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    Simple Recipes For Your Busy Life

    Find simple and delicious, family friendly recipes that you can make in no time!

    Reader Favorites

    Simple, tried and true recipes that thousands of readers are enjoying every day!

    • Tortellini Caprese salad in white bowl with fresh basil.
      Tortellini Caprese Salad
    • Overhead view of chicken legs grilled on white dish.
      Grilled Chicken Drumsticks
    • Overhead view of 6 jars of overnight oatmeal.
      6 Easy Overnight Oats Recipes
    • White bowl with lemon orzo salad topped with extra feta cheese and parsley.
      Easy Lemon Orzo Salad With Feta
    • Parmesan chicken sheet pan dinner with green beans and potatoes.
      Parmesan Crusted Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
    • Cream of mushroom bone in pork chop with parsley on top over mashed potatoes.
      Cream of Mushroom Pork Chops
    • Air fryer fish tacos on white plate with lime and fresh cilantro.
      Air Fryer Fish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw
    • Pop tarts with sprinkles stacked.
      Easy Homemade Pop Tarts with Pie Crust

    30 Minute Dinners

    I love when dinner comes together in 30 minutes or less. I don't have time for anything more! You will love the simplicity of these dinner recipes!

    • Lemon pepper pork chop on white plate with lemon slices and freshly chopped parsley.
      Lemon Pepper Pork Chops
    • Creamy Tuscan chicken in pan topped with freshly chopped parsley, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach.
      Baked Tuscan Chicken
    • Pan fried gnocchi tossed in butter and parmesan and topped with chopped parsley.
      Pan Fried Gnocchi
    • Italian sausage pasta in dish with fork.
      Spicy Sausage Pasta

    See more 30 minute dinners →

    Recent Recipes

    Check out the latest!

    • Skillet with cream of chicken and biscuits topped with chopped fresh parsley.
      Simple Chicken and Biscuits Skillet
    • White bowl with tomato tortellini soup and spoon scooping in.
      Tomato Tortellini Soup
    • Pan with tater tot shepherds pie with serving utensil scooping in.
      Tater Tot Shepherd's Pie
    • Peach banana smoothie in glass with peach slices surrounding.
      Peach Banana Smoothie

    Cozy Soups

    Simple, cozy and comforting soups for cold days and more!

    • Overhead view of rotisserie chicken noodle soup in white bowl with spoon.
      Easy Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup
    • Creamy crockpot chicken rice soup in bowl with spoon and fresh parsley.
      Crockpot Chicken Wild Rice Soup
    • Red dutch oven with ground turkey chili topped with red onion, green onion and cilantro with wooden spoon sitting in pot.
      Simple Turkey Chili
    • Butternut Squash Chili in bowl with sour cream, cheese and cilantro.
      Butternut Squash Chili

    See more soup recipes →

    Fall Favorites

    Try these cozy, fall inspired recipes that readers love!

    • Pumpkin ricotta pasta on white plate with side salad and fork.
      Cheesy Pumpkin Ricotta Pasta Bake
    • Pumpkin spice cookies iced with cream cheese maple icing and pecan halves on top of each.
      Pumpkin Spice Molasses Cookies with Maple Cream Cheese Icing
    • Pumpkin spice whipped cream piped in glass bowl with cinnamon dusted over top.
      Pumpkin Whipped Cream
    • Stack of pumpkin banana bread with chocolate chips slices on top of each other.
      Pumpkin Chip Banana Bread

    See more fall favorite recipes →

    One Pot Meals

    Less mess with these simple one pot meals--more time to spend with the ones you love! You will love these family favorites!

    • Ground turkey sweet potato skillet dinner in pan with shredded cheese melted on top.
      Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet
    • One pot dutch oven honey garlic pork tenderloin over carrots and potatoes.
      Dutch Oven Pork Tenderloin
    • White dish with pea and roasted asparagus risotto topped with freshly shaved parmesan.
      Creamy Pea and Asparagus Risotto
    • One pot lemon ricotta pasta in bowl with forks.
      20 Minute One Pot Lemon Ricotta Pasta

    See more one pot meals →

    Air Fryer Recipes

    The Air Fryer has become our favorite appliance. Check out some of the best recipes that cook up so fast!

    • Air fried stuffed mushrooms on white plate topped with chopped parsley.
      Air Fryer Stuffed Mushrooms
    • Cooked steak bites in air fryer basket.
      Top Air Fryer Recipes
    • White plate with cinnamon air fryer apples with spoon.
      Air Fryer Apples
    • Air fried steak bites in white plate with serving spoon and fresh parsley on top.
      Air Fryer Steak Bites

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    Breakfast Recipes

    Breakfast that is quick and easy? Count me in!

