This INSTANT POT WHOLE CHICKEN, seasoned with fresh herbs, creates a perfectly cooked, moist and tender bird that is perfect as the main star of the meal or shredded and used in any recipe calling for cooked chicken. My family absolutely loves whole roasted chickens, but I tend to just grab the rotisserie chickens for
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Honey Wheat Bread. It’s Good Stuff, Man.
This honey wheat bread makes the perfect sandwich bread! It’s kind of odd that I named my blog Buns In My Oven. I don’t often make buns or bread or any other delicious yeasty goods. Every time I do, though, I remember. I remember that oh, yes, it absolutely is worth the time and oh,
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Quick Dinner Rolls
You don’t have to be an expert at baking to make these quick dinner rolls! Our quick yeast rolls are perfectly fluffy, extra buttery, and the perfect way to impress your family – in just ONE HOUR! My absolute all time favorite thing to bake is yeast dough…whether it’s a cinnamon roll or a dinner
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Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese
Quick, easy, and cheesy! This chicken bacon ranch mac & cheese is packed with flavor and is a great way to use left over chicken. It is a breeze to make in the Instant Pot and so tasty! Is there any dish more delicious, universally pleasing, or kid-friendly than mac and cheese? We love our
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Beer Bread
Our soft, buttery Beer Bread is a quick bread that bakes with no yeast! This easy beer bread recipe has a buttery crust with a nice soft, dense crumb. It is perfect for serving alongside soup or for slathering in butter and jam. Whether you’re intimidated by baking with yeast or you just don’t have
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Peanut Butter Dog Treats
My new puppy dog prefers these homemade peanut butter dog treats over any of those store bought ones! Heck, I didn’t even think they tasted bad. Ya wanna know a fun fact about me? I think dogs are kinda gross. They sniff and lick and, I’m not sure if you know this or not, but
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Pumpkin Pancakes
These pumpkin pancakes make the best fall breakfast! Thick, fluffy, simple, and delicious! We love these smeared with butter and drowned in maple syrup. I have a thing for pancakes. Not just any pancakes, but the thick, fluffy, tender kind. These pumpkin pancakes are just my kind of pancake – thick, delicious, always a hit
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Ranger Cookies
These Ranger Cookies are loaded with all kinds of good for you things like whole wheat flour, rolled oats, and Wheaties cereal! Crispy on the edges and chewy in the centers, just the way we like them! I don’t know about y’all, but I think cookies are pretty darn yummy. My kids love them, my
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Granola Bars
These HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS are a total hit with my kids and I love that I know exactly what goes into them. They’re easy to whip up and they always disappear quick. Soft, chewy, and loaded with goodness. If you’ve been reading for any length of time, you know that my kiddos are homeschooled…well, my
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Blueberry Bread
This easy blueberry bread recipe will quickly become a family favorite. Serve warm with butter for a quick breakfast! I’ve been on a bread baking kick lately and my newest venture has been blueberry bread. There is something so amazing about warm bread with little dots of blueberries and a pool of melting butter on
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Easter Cookies
The easiest Easter cookies you could ever make – they start with my reader favorite chocolate chip cookie dough and get dressed up with colorful Easter candy! These bake up soft, chewy, and thick – and they’re ready in about 20 minutes! We love making EASY holiday desserts and they often start with my perfect
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The Very Best Waffles
The Best Belgian Waffle Recipe has a crispy exterior and light, fluffy interior! These waffles rival any that you’d find at your favorite breakfast restaurant and, with a couple of tricks, they’re super simple to make! People don’t say breakfast is the most important meal of the day for no reason, you guys. It’s because
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Spicy Chicken BLT Bagels
This grilled chicken sandwich recipe is packed with flavor from the sriracha and bacon. The buttermilk helps keeps the chicken extra juicy! Big thanks to Thomas’ Breads for sponsoring this post. It’s summer, yo. Grab your tongs and head out back to the grill, because it’s time to cook the meats. All the meats. Forever
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Cinnamon Raisin Pancakes
These pancakes are loaded with raisins and have a nice, hearty texture from the whole wheat flour. Drown ’em in some maple syrup or the cinnamon syrup recipe from my book! Either way, you’re going to love this pancake recipe! These cinnamon raisin bread pancakes make me think of my grandma. She has a slice
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Oatmeal Craisin Breakfast Cookies
These healthy breakfast cookies are a treat for kids that you don’t have to feel guilty about! Serve them with a side of fruit for a delicious breakfast that everyone will love. Don’t forget the tall glass of icy cold milk! You know how some foods just belong together? Peas and carrots. Chocolate and peanut
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Cheddar Bacon and Ranch Dip
Ooh, I have a fun idea! Let’s talk about what a jerk I am! It’ll be a blast. You see, I totally think that you’re wrong about most things. When you come and tell me how wonderful something is and I’ve never tried it before, I’m all nope, whatever, you’re dumb. I only say those
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Chocolate Avocado Donuts
These fudgy, baked chocolate donuts are made a bit healthier by swapping butter for avocado! These taste just like a standard chocolate donut, but they’re much healthier! You guys. You will not even believe what my husband said to me the other day. He made some comment about being able to read me like a
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Maple Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
What’s this, you say? Cupcakes? On Buns In My Oven? Yeah, I know. I can’t bake a cake to save my life, and yet here I am. With cake. I hope we all know what this means…if I can do it, so can you. But, why in the world would I risk death and destruction
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Pasta Primavera
Our simple Pasta Primavera is an easy way to use up all those veggies in your fridge! It’s a flavorful dinner that gets even the kids excited about vegetables and it’s so colorful and healthful! My daughter has gone *mostly* meatless for the past year now and, let me tell you, it’s been quite an
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Baked Donut Recipe
Looking for a donut recipe without yeast? I’ve got you covered with these BAKED DONUTS! You’ll have donuts in less than 30 minutes and with our special trick, they’ll taste like they were freshly fried with a crisp, sweet exterior and soft, fluffy interior! It appears that I have a problem. A donut problem. I’m
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