🍋Need easy weeknight meal inspiration? Let your market-fresh finds work for you with this go-to guide for simple, seasonal, foolproof recipes.
Do you ever find yourself wandering the grocery aisles, list in hand, yet still unsure of what’s for dinner? Or perhaps you’ve spotted an intriguing ingredient and thought, “I’d buy that if I only knew what to do with it.”
💡To help you get great meals on the table with ease, Lemon Street Market in Lancaster is now featuring QR codes on select products that link directly to Fountain Avenue Kitchen recipes!
To keep the inspiration flowing, I curated the following list of recipes so Lemon Street could also offer their customers a helpful list to glance at whenever they need mealtime inspiration. Whether you’re shopping the aisles of this local gem or just looking for fresh ideas, these dishes are designed to bring success to your kitchen.
Next time you’re at the market, keep an eye out for those QR codes to find even more delicious ways to use your favorite local ingredients. If you cook one of these dishes, snap a photo and tag @FountainAvenueKitchen and @LemonStreetMarket—we’d love to see what’s cooking in your kitchen!
Spanish-Style Chickpeas
Pantry staples come together lightening quick in this plant-based meal that’s equal parts flavorful, satisfying, and budget friendly!
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Low Sugar Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
This baked oatmeal relies on the natural sweetness of whole fruit to deliver great taste with just a little added maple syrup. For added convenience, the recipe includes flexible ingredient options.
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Parmesan Crusted Potatoes
A golden crust is the magic that happens when a clever baking method meets olive oil and Parmesan cheese in this versatile recipe that takes five minutes to prep.
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Restaurant-Style Pan Seared Salmon
Picture the perfectly seasoned fillet of salmon with a lightly golden crust that you order from a favorite restaurant. You can make it at home for a fraction of the price—in about 10 minutes.
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Stovetop Lentils with Veggies
Colorful vegetables and hearty lentils come together with ease in this one pot dish that serves as a filling vegetarian meal or can be used as a base for seared salmon or another protein of choice.
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Blue Cheese (or Feta) Turkey Burgers
Three simple ingredients make THE BEST turkey burgers ever. Tender, flavorful and not the least bit dry, they’re easy to cook on the grill or stovetop.
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Spicy Sweet Potatoes with Smoked Paprika Aioli
Packed with flavor and so satisfying－I could make a meal out of these sweet potatoes. The easy aioli puts them over the top!
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Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
The simplest of ingredients meet a flavor-packed sauce for a prep-ahead meal that’s destined to become a weeknight favorite!
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Mushroom Ground Beef
The use of mushrooms and a simple technique seamlessly adds nutrients and flavor to regular ground beef, making it an ideal way to incorporate more plant-based eating into our diets, even if we still enjoy meat. It economically increases the yield too!
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Air Fryer Polenta Fries (with oven option)
A tube of prepared polenta and simple seasonings are the key to these irresistible bites. Serve the quick and easy recipe as an appetizer or side dish and watch them disappear!
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Budget Sushi Bowls
Eating well on a shoestring budget is easy with these flavor-packed bowls, which conveniently rely on canned tuna. Perfect for a speedy weeknight meal or packable lunch!
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Restaurant Style Salsa
Store-bought salsa is great, but it can be fun (and delicious!) to make your own. This year-round option relies on canned tomatoes for flavor that will rival your favorite restaurant and jarred salsa－in about 10 minutes. (The linked post also contains lots of clever ways to cook with salsa!)
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Union Square Cafe Bar Nuts
Inspired by the iconic New York City restaurant, these rosemary-infused nuts are lightly spiced, perfectly salted, and completely irresistible. Snack on them anytime, or enjoy as a wholesome pre-dinner nibble with drink of choice.
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Homemade Sausage
Enjoy sausage with all the flavor of classic Italian sausage but without nitrates, nitrites, and other ingredients you prefer to avoid. The following recipe can be used whenever one pound of bulk sausage (or sausage removed from the casings) is called for – thinks soups, casseroles, spaghetti sauce, meatloaf and, stir fries. It makes the easiest and most mouthwatering sausage burgers too. The recipe is easy to scale up or halve as needed and freezes well.
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Blueberry Banana Smoothie
The PERFECT blueberry banana smoothie is creamy and delicious with a hearty dose of protein and takes just 5 minutes to make.
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Zucchini Banana or Applesauce Bread (grain-free & naturally sweetened)
This grain-free, naturally sweetened zucchini bread puts a healthy spin on the ultimate summer quick bread. Can be customized to taste, too.
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Lolita’s Low Sugar Granola
Granola is supposed to be healthy, right? Yet too often a small serving is surprisingly high in sugar and calories. Happily, Lolita figured out a way to do it differently. Lucky for us, she shared her trade secrets!
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Emerald Lentil Salad
A palette of greens adds interest to this hearty, wholesome, plant-based salad, which is well suited to meal planning, potlucks, and taking to a friend in need. I appreciate how the truly simple and nutrient-dense ingredients deliver outstanding flavor and keep me full for hours.
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Vegan Curried Vegetable and Chickpea Stew
Choose among three cooking options when preparing this deliciously hearty, plant-based soup that satisfies even the most diehard meat eaters. The big yield is perfect for meal prep and tastes great all week long.
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Baked White Rice
Baked rice is easy, foolproof, and hands off. Plus, it works with white and brown rice－the only thing that changes is the cooking time.
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Baked Swiss Chard with Peppers and Feta
Crave-worthy greens are within easy reach thanks to a unique method of preparation, which delivers crispy edges and golden brown bits of feta, all while adding a few other colorful veggies to the mix!
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Apple Cake
This rustic cake is very easy to make using apples and basic pantry ingredients. A spinoff of my grandmother’s classic recipe, it’s a delicious fall treat that I make all year round. Studded with tender apples, the cake tastes delicious, stores well, and is so moist it doesn't need frosting.
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