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How to Cook Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Thighs

Cooking frozen chicken thighs in an Instant Pot is a convenient and easy way to prepare a tasty meal. Once cooked, you can use the juicy chicken thighs as a staple protein in so many great recipes for different meals. The Instant Pot are electric pressure cookers that have become…

Grilled Paprika Drumsticks

Grilled chicken drumsticks are an easy way to please the summer barbecue crowd, especially when you super-charge the flavor by marinating them in a mixture that combines tangy sherry vinegar and both sweet and smoky paprika. If you’re not familiar with it, there are three types of paprika: Sweet, smoky…

Carne Asada Flank Steak Tacos With Grilled Scallions on a plate

Carne Asada Flank Steak Tacos With Grilled Scallions

Carne asada, hailing from the state of Sonora in northern Mexico, is as much a celebration of the smoky char-grilled beef as it is of gathering outdoors with friends and family. To make carne asada (which translates to “grilled meat”), you marinate steak–usually flank or skirt–in spices before grilling it…

Quick & Easy Instant Pot Frozen Ground Beef

If you’re looking for a new quick and easy cooking method, it’s time to try Instant Pot frozen ground beef. The Instant Pot is a kitchen appliance that has revolutionized the way we cook, making it possible to whip up a delicious meal in minutes. And while the pressure cooking…

Shrimp and Cucumber Ceviche on Tostadas

Bold, bright, chunky, and crunchy, these shrimp tostadas are all about the balance of fresh flavors and textures with a rich base of buttery avocado on top of homemade fried corn tortillas. If it’s been a long winter, these tostadas might just have the power to lift you out of…

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The Ultimate Summer Cooking Safety Guide

Backyard barbecues with speakers blaring, friends laughing, and sizzling burgers on the grill. Breezy beach days with fizzy drinks, cold sandwiches, and lots of sun tan lotion. Park hangs with picnic baskets, bottles of bubbly, and containers of tasty prepared snacks. No matter your ideal summer scenario, there’s always one…

Charcuterie and Seasonal Veggie Board

Celebrating the deliciousness of charcuterie can also mean pairing them with seasonal vegetables that balance out all the extra richness and saltiness that cured meats tend to have and honestly, why we like them so much. ButcherBox’s charcuterie is made from pork including thinly sliced prosciutto, garlicky Genoa salame and…

Northeastern Thai (Isaan) Flank Steak Salad

This salad featuring steak comes from Derek Rugsaken, the chef and owner of Southeast by Southwest, a Thai pop-up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. With origins in the northeast ‘Isaan’ region of Thailand, where Rugsaken’s father is from, the flavors and smells of this salad remind him of eating at…

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9 Clever Recipes You Can Make With Grilling Leftovers

Whether you just hosted a massive backyard barbecue or had a simple cookout with the family, it’s likely you’ll find yourself with some grilling leftovers. Hamburgers, steaks, pork chops, crispy chicken thighs, even shrimp skewers—all tasty favorites from your ButcherBox you would hate to see go to waste. And yet,…