Try this super simple recipe for Bacon Chicken Ranch Burgers on the grill or in a skillet. These burgers are great for a weeknight meal or a family BBQ! Ground chicken combines with smoky bacon, cheddar cheese, and ranch seasoning.
Category Archives: BBQ Foods
Buffalo Salmon Burgers
Love Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches? Here’s my take on that favorite sandwich using Salmon! Click here to watch the May 24, 2013 TCL segment when I made this recipe. Ingredients: 2 (5 ounce) No Name Salmon Fillets 1 Kraft Blue Cheese Dry Mix (1.25 ounces) ¼ cup Frank’s Buffalo Wing Sauce 1 Egg ¾ cup Panko … Continue reading
Twin Cities Live and Cub Foods $20 Chef Challenge
A few times a year, Twin Cities Live asks their favorite chefs to compete against each other in a food challenge. I’ve participated in their Mother’s Day Challenge, Cream of Mushroom Soup Challenge and the Minnesota State Fair Food on a Stick Challenge. I was the runner up in both the Mother’s Day and Soup contest and won the Food on … Continue reading
Hot Dogs
Summer is finally here in Minnesota; we’ve only waited 8 months for it to happen. I think being cooped up for so long makes us crazy for getting outdoors, especially to grill. I recently checked out Nate Dogs, you can read that post here and was inspired to come up with a creative hot dog … Continue reading
Food Trucks in St. Paul
The last weeks of session are always unpredictable but one thing is certain, there is food. Late nights waiting for deals to be made and bills to get to the floor are spent noshing on Chipotle Burritos, Jimmy Johns, Chinese take-out, Pizza, Mountain Dew, baked goods, oh yeah and many trips to the 2nd floor … Continue reading
Smoky Crockpot Ribs
This recipe was created for the Twin Cities Live Cream of Mushroom Soup Chef Challenge-I came in a close second! This is a great recipe for the dead of winter when you need a grilling pick-me-up. The ribs get a great texture that is just like being on the grill. The wood chips help give … Continue reading
Sizzling Summer Salad
The Fourth of July brings so many families and friends together around grills and for some that means a whole lot of hamburgers and hotdogs. For us it was a whole lot of cheddar bratwursts, potato salad and oh yeah, multiple stops to the Dairy Queen for custom chocoholic blizzards. So for something light, I … Continue reading
Northwoods Burger
I’ve been daydreaming about this burger for a while. Yeah I daydream about burgers…and ice cream, pies, meat loaf and well anything that I can put a new spin on. Some people stay up at night and decompress their fears and worries, I think about new recipes-I think it’s a more positive way to end … Continue reading
Mango Pineapple Salsa
My husband loves chips and salsa-maybe even a little too much. Sadly for me, he is in love with Lisa…Salsa Lisa that is! He says he likes my salsa the best, but he’s always quick to scoop up her salsa when he’s at the store. He tried this recipe recently and I think I may … Continue reading
Quick-Eat-A Carnita
For the final day of the Twin Cities Live Kitchen Star Competition, I needed to make a recipe that had only 5 ingredients. I made these Carnitas(Spanish terminolgy for pulled pork tacos) a few weeks before for Bubbie and Will. Pork Tenderloin happen to be on sale and we were in need of some home-cooked … Continue reading