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Chicken Enchilada Soup
Hello Soup Season! This is my favorite time of year… SOUP SEASON. Soup is comforting, filling and just perfect for a chilly Fall night. This Chicken Enchilada Soup is one of our family favorites and I hope it will become one of yours as well. Let’s Build Flavors In mu opinion to make a soup exceptional it all starts at the very beginning by building flavors. For this soup it starts with onions & green chilies and then all the spices. By adding the spices before the liquid it helps them really “bloom” or bring out all their best flavors, giving this soup a base for everything else to…
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Skillet Coconut Chicken & Rice
One Skillet and Done! I am a SUCKER for one skillet dinners. There is just something so satisfying about having just a few things to clean-up after cooking a whole meal for dinner. This Burrito skillet has everything you want for a complete dinner but all made in one skillet, making clean-up a breeze and dinner is done in no time. Toast the Rice! YES… I said to toast the rice. Don’t worry though I am not throwing rice into the toaster or the toaster oven, it’s all done in the skillet. Why should we toast the rice? Let’s Talk Chicken When it comes to Chicken and Rice…
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bring on the orzo…
It’s start in the browning… Now the orzo makes this dish special but what really takes it over the top is the chicken and creamy sauce. To start building the flavor and to make the chicken stand out it all starts with browning it. When you season it (really well) and then put it in a HOT skillet magic happens. A deep brown crust starts to form and creates a delicious seal that keeps are the yummy juices inside the chicken…where they belong. Now as good as that sounds…it is just the beginning. All together now Now after the chicken is all nice and brown it is time for the real…
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Coconut Chicken & Rice
Jump to Recipe A Classic Updated I grew-up on classics, Poppyseed Chicken Casserole, Mac-n-Cheese, King Ranch Chicken, and of course Chicken & Rice. As much as I LOVE the traditioanl recipe I am quickly beocming obsessed with this new “updated” version. It is a litle lighter but still just as comforting and perfect for summer! All in One Skillet I am ALL about a one skillet dinner. It is hot outside and I don’t want my stove or oven on any longer than needed. This recipe starts with the chicken (to build the flavor) and then the rice and then all finishes together in coconut & lime broth. It is…
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Pineapple Skillet Chicken
Summer may be winding down but there is still time to make this Skillet Pineapple Chicken. I mean I love this dish year round… but especially in the summer. There is just something about pineapple in the summer… a match made in heaven for sure. All in the Skillet (& a baggie) Some of my most favorite meals are one skillet meals. They make weeknight dinners super easy, they are super fast to clean-up and typically are loaded with tons of flavors. This Pineapple Chicken is all that and more. Don’t skimp on the salsa! One of my favorite parts of this dish is the fresh pineapple salsa. It…
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Skillet Lemon Chicken
I am so ready for warm weather and I so ready for this Skillet Lemon Chicken. All in one skillet Yes you read that right….the chicken and sauce are all made in one skillet, start to finish. The beauty of one skillet is that the flavors are going to build on one another without a lot of extra ingredients and there is one one pan to clean up at the end. I am a big, big fan of only one pan to clean up…that gives me more time to spend with my family and friends. Light but still rich Even though this chicken is cooked in a cream sauce…
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Veggie Enchilada Stack
It is a Veggie Enchilada Stack kinda night. Veggies, chicken, beans, cheese and tortillas sound like a must make dinner. It’s all about the veggies… The beauty of this recipe is you can use whatever veggies you have on hand (or whatever ones your family will eat). This time around I stuck with squash, zucchini and peppers. Next time I am going to throw in some eggplant and possibly mushrooms for even more heartiness. One of the secrets of this dish is to season every layer, including the veggies. I kept it simple with just some salt, pepper and chili powder but made sure there was enough to make…
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Skillet Salsa Chicken
Ready for a quick and easy dinner everyone is sure to love? This Skillet Salsa Chicken is a super quick dinner perfect for even the busiest of nights (like tonight). It all starts with the skillet… Like I mentioned above this Skillet Salsa Chicken is the perfect quick fix dinner. It starts with browning the chicken, then adding in the salsa, then roasting it for a little bit and then topping with cheese and voila you are done. Quick & easy!! The key to this dish is getting your skillet hot in the beginning so the chicken gets a great sear on it, this help build the flavor and keep…
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BBQ Chicken Skewers
Skewers are a BBQ must… am I wrong? Time to Marinate! I am all about a good marinade when I am going to be grilling meat. For this marinade it is really simple … just your favorite BBQ sauce & some spices. Yep, that’s it… BBQ sauce & spices. SO… which BBQ sauce you ask, well let’s talk about that. I love my Homemade BBQ sauce, but I am also all about Salt Lick BBQ sauce. If you are from Texas you know what I am talking about for sure. Salt Lick is this amazing BBQ joint in the Austin area and there sauce is just so, so…
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Coconut Lime Chicken
Coconut Lime Chicken is what I am living for this summer… and I think you will as well. Baby… It’s Hot Outside I don’t know about where y’all are but it is HOT this summer. LIKE SUPER HOT! When it is super hot I am not into super heavy meals that weight me down… and this chicken is light but bursting with flavor. There is a bit of lime, a bit of coconut and some cilantro sliding in here and there, making this a perfect summer dish. One Pan & Done In the summer the least amount of time I can have the oven or stove on for is a…
