I love easy recipes and anything Italian! This easy Beef and Kale Pasta Bake will be ready and on the table in about 30 minutes. I prefer using Rotini pasta in this recipe since rotini always seems to hold the marinara sauce the best. If you're reading this in December Thrive Life has ground beef, kale, tomato dices and chopped onions all on sale under the monthly Delivery. You can check that information out here.... Read more →

I love grilled cheese sandwiches. Sometimes I want a little something more and these Apple Pork Grilled Cheese hit the spot! Just think a tad bit fruity with tasty and tender pulled pork and ooey and gooey melted cheese! Oh yes please! This recipe is easy to make and 3 of the main ingredients are on sale during Thrive Life's Black Friday sale. If you're seeing this after the sale you'll want to pick up... Read more →

This perfect pasta dish can be served to your family in about 20 minutes. Doesn't it look delicious? For awhile I didn't try Thrive Life sausage crumbles and for the life of me I don't know what made me wait. I love having these freeze dried sausage crumbles on hand to toss into our scrambled eggs, use as a topper on salads or make delicious and easy meals like this sausage and spinach pasta. The... Read more →

Yummy! Looking for a quick and delicious veggie casserole to make for the family? Look no further because this one featuring freeze dried foods has all the taste you're looking for! This is perfect for meatless Mondays or for a veggie meal any day of the week. Have meat eaters at home? Add Thrive Life grilled chicken dices or Thrive Life diced beef to make this a heartier meal. I love that you can make... Read more →

Thrive Life's mashed potatoes make life easy! However mashed potatoes can get boring and this is a delicious way to turn mashed potatoes into a delicious meal! It only takes 20 minutes and feathers our Thrive Life Pulled Pork. I'm a fan of the pulled pork because not only is it easy, it is so tender and you'd think you spent all day making it! This meal will have the family asking for more and... Read more →

I love tomato soup year round. This recipe kick your average tomato soup into a tasty dinner to eat as soup or as a topping to mashed potatoes! The Grilled Chicken Tomato Bisque uses Thrive Life Grilled Chicken Dices. If you haven't used freeze dried chicken before you're in for a treat! It's easy to use and there's no waste or mess. Sounds like a dream, right? We've been using Thrive's freeze dried chicken (they... Read more →

What's not to love about making a meal in one pot and having it done in about 20 minutes from start to finish? I love cooking with freeze dried foods and especially freeze dried meats. There is no prep involved and you don't have to "plan ahead" and take the meat out of the freezer to thaw it out. It's ready when you're ready. There's also no mess and no waste because you just scoop... Read more →

As the weather cools down, cheesy chicken noodle meals are delicious and comforting. The Cheesy Chicken Noodle Skillet is a meal in a jar but can be made on the spur of the moment too. That's the beauty of Thrive Life freeze dried foods. You don't have to pre-think about what you're going to eat that will be quick or foods you have to take out of the freeze to thaw out. Just open a... Read more →

The Potato Gnocchi with Chicken Bolognese is an Italian family favorite thrivalized with a meat bolognese sauce! This recipe does take a little more time than our normal Thrive Life recipes because you're making the gnocchi. If you want to skip that step and purchase store bought gnocchi to save time, you can do that too. You'll be refreshing your parmesan cheese prior to using. Watch our quick video here. This recipe makes about 4... Read more →

A delicious and easy one pot tortilla soup using freeze dried foods from Thrive Life. This southwestern favorite can be on the table in 30 minutes. We used Thrive seasoned chicken slices because they are larger pieces of chicken and already seasoned. If you are following a low sodium diet, substitute Thrive chopped chicken since that is not already seasoned and substitute Thrive chicken bouillon for HerbOx sodium free chicken bouillon. Thrive Life no longer... Read more →

Skillet Potatoes can be made on the stove top in a skillet or in a dutch oven! It's also great with or without bacon. This recipe makes 6 servings and will be ready in about 30 minutes. Skillet Potatoes are great as a main meal or a side dish and if you don't have Thrive Colby Jack shredded cheese you can use Thrive shredded cheddar cheese. Whichever cheese you choose, you'll want to refresh or... Read more →

Thrive pulled pork is one of our favorites! Even though it is the only meat they have with a short shelf life, once opened, it's still on the top of our list. It is the most tender pulled pork we've had and tastes delicious in any recipe we've made with it. Once you open your Thrive pulled pork, you'll want to use the can within 2-4 weeks. We keep our opened can in the fridge... Read more →

