When I cook her recipes, I keep in mind that she is feeding people who have worked outside all day. I feed small children and office workers.🤣. So, I tend to half the recipe or cook as two dishes - eat one and freeze one.
That’s the best thing to remember. Her family is a farm family, they work hard from dawn to dusk so keep that in mind. Those potatoes would be good with her barbecue chicken recipe.
She may be cooking for a farm family but is presenting the recipes to home cooks. Food Network should have done the adjustments to size the recipe for a normal family amount.
I made a recipe of hers ONCE I felt so guilty about all the cheese and butter I was putting in it that I locked the doors, closed my blinds turned out the lights in the front room and made sure no one was watching me make it. I was scared, I survived.😂
I remember Ree back in the OG blog days too. I followed along with her Black Heels and Tractor Wheels weekly stories. I'm from Oklahoma so we found out about her locally.
It's nice to see people put themselves out there to share how they feed their family like Dee did... love that...respect that. We all adjust recipes we borrow from others to make it our own. Trial and error is a great teacher.
I would love to see a "Can Christine guess the measurements" video. Where you measurements things in your hand, then put them in the measuring cup/spoon to see how close you are. 😍
Ree's blog got me through my first years as a new mom, she was everything! 2007 - 2011, loved her so much - she was the only other adult I "interacted" with besides my husband on most days. I called her my favorite friend that I'd never met. But as her popularity grew, she became less real to me. Now she seems like a stranger. Which, I guess, she actually always was, but it didn't feel that way before! Anyway, thank you for bringing back some amazing memories! And for your real feedback on these casseroles! You're awesome!
Her cookbooks are really personal and great. I just borrowed her new cookbook from the library and it took me back to the old days. I guess nowadays she's too famous and has too much going on to run her blog. It's now more like her brand instead.
I could be wrong, but I’m thinking that after the first cookbook or two, there is probably a committee at the publisher’s office coming up with all of these “new” recipes. I know zero “good cooks” who have hundreds of recipes they feed their families on a regular basis…typically just a few dozen with an occasional existing cookbook/magazine/internet recipe thrown in the mix. That’s why I lost interest in her cookbooks after the first couple.
Wet hands helps break up & spread rice. Also always let a a saucy, cheesey casserole sit 15 minutes before serving. It allows to cool & settle not not be a mess to serve.
I really appreciate you talking about how much prep work is required for some of these recipes. Nothing worse than thinking you are going to throw together a casserole and it ends up taking an hour before you can get the thing in the oven. By that point I am ready to eat whatever is laying around and can barely wait for the thing to bake!!!
I remember the early Ree Drummon days too, I read her blog religiously and tried many of her recipes. Most were fabulous, very good comfort foods. Thanks for taking the time to make these and give an honest review. Love your channel, you inspire me to cook more and keep our pantry well stocked, and these days that's more and more important!
I watched the Pioneer Woman's video and saw that you changed some of the things in the Chicken Tortilla recipe. For example, the seasonings were divided, because she cooks her chicken in half of those seasonings (probably to flavor the chicken), where you precooked your chicken. The other half of the seasonings is added to the onions. She drains and rinses her beans. She probably doesn't use the bean liquid, since she already added seasonings to the chicken.
I will never understand how people will review her recipes 5 out of 5 but then say "I used half the amount of butter" or "I made it once and it was ok, but I remade it and changed something and it was awesome!" Cooking is an art, but it's hard to take a recipe at face value when people don't follow them exactly.
I bake the huge Jumbo potatoes. I poke my potatoes with a fork 3 times, rub olive oil on them and sprinkle salt and pepper on them then bake at 400°F directly on the oven rack for 1 hour. They don't dry out and they are so good!
Definitely remember her blog days- the Marlboro Man, all those mixer giveaways and blog linkups, stories about the ranch...Pre-pinterest, I had her kitchen tour bookmarked and some of the pics saved to a folder because I loved her drawers with flour, sugar, etc. It was A LOT harder to earn $ on a blog back then (rStyle🤢 didn't exist so nothing was sponsored🤗) so overall content tended to be SO MUCH BETTER than now- you were actually reading about a person's life/interests, not what they felt would get the most views! Ree definitely worked at her blog and was not just a "overnight sensation". She was such a good read. It's crazy that was probably 15 years ago! (As for the drawers-I had them 2 kitchens ago & hated them 😂).
I agree with the prep, for a casserole it should be a lot quicker to put together, I love that you gave an honest opinion on the recipes, that's why I follow your channel! TFS
Here's a trick for baking very large potatoes in less time; Stick a metal skewer through them. The metal draws the heat into the center of the potato, so that it bakes from the inside, out, while also baking from the outside, in.
Sour cream noodle bake is bomb and if you look at the recipe you’re like ehhhh idk about this - but it is SO good. I like to prepare it on the weekend so all I have to do on a weeknight is just throw it into the oven.
I love most of Ree Drummonds recipes we have tried. Our favorites are her Sunday Stew, which is always requested by family and friends, breakfast bread pudding, her mashed potatoes recipe, and her chicken mozzarella pasta.
