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Oven Chicken Tacos

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Emily Bruno

We love tacos at my house, and they usually make an appearance in our weekly menu rotation. This week I decided to switch it up and make chicken tacos. I didn’t want to grill the chicken like we do for fajitas, so I decided nothing is easier than seasoning it and putting in the oven to bake. This chicken comes out flavorful and moist, but the best part is that I can put it in the oven and walk away to finish what I need to do. Perfect for a week night meal!

Oven Chicken Tacos

Ingredients

2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup onion, chopped into slivers
1-2 lbs chicken breast, thawed
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Melt the butter in the microwave and pour it into a baking dish. Line the bottom of the dish with the onion slivers. Pat the thawed chicken breast dry with a paper towel. Mix the spices above into a small bowl. Coat each side of the chicken breast with the spice mixture and place in the baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes (or until chicken is done). Put the chicken into your stand mixer with the paddle attachment to shred, or use a fork. Serve with your choice of sides and toppings, inside flour or corn tortillas.

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The spices provide just the right amount of flavor and heat, without being too spicy for the kiddos (or adults)! We served our tacos on warm flour tortillas with Pioneer Woman Restaurant Style Salsa. Would have loved to make McCormick’s yummy guacamole to go with our meal, but all of the avocados were rock hard at the store. Next time!!

Want to win some yummy McCormick spices for your own taco night?? Enter the Pinterest Taco Night Challenge! Just pin any taco recipe using the #McCormickTacoNight hashtag and tag me (@SweetBellaRoos). You could even pin my taco recipe above, I’ve filled out all the info for the pin description for you! If you would like more taco night inspiration be sure to follow McCormick on Pinterest here!

For even more taco night ideas visit McCormick’s website.

Disclosure: I was given a sample of spices from McCormick to create this recipe and was compensated for my time and expenses. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. #ad

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Pin It Thursday

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Emily Bruno

Welcome to Pin It Thursday! At this party you can link up anything YOU have made that you think is “Pin-worthy”! This can be a yummy treat, a craft, blog tips, DIY projects… anything you personally have created to share. Please no Etsy shops or giveaways, and be sure to link up directly to your post… this makes it easier to pin and share! I will feature my favorite links at the next party and pin them to my Pinterest account… so please share your link, visit other links, and pin the links you like! Browse, mingle, leave comments… that’s what makes this a party! Although it is not required, it’s fun… so make sure you follow me on Pinterest! Grab the button for this party here:

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$250 Amazon Cash Giveaway

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Emily Bruno

It’s my friend Lisa from Wine & Glue‘s birthday this week, and to celebrate she has teamed up with some of her blogging friends to offer an awesome $250 Amazon giveaway!

Enter below, and be sure to go visit Lisa to wish her a Happy Birthday!

The Giveaway ends Friday 5/10. Good luck! Continue reading →

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Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Emily Bruno

Now I know what you’re thinking… you’re thinking that Cinnamon Sugar Cookies = Snickerdoodles. Well, kind of. I actually set out to make Snickerdoodles but ended up with Cinnamon Sugar Cookies instead. I had all of my ingredients out and ready to go, but when it came time to add the cinnamon and sugar, I accidentally added it to the mixture instead of setting it aside to roll the dough in before baking. I stared at my mixer for a few minutes trying to decide if I should try to scrape out the cinnamon and salvage the Snickerdoodles, or just go with it and see how it turned out. I was afraid adding that much cinnamon to the mix would make the cookies have a dry, overpowering cinnamon flavor.

I am so glad I decided to just go with it and make them as is. I’ve shared before how my husband is not a big “sweets” person, and he LOVED these cookies. I even caught him sneaking them before I was able to photograph them. I packaged up a small sandwich bag of them for him to take to work and put the rest in a storage size bag… the next morning he took the big bag and left the smaller one haha! They have the cinnamon nostalgia of a Snickerdoodle, but the soft vanilla flavor of a sugar cookie.

Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 3/4 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Combine with egg mixture and stir in vanilla. Bake for 8-10 minutes on an ungreased baking sheet until lightly browned but still soft.

I like to slightly underbake my cookies and then let them continue heating on the pan, so I take them out at 8mins and then leave them on the cookie sheet for 2mins before removing them to cool.

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