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Recipes / from the BUI kitchen

Recipes from the BUI kitchen.

Skillet and Dutch-oven recipes, with the ingredients, timing and steps you need to make them.

Crescent-roll pepperoni pizza with banana pepper rings baked in a black cast-iron skillet

Skillet baking / pizza

Crescent-Roll Cast-Iron Pizza

A buttery shortcut pizza baked in a 10.25-inch skillet. A quick prebake keeps the bottom crisp before the sauce and toppings go on.

Cookware10.25″ skillet
Oven375°F
Serves2–3
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Four folded browned sausage and Oaxaca cheese tacos on a wooden cutting board

Skillet cooking / tacos

Bold Sausage Tacos

Pork sausage, green chiles and Oaxaca cheese inside tortillas crisped in a skillet. The tomatoes are cooked down first so the filling isn't watery.

PanLarge skillet
Makes8–10 tacos
CookingAbout 25 min
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More from the BUI kitchen

More recipes.

Main courseCast-Iron Taco BeefMain courseCast-Iron Butter-Basted Chicken BreastSide dishDutch-Oven Mexican-Style Jasmine RiceSoupCreamy Bacon & Potato SoupMain courseCast-Iron Sausage, Rice & Oaxaca Melt

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