I ❤ the Pioneer Woman. We make the 4 hour trek to Pawhuska every year. Her store and restaurant are amazing. We have stayed at the boarding house once. Very Francy 🤠🍻🌻 The tour of the ranch is really neat too.
I have made the stuff baked potato casserole with modifications. I peal and boil the potatoes. Eliminate the butter and milk completely and add chives. I also use light sour cream.
GIRL. I seriously remember the OG Ree Drummond days. I remember seeing her at a blogging conference like 10 years ago! Fun video... and I really LOVE the Pioneer Women bubble heads as your scoring system. LOVE LOVE. :) I'm in Boise... we need to get together one day!
I’m going to make the breakfast casserole for dinner but I’m going to put a southwest twist on it by throwing in a big handful of frozen corn and a half can of drained & rinsed black beans. Some avocado slices, mild salsa and a dollop of sour cream as toppers.
This is what I was going to comment. I don’t use my microwave for much but starting them in it, and then finishing in the oven is the perfect way to make a baked potato.
My Mum always put her potatoes in cold salted water and brought them up to the boil. Drain and let air dry before putting in the oven to bake. Never a fail and always crispy.
The sour cream noddle bake is a favorite at my house BUT you must add the green onions that the recipe calls for It makes a Huge Difference on taste buds. I love Pioneer Woman Great Video
I've made all of these before as well. My family faves are the sour cream noodle bake, and the twice baked potato casserole. I don't know what I do differently, but my broccoli cheese looks much different than yours. As is the texture. But I have reached a point in my life where casseroles in general are just far too tedious. They use too many pots and pans, are a lot of work and make a big mess. No longer worth the pay off. I have thrown them over for crock pot and sheet pan meals. Sometimes I miss eating them, but I'll never miss making them!
I made her breakfast casserole for Christmas breakfast last year and it was a HUGE hit with my family! I am going to try the potato casserole, that looked decadent and yummy. 🙂
I’m a big sour cream fan but no one else in my house likes it. I’m bummed these look so delicious and I won’t be able to make any if them! My favorite pioneer woman recipe is the white frosting she makes for her red velvet cake. It’s now a birthday staple at my house. It’s light and fluffy and not too sweet. Perfect.
Black Eyed Peas was the spot for Sunday dinner when I was pregnant with my 1st child! It was something about their meat loaf and the mashed potatoes with the skin that just made my baby happy! And to this day, my baby loves mashed potatoes and meat loaf! Lol
I really appreciate you ranking all of these and giving your family’s opinions on each casserole. I watched her top 5 casserole video and I was skeptical to make any of them just because of the prep work like you said and I worried if they would really be worth it. I’m definitely going to be doing the twice baked potato casserole very soon!
I'm thinking that I'll make it for Thanksgiving because Mom just invited all 3 of my boys, so she may also add my niece & nephews? That means we will have lots of kids who want to eat! 😀
Potato casserole: use frozen hash browns instead. The diced ones are best. Try adding onion and garlic powder and if you like them, chopped onions. For a holiday or potluck put in Crock-Pot, easy and cheesy!!
Do you mean for the twice-baked one, or the tater tot one? Hash browns would be so much easier than baking, cooling, peeling, mashing, and baking again those potatoes!
@@kryxena the twice baked one 😉 here in the Midwest it's at nearly every winter/holiday potluck and called simply "cheesy hash browns" or "cheesy potatoes". Pretty sure there's not a pound of butter unless it's 8qt or 10qt or larger crock pot batch.
Bean likker, in the south we call it pot likker. That is liquid gold. I've done a couple of PW's recipes and they were tasty, but most of her things aren't budget friendly like that potato casserole you made. Lots of dairy and pricey to make that one. That is a holiday dish for sure. We have one similar that my family has had for decades, we call it hash brown casserole, it's pretty much the same except no bacon, and you toast corn flakes in butter and then they go on top and you bake it. It's not a holiday without it on the table. I always enjoy your sense of humour. You are fun to be around, just wanted to say that. I love your witty t shirts. I think my favorite is the one where you are silently correcting my grammer. Um, I used to do that too, only not so silently. I remember reading Ree's blog way back when her kids were little, like really little, before she was anyone famous. I enjoyed her pictorials and she is funny too. I don't like her much anymore. She isn't the lady next door now. You still are though. I don't comment here often, but I am usually here in the wings. Waving hello ~~
I know it’s an added step in the Chicken Tortilla Casserole, but if you pass the corn tortillas through hot oil (just five or 10 seconds on each side) and drain them well on paper towels - not only does it prevent them from getting soggy but the flavor is incredible.
I put sour cream in/on everything. I love adding a spoonful to my tomato sauce when making spaghetti and it makes it so creamy! I love the idea behind Pioneer Woman's cooking, but I agree. She has so. many. steps. Pre cooking is a nice idea, but still I am with you in regard to adding it all into the bowl and pouring it over. Makes much more sense to me.
