A Thyme to Eat

   INGREDIENTS: -2 lbs 80/20 ground beef (makes about eight 8oz patties) -Brioche buns -1 small log of garlic & herb goat cheese, room temperature -3 poblano peppers -1 package bacon -Mango pepper jelly (I found this in the refrigerated specialty cheese section of the grocery store) -Salt/pepper -Cast iron griddle INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 400. While the oven is preheating, form your "patties". When I say patties, I really mean round balls of meat. You want to loosely form the meat into 8oz balls. Later, we will smash them down. Hence the "smash burger". Set burgers aside. 2. Take an elevated wire rack & place it on top of a deep (anything other than flat) baking sheet. The rack allows for even cooking & the shallow sheet pan will catch any fat drippings from the bacon. If you use a flat baking sheet.. you will have a giant mess in your oven. I placed a second wire rack on top of the bacon so that it stayed flat while cooking.

  Another SUPER simple crock pot recipe. I call this one salsa verde taco chicken & turned out to be one of my favorites so far. It has so much flavor and couldn’t be any easier. I'm able to cook 8 large chicken breasts when I make this (protein in my house doesn't last long) so this recipe is absolutely perfect if you enjoy meal prepping. I make this all of the time to bring to work. Also, the chicken on it's own involves no carbs which makes it ideal for low carb diets and is Keto friendly. If you would like to make a smaller version of this recipe, simply cut every ingredient in half. INGREDIENTS: -8 boneless skinless chicken breasts -2 packets of taco seasoning -2 bottles chunky salsa verde INSTRUCTIONS: Pour a little green salsa on the bottom of a crock pot. Place 4 chicken breasts on top & sprinkle with 1 packet of taco seasoning. Cover the chicken with remaining salsa from the first jar. Repeat by pouring a little salsa over first layer

I finally tried the  cauliflower crust from Trader Joe's & it was amazing! I was super hesitant to try it after I read about a ton of fails others had while cooking it. So I came up with an awesome method to make this crust perfect!  I cooked just the crust (no toppings) in the oven at 450 on the OPPOSITE side of a baking sheet for 12 mins. Then I took it out & placed another baking sheet of equal size on top of the crust, flipped it over & baked it on that sheet for another 12 mins.  You HAVE to flip this crust in order to get it crispy & apparently it breaks on a lot of people. This method was fool proof!!  For toppings: Cooked chicken tossed in buffalo sauce, shredded mozzarella & cheddar cheese, red onion slices & chopped green onion. And for a pizza crust that’s only 80 calories a slice... This was amazing!

I'm able to cook 8 large chicken breasts when I make this (protein in my house doesn't last long) so this recipe is absolutely perfect if you enjoy meal prepping. I make this all of the time to bring to work. Also, the chicken on it's own involves no carbs which makes it ideal for low carb diets and is Keto friendly. If you would like to make a smaller version of this recipe, simply cut every ingredient in half. INGREDIENTS: -8 boneless skinless chicken breasts -2 bottles of your favorite buffalo sauce (like Frank's brand) -2 packets of ranch seasoning  Yes, that is it. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Coat the bottom of a crock pot with 1 bottle of buffalo sauce. Sprinkle in a packet of ranch seasoning & mix. Add chicken.  2. Repeat this step by sprinkling with second packet of ranch seasoning & pour second bottle of buffalo sauce on top. Cook on high for 4 hours.  This will give you perfect buffalo/ranch chicken every time. I store the chick

Okay, so first things first- this is by far one of my favorite things I have EVER made. It. Is. Delicious. And all cheesiness aside, this recipe really does require a lot of love and extra steps so it's going to be a little longer & more detailed than most of my other ones. I know how unappealing a ton of reading can be before getting to what everyone actually wants (the recipe) so I will try to keep it as short as possible without leaving anything out. But please read everything for the best results! Important things to go over first: #1 The chicken - Most pot pie recipes just call for "cooked chicken" which is usually boiled or baked or some suggest rotisserie chicken meat to make it easy. I seasoned my chicken breasts before cooking them which gives the entire pot pie an extra layer of flavor. If you start out with delicious pieces of chicken, every other ingredient is just a bonus. #2 Baking - I used a cast iron skillet to bake my pot pie. I a