It's been a long time since I posted about What's for Dinner! To be honest, this spring I was in a cooking slump. The past few weeks I have been making more of an effort to have a meal plan to actually cook instead of throwing together prepared foods. I know we've all been there before!
Anyway, I went through my newest cookbook and just picked a few recipes to carry us through about two weeks. I had most of the ingredients for these dishes, so then it was just a matter of flipping to another sticky-note bookmarked page in the cookbook each night for the recipe. These were all good and worthy of making again.
These recipes are all from this cookbook. Since they were all hits, I'd say this is a new favorite cookbook. Unfortunately, the last cookbook from the Pioneer Woman was not a hit with me. Maybe it was just the recipes I chose to make from "The New Frontier?" I'm happy to say this newest cookbook is a winner.
(All food photos are from the cookbook.)
The recipe in the cookbook made both cheese and chicken enchiladas. I only made the chicken enchiladas. They were delicious! I can't find the chicken enchilada recipe online, but here is the cheese enchilada recipe. This was a nice change from the chicken enchiladas I usually make, which are creamy.
I served the Chicken with Mustard Herb Sauce over mashed potatoes. Here is a similar recipe.
I used pepperoni and ham to make this stromboli.
Here is a similar recipe - you could use any fillings you want to.
One night we had a "salad bar" and I added this roasted greek salad as an option.
What do you get when you make nachos with tater tots instead of tortilla chips? Totchos of course.
We tried these buffalo chicken totchos - yummy!
English breakfast in a skillet - a fun breakfast for dinner option with toast and baked beans to make it authentic.
Do you have this Pioneer Woman cookbook or any of her older ones?
What have you been cooking lately?
I need to get this cookbook. I have her other ones, minus the one you mentioned not being the best. I love her and she inspires me to cook like no other!
ReplyDeleteI have this cookbook but haven't made anything from it!
ReplyDeleteThese all look so good! I've been craving chicken enchiladas and bought all the stuff to make them but it's been so hot that heating up the kitchen has just not felt fun
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you shared this! I have this cookbook and it inspires me to look through it again. I have sticky notes throughout it, but haven't made anything yet.
ReplyDeleteI've wondered about this cookbook! I need some new ideas. I've kind of been winging it this summer, so this will help me get back on track with school starting.
ReplyDeleteI have some of her earlier ones but the last few just didn't have anything my family would eat. Will need to check this one out.
ReplyDeleteThat's how I felt about the last one. The recipes I tried just weren't great. It seems like she found her groove again with this book.
DeleteAll of these recipes look delicious, especially the stromboli. I wish my kids would eat stuff like that!
ReplyDeleteOh my boys (and husband!) would love those totchoes!
ReplyDeleteThey were definitely a big hit!
DeleteI cannot remember when I last used a regular cookbook. I still have a bunch! But, especially when you move around a lot, they're a hassle to pack and unpack and store, so I don't even buy them anymore.
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