Recipes

Paleo (eating like our pre-agricultural revolution ancestors ate) chili is made without beans. In the west we typically include beans, but I think even non-paleo eaters will enjoy this deep smoky flavorful chili. This is best made a day ahead so the flavors can meld together. Serve with green onions and sour cream.

This chili is a delicious mix of ground beef, beans, chorizo, and vegetables in a hearty tomato base. I entered it in a chili cook-off and it won!

This pork chili verde was one of the first recipes I ever learned. It comes out great even if you don't brown the meat, but I think doing so always adds extra flavor, so I usually do it.

This Colorado green chili is my version of my mother's green chili. I like to serve it over oven-baked burritos or with beans and rice. If you can't find a chile roaster, look for frozen diced chiles at your supermarket. You can also freeze fresh roasted chiles for off-season use.

A tasty habanero hellfire chili recipe whose name says it all! Note: Whole Anaheim peppers are not widely available; this ingredient is optional, and you can use hot pepper sauce instead.

Chipotle pepper gives Emily's slow cooker chipotle chili recipe a subtle smoky flavor. Add more minced chipotle pepper to taste. Serve it with sour cream, sharp Cheddar cheese, and chopped fresh cilantro.

This green chili recipe with Hatch chile peppers never fails to please. I've been making this chili for years!

This award-winning chili recipe took 2nd place at our local cook-off! Bet you can't eat just one bowl. If it is too thick, add water, 1/4 cup at a time, until you reach desired consistency. This chili tastes even better the next day.

Green chile is a Colorado favorite, it's always a crowd pleaser when we have out-of-state visitors. Roasting your veggies first gives this recipe a deeper level of flavor. This can be served over rice as a main course, stuffed in enchiladas, or over potatoes and eggs.

This boilermaker chili is the one the gang eats at Purdue Boilermaker football games. Cooking this chili low and slow helps flavors meld and intensify. I always prep and cook the chili the night before, and reheat it the next day. This is a combination of many different tomato-based chili recipes.

These crockpot garlic butter steak bites are so, so easy, and the sauce is so, so good. Serve over mashed cauliflower or mashed potatoes, or with bread for dipping, so that you catch every drop.

This slow cooker beef enchilada casserole is an easy, family-friendly dish. Taco-seasoned beef, pinto beans, and cheese cook with tortilla wedges for a comforting dinner.

This is a warm, naturally sweet, fall stew with beef and apples that was inspired by my mother-in-law. I make this for my husband and I, and save half for another meal. We've found that it tastes even better the second day!

This Taco Bell cheesy potato casserole is a copycat of the favorite fiesta potatoes, but with ground beef! This cheesy, bubbly, family-friendly hot casserole is mildly seasoned. Garnish with pico de gallo and cilantro if you like.

This technique for diamond cut steak, pan seared and served with garlic butter pan sauce, will help you turn a cheaper cut of meat into a truly succulent and surprisingly tender steak. It's very easy, quick, and will be the most delicious garlic butter steak sandwich you'll ever have.

These delicious chimichurri steak tacos have an Argentinian flair. Seared flank steak slices on tortillas are topped with chimichurri sauce, pickled onion, cotija, and cilantro.

This bierock salad is a Germany-meets-Midwest salad bowl tribute to the hyper-regional handheld sandwich. Ground beef, sauerkraut, cabbage, and easy, yeasty croutons put the bierock in a salad bowl.

This cattle ranch casserole is a beefy, cheesy, tomato and chile-rich casserole with a biscuit base. It's perfectly suitable for a family or for a group of hungry ranch hands.

These crispy fried ground beef tacos are made by filling tortillas as you fry them, folding in cheese and taco meat, then carefully opening them to dress with lettuce, salsa, sour cream, and cilantro.

This recipe for the best ground beef taco meat is a keeper, the basic recipe you need to make tacos at home.

Baked Italian meatballs served over garlic Parmesan noodles. They're so good, and despite the long list of ingredients, most are seasonings, so they are not difficult to make.

These jalapeño popper smashed tacos are a new way to enjoy the flavors of your favorite appetizer, tacos, and your favorite smashburger, all in one.

This Philly cheesesteak casserole tastes great, especially the crumb topping. It is a creamy, filling pasta bake with ground beef, bell peppers, and onion.

This Hawaiian-style beef stew might be the best beef stew recipe you'll ever make, with a level of umami that's off the charts. Deeply browned beef gets a long slow simmer in a thick savory sauce, and you'll want to serve it over rice to capture all of that goodness. This recipe was adapted from “Grandpa Clarence’s Hawaii-Style Beef Stew” from Jess at Plays Well with Butter.

This tender ground beef stir fry is an easy meal full of fresh veggies, with a flavor-packed sauce that coats every bite. We enjoy this with jasmine rice, but if noodles are your thing, go for it.

This dump and bake meatball stroganoff could not be easier. A creamy pasta bake with meatballs, mushrooms, and a crispy onion topping

This balsamic Caprese grilled steak is a perfectly-grilled, simply marinated steak, topped with a mini Caprese salad and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

This strip steak with creamy peppercorn sauce definitely for pepper lovers. French cooks just have a way with sauces, and rich, flavorful “au poivre” sauce — with pepper — comes together quickly.

