From our kitchen
From Our Texas Table
The recipes we cook at home ourselves, collected in one place. Starting with what runs in Texas Roots Living each month, plus a few family favorites along the way.
Dessert
Pumpkin Dump Cake
Pumpkin pie on the bottom, buttery yellow cake on top, and about ten minutes of actual work. It is the dessert for the house that is already full of people.
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First Cool Front Chili
Made with cubed chuck instead of ground beef, and without a single bean, which in this state is less a recipe note than a legal position.
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Crockpot Chicken and Noodles
A creamy, comforting chicken and noodles dinner that cooks itself in the slow cooker. Five minutes of prep, then a long afternoon to let it do its thing.
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Cheesy Beefy Tortilla Casserole
A quick, cheesy weeknight casserole built around browned beef, flour tortillas, and whatever chili's in the pantry.
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The Original Fantasy Fudge
A classic marshmallow-crème fudge, the version most people grew up on, made the original way.
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One-Pan Chicken with Buttered Noodles
Chicken and buttered egg noodles made in a single skillet, start to finish. One pan, one clean-up.
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Hearty Homestyle Crockpot Potato Soup
A hearty potato soup that builds itself in the slow cooker while you do something else with your afternoon.
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Christmas Breakfast Sausage Casserole
A make-ahead breakfast casserole that chills overnight, so all that's left to do on Christmas morning is turn on the oven.
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BBQ Chicken Sliders
Slow cooker BBQ chicken sliders, brined overnight for tender, fall-apart meat that pulls apart with two forks.
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Chicken Spaghetti
A creamy, cheesy baked chicken spaghetti that turns into the most-requested dish in the house the moment it hits the table.
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Christmas Eve Savory Snack Mix
A sweet-and-salty baked snack mix, cereal, pretzels, nuts, and cheese crackers coated in a savory herb butter, made for the couch on Christmas Eve.
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Hot Corn Dip
A warm, bubbly corn dip that gets its flavor from sautéing the corn first instead of dumping it in raw. Serve with corn chips, crackers, or veggie sticks.
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Strawberry Cheesecake Shooters
A no-bake, make-ahead dessert layered in individual cups: graham cracker crust, cheesecake filling, and fresh strawberries.
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