I love Misen! I have the Chef's knife, it's awesome. I have purchased 2 small non stick strictly for making Dutch Babies / oven puff pancakes! I purchased 2 more and gifted them with the recipe to my friend. 😋
The blog was so funny! Cowboy sayings and her son saying “juice box” were particularly hilarious. I try to remember many of her recipes were for feeding folks who worked very hard on the ranch and didn’t count calories or carbs.
My family loves PW's Chicken Spaghetti casserole from her first cookbook and the savory Everything Bagel breakfast casserole from her holidays cookbook. Give 'em a try!
@@babydollsanta Agreed! I cheat tho and use rotisserie chicken and just cook noodles in chicken broth instead of boiling and breaking down a whole chicken
@@eleveneleven11114 same.. I use rotisserie chicken as well and sometimes even cook the veggies, I have picky eaters that don’t like them too crunchy 🤷🏻♀️
My wife makes chicken spaghetti once in a while. It is an old East Texas country recipe that she grew up on. My kids like it, she loves it. I tolerate it. It is just too creamy and heavy. On the other hand, her mom's chicken pot pie is a winner.
As with potato salad, some recipes were created to use up left-over baked potatoes from the day before. Next time you want to make these, plan to have baked potatoes for dinner the previous day and make extra. You might email Ree and ask her how many potatoes she meant for this recipe. The amount of everything else used suggests this was a huge casserole made for all the ranch hands or a church gathering.
Baked Potato hack insert a large (16 penny) nail through the center it conducts the heat to the center of the potato (got from a restaurant i worked at)
I loved Blackeyed Peas blue cheese dressing and the fried corn on the cob!!! We lived in Richardson, Tx and live just a few blocks from one and it was our go to place.
I love that you did this! Love your energy and humor!! I too was a follower of hers before she had a show etc...I WOULD LOVE to see these recipes made without white flour stuff, PUFAS, non-gmo ingredients like corn or corn oil, fried foods, processed foods, foods with all the PUFAS. Her recipes are so yummy but not the healthiest.
When I was little, and my mom was working 2 or 3 jobs plus raising us, casseroles were for using up the megre leftovers. You'd add some new stuff to bulk it out, but you made casseroles so there was little to no waste from the kitchen. Turkey Tetrazzini, tuna casserole, shepherd pie, spaghetti bake, bread pudding for dessert, all of it was so the leftovers were in our bellies not the back of the fridge till garbage day. These recipes seemed really labor intensive. Looked yummy, but a lot of work and for me, a good inspiration for those leftovers of taco Tuesday being layered over some tots, or leftover mashed potatoes becoming a loaded baked potato casserole... Good inspiration. Thank you!
You made good call on the baked potato casserole. I did the 4 sticks that the recipe called for and it swam in grease. Other than that I have always been very happy with Ree's recipes.
When I grill chicken, I always grill up extra to keep in the freezer for recipes. It takes just as much time to grill up ten chicken breasts as it does to grill six. I would do the same thing with the baked potatoes. Cook up extra when you make baked potatoes for dinner and freezer the extra.
I have 2 things to say about sour cream 1. I’m gluten and dairy free. However, I have 2 dairy days a week (thank you lactaid) and I eat sour cream on one of those days. 2. A 16 oz. container of great value sour cream recently went from $1 to $1.74! Crazy!
Why do I sense some animosity towards pioneer woman in this video? 😂 I personally love her. She has the sweetest personality. So calm and homey feeling. I love her cooking show in her country farmhouse atmosphere. And i really love her colorful floral kitchen items.
PW doesn’t cook for health most of the time but I do love most of her recipes. I own her cookbooks. I absolutely love southern cooking but it isn’t always good for you.
I used to make a variation of the potato casserole. My family called them Slap Yer Momma Potatoes. It's 5# potatoes [any variety] boiled/mashed. Add 1 stick butter, 1 brick cream cheese, 1 small container sour cream, as much bacon as you want, cheese, season to taste.
I used a packet of cooked bacon pieces instead of cooking up bacon. Leftover potatoes were made into potato pancakes the next morning. [Add an egg, crackers, season as needed. Fry in oil.]
You're correct! I can't make any of these recipes, but it's nice watching you make them. I will continue to live vicariously thru those that can tolerate dairy!🥰💐
@@mykijiji1958 Some of the vegan cheeses are very good these days or nutritional yeast can give a sort of cheesy flavour to a white sauce. Mustard powder helps to give a cheesy edge to a white sauce too.
One of the greatest cooking disappointments of my life was a PW mac and cheese. It took me 3 hours to prep and it was just mweh. I do love her show and have her cookbooks, but I've not made many that weren't just too prep intensive for me. I'm curious about her new book that is supposed to be "easy" recipes. This was a fun video!