This chili shepherd's pie features ground beef and homemade mashed potatoes.

This cowboy butter steak toast features a compound butter that pairs perfectly with steak, and is used to butter and toast thick French bread slices, topped with a quick pan-seared steak. You'll be happy to know how to make this, even if you can't ride a horse or rope cattle. It's a steak eating experience that's hard to beat.

This bulgogi ground beef stir fry is a new spin on stir-fry, using ground beef. Some of the prep is eased because it is seasoned with purchased bulgogi sauce, so all you need to do is chop the vegetables.

These Greek stuffed peppers with orzo are a variation of traditional stuffed peppers but using orzo in place of rice, ground beef, Greek seasoning, mint, and lemon juice for a bright, savory flavor.

In this Big Mac Tater Tot casserole, savory ground beef and melted American cheese create a rich base, while Thousand Island dressing and mustard add tangy balance. Crisp potato tots give crunch, and dill pickles, sesame seeds, and iceberg lettuce provide a fresh, briny finish reminiscent of the classic Big Mac.

This creamy butter steak pasta is perfect for a romantic at-home date night. Tender, juicy steak is paired with a rich, creamy pasta with a hint of lemon, a sumptuous but relatively quick-to-prepare dinner.

Chef John's fiery red devil cocktail meatballs are perfect for your Halloween party or tailgate. The very savory meatballs, enveloped in a sticky, sweet, tangy, spicy sauce, are really an excellent choice—they won't spook your guests, but bring them back wanting more.

These bang bang burgers will take your hamburger game up a notch. Beef burgers are layered with bang bang sauce and a spicy slaw made with homemade peach vinaigrette. Trust the process—the flavors all come together and are delicious!

These meatball sub smashed tacos, made with a quick homemade meatball, work so perfectly every time because of the ratio of meat to tortilla to toppings—it's unmatched.

These Philly cheesesteak nachos are like a crunchy version of Philly's favorite sandwich. Tortilla chips, layered with seared steak, onion, and pepper strips, and topped with 2 kinds of cheese, might be the best nacho variation ever invented.

For these zesty Mississippi chicken skewers, boneless thigh pieces marinate briefly in ranch seasoning and pepperoncini brine, then are threaded on skewers with pepperoncini and red onion chunks. They're seared on a grill pan, then baked, and served with a tangy pepperoncini butter sauce.

This chicken Salisbury steak recipe is Chef John's award-winning Salisbury steak recipe, but with chicken, and is it ever good! The moist chicken patties with their mushroom pan sauce are absolutely delicious on their own, and even more so over mashed potatoes.

These peach mango habanero chicken thighs are dry-seasoned with smoked paprika, garlic, and onion, then brushed with a habanero-mango hot sauce combined with peach preserves as they finish baking. The recommended mango habanero sauce is very spicy, so use as much or as little as you need to find the heat you like.

These leftover rotisserie chicken sliders are the perfect appetizer for game day, or anytime you just want something delicious. Shredded chicken, tomatoes, and provolone bake until golden and melty under a garlic-buttered bun.

This easy creamy Parmesan ranch chicken bakes in the oven, then is broiled briefly, and is delicious served over rice or with crusty bread and a green salad or veggie.

In this lemon chicken gnocchi, thinly sliced chicken breasts, lightly seasoned and pan-seared to perfection is served with tender gnocchi tossed in a vibrant creamy lemon pan sauce.

These chicken adobo tacos deliciously fuse Mexican and Filipino cuisine. Wrap up some chicken adobo in a flour tortilla and top with mango salsa—so good! Make the mango salsa as directed, or save time by using store-bought salsa.

These garlic butter chicken cutlets cook quickly on the stovetop, creating a nice garlicky pan sauce in the process. They're a versatile main dish for nights when time is limited.

This sheet pan lemon chicken with potatoes and leeks is the perfect easy dinner for busy weeknights. The chicken thighs marinate while the potatoes prebake, and dinner is on the table in 1 hour.

This salsa verde chicken and rice skillet combines southwestern flavors with leftover cooked chicken, rice, and vegetables, a one-pot meal that's convenient, especially at cleanup time. We like it with a simple green salad topped with pico de gallo, and some corn tortilla chips.

This King Ranch Chicken Soup, the famous casserole in soup form, is a hearty, Tex-Mex–inspired comfort dish that’s creamy, flavorful, and satisfying enough to warm you up any night of the week.

This cheesy chicken broccoli bubble up layers flaky biscuits with Cheddar cheese, chicken in a creamy sauce, broccoli, and a final layer of cheese; the biscuits rise and bubble up through it all.

These shake and bake chicken thighs are crunchy just like fried chicken. A great way to use up leftover crackers, the chicken comes out juicy with a crispy coating.

In this honey garlic chicken rice casserole the honey flavor really comes through in the sauce. Serve on top of rice and a vegetable like roasted broccoli or Brussels' sprouts.