A Mexican New Year's food tradition is tamales. These are made of corn flour and are wrapped and steamed in a corn husk. They are very pretty and have a wide variety of flavors that can take you from breakfast to dinner. I enjoy tamales as long as someone else makes them. They take up a lot of space to store and cook, are challenging to reheat in large quantities, and … [Read more...]
Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread
I couldn't host a 31 Days of Skillet Dinner Recipes without including my Skillet Cornbread recipe. While it's not a dinner in and of itself, you could make it while a pot of chili simmers on the stovetop! My cornbread has a secret ingredient that keeps it super moist as it bakes in the skillet. Also, if you like your cornbread sweet...add a couple extra tablespoons of sugar … [Read more...]
Tex Mex Chicken Skillet
This is one that I can make and we'll polish it off. I'm raising a bunch of boys who adore Tex-Mex food and this is one of their faves. (Minus the oldest who still picks beans out of everything! As long as he is the one separating them from the rest of the meal, that's fine with me!) If you don't have leftover shredded chicken, you could also cut up some boneless skinless … [Read more...]
Sourdough Chocolate Muffins
Chocolate + Muffin in the same recipe title. OH YEAH BABY! These are perfectly moist, delicious and sweet with a simple powdered sugar topping and a side of fresh fruit. (Because the fresh fruit accompaniment means that we can have more chocolate, right? right? right?) Bake them up, dust them with a little powdered sugar, toss a couple berries onto the plate and you are … [Read more...]
Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Enchiladas
I have a request from you. Can you please start making your own red enchilada sauce? Pretty please. In addition to the cast iron skillet enchiladas recipes, I've also shared my favorite homemade red enchilada sauce recipe. It's pretty basic, starting with a can of tomato sauce with the addition of some broth and smoky, spicy TexMex spices. All pantry staples that you likely … [Read more...]
Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli & Rice Skillet Dinner
It's Monday afternoon and I'm back with another new recipe in this month's 31 Days of Skillet Dinner Recipes! This time it's the skillet version of the crazy popular Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli & Rice Casserole. Minus the canned cream of soup (which you can totally use, I just don't because of the dairy allergy/intolerances in the family!) It's super easy to make your own … [Read more...]
Spinach Meatballs with Spaghetti
If you've never added spinach to your meatballs and sauteed them and let them bubble for a bit in the marinara sauce, you're missing out! These meatballs are fantastic...I think because of the way that the beef cooks in the sauce and the sauce cooks into the beef. These meatballs just take a few minutes to cook and if you time the pasta cooking right, your pasta will be ready … [Read more...]
Andouille Creole Skillet Dinner
I've professed my love of chorizo sausage and now it's time for me to profess my love of andouille sausage too. This andouille sausage skillet dinner is to-die-for. Rich, hearty, filling and crazy delicious! Get the full recipe for Andouille Creole Skillet Dinner here! Recommended Skillet Dinner Supplies: Simply Calphalon Nonstick 5-qt. Sauté Pan & Cover – … [Read more...]
Sausage & Cabbage Skillet Dinner
Need dinner on the table in 10 minutes? You can totally do that with this recipe! Since this recipe calls for pre-cooked kielbasa or other kind of sausage, you can literally have this on the table in 10 minutes. It takes 2-3 minutes to cut up the cabbage. Another few minutes for it to soften up in the skillet. Chop up an onion and throw it in too. DUNZO. {Here's how to … [Read more...]
Spaghetti Frittata
What? What? Have you lost your mind, Erin? No, no I haven't. Hear me out on this one. I know it sounds strange, but it.totally.works. And, it's a fantastical way to use up leftover spaghetti noodles. Especially when there isn't any spaghetti sauce leftover. What do you do with those 'stray noodles'????? You make this spaghetti frittata, that's what you do! Get … [Read more...]