I like Pastor Ryan's Mexican Lasagna from the PW blog. That's a go-to for me when I'm taking dinner to someone. One question... How much weight did y'all gain after the filming? 😆 I think I gained five pound alone from WATCHING the broccoli rice casserole segment. 😂
The recioes that ask you to use multiple pots and bowls are the recipes that are pushed to the bottom of the drawer or you change it to the point where it doesn't take 50 hrs and use ten saucepans
Hey Christine I love to see you redo her dishes!!! She makes so many comfort food dishes and that's what I love I think that her merch on the other hand is way overpriced
A note on freezer meals that was shared over in acre homesteads comment section. They said they line a pyrex with plastic wrap, put their freezer meal in and wrap it up, freeze it, and then once it's frozen you can pop out this perfect block that's wrapped in plastic. Put that back in the freezer and put your Pyrex back in the cabinet. When you want to cook it, unwrap and pop back into the Pyrex to cook. Thought it was genius
Yes! I agree with doing it this way. I just cringe so bad when I see so many tin foil containers being used to freeze food, get used once and then tossed in the garbage. Such a waste of money, resources and bad for the environment! I wish more people with platforms would do this!
@@sherrylynn4671 the comment on that video was one of those ah ha moments like why didn't I think of that???? I haven't seen anyone actually do it in a video, but it's too good of an idea not to share!
@@bellaboopixi I'm glad you did share it here.....I hope lots of readers see your comment and try it. It saves freezer space too. I love Becky's videos too and now I want a second dehydrator because of her lol.
I think most of these sound really interesting. We're vegetarians, so would substitute meatless products for the chicken, ground beef and breakfast sausage. I rarely use processed cheese, so like you, I would eliminate the Velveeta. And I'm a sissy, so would have to take it easy on the seasonings! Thanks for testing these for us -- it's great to know what you're getting into before buying and cooking all the ingredients. Great video, very helpful.
Ree had a lovely white bean soup that was delish. Her version had bacon if I recall, but you can omit and add smoke flavor, grill some of the veg, or add smoked peppers.
I make my broccoli cheese rice casserole with rice, velveeta, broccoli and a can of mushroom soup mixed together and topped with shredded Monterey Colby Jack or cheddar cheese and to make it a main dish add chopped chicken breasts.
The only one of these casseroles I have made is the Sour Cream Noodle bake. When I first made this casserole it looked like there was not enough seasonings in it for us so made a couple additions. The additions I made are the addition of garlic in the noodle mixture and in the ground beef mixture I added some garlic and Italian seasoning to it.
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When I cook her recipes, I keep in mind that she is feeding people who have worked outside all day. I feed small children and office workers.🤣. So, I tend to half the recipe or cook as two dishes - eat one and freeze one.
That's a very good point!
That’s the best thing to remember. Her family is a farm family, they work hard from dawn to dusk so keep that in mind. Those potatoes would be good with her barbecue chicken recipe.
I agree-plus the leftovers from this should easily re-heat into still good eats.
Plus when people work outside like they do. Heavy lifting and such, more carbs are needed compared to someone working on a computer.
She may be cooking for a farm family but is presenting the recipes to home cooks. Food Network should have done the adjustments to size the recipe for a normal family amount.
I love that you talk to us like we are real people, instead of just telling us the ingredients. Thank you
I made a recipe of hers ONCE I felt so guilty about all the cheese and butter I was putting in it that I locked the doors, closed my blinds turned out the lights in the front room and made sure no one was watching me make it. I was scared, I survived.😂
Who ever invented sour cream, should get a medal and be recognized with the guacamole guy.
Agree. Sour cream . Yummy 😋
I remember Ree back in the OG blog days too. I followed along with her Black Heels and Tractor Wheels weekly stories. I'm from Oklahoma so we found out about her locally.
It's nice to see people put themselves out there to share how they feed their family like Dee did... love that...respect that. We all adjust recipes we borrow from others to make it our own.
Trial and error is a great teacher.
I would love to see a "Can Christine guess the measurements" video. Where you measurements things in your hand, then put them in the measuring cup/spoon to see how close you are. 😍
Yes!!!
(I think you’re way off most of the time)😉
It would definitely be fun!
She does it now and then. She will measure it in her hand and then "pour" it into a teaspoon/tablespoon etc and she's dead on!
I would love that. I'm betting she's close to spot on 👍
I'm pretty sure she's spot on, because I do the same thing, I'm spot on, and I approve of her measurements. Says I. ~ Lisa
Ree's blog got me through my first years as a new mom, she was everything! 2007 - 2011, loved her so much - she was the only other adult I "interacted" with besides my husband on most days. I called her my favorite friend that I'd never met. But as her popularity grew, she became less real to me. Now she seems like a stranger. Which, I guess, she actually always was, but it didn't feel that way before! Anyway, thank you for bringing back some amazing memories! And for your real feedback on these casseroles! You're awesome!
Yes! Me too but it was after my second was born.
Her cookbooks are really personal and great. I just borrowed her new cookbook from the library and it took me back to the old days. I guess nowadays she's too famous and has too much going on to run her blog. It's now more like her brand instead.
