I have experimented with dozens of chili recipes over the years. This particular one appeals to a wide variety of tastes and has room to accommodate folks that like hotter chili or somewhat bland chili. Also, this recipe being originated in Texas is without beans, but you certainly can add kidney or pinto beans to this recipe. Just don’t tell anyone.
Read MoreThis entree has a something for everyone: ground beef for the meat lovers, a generous portion of vegetables in the form of bell peppers, and a wonderful surface for adding all kinds of cheese and sour cream. It’s also a modern take on the 1980s classic Manwich or Sloppy Joes, replacing the bun with a bell pepper. Spending on the sloppy Joe sauce of choice, this kind be a paleo friendly dish.
Read MoreThis is another recipe inspired by a local Tex-Mex restaurant in Dallas. While this recipe is for chicken stuffed poblano, you can swap beef or pork for the meat. Poblano peppers are not very spicing, particularly after cooking, so this dish appeals to a wide degree of tastes.
Read MoreTexas-style Chicken pho has significant depth of flavor and is a surprisingly fulfilling dish even though it is broth based. At our house, we have varying tolerance for spicy, so we leave out the jalapeños and reserve them for the garnish.
Read MoreThis is one of the simplest and best recipes in the book: sautéed chicken breast using salt and pepper. With just three ingredients, it is amazing how good this dish is and easy to make. This is our family’s favorite way to cook chicken.
Read MoreWhat could be more Texas than steak and the best steak in my opinion is a ribeye. This recipe consistently yields restaurant-quality steaks, but you have to be willing to trust the meat thermometer and the process. Also, if you dry brine the steaks before cooking them, you will get a much better crust and flavor. Small amount of effort for a big payoff.
Read MoreWho doesn’t like beer can chicken, made well? What follows is my best recipe after experimentation with different techniques. While this may be controversial, I don’t notice any difference from chicken made with beer or chicken made using water or some other liquid. But if you are going to use beer, I highly recommend Shiner Bock, a Texas classic. If light beer is your thing, then go with Miller Light.
Read MoreThis is a relatively simple and quick way to change up a boring chicken routine with a total cook time of about an hour or less. Sweet paprika is less spicy than standard or hot paprika, so this dish appeals to a wide audience. Interesting fact: paprika is from chili peppers brought to Hungary from South American in the 16th Century.
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