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Cinnamon Rolls from Tasty

Servings: 12

Cost: $5.51 per recipe / $0.45 per serving

Recipe Source: Cinnamon Rolls from Tasty

Ingredients:

Dough

  • 2 cups whole milk, warm to the touch ($0.14)
  • ½ cup sugar ($0.09)
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted($1.64)
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast ($0.39)
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour, divided ($1.49)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder($0.02)
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt ($0.02)

Filling

  • ¾ cup light brown sugar ($0.31)
  • 12 tablespoons (1 and 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon ($0.20)

FROSTING

  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened and cubed ($0.60)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 4 tablespoons milk ($0.10)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ($0.10)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar ($0.41)


Author haleyspargerPosted on

Chicken Tikka Marsala from Tasty and Naan from Food Wishes


Cost:

Recipe Source: Tasty’s Tikka Marsala

CHICKEN MARINADE

  • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ cup plain yogurt
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon minced ginger
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 2 teaspoons paprika

SAUCE

  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons minced ginger
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 3 ½ cups tomato sauce
  • 1 ¼ cups water
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
  • cooked rice, for serving
  • naan bread, for serving

Recipe Source: Food Wishes Naan

Naan

  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 package dry active yeast
  • 1/4 cup plain yogurt
  • about 2 cups bread flour, plus more as needed
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt (or 1/2 tsp fine salt)
  • 1 tablespoon garlic butter

Garlic Butter

  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 4 cloves finely minced garlic
Author haleyspargerPosted on

One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta From Tasty

Cost: $9.61

Servings: 6

Source of Recipe: Tasty’s One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta

During one of my late nights scrolling through the Tasty app, I found this recipe that sounded like it was straight off a Chili’s menu – Chicken Fajita Pasta. This feisty pasta looked just like something I’d imagine one of those Mexican and Italian combination restaurants (why do they exist!) would serve up.

I’ve also been fascinated with one-pot pasta meals since I hate washing dishes! Other than Hamburger Helper, this is my first try at creating a one-pot recipe.

My thoughts:

  1. Please season your chicken!

For some reason, Tasty’s creators rarely mention seasoning chicken before cooking which gives the meat sooo much more favor! Since most people who make Tasty recipes are new to cooking, this missing detail is really disappointing.

2. Wrong Serving Size

This pasta makes way more than two servings. My boyfriend, Mike, and I felt like we were eating pasta for days.

3. This is Bland!

As a Texan transplanted in Georgia, I thought I was the only one thinking this pasta was bland, but my spice-fearing boyfriend and his parents thought the same thing. This meal just really lacked any luster!

I thought that the pasta would at least get a little kick from the pepper jack cheese but there wasn’t even a hint of heat! Some people have mentioned that by exchanging two of the cups of milk with chicken stock their pasta had more flavor.

It seems that the recipe’s called for 5 cups of milk killed any flavor that the pasta might have had to offer.

Is this recipe worth another try?

After my first attempt, I don’t think I’ll be giving this recipe another shot for a long time. Other than this pasta being underwhelming, I don’t think I like soggy bell peppers…ick.

Maybe one day I’ll have a grand epiphany for modifications to conduct on this recipe and be able to create the Chili’s restaurant style Chicken Fajita pasta I dreamed of.

What Do You Think?

Have you tried Tasty’s Chicken Fajita Pasta? Do you agree with my review? If not, let me know your what you think of this recipe! Did you change anything or leave it as is? Let me know down in the comments!