I could be wrong, but I’m thinking that after the first cookbook or two, there is probably a committee at the publisher’s office coming up with all of these “new” recipes. I know zero “good cooks” who have hundreds of recipes they feed their families on a regular basis…typically just a few dozen with an occasional existing cookbook/magazine/internet recipe thrown in the mix. That’s why I lost interest in her cookbooks after the first couple.
Wet hands helps break up & spread rice. Also always let a a saucy, cheesey casserole sit 15 minutes before serving. It allows to cool & settle not not be a mess to serve.
Just got my Misen knives and they are FANTASTIC! She is not exaggerating! Reasonably priced and the sharpest knife I have ever used!
I really appreciate you talking about how much prep work is required for some of these recipes. Nothing worse than thinking you are going to throw together a casserole and it ends up taking an hour before you can get the thing in the oven. By that point I am ready to eat whatever is laying around and can barely wait for the thing to bake!!!
I remember the early Ree Drummon days too, I read her blog religiously and tried many of her recipes. Most were fabulous, very good comfort foods. Thanks for taking the time to make these and give an honest review. Love your channel, you inspire me to cook more and keep our pantry well stocked, and these days that's more and more important!
Funny thing- I read her blog too and her books. She has stayed sweet and true to her family.
I watched the Pioneer Woman's video and saw that you changed some of the things in the Chicken Tortilla recipe. For example, the seasonings were divided, because she cooks her chicken in half of those seasonings (probably to flavor the chicken), where you precooked your chicken. The other half of the seasonings is added to the onions. She drains and rinses her beans. She probably doesn't use the bean liquid, since she already added seasonings to the chicken.
I will never understand how people will review her recipes 5 out of 5 but then say "I used half the amount of butter" or "I made it once and it was ok, but I remade it and changed something and it was awesome!" Cooking is an art, but it's hard to take a recipe at face value when people don't follow them exactly.
I really appreciate you testing out these recipes and giving your honest opinion. You’re so adorable demonstrating the cookware too!
I bake the huge Jumbo potatoes. I poke my potatoes with a fork 3 times, rub olive oil on them and sprinkle salt and pepper on them then bake at 400°F directly on the oven rack for 1 hour. They don't dry out and they are so good!
Thank you for what you do AND for your honesty.
Definitely remember her blog days- the Marlboro Man, all those mixer giveaways and blog linkups, stories about the ranch...Pre-pinterest, I had her kitchen tour bookmarked and some of the pics saved to a folder because I loved her drawers with flour, sugar, etc.
It was A LOT harder to earn $ on a blog back then (rStyle🤢 didn't exist so nothing was sponsored🤗) so overall content tended to be SO MUCH BETTER than now- you were actually reading about a person's life/interests, not what they felt would get the most views! Ree definitely worked at her blog and was not just a "overnight sensation". She was such a good read.
It's crazy that was probably 15 years ago! (As for the drawers-I had them 2 kitchens ago & hated them 😂).
I agree with the prep, for a casserole it should be a lot quicker to put together, I love that you gave an honest opinion on the recipes, that's why I follow your channel! TFS
Yes I make that exact first dish with cauliflower! Loaded cauliflower casserole. It’s a thing! 😋
I love how Christine just does her own thing!
Appreciate the reviews and personal ingredient adjustments. That’s how I cook!
Here's a trick for baking very large potatoes in less time; Stick a metal skewer through them. The metal draws the heat into the center of the potato, so that it bakes from the inside, out, while also baking from the outside, in.
I even have potato nails. Yes, works great and the centers should be 200 degrees. Use a thermometer.
Black Eyed Pea ROCKS!!!! Loved their sides!!! 💖💖💖
I absolutely love the Pioneer woman..I've followed her from the very beginning..thank you for rating these recipes Christine
I have multiple sclerosis and am on a special diet and can’t eat any of this stuff. I’m living vicariously thru you tonight! 😘
I never heard of pioneer women until today. Something new to try this weekend. Thanks
I read her blog back in the day too! The sour cream noodle bake is one of my faves 😍
The family really liked it!
Sour cream noodle bake is bomb and if you look at the recipe you’re like ehhhh idk about this - but it is SO good. I like to prepare it on the weekend so all I have to do on a weeknight is just throw it into the oven.
Ooooh, i just bought all the ingredients to make this. Cant wait to try it.
Hmm there are several people talking about this recipe... thx...I'll have to try it
@@kristenrpeters you are SO RIGHT: I aM always "ehhh" about the recipe!
I am going to try it now, I sweeeear!
the noodle bake should've had the green onions...makes a difference.
"Mix cheese with the cheese. Bake and top with cheese! Serve with sour cream." 🤣
LOL!!!
Like Julia Child with "just a little wine" as she upends the bottle or Paula Deen "start with a stick of butter" :)
@@mareencope8421 Or finish with her "dollop"of whipped cream...ie a whole cup at a time lol. Was awesome!
