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Shrimp, Avocado and Citrus Salad

Tender and sweet poached shrimp, rich avocado and the bright tang of lemon, lime and orange all make for a winter salad that’s like a tropical vacation sweepstakes winner salad. Because ButcherBox Shrimp are on the small side, we recommend taking the time to defrost in the fridge to get […]

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30 School Lunch Ideas for Picky Eaters

Coming up with school lunch ideas for picky eaters can be a big challenge. Especially if you’re trying to incorporate healthy options into your child’s lunch box. The good news is there are lots of fun and healthy school lunch ideas that even extremely picky kids and fussy eaters will […]

Instant Pot® Baby Back Ribs

Cooking ribs, especially ButcherBox’s Ribs, in an Instant Pot® will make you a believer in pressure cooking if you’ve at all been skeptical. For one, it cuts the normal cooking time down by a lot. Plus, with this recipe you’ll see how tender and flavorful these baby back ribs can […]

Chicken Piccata with Wilted Greens

Chicken piccata, an Italian-American staple of thin pan-fried cutlets enveloped in a buttery rich and lemony bright sauce with briny capers, is truly special. It’s easy, calls for mostly pantry-ish ingredients and is just delicious. In this recipe, there’s the addition of wilted greens that are quickly sautéed in olive […]

Chopped Bacon Salad

For this salad, sweet romaine, fennel and bitter chicories get tossed in a fried garlic and pine nut-oregano vinaigrette. ButcherBox Bacon and creamy feta top this salad that is simple yet complex with textures and greens, nuts and cheese. This is the beauty of a chopped salad—almost anything can go […]

Pasta Bolognese with Spinach and Parmesan

This makes quite a large batch of saucy and savory slow-cooked bolognese, famed meaty sauce that hails from Bologna, Italy. Here, ground beef, pork and bacon are the main characters, but they are supported by a vegetable medley, warm and cooling spices, orange peel and tomato to keep things bright […]

Brown Butter Seared Scallops

Butter of the sea (aka ButcherBox’s Sea Scallops) are even more luxurious when seared and caramelized before being sauced with brown butter, briny capers, sharp shallots and a punch of lemon juice. It’s a dish that makes you feel like you’ve become a fine dining chef in just 30 minutes, […]

Smashburgers

Not that ButcherBox Ground Beef needs it, but a good crust creates deep flavor. That’s the truth here when it comes to smashburgers. The act of pressing down and creating more surface contact with your ground beef means more browning, more concentration of flavor and a crunch—just delicious. This recipe […]