Instant Pot Verde Chicken Tacos (With Creamy Jalapeño)

June 20, 2019 Amanda Plott

So while I’m currently out of town on a little mini vacation, it was taco Tuesday before I left. And with things being more than a little crazy around my place, I decided to take the easy route when it came to dinner. Tacos are a staple in our house and well… we stay pretty true to taco Tuesday. I like to shake things up a bit when it comes to tacos. While I LOVE traditional beef tacos, I also like to play around with chicken tacos, vegetarian tacos, etc.

This time around, I went with some verde chicken tacos. And added some of my FAVORITE creamy jalapeño ranch sauce. To make them even more appealing, I had the chicken cook in the instant pot for a dinner that can be made in well under an hour…

Southwest Egg Bites (Instant Pot)

August 3, 2018 Amanda Plott

I've had a rough couple days of it. There were two recipes that I was SO excited about sharing, but... in the midst of testing them, they didn't turn out nearly as well as I had planned. They both tasted great. But, there was just something off about the process and the directions. ...Which means that I've still got some work to do.

So needless to say, it's been a couple of days in between recipes again. Which is not my favorite thing to do. I would much rather keep it fresh and new around here. But, I also don't want to put anything up here that I am not completely happy with. If I'm stressing over the cooking of a dish, that means you will be too! And that's just no good.

That's why today I woke up bright and early and reverted back to one of my current FAVORITES. Egg bites…

Instant Pot Green Chile Pork Verde

March 28, 2018 Amanda Plott

While it's been warming up here in Texas, for the past few days the skies have finally decided to open up and give us a much-needed downpour of rain. It's perfect timing too as the bluebonnets and other wildflowers have just begun to pop up, and now we'll likely get even more!

When it rains, I always crave comfort foods like stews, chilis, and especially Mexican food. So, I decided to get my instant pot out today and make a delicious pot of green chile pork verde to sate my craving...

Low-Carb Breakfast Mexican Pizza

January 2, 2018 Amanda Plott

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Mission®. All opinions are entirely my own.

Now that the New Year is here, it's time to start thinking about those resolutions! I know that my mom and I have already started ours, and are going on a more low-carb and keto friendly route for the next month (and perhaps beyond).

With a big resolution, you can still have bold flavor. So, we've been working on coming up with fun and clever meal options that meet our new low-carb wants and needs. That's when I decided to bring out this Low-Carb Breakfast Mexican Pizza. Yeah, you know the Mexican pizza that this idea stems from. But, this one is a breakfast version and it's so sooo good...

Healthy 7 Layer Fourth of July Dip

July 2, 2017 Amanda Plott

It's the fourth of July weekend! While I'm spending it rather lazily at home as I recuperate from a few weeks of busy, busy, busy - I'm still finding the time to have fun and be festive! With an impromptu visit from my brother, I decided to toss together a quick 'snacky' meal that we could all graze on throughout the day at our leisure.

Naturally, my first inclination was a 7 layer dip. I think that's because it's one of those things that has something it in that everyone likes! It's one perfect montage or mashup of everything I love. Plus, it's perfectly light and cool for a hot summer day. And of course, since it's around the 4th of July, you just know I had to arrange this dip into the shape of the American flag to be all the more cute and festive!...

Skinny Cheese Omelette

January 15, 2016 Amanda Plott

"Omelette du fromage!" - Dexter, Dexter's Laboratory

So the grammatically correct phrase is actually "Omelette au fromage!" but, it's supposed to be funny and it's in a cartoon after all.

This week as been super busy as I've been preparing and trying to get ahead of myself so that I could take this coming weekend off without any hesitation. Yes, I'll be road tripping about three hours away to visit family and I just can't wait!

Funny enough, it's been a week full of breakfast foods for one reason or another. I suppose that's a good thing since I've honestly been slacking in the breakfast department for a while. It seems like if there's one meal I miss out on, which I know that I shouldn't, it's breakfast. So, I went diving head first into it...