Basically! 😅
So in other words ... cuz I'm lactose intolerant ... don't eat it
I absolutely love ur honest cooking videos. Ur energy is great!!! Watching from NewJersey 👍🏻👍🏻
I love most of Ree Drummonds recipes we have tried. Our favorites are her Sunday Stew, which is always requested by family and friends, breakfast bread pudding, her mashed potatoes recipe, and her chicken mozzarella pasta.
Her mashed potato recipe was an extreme hit. So much butter in it too. But delicious. :)
I still make her mashed potatoes for holiday meals.
I never cared for broccoli, cheese and rice casseroles... until The Black Eyed Pea made me a believer
I ❤ the Pioneer Woman. We make the 4 hour trek to Pawhuska every year. Her store and restaurant are amazing. We have stayed at the boarding house once. Very Francy 🤠🍻🌻
The tour of the ranch is really neat too.
That is awesome!
Goals.
I went there too the food at her restaurant was good and the cupcakes looked and tasted awesome
I have made the stuff baked potato casserole with modifications. I peal and boil the potatoes. Eliminate the butter and milk completely and add chives. I also use light sour cream.
GIRL. I seriously remember the OG Ree Drummond days. I remember seeing her at a blogging conference like 10 years ago! Fun video... and I really LOVE the Pioneer Women bubble heads as your scoring system. LOVE LOVE. :) I'm in Boise... we need to get together one day!
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I’m going to make the breakfast casserole for dinner but I’m going to put a southwest twist on it by throwing in a big handful of frozen corn and a half can of drained & rinsed black beans. Some avocado slices, mild salsa and a dollop of sour cream as toppers.
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I always run my potatoes through the microwave first for like 5 minutes then bake cuts down bake time.
I do too! Always turns out fluffy and has a crispy skin!
This is what I was going to comment. I don’t use my microwave for much but starting them in it, and then finishing in the oven is the perfect way to make a baked potato.
My Mum always put her potatoes in cold salted water and brought them up to the boil. Drain and let air dry before putting in the oven to bake. Never a fail and always crispy.
I do the same with meatloaf to cut down on the oven time but the results are the same amount of yumminess.
I used to read her blog too before she got big! She actually taught me how to cook!
The sour cream noddle bake is a favorite at my house BUT you must add the green onions that the recipe calls for It makes a Huge Difference on taste buds. I love Pioneer Woman Great Video
It is only me and my husband now. We don't eat like this anymore but I can see how families and farmhands might enjoy these filling, rich dishes
I've made all of these before as well. My family faves are the sour cream noodle bake, and the twice baked potato casserole. I don't know what I do differently, but my broccoli cheese looks much different than yours. As is the texture. But I have reached a point in my life where casseroles in general are just far too tedious. They use too many pots and pans, are a lot of work and make a big mess. No longer worth the pay off. I have thrown them over for crock pot and sheet pan meals. Sometimes I miss eating them, but I'll never miss making them!
I agree with you even though I do like a good casserole now and then. But I’m telling you the Insta pot is the bomb.👍🏼
For me the prep is worth it because we eat it for 2 nights for dinner and then eat whatever is left for lunch
I love all her bed linens and kitchen stuff and she can cook good
I made her breakfast casserole for Christmas breakfast last year and it was a HUGE hit with my family! I am going to try the potato casserole, that looked decadent and yummy. 🙂
I’m a big sour cream fan but no one else in my house likes it. I’m bummed these look so delicious and I won’t be able to make any if them! My favorite pioneer woman recipe is the white frosting she makes for her red velvet cake. It’s now a birthday staple at my house. It’s light and fluffy and not too sweet. Perfect.
Black Eyed Peas was the spot for Sunday dinner when I was pregnant with my 1st child! It was something about their meat loaf and the mashed potatoes with the skin that just made my baby happy! And to this day, my baby loves mashed potatoes and meat loaf! Lol
You are very funny and real in your shortcuts and honesty. I like your show.
I really appreciate you ranking all of these and giving your family’s opinions on each casserole. I watched her top 5 casserole video and I was skeptical to make any of them just because of the prep work like you said and I worried if they would really be worth it. I’m definitely going to be doing the twice baked potato casserole very soon!
I'm thinking that I'll make it for Thanksgiving because Mom just invited all 3 of my boys, so she may also add my niece & nephews? That means we will have lots of kids who want to eat! 😀
I found her as a blogger years ago too totally crazy how she went from that to where she is now.
When you said "holiday Shopping season" I imediatly started getting excited about your upcoming chrismas Videos. Yay🎅👼🥳
You had me at "I can always add, but can't take away!" I always say this!!!! And it works for everything in life :)
Potato casserole: use frozen hash browns instead. The diced ones are best. Try adding onion and garlic powder and if you like them, chopped onions. For a holiday or potluck put in Crock-Pot, easy and cheesy!!
Do you mean for the twice-baked one, or the tater tot one? Hash browns would be so much easier than baking, cooling, peeling, mashing, and baking again those potatoes!
