Have you ever cooked a whole chicken? The Instant Pot is your ticket to easy home cooked rotisserie chicken! This recipe for Instant Pot Whole Rotisserie-Style Chicken will be your new go-to recipe for roasting moist and tender chicken right in your home. How many times have you been in the grocery store at dinner… Read More
Main Dish: Pork & Poultry
How to Cook Frozen Chicken in the Instant Pot
The Instant Pot continues to amaze! Today, I’ll teach you how to cook frozen chicken in the Instant Pot in minutes, compared to hours. You will not believe how simple it is to cook chicken that is moist and fork tender in the Instant Pot in just a few minutes. How many recipes do you… Read More
Family Style Chicken Tostadas
Looking for a fun way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and avoid spending a small fortune eating out? Gather everyone in the kitchen and get the fiesta started making Family Style Chicken Tostadas! 5 reasons you’re going to love ABK’s recipe for Family Style Chicken Tostadas: 1. Instant Pot Strikes again -The chicken is cooked… Read More
Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Orange Rosemary Glaze
Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Orange Rosemary Glaze is about to become your new go-to meal! It’s simple enough for a family meal and impressive enough for a special occasion. Easter is coming up soon…If you have guests who aren’t fans of ham, this dish will satisfy even the choosiest eaters! Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin… Read More
Instant Pot Chile Verde
Instant Pot Chile Verde is everything you dreamed of in classic Chile Verde, in a fraction of the usual cooking time! If you’ve stayed away from making Chile Verde at home because you don’t have 8 hours to tend the slow cooker, this recipe is for you! Tender, fall-apart pork is the center of this… Read More
Cream Cheese Chicken Casserole
Winter blues got you down? Chase away the cold gray days with this Cream Cheese Chicken Casserole. Turn on your oven and get out your favorite casserole dish, this is a dinner your whole family will love! Cream Cheese Chicken Casserole is a “stick to your ribs” hearty meal. It’s loaded with chicken, cream cheese… Read More
Take-Out Homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken
This Chinese take-out inspired dish is the perfect way to bring a family favorite to your own kitchen. Slow Cooker Take-Out Homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken is made with sauce you whip up in a flash and all white meat. No deep fryer needed! Take-Out Homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken is a great… Read More
Weeknight Turkey Enchiladas
Enchiladas on a weeknight may seem like too much of a time commitment for busy cooks, but this recipe combines ground turkey and ready made enchilada sauce for a quick and delicious dinner everyone will love! Ground turkey enchiladas are officially a thing in our home! We love this quick and easy dinner that tastes… Read More
Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs with Soda Pop Marinade
What is it about meat and veggies threaded onto little pieces of wood that makes a meal special??Mention the word “kabob” and everyone’s eyes light up. These Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs with Soda Pop Marinade will quickly become your families favorite summer dinner! This marinade turns ordinary chicken into something special. We use this marinade… Read More
South of the Border Taco Platter
It’s Cinco de Mayo, and it’s noon, and you’re thinking- Great. I HAVE to make something that at least seems like a Mexican dish for dinner tonight. Get on your South of the Border, I’ve got just the dish for you. ABK’s Quick and Easy South of the Border Taco Platter. It’s fun, it’s festive,… Read More
Tarragon Chicken Salad
Chicken salad on croissants is the ultimate classic luncheon food! I remember thinking I was really grown up when I finally was old enough to attend a bridal shower and partake of dainty chicken salad sandwiches on flaky pastries. Methods of making chicken salad have changed a bit over the years, but the basic… Read More
Panko Chicken Strips
I love this recipe for homemade Panko Chicken Strips! It’s better than takeout, and most certainly 100 times better than drive-thru chicken nuggets. They are kid and adult friendly and a recipe that can be on the table in less than 30 minutes, which is perfect for a weekend dinner! On the weekend we usually… Read More
