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Make this loaded taco bake for your next taco night - remember to top with all your favorite add ons.

Loaded Taco Bake

olive oil

beef

yellow onion,

garlic,

tomatoes

pinto beans, drained and rinsed

mild Ortega® Diced Green Chiles

(1.25 oz.) pkg Ortega® Taco Seasoning Mix

Ortega® Yellow Corn Taco Shells

c. shredded cheddar

avocado, peeled, pitted, and diced

c. fresh cilantro leaves

c. chopped tomatoes

green onions, chopped

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This Loaded Taco Bake Is Layered With Cheesy Goodness

Wondering how to cook chicken breasts with no mess and no fuss? This sheet-pan recipe is the answer. 

How to Cook Chicken Breasts

olive oil,

chicken breasts (about 8 ounces each)

Kosher salt and black pepper,

Microwave Sweet Potato from Delish.com takes 5 minutes.

How To Microwave A Sweet Potato

sweet potato

Kosher salt

black pepper

pat butter

Nothings better with Steak than a sweet potato!

I love sweet potato - especially orientals (don't even think of microwaving - pan frying ok), I'm going to make this for brunch, stuffed with leftover chili - I'm "no sos" vegan, and I didn't want to wait for a baked! Thanks so much for the recipe - maybe I'll have the other half for lunch or breakfast tomorrow with either date sugar or maple syrup (both?)

You need to understand both the power of the microwave and also the size. Please be more detailed. and also use some science when advising on how to cook a well speared sweet potato. It takes forever. Just bake it.. Thanks.

Just cut the sweet potato in half so the whole potato can be cook thoroughly.

We Southerners eat sweet potatos with lots of butter and brown sugar. Any other way is a distant second place!

Thank you Lena Abraham for the helpful cooking tip.

I’m pretty young so when my mom don’t wanna cook a sweet potato for me, this the way I could do it 😙

Thanks for the lesson!  Always wondered what the heck a yam was.

Please stop with the floating camera.  I’m getting motion sick.

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Need to cook a sweet potato fast? Try this easy microwave method ASAP.

Here's How To Cook The Perfect Sweet Potato In The Microwave

This healthy cauliflower recipe has all the flavor and feel of takeout chicken fried rice without all the carbs! Best of all, it takes just 10 minutes of prep.

Chicken With Fried Cauliflower Rice

grapeseed oil

lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, pounded to even thickness

eggs,

red peppers, finely chopped

carrots,

onion,

scallions, finely chopped,

c. frozen peas, thawed

cauliflower "rice"

tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce

tsp. rice vinegar

Kosher salt and pepper

Air Fryer Potatoes from Delish.com are the perfect side to serve with your dinner tonight: quick, easy, and perfectly crispy on the outside.

Air Fryer Crispy Potatoes

lb. baby potatoes, halved

garlic powder

Italian seasoning

Cajun seasoning (optional)

Lemon wedge,

parsley,

Which is your favorited potato side dish?

My potatoes came out similar to the photograph. The potatoes are at the bottom left side (the other is my own chicken nuggets). Mine were overcooked, but I'm sure it's because my potato pieces were smaller than what was used in the original recipe. Also, I'm sure the spices this recipe uses makes them brown as well.  I used this as a basic recipe for my potatoes as very first AF recipe and it was great.  I used salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to my liking along with 1 TBS of olive oil.  Because my pieces were 1 inch, I cooked them for 10 minutes, shook them, and then cooked for 8 more minutes - it was too long.  Next time I'll either have bigger pieces or cook them for fewer minutes.  That's my fault, not the recipe's. I'm just excited to try again!

The variations on this are limited only by your spice rack and the variety of patatoes in your pantry.  I often pre-bake washed whole patatoes poked several times with a fork about 20 min in the AF @ 400°. When cooled down I place groups in zipper lock vacuum seal bags, and store them in the fridge. When ready to eat I take out a bag, cube, oil, & spice the patatoe; let them set for a few minutes; and then put them in the AF @ 400° for about 4-6 min, shaking them at least once or twice. The pre-baked patatoes won't take up fridge space for long!

I was given an air fryer for Christmas and this recipe was the first thing I tried. So easy, so quick, and so very yummy!

Loved this I just sprayed olive oil on every three min too extra crispy

Followed the recipe and directions using little red potatoes. Delicious and we loved them. They turned out crispy and looked just like the picture. Definitely  will make them again.

Excellent recipe, I love the flavor. We served with pork loin and mashed butternut squash. The air fryer I have only gets as hot as 390°, I ended up having to cook them a bit longer, maybe 30 minutes total. But they were great and I highly recommend the recipe!

What a great little recipe! The lemon was amazing, I was leery of it but happily surprised!

I can’t  wait to try this tomorrow with my brussels sprout and roasted potatoes I’m more of a oven roasted potato gal hopefully they come out as brown and delicious as yours.

the recipe is very easy. Thanks only thing I I had to keep them in a little longer.

very tasty..... but not quite as crispy as I hoped..... Suspect it may be because the only "baby" potatoes I could find today were Yukon Golds..... Will be trying again with another type soon!!