@@kryxena the twice baked one 😉 here in the Midwest it's at nearly every winter/holiday potluck and called simply "cheesy hash browns" or "cheesy potatoes". Pretty sure there's not a pound of butter unless it's 8qt or 10qt or larger crock pot batch.
I read the blog too. She would answer comments back in that day! I miss those days!
Definitely living for sour cream, butter, and bacon !! Butter is a bonus :)
Love your comment about lactose intolerant- I could not eat any of these but the twice baked potatoes has me drooling!
FYI-Tator tot dish, put the tator tots on top!! Even better with them on top!!
I agree! I love when they get really crispy! 🌻
My mom has made potatoes like that since I can remember! They are a staple for our holidays!!
Bean likker, in the south we call it pot likker. That is liquid gold. I've done a couple of PW's recipes and they were tasty, but most of her things aren't budget friendly like that potato casserole you made. Lots of dairy and pricey to make that one. That is a holiday dish for sure. We have one similar that my family has had for decades, we call it hash brown casserole, it's pretty much the same except no bacon, and you toast corn flakes in butter and then they go on top and you bake it. It's not a holiday without it on the table. I always enjoy your sense of humour. You are fun to be around, just wanted to say that. I love your witty t shirts. I think my favorite is the one where you are silently correcting my grammer. Um, I used to do that too, only not so silently. I remember reading Ree's blog way back when her kids were little, like really little, before she was anyone famous. I enjoyed her pictorials and she is funny too. I don't like her much anymore. She isn't the lady next door now. You still are though. I don't comment here often, but I am usually here in the wings. Waving hello ~~
I know it’s an added step in the Chicken Tortilla Casserole, but if you pass the corn tortillas through hot oil (just five or 10 seconds on each side) and drain them well on paper towels - not only does it prevent them from getting soggy but the flavor is incredible.
I put sour cream in/on everything. I love adding a spoonful to my tomato sauce when making spaghetti and it makes it so creamy! I love the idea behind Pioneer Woman's cooking, but I agree. She has so. many. steps. Pre cooking is a nice idea, but still I am with you in regard to adding it all into the bowl and pouring it over. Makes much more sense to me.
I love Misen! I have the Chef's knife, it's awesome. I have purchased 2 small non stick strictly for making Dutch Babies / oven puff pancakes!
I purchased 2 more and gifted them with the recipe to my friend. 😋
The blog was so funny! Cowboy sayings and her son saying “juice box” were particularly hilarious. I try to remember many of her recipes were for feeding folks who worked very hard on the ranch and didn’t count calories or carbs.
I remember that. Now that little boy is a young teenager. lol
@@andrea.rivers actually, he’s nearly out of his teens now.
I remember reading her blogs too!! I love her humor and yours!! 😀
I would love to see this as a series reviewing other cookbooks or chefs. I enjoyed your video and honest reviews!
Wishing you and your wonderful family a very happy Thanksgiving!
My family loves PW's Chicken Spaghetti casserole from her first cookbook and the savory Everything Bagel breakfast casserole from her holidays cookbook. Give 'em a try!
The chicken spaghetti and mashed potatoes (with cream cheese) are definitely the best ones!😋
@@babydollsanta Agreed! I cheat tho and use rotisserie chicken and just cook noodles in chicken broth instead of boiling and breaking down a whole chicken
I love the chicken spaghetti! I have been making that one for 10 years!
@@eleveneleven11114 same.. I use rotisserie chicken as well and sometimes even cook the veggies, I have picky eaters that don’t like them too crunchy 🤷🏻♀️
My wife makes chicken spaghetti once in a while. It is an old East Texas country recipe that she grew up on. My kids like it, she loves it. I tolerate it. It is just too creamy and heavy. On the other hand, her mom's chicken pot pie is a winner.
Always run a metal skewer through your potatoes for baking; they soften much faster and come out fluffy
As with potato salad, some recipes were created to use up left-over baked potatoes from the day before. Next time you want to make these, plan to have baked potatoes for dinner the previous day and make extra. You might email Ree and ask her how many potatoes she meant for this recipe. The amount of everything else used suggests this was a huge casserole made for all the ranch hands or a church gathering.
I was working for a bookstore when her memoir was coming out and got a free advance copy. It’s a really great book!
Highly entertaining video! Thank you Christine!
I’m not big on casseroles, but PW’s vegetable and ground beef soup is by far one of the most delicious and easy recipes I’ve ever made.
Oh that sounds good, must try look up the recipe thanks 😊
Link please! I only found a thing called hamburger soup is that it?
It is hamburger soup.
Agree! It's surprisingly good.
Baked Potato hack insert a large (16 penny) nail through the center it conducts the heat to the center of the potato (got from a restaurant i worked at)
I loved Blackeyed Peas blue cheese dressing and the fried corn on the cob!!! We lived in Richardson, Tx and live just a few blocks from one and it was our go to place.
I made the tater tot casserole for Christmas morning. Used plain sausage. Took a lot of time to make Christmas Eve, but delicious!!! Worth the time.