Cheesy goodness is what this meal has going on! YUM-ME! It's full of flavor and we made the enchilada sauce instead of buying it. We had some extra flour tortillas and I didn't feel like making enchiladas and wrapping them, etc. Instead we cut the flour tortillas into strips and just added them to the meal. This way we could also make these a skillet meal instead of an oven meal. In Arizona it's just... Read more →

Cold or warm, this One Pot Street Chicken and Salad recipe is not only easy, it's delicious with lots of flavor! I love that this can be made in one pot also. The One Pot Street Chicken and Salad recipe can be served as the main dish or a side dish which makes it even more versatile. If you take this to a BBQ or picnic, be sure to bring a lot because people will... Read more →

If you've been following our blog, you know we love Meal In A Jar recipes! Not only are they tasty, but they are the ultimate in meal prep. You can make 10-16 jars and have enough meals in your pantry or food storage for a few months. We make the Chicken, Cheese and Broccoli Wrap Meal In A Jar in a pint size mason jar. This will make 2-4 flour tortillas that are between 8... Read more →

Another great meal in a jar recipe! You can choose to either use Thrive Life's Sausage Crumbles or Thrive Life's Ground Beef. We choose the ground beef this time and it tasted great. When you're meal prepping the meals in a jar, you could choose to make 1/2 with the Thrive Sausage Crumbles and 1/2 with the Thrive Ground Beef or even split the amount per jar in half and use both. These recipes are... Read more →

You don’t have to come up with entirely new recipes to cook with Thrive Life. In fact, just by swapping a few fresh ingredients for Thrive, you can make that family favorite faster and healthier! This is what we call “Thrive-a-lizing,” and it’s the easiest way to take dinner up a notch! Many people are trying to get healthier and get more fruit and veggies into their diet. With Thrive foods, it's easy to go... Read more →

Simple meal that tastes great! We used Thrive freeze dried seasoned chicken slices for this one since we wanted larger chicken pieces than the Thrive chopped chicken. It's already seasoned so it gives the meal a great taste. If you're opting for low sodium, you'll always want to choose the Thrive chopped chicken instead. Another great food from Thrive is the mashed potatoes. We don't eat a lot of potatoes in our house so buying... Read more →

This recipe took about 30 minutes from start to finish. Usually when I'm using Thrive Life freeze dried meats, I just toss in and cook at the same time. You could make this recipe as a toss everything in and cook but this time I refreshed the pulled pork first with a 6 oz. can of pineapple juice. If you don't have extra pineapple juice on hand, you can refresh it with hot water or... Read more →

You may have clicked on this and said...how can pulled pork be easy? We have a secret. It's called Thrive Life and they have freeze dried pulled pork and it's slow cooked, drained, and pulled to perfection. It is hands down the best pulled pork I've had and I've had pulled pork at a lot of restaurants. Since we started using Thrive Life pulled pork, we haven't ordered pulled pork from a restaurant because why?... Read more →

Orzo is a small rice shaped pasta and cooking with it makes meals fun. This one pot Italian chicken orzo recipe as a bold basil flavor and is delicious. We used Thrive Life chopped chicken in the recipe because it refreshes quick which makes it perfect for this recipe because once everything is in the pot, you'll only simmer it for 10-12 minutes. I love a meal that is ready and on the table in... Read more →

I'm sure you've all heard it or said it a million times...What's for dinner? I know I have! Here's 4 easy solutions to that question. Dinner doesn't have to be hard to be quick. Meals In A Jar! The best meal prep ever because when you have 15-20 minutes you can get 3-4 months of meals ready. These work great because you add work and cook. In the time you would have driven to the... Read more →

Are you a fan of Clam Chowder? If so, you're going to want to try this recipe! It's from Chef Todd and features Thrive Bechamel Sauce. It takes 10 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes cooking time. Thrive Bechamel Sauce is the secret ingredient to making creamy white sauce in minutes. It has made my life easier and you can use it many ways. Want fettuccine Alfredo, cheese sauce, or potato soup? Use Bechamel Sauce!... Read more →

Cauliflower and carrots are on sale right now! Grab those and the rest of the ingredients and make this tasty Cauliflower Cheese Soup! Shop for the May and Memorial Day sale items here. Ingredients 2 c. Thrive Cauliflower- Freeze Dried 1/2 c. Thrive Chopped Onions- Dehydrated 1/2 c. Thrive Carrot Dices 1/2 c. Thrive Celery - Freeze Dried 8 tsp. Thrive Chicken Bouillon + 8 c. water 2 c. Heavy cream 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce... Read more →