Big fat burritos stuffed with seasoned beef, rice, beans, guac, creamy chipotle sauce and plenty of melted cheese! Takeout burritos seem to be all over the place these days, but it’s so easy to make absolutely amazing burritos at home! These are super simple beef burritos with the main ingredient being either barbacoa ground beef... Read On → The post Beef Burritos appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

A creamy and smoky chipotle chili sauce that’s packed with flavour! Chipotle mayo, the simple combination of chipotle chilies in adobo sauce mixed into mayonnaise, is one of my favourite condiments and this is a kicked up version with added seasonings! Chipotle chilies have an amazing warm smokiness to them that pairs beautifully with cool... Read On → The post Chipotle Sauce appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

Closet Cooking celebrates 17 years of sharing tasty food and recipes! I can’t believe that we’re already at another year! It was a tasty year filled with plenty of new and fun recipes! As I look back over the recipes shared in the last year I see a wonderful variety of: mains, sides, appetizers, desserts,... Read On → The post Happy 17th Birthday Closet Cooking! appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

All of the flavours of slow roasted barbacoa beef in a quick and easy ground beef form! Barbacoa beef is a Mexican style roast beef that is among my all time favourites! Normally barbacoa beef requires several hours of slow braising time and sometimes I just want a quick fix, which is where this ground... Read On → The post Barbacoa Ground Beef appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

Sweet potatoes stuffed with beans, peppers, corn, and enchilada sauce and topped with plenty of melted cheese! With Cinco de Mayo coming up I have been looking at some recipes to enjoy, and these Mexican style stuffed sweet potatoes are near the top of my list! There is something magical about combining the sweetness of... Read On → The post Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

A soup with the marriage of meat and vegetables; meatballs and onions, carrots, celery and spinach. Italian wedding soup is a popular dish consisting of meatballs and vegetables in a broth. You can use premade meatballs but I like to go with homemade ones that are super easy and just packed with flavour! The rest... Read On → The post Italian Wedding Soup appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

A simple and tasty fried rice with chili crisp oil! Fried rice is a quick and easy meal and it gets even better with a hit of chili crisp oil! Chili crisp oil is a popular condiment these days consisting of oil with chilies, and other tasty and crispy ingredients! It’s great with fried eggs... Read On → The post Chili Crisp Fried Rice appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

Chicken noodle soup with a creamy alfredo style broth! This recipe is the simple combination of two of my favourite meals, chicken noodle soup and alfredo pasta! The basic idea is to take a chicken noodle soup recipe and make the alfredo style sauce in the broth. A traditional alfredo sauce is the combination of... Read On → The post Chicken Alfredo Soup appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

A quick and easy pasta with broccoli and plenty of melted cheese! This broccoli and cheese pasta is a staple on my dinner recipe list! This is basically a mac and cheese recipe with broccoli thrown in! The cheese sauce is a pretty standard butter, flour, and milk sauce with plenty of cheese melted into... Read On → The post Broccoli and Cheese Pasta appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

A slow braised Italian style pot roast in a tasty tomato sauce. Pot roasts are among my favourite meals and this Italian style pot roast is just packed with flavour! This recipe is super simple! You brown the beef, cook pancetta (bacon) and veggies before adding broth, tomatoes, thyme, rosemary, and Italian seasoning braising until... Read On → The post Italian Pot Roast (Straccato) appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more