The challenge with any “taco soup” recipe is to avoid making chili by another name, so the key is adding enough beef broth or water to maintain a soup-like liquid and creating a spice profile that doesn’t taste too much like chili and not tacos. The following Texas Taco Soup recipe achieves those goals, but it is fairly close to soupy chili. Like chili, no beans!
Read MoreA bold, smoky, tangy chicken salad with Texas character — creamy but not heavy. Built with layered crunch, balanced acidity, and subtle heat, designed to proudly stand next to BBQ, not hide at a picnic. While this recipe includes red onions and jalapenos, Lone Star Chicken Salad is not too hot and can be enjoyed by people who prefer just a little kick.
Read MoreWhile this simple chicken salad recipe only has 6 ingredients, it is big on flavor and quick and easy to make. The secret ingredients are dill pickles and lime juice to brighten the flavor. This dish can be quickly made and is a star at potlucks. You can add a little more Texas by garnishing with jalapeños and dusting with our San Jacinto spice blend.
Read MoreThis recipe includes a quick chicken noodle soup with two options: (1) traditional cooking style using roasted chicken (quick and easy) and (2) a bone broth style. Chicken noodle soup in winter time is hard to beat as a weekend feast. This recipe can be prepared in under an hour — or you can slow cook it for deeper flavor.
Read MoreThis recipe includes a quick chicken noodle soup with two options: (1) traditional cooking style using roasted chicken (quick and easy) and (2) a bone broth style. Chicken noodle soup in winter time is hard to beat as a weekend feast. This recipe can be prepared in under an hour — or you can slow cook it for deeper flavor.
Read MoreThis Texas-inspired white chicken chili blends smoky chipotle, fire-roasted peppers, and tender chicken with a creamy enchilada-style finish. Bold yet balanced, it delivers the rich comfort of sour cream and cheese with just enough heat to keep it unforgettable. A true Texas chili — strong, spirited, and impossible to surrender after one bite. The Alamo White Chicken Chili: “The only white flag here is in the chili bowl — bold, smoky, and pure Texas.”
Read More“Over The Top” chili gets its name for cooking the meat on a rack over the pan with the chili in it, so as the meat cooks, it drips juices into the chili. If you choose to cook the chili in a BBQ instead of the stove or oven, the chili picks up the smokey flavors from the charcoal adding a deeper flavor profile. For this recipe, I prefer red onions to add “punginess” and use a mix of beef and pork meat.
Read MoreThis recipe combines two great dishes - smash burgers and chili. Substituting typical meat choices for chili with crumbled smash burgers makes for an interesting and unique flavor since most chili meat is either browned or slow cooked. The key to success is adjusting the spice combination for the smash burgers to work with your spices for the chili recipe.
Read MoreSlow cooker, crockpot recipes are solid weekend meals when you have time for a long cook. They also have the added benefit of making the house smell great while you wait for the meal to get done. This recipe features Crockpot Beef Short Rib, which is a naturally tough piece of meat. Slow cooking with broth and vegetables breaks down the muscle fibers in the rib leaving a tasty, tender dish.
Read MoreGrilled street corn is a quick and easy recipe that can be added as a side dish to virtually any meat prepared on a grill. Grilling the corn adds nice additional flavor due to the char marks. The corn can be customized by adding butter plus a seasoning or just simply by itself seasoned with salt.
Read MoreIf there was a “pork chop championship,” this recipe would win it. Described as “the best pork chop ever” in our house, I highly recommend this recipe. Few ingredients, simple, and a relatively quick cook. This recipe relies on just a few seasonings allowing the meat and heat to do the work. Due to high cooking temperature, you will need a strong fan to keep the smoke detector from going off.
Read MoreSpicy steak fries are a great addition to any red meat meal—or as a standalone appetizer. For this recipe, we use avocado oil, but butter can be substituted for a creamier taste. This recipe is a quick and easy side dish with a little extra kick. The spiciness can be easily controlled by the amount of red pepper used.
Read MoreFew things say Summer like a freshly made, cold Greek salad. This is one of our favorite Greek salad recipes from the McCormick company using their spice ingredients. This salad is a nice accompaniment to pita bread, hummus, ziziki sauce, and Greek chicken.
Read MoreGreek rotisserie chicken has a great combination of a lemony taste coupled with Greek spice and a fire-grilled taste. Grilling chicken with a rotisserie set up, such as the Kamado Joe JoeTisserie, is surprisingly easy and the rotisserie ends up doing the hard work. If you don’t have a rotisserie, simply grilling the chicken in a charcoal grill or baking in an oven is also good.
Read MoreSmashburger. Smashburger. That seems to be the burger de jour for the last few years. Here’s our attempt to bring back the Fat Burger — juicy, thick, and tasty. Instead of a thin, double-patty stack, these burgers rely on a thick single patty, which gives you more options for combining vegetables such as onions and jalapeños into the meat. Read on to reclaim the joy of the fat burger!
Read MoreA good Pico de Gallo is hard to beat and is a versatile dish as a standalone appetizer or a garnish for eggs and other dishes. We named this one “Weekend Pico de Gallo” because you can make it on a Friday afternoon and enjoy it all weekend. This base ingredient for this recipes is two roma tomatoes in the ratio below to the other ingredients.
Read MoreThis is what happens when lasagna levels up. Rich venison, homemade noodles, and just enough cheese to make you feel rebellious. The spirals look fancy, but it’s all surprisingly doable—and wildly delicious. Bonus: zero risk of boring dinner conversation when this hits the table.
Read MoreCheaper than takeout and just as addictive. Smoky, spicy chicken thighs meet limey cilantro rice and a crunchy bean-corn salsa that might accidentally steal the show. The air fryer does the heavy lifting, and no one will believe you didn’t DoorDash it.
Read MoreThese muffins are soft, sweet, and just banana-y enough to feel like breakfast instead of dessert (though no judgment either way). No fancy steps, no weird ingredients—just simple, reliable, and dangerously easy to eat three in one sitting. We skip the nutmeg, but you do you. Bonus: they reheat like a dream in six seconds flat.
Read MoreA cherished family recipe passed down for generations, Aunt Glad’s Oatmeal Crispies are perfectly chewy, lightly crisp cookies made with oats, brown sugar, and vanilla. Simple to make and impossible to resist — a true nostalgic favorite.
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