Turkey and Fresh Veggie Chili
Sugarbuttereggshamturkeypiecookiescookiescookiescandygravymashedpotatoesrollschocolatenutspumpkin is where I was living for the past two months. It’s time to make an effort to eat something on the healthy side! This Turkey and Fresh Veggie Chili is our new favorite dinner. It takes minutes to throw together and is loaded with good for you ingredients. We started off the new… Read More
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Mushroom Gravy
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Mushroom Gravy is a dish that looks and tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen, but can be prepared and ready to serve in less than an hour! I love the rich sauce made with mushrooms, cooked until golden with dark balsamic drippings added and all whisked… Read More
Mini Chicken Pot Pies with Herb and Cheese Biscuit Toppers
After an amazingly warm September and October, I’m sitting at my kitchen counter and the snow is beginning to fall. Chicken Pot Pie is the ultimate cold weather dish, and this update on the classic will get you in the mood for the winter weather coming. Mini Chicken Pot Pies with Herb and Cheese… Read More
Honey Lime Pork Tacos with Sweet Green Chili Sauce
What are you doing May 5? Instead of heading to your favorite Mexican restaurant to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, why not create a tradition of celebrating in your home? The folks at Snake River Farms sent me a couple of Kurobota Pork Roasts which Iused in this recipe for Honey Lime Pork Tacos with… Read More
Smashed Potatoes and Buttermilk Fried Chicken
What says comfort more than fried chicken? This dinner takes just a few minutes to cook after the chicken soaks in buttermilk. I usually place the chicken in the buttermilk early in the day (If the chicken is frozen, I just plop it in the buttermilk as-is. If you are a little skeptical about cooking… Read More
Our Favorite Chicken Divan
If you were to ask my kids what their favorite dinner was growing up, bets are they would all say the same thing. We called it “Chicken, Broccoli and Rice”, but it is known to most as Chicken Divan. There are several ways to make Chicken Divan, the super simple canned soup route or the… Read More
Snake River Farms Kurobuta Ham with Grilled Pineapple and Pomegranate Pineapple Glaze
Now that Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror, and Christmas is just around the corner, the big question is- What to serve for Christmas dinner? I’m all about planning our Thanksgiving menu for weeks ahead, and spending hours in the kitchen preparing Thanksgiving dinner. But Christmas is a little different for me. Years ago,… Read More
Oh My- Turkey Pot Pie
Looking for a way to use up your leftover turkey from Thanksgiving? This is one of our family favorites. I usually make this with chicken (originally posted a few years ago as “Oh-My Chicken Pot Pie”), but also love it after Thanksgiving, when you just can’t eat one. more. turkey. sandwich. Store bought crust? Nah…. Read More
How to Host Thanksgiving Dinner 101
Hosting Thanksgiving dinner is manageable if you use ABK’s guide to plan and carry out this otherwise overwhelming task! “How to Host Thanksgiving Dinner 101” is an easy to follow, step-by-step recipe guide that will make you look like a pro in the kitchen! WHAT. It’s your turn to host Thanksgiving dinner? And… Read More
How to Roast a Turkey in a Bag
I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner when I was 19 or 20 years old. It was in a little apartment on 6th avenue in Salt Lake City. The floor of the kitchen was covered in turquoise carpet, with matching turquoise counter tops, stove and fridge. Those were days before Google and Food Network. Days of… Read More
White Chicken Chili & Dead Man’s Dinner for Halloween!
Our long standing tradition for Halloween has been soup for dinner. I found if I prepared something my kids like for dinner, they would actually eat something healthy beforethey went out and loaded up on candy! This is a photo of the “Dead Man’s Dinner” I set up today at ABC4 News. I partnered with… Read More
Orange Glazed Chicken
On the last post I talked about my experience eating Creme Brulee French Toast at Cheesecake Factory. What I didn’t mention was, while I ordered the french toast, Jake ordered Orange Chicken. For breakfast. I know. I tried to talk him into a breakfast/brunch item, but he wanted Orange Chicken. Jake and his friend Tanner… Read More