Anybody know if cubing a normally sized russet or white potato would work??

That was the best recipe ever😀👍. My family really LOVED them 😋

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If You Love the Chips, You Need to Try these Salt & Vinegar Potatoes for Dinner!

Pozole is a spicy Mexican soup filled with hominy and pork for a truly warming winter soup. 

Best-Ever Pozole

lb. pork shoulder,

yellow onion, quartered

whole cloves

cumin seeds

bay leaf

chicken broth

chiles de arbol, stem and seeds removed

chiles,

hominy,

radishes,

green cabbage,

cilantro,

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Chicken Posole Is The Comforting Mexican Soup You Need to Know About

Chicken Posole Will Warm You Right Up

Creamy Lemon Garlic Salmon from Delish.com is a perfect weeknight dinner. 

Creamy Lemon Garlic Salmon

(6-oz.) salmon fillets

butter

tbsp. all-purpose flour

heavy cream

lemon

dill

red pepper flakes

Family loved it. Plenty of sauce to go with veggies or noodles. I thought it was a bit too lemony, but perhaps I had a particularly large and juicy lemon. Will try with a bit less next time!

We love salmon and I try to serve it each week. Therefore, I have loads of recipes for it. That being said, this was absolutely our favorite! I did add a cup of sweet peas to the sauce and used cayenne pepper rather than flakes. Can't wait to prepare it for guests!

This recipe was delicious exactly as it is! I paired it with yellow rice and used some of the sauce on top. It was so good🥰

AMAZING!!!!  First family dish we cooked together and it’s a hit with the kids.  Not only was the recipe easy and quick to follow, but the outcome.. my mouth is watering just thinking about it.

We looked at the video and used half a lemon as shown.  It seems like a whole lemon is too much (comments).  The sauce is very flavourful!!  Great recipe.

So delicious! Added a bed of aldente penne noodles, made it even better!

This has become a rotating staple in my house-- it is a manageable recipe to make and so so good!

Delicious and incredibly easy! I’m not a dill fan so I used parsley instead and it was still wonderful. A definite have again!

This was so tasty! I made it into a dish for one by getting only one salmon fillet and halving the sauce and it was delicious!

I made this recipe tonight for dinner and it was amazing!!!!! The only things I added we're crab and paprika. Amazing!!! 💗💗💗💗

Great recipe AND we loved the "get ingredients" feature on the delish site!

I have made this twice! It’s so delicious! 👏🏼

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Easy enough for a weeknight, but good enough for a weekend.

This 30-Minute Lemon Garlic Salmon Is Next-Level Amazing

You can't go wrong with these Beef Enchiladas from Delish.com.

Beef Enchiladas

chili powder

cumin

enchilada sauce

can corn, drained

black beans, drained and rinsed

flour tortillas

c. shredded Monterey jack

Quartered grape tomatoes

avocado

onion

cilantro leaves

What kind of enchiladas are your favorite?

Very tasty, but enchiladas needed a bit more enchilada sauce. I added shredded cheese to the filling, as well as on top. Love the corn and black beans combination—will make this again. Thanks for the recipe!!!

My family loved these enchiladas. I took everyone's advice and added more sauce. I added a 28 oz. can of green enchilada sauce, and chopped olives. We will be having it again. Delish !

Seemed like a good recipe. Be careful what enchilada sauce you use. The kind I bought didn’t say hot or mild. But it was totally insanely hot. Otherwise it was good.

This turned out well enough in the end, but the meat mixture was far too "liquidly," contrary to what many of the comments say (that it was too dry). Maybe this is because the recipe calls for a "19 oz" can of enchilada sauce, but at least where I live, in Washington, DC, it (at least red enchilada sauce) only comes in 10 oz cans. I followed the directions and used two cans (plus a little more because of the comments) and actually had to strain the meat and vegetable mixture before putting it in the tortilla. Anyway, I tripled the amount of chili powder and topped it with habanero/jalapeno jack cheese, and it was fine.

Very simple to make and turned out tasty, I added some Franks hot sauce for added kick too.

This was pretty easy to make, and it tasted great.

Took a gamble on this recipe, and it paid off. Rave reviews from my husband and children, aged 7 and 10! Easy to make. Highly recommend.

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There's no such thing as too much cheese.

These Beef Enchiladas Will Totally Make You Forget About Takeout

Instant Pot Potato Soup from Delish.com is perfect for a cold winter night.

Instant Pot Potato Soup

thyme leaves

russet potatoes, peeled and diced

cornstarch

Shredded cheddar,

bacon,

chives,

My adult son going this recipe and asked me to make it. He helped. The first time we made it I didn't have fresh thyme or garlic. This time we did. Wow! What a difference! This has to be the best potato soup I ever ate! He added salt after it was finished. I'm actually glad it didn't call for salt because we like to add for our own taste. Also adding bacon and cheese to the serving ads salt. I can't eat it, I'm keto, very low carb not he had me try a spoonful. OMG! Delish!

I followed the recipe and got a pot full of broth with diced potatoes floating in it. Here’s how I fixed that: I poured everything into my food processor and blended it all smooth, then doubled the corn starch and blended it some more. Poured it back in the instant pot and pressure cooked it five more minutes.

