Main Dishes

Easiest Homemade Roasted Tomato Soup with Basil

Easy Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos

Weeknight Baked Gnocchi with Sausage & Kale

Soy-Glazed Ginger Turkey Meatballs

Lemony Garlic Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Charred Green Beans

Grilled Stuffed Pork Chops with Prosciutto & Asiago Cheese

Sheet Pan Chicken Sausage and Veggies with Lemon & Feta (AKA My Fave Meal Prep Lunch!)

Grilled Swordfish Kabobs with Capers, Olives, & Pickle-y Onions

Elizabeth’s Green Chicken Enchiladas

Grilled Peach and Burrata Salad with Prosciutto

Grilled Cod Fish Tacos with Ginger Mango Slaw & Avocado Crema

Chili-Lime Grilled Whole Chicken with Creamy Charred Jalapeño Sauce (Spatchcock Chicken on the Grill!)

Grilled Falafel Burgers with Spicy Green Tahini

Chopped Grilled Vegetable Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

Lemony Grilled Greek Chicken Wings with Whipped Feta Dip

Best-Ever Grilled Pizza Recipe (How to Grill Pizza + Tons of Toppings Ideas!)

BBQ Chicken Bowls with Grilled Veggies

Extra-Juicy Grilled Wisconsin Beer Brats

Southwestern Black Bean Quinoa Salad

Zesty Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Jalapeño Pesto

Lemony Broccoli Salad with Greek Yogurt Dressing

The gal behind the blog Hi there, I’m Jess!

I’m the flavor-obsessed founder and recipe developer behind Plays Well With Butter! My love of cooking was shaped by years working in fine-dining restaurants, and I’ve spent the past 10+ years exploring how to make exceptional food work for everyday life. Here on PWWB, you’ll find smart techniques and thoroughly tested recipes you’ll be excited to make again and again. So glad you’re here!

More About Me

seasonal inspiration

An overhead shot of fall caesar salad inside of a cream colored ceramic bowl that sits atop a creamy white textured surface. The bowl is surrounded by a burnt orange colored linen napkin, a small ceramic bowl filled with shaved parmesan, and a few loose sprigs of fresh thyme. Two gold spoons rest inside of the bowl for serving.

Autumn Caesar Salad with Roasted Delicata Squash Croutons

A bowl of creamy baked butternut risotto topped with shaved parmesan and fresh herbs sits on a green-patterned plate, next to a green napkin, a glass of white wine, and a small dish of cracked black pepper.

Hands-Free Baked Butternut Squash Risotto (No Stirring!)

Pumpkin Pasta alla Vodka

An overhead shot of spiced apple crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream inside of a white bowl with a dainty brown pattern. A gold fork rests inside of the bowl and the bowl sits atop a creamy white textured surface surrounded by two other servings of apple crisp in a brown and white bowls, a gray linen napkin, and a small white ceramic cup of masala chai tea.

Chai Spiced Apple Crisp

join the club!

support the recipes you love.

Cook without interruption. Join the PWWB Cooking Club for an ad-free browsing experience across the site, member exclusive recipes recipes and behind-the-scenes updates, and more! Zero pop-ups, just hundreds of easy-to-navigate recipes.

join now