sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperonis before letting it bake for about 2-3 more minutes to melt the cheese.

Cali’flour Pizza Crust & Penne

Then we have this fantastic Cauliflower & Yellow Lentil Penne that has 2 ingredients in it!

Cali’flour Pizza Crust & Penne

I also snapped a photo of the sides of the pasta bag so that you could read up on it a little!

This High Protein pasta would be great for any of these recipes on my blog:

  • One Dish Easy Cheesy Mac and Cheese
  • Toni’s Slow Cooker Stupid Easy Chicken
  • Almond, Shrimp and Feta Pasta Salad 
  • Chicken and Broccoli Penne Alfredo
  • Sausage and Spinach Alfredo
  • Southwest Pasta

For more recipes…

Cali’flour Pizza Crust & Penne

I’ve got a special for y’all for this too!

Visit their site and use the promo code NOFUSSFOODS for 15% off your order (plus free shipping)!

Please note that this cannot be combined with other discount codes or promos. No expiration date, however, the coupon code is only good for one use per customer.

So tell me! Which item from this No Fuss BabbleBoxx did you like the most??

Easy No Fuss Meals for Busy Moms and Kids with this Fall's #NoFussFoodsBBoxx

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