Made the potato soup tonight turned out EXCELLENT but i had no idea when pressure cooking your potatoes you will not have  same amount of potatoes that you started with turned out very very delicious  i did add a cup or cup and a half of sour cream to my recipe  and turned out really good so i peeled about 6 or 8 potatoes  that i had left 
(Some very small Yukon golds ) and threw them in a pot on the stove and added to the soup we had left next time i will make a lot more potatoes or can anyone tell me what i can do differently next ? Thanks !!

Used regular broth instead of low sodium. This was a huge hit! Everyone went back for seconds and there was nothing left! Will definitely make again.

Mmmm Yes! I of course added some things on my own and put the bacon inside, instead of on top, I also added a bit more than healthy amount of cheddar in the soup as well.😂 But omg so good!

Made it tonight.  The things I changed were I diced up the bacon and cooked it in the pot first.  I removed the bacon, drained the grease out of the pot and then added the butter and onions.  I made sure to scrape up all of the good bacon bits left behind.  After the milk mixture was added and it had boiled for 5 minutes, I added about a cup of shredded extra sharp cheese to the pot. I used unsalted chicken broth so I added some salt and pepper at the end.   Yummm.  Very good.

I generally cook low sodium. Like being addicted to anything (salt, sugar) when you eat less you can REALLY taste the salt in food. I have a hard time eating soup in restaurants because it’s so salty but the average person puts salt on top of salty food. I thought this soup was great. I added a small amount of salt and pepper and between that and the bacon and fresh herbs it tastes great. You can’t please salt addicts unless they’re eating 1800mg in a serving. And I personally think salty food is gross n

This recipe is terrible, as is. The only flavour comes from the bacon And cheese added on top When you serve it!

Looks awful in the video.  Like thick gravy. I wouldn't use the potato masher.

Tasty. I'll agree, you do need to season. I put around a teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of pepper while cooking onions. Added a little more pepper and some celery salt after it was done. Makes more like six servings.

Made this soup last night for dinner.  Did not change a thing and thought it was very good.  For the two of us we have 4 meals.  Used my french fry cutter then diced those to make the potatoes 1/2" cubes.  Went very fast during prep and had plenty of potato cubes in the finished soup.  Added very small amount of sea salt at the end.  Sprinkled ground pepper on top when serving.  I will add a small amount of celery salt as others suggested next time to see how it flavors the soup.  Put the remainder in pint jars and froze them for future meals.  I thought it was a really good soup.  I don't have an Instant pot but used my Cuisinart Pressure cooker.  Good recipe, will keep.

I made this tonight with a few modifications.  It was fabulous.

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Imagine all your favorite baked potato toppings—bacon, cheddar, sour cream, green onions—in a spoon.

If You Like Mashed Potatoes, You'll Freak Over This Loaded Potato Soup.

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup from Delish.com is the perfect fast and healthy weeknight dinner. 

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

bell peppers, chopped

oregano

lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 3)

water

(14-oz.) can diced tomatoes

black beans,

corn

c. cilantro

corn tortilla,

c. shredded monterey Jack

avocado, diced

Not enough spices in this recipe and it makes the soup pretty bland. Double or even triple the given spice amounts and add red pepper flakes to taste if you want heat

How can I make this soup but without an instant pot?

It’s a very good version of taco soup and was relatively easy to prepare. We loved the toppings...they’re what made the recipe special! The homemade tortilla strips, fresh cilantro, avocado slices, and the cheese—delicious! Like other reviewers, I agree that the spices need tripling. As the recipe notes, salt the chicken well, but I still needed to add more salt at the end. I added a half-cup if chunky salsa at the end because it was a little bit bland.   With these modifications, I’d give it 5 stars.

Note to self: read the comments before making a recipe. All the bad things that happened to others, happened to me. One piece of advice: just cook the noodles separately.

Great flavor! Threw in frozen chicken - 11 minutes - turned out great. Perfect for a cold night.

OMG this soup is soooo good thanks delish  coming from a Mexican mom that cooks from Scratch

Amazing recipe.  I pretty much doubled for my family of 6.  Its is so flavorful.  We used frozen chicken breast and everything was done.

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Need a healthy weeknight dinner idea? This instant pot chicken soup is insanely easy. Plus it's filled with good-for-you ingredients, so you can feel good about eating healthy.

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Is The Coziest Winter Dinner

Keto Chicken Parmesan substitutes almond flour for an even more savory take on the classic—low carb and more flavor? Yes, please!

Keto Chicken Parmesan

chicken breasts

almond flour

c. Parmesan,

onion powder

Vegetable oil

c. low-carb sugar-free tomato sauce

c. shredded mozzarella

basil leaves, for topping

I made this dish following exactly to the recipe and it was the best chicken Parm that I have ever had!!!! My husband loved it!!!
i will definitely be making this again

Had to cook longer in the oven for chicken to come to temp. Also turned up to 425. Used 1 cup less Parmesan only because that’s what I had but it turned out great!!

I didnt use vegetable oil, extra virgin olive oil worked.

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