Usually all I want to eat during the winter is soups, and chilis. They're comforting, they warm me up, and they make great leftovers. Let's switch it up! How about some pot roast instead? This perfect pot roast checks all of my boxes. It's incredibly warming, and comforting, and it makes great leftovers. The chuck roast is fall-apart tender, the carrots are sweet and succulent, and the potatoes are perfectly cooked. I added mushrooms, which aren't always traditional in a pot roast … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Apple Butter
Happy first official day of fall everyone!!! What better way to celebrate than with homemade apple butter?! SO GOOOD! This slow cooker apple butter is bursting with apple flavor and warming spices. It's perfectly sweet, it's smooth, and creamy, and nice and thick. IT'S FALL TIME PERFECTION!!! And it's all made in the slow cooker!!! Is there really any other way to let something simmer for so long? I mean, yes, there is the old-fashioned stove top method, which may be done a little … [Read more...]
Satisfying Instant Pot Lentil Soup
I know, I know - at the mention of lentil soup half of you are probably thinking "well this sounds boring". I promise you, it's not. Yes, it is possible to make a deliciously satisfying lentil soup that won't leave wishing you ate a bowl of beef chili instead. This lentil soup is packed with a variety of veggies for interesting texture, and flavor for the taste buds. It's also has loads of perfectly cooked lentils. Several cups of the veggies and lentils are blended up and stirred back … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Curried Trail Mix
You're instantly thinking, "What the heck is curried trail mix going to taste like?" It's going to taste like little crunchy savory-sweet, slightly spicy bits of heaven!!! That's what it's going to taste like! Yes, I know a curried trail mix doesn't sound like your typical flavor of trail mix - I fully agree. But, I know that you aren't sticking around this blog if you are looking for your typical flavor profile lol. Adventurous flavors is my expertise. And it's my job to … [Read more...]
The Best Chicken Taco Salad
Behold the BEST chicken taco salad you will ever have!! Taco salad always sounds so promising. I mean all the best things about a taco piled on top of some lettuce, how can that not be good?! Somehow they always seemed to fall short at restaurants, anyone else agree? So I decided to make my own! BEST decision ever! Soon after I made those instant pot chicken tacos I had a lot of that meat leftover I added some romaine lettuce and the best chicken taco salad was … [Read more...]
Easiest Instant Pot Chicken Tacos
Say hello to chicken taco night all week long!!! Thanks to the instant pot which helps us to make the easiest chicken tacos ever!!!! And by easy I mean dump everything in the instant pot, the chicken, spices, salsa, black beans, frozen corn and let it cook for 8 minutes - chicken cooked in 8 minutes, how amazing is the instant pot?!?! Remove the chicken and let the power of your stand or hand mixer shred the chicken for you - seriously THE BEST times saver in the kitchen. See, perfectly … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Ginger Turmeric Carrot Soup
Well hello there beautiful creamy ginger carrot turmeric soup! Made in the Instant Pot you say? YES! You're only 30 minutes away from silky smooth soup. And you barely have to lift a finger. Well except to chop the carrots, but after that all you do is turn on your Instant Pot and let it take care of the rest. Go put your feet up my friend, you deserve it! Dear, Instant Pot, you truly are magical! The Instant pot is like the unicorn of cooking appliances. It can do almost anything and take … [Read more...]
Healing Instant Pot Bone Broth
First Instant Pot recipe here on Robust Recipes!!!! Happy dance! But don't worry there are directions in the notes for a slow cooker version too! Have you guys heard about bone broth? It's all the rage in the health food world - move over kale. JK kale, I still love you! Half of you are probably like...umm bone broth is broth for soup, right? The other half of you are probably like umm....YAAASSS GIVE ME ALL THE BONE BROTH!!! No, I'm not talking about bone broth for soup. Although, yes … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Spicy Carnitas
Today is our second day of Cinco De Mayo recipes and we are making Slow Cooker Spicy Carnitas! I love this holiday, mostly for the excuse to drink margaritas and eat Mexican food!!! Why can't every nationality have a holiday here in America? Makes sense, right? I mean America is a melting pot of heritages anyways. How amazing would it be to have an Italian day and eat all of the Italian food or an Indian day and stuff our faces with Indian food all day long, or a French day, maybe a Thai day?! … [Read more...]
16 Gluten Free Soups for When You’re Sick
I interrupt our scheduled broadcasting to bring you my first ever recipe round up, 16 Gluten Free Soups for When You're Sick!! Last week when I posted my Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice Soup I discussed how I'm a horrible sick person. I can't handle any real life things when I'm sick. When I came down with terrible cold on January 1st I realized that there is a huge need for some simple, easy to make, and nourishing soups for when you're sick or feeling under the weather. We NEED a list of … [Read more...]