    • Chorizo egg bake slice topped with sour cream, cilantro, tomato and jalapeño.
      Chorizo Egg Bake
    • Crustless mushroom quiche with beef, swiss and spinach on white plate and topped with chopped parsley and chives.
      Crustless Mushroom Quiche
    • Carrot cake donut with cream cheese icing topped with sprinkles and shredded carrots.
      Carrot Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Jar of nutella overnight oats with raspberries beside it.
      Nutella Overnight Oats

    See more breakfast recipes →

    Easy Dinner Recipes

    Easy weeknight dinners? Consider it done!

    • Chicken spinach and artichoke pasta casserole in dish with fork.
      Spinach Artichoke Chicken Casserole
    • Dish with roasted maple balsamic Brussel sprouts.
      What To Eat With Brussel Sprouts
    • Chicken taco casserole in white dish topped with sour cream, green onions and other toppings.
      Chicken Taco Casserole
    • White plate with short rib ragu tossed with pappardelle pasta and topped with parmesan and parsley.
      Crock Pot Short Rib Ragu

    See more dinner recipes →

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    • Desserts
    • Vegetarian
    • Dairy Free
    • Pasta
    • Gluten Free
    • No Bake Bites, Bars and More
    • Salads
    • Breakfast

    About Lorie

    Hello! I’m Lorie, welcome to lemons + zest! If you love to eat, and you love delicious, simple recipes, then you are in the right place. When it comes to cooking these days, I firmly believe that if it takes too long, or too much work to make, then it’s not for me

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    Cookie Recipes

    Bake up some delicious and simple cookies the whole crew will love!

    • White and dark chocolate chip cookie with candy cane pieces.
      Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Sugar cookies laying on counter with crumbs.
      Lemon Sugar Cookies
    • Small batch chocolate chip cookies laying on parchment with cookie crumbs and chips surrounding.
      One Bowl Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies

    See more cookie recipes →

    Simple Desserts

    Craving something sweet? You will certainly find a simple and delicious treat to make!

    • Overhead view of peach cobbler with cake mix on white plate with two scoops of vanilla ice cream.
      Peach Cobbler With Cake Mix
    • Strawberry cupcake with white icing and strawberry cookie crunch crumble on top.
      Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes
    • Chocolate chip pecan cookie on parchment lined baking sheet.
      Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
    • Overhead view of red velvet Oreo fudge with Oreos surrounding.
      Red Velvet Oreo Fudge

    See more dessert recipes →

    Recently Updated

    Some oldies that got a little facelift!

    • Cheesecake on cake stand with slice cut out to expose the texture of the cheesecake with caramel apples on top.
      No Bake Caramel Apple Cheesecake
    • Apple crumble bar propped on surrounding sliced bars.
      Apple Crumble Bars
    • Slice of cinnamon streusel topped coffee cake with fork and cinnamon sticks on white plate.
      Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Coffee Cake
    • Banana bread slice with white chocolate chips and other slices surrounding.
      White Chocolate Almond Banana Bread

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    Welcome to lemons + zest!

    Hello! I’m Lorie, welcome to lemons + zest! If you love to eat, and you love delicious, simple recipes, then you are in the right place. When it comes to cooking these days, I firmly believe that if it takes too long, or too much work to make, then it’s not for me. Read More…

    30 Minute Dinners

    Air fryer fish tacos on white plate with lime and fresh cilantro.

    Air Fryer Fish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw

    Ground beef pasta recipe in skillet with parsley and basil on top.

    Simple Ground Beef Pasta Skillet

    Spinach Ricotta Chicken

    Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken with Tomato and Basil

    Baked Orange Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner

    Easy Chicken Stuffed Poblano Peppers

    honey lime chicken fajitas on sheet pan.

    Honey Lime Baked Chicken Fajitas

    Simple Ground Turkey Skillet Dinner

    Skillet with chicken thighs and fresh parsley on top.

    Creamy Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms

    Vegan sloppy Joes on bun with chips.

    15 Minute Vegan Sloppy Joes

    More 30 Minute Recipes →

    Top Recipes

    Cream of mushroom bone in pork chop with parsley on top over mashed potatoes.

    Cream of Mushroom Pork Chops

    Glass jar with overnight oats topped with sliced banana and topped with peanut butter.

    Protein Overnight Oats

    Vanilla cold brew coffee overnight oats in jar with spoon beside it and napkin behind.

    Vanilla Cold Brew Coffee Overnight Oats

    Air fryer fish tacos on white plate with lime and fresh cilantro.

    Air Fryer Fish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw

    White bowl with lemon orzo salad topped with extra feta cheese and parsley.

    Easy Lemon Orzo Salad With Feta

    Tortellini Caprese salad in white bowl with fresh basil.

    Tortellini Caprese Salad

    Overhead view of Air Fryer BBQ Chicken on cutting board.

    Simple Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Breast

    Pop tarts with sprinkles stacked.

    Easy Homemade Pop Tarts with Pie Crust

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