She’s an Oklahoman. That’s just what we do! (In relation to the amount of fat/butter)
Budduh! So much budduh! 😂
...yah, but TWO CUPS OF BUTTER?!?
that is just way too much.
I'm with Christine on the 1 stick, which seems excessive enough...
I see that Danish Dough Whisk! I LOVE that tool. I use it to mix everything from dough to meatloaf.
I love that you did this! Love your energy and humor!! I too was a follower of hers before she had a show etc...I WOULD LOVE to see these recipes made without white flour stuff, PUFAS, non-gmo ingredients like corn or corn oil, fried foods, processed foods, foods with all the PUFAS. Her recipes are so yummy but not the healthiest.
When I was little, and my mom was working 2 or 3 jobs plus raising us, casseroles were for using up the megre leftovers. You'd add some new stuff to bulk it out, but you made casseroles so there was little to no waste from the kitchen. Turkey Tetrazzini, tuna casserole, shepherd pie, spaghetti bake, bread pudding for dessert, all of it was so the leftovers were in our bellies not the back of the fridge till garbage day. These recipes seemed really labor intensive. Looked yummy, but a lot of work and for me, a good inspiration for those leftovers of taco Tuesday being layered over some tots, or leftover mashed potatoes becoming a loaded baked potato casserole... Good inspiration. Thank you!
You made good call on the baked potato casserole. I did the 4 sticks that the recipe called for and it swam in grease. Other than that I have always been very happy with Ree's recipes.
I saw that and went, no way can there be 4 sticks of butter in that! Glad Christine opted for one as well.
Her Chicken Parmesan is Ahhhhmazing!! Everyone always devours it whenever I make it,I highly recommend!!💗
When I grill chicken, I always grill up extra to keep in the freezer for recipes. It takes just as much time to grill up ten chicken breasts as it does to grill six. I would do the same thing with the baked potatoes. Cook up extra when you make baked potatoes for dinner and freezer the extra.
Green onions in the twice baked potato casserole is the best!
I have 2 things to say about sour cream
1. I’m gluten and dairy free. However, I have 2 dairy days a week (thank you lactaid) and I eat sour cream on one of those days.
2. A 16 oz. container of great value sour cream recently went from $1 to $1.74! Crazy!
i could totally relate when you were debating the butter with the potato casserole.
Why do I sense some animosity towards pioneer woman in this video? 😂 I personally love her. She has the sweetest personality. So calm and homey feeling. I love her cooking show in her country farmhouse atmosphere. And i really love her colorful floral kitchen items.
Good to know, I'm always on the lookout for more good recipes-especially the breakfast bake!
The broccoli casserole looked more like cheese soup. Double the rice and half the sauce might help. Thank you for your honest opinions!
I was thinking just add it all to a pot of simmering chicken broth for broccoli-cheese soup. As is, it's just too much.
Does the Drummond family take daily stool softeners? Wow that’s a constipating amount of cheese!
Blackeye Pea's broccoli rice casserole is definitely the best - it is just like the one we all made in the 80s
PW doesn’t cook for health most of the time but I do love most of her recipes. I own her cookbooks. I absolutely love southern cooking but it isn’t always good for you.
They all look so greasy
I used to make a variation of the potato casserole. My family called them Slap Yer Momma Potatoes. It's 5# potatoes [any variety] boiled/mashed. Add 1 stick butter, 1 brick cream cheese, 1 small container sour cream, as much bacon as you want, cheese, season to taste.
I used a packet of cooked bacon pieces instead of cooking up bacon. Leftover potatoes were made into potato pancakes the next morning. [Add an egg, crackers, season as needed. Fry in oil.]
You're correct! I can't make any of these recipes, but it's nice watching you make them. I will continue to live vicariously thru those that can tolerate dairy!🥰💐
@@soothinggentlesounds right?!😊
With a child allergic to dairy, I drooled as I watched, and kept thinking, “How can I modify that?” Not quite the same, though!
@@mykijiji1958 Some of the vegan cheeses are very good these days or nutritional yeast can give a sort of cheesy flavour to a white sauce. Mustard powder helps to give a cheesy edge to a white sauce too.
One of the greatest cooking disappointments of my life was a PW mac and cheese. It took me 3 hours to prep and it was just mweh. I do love her show and have her cookbooks, but I've not made many that weren't just too prep intensive for me. I'm curious about her new book that is supposed to be "easy" recipes. This was a fun video!
Ha! My husband used to manage a Black-eye Pea! I loved their Cobb salad and their spinach artichoke dip.
I like Pastor Ryan's Mexican Lasagna from the PW blog. That's a go-to for me when I'm taking dinner to someone.
One question... How much weight did y'all gain after the filming? 😆 I think I gained five pound alone from WATCHING the broccoli rice casserole segment. 😂
I was just about to mention this one! It was a favorite for me years ago but lately not so much. Funny how tastes change!
Going to look up the recipe right now lol
The recioes that ask you to use multiple pots and bowls are the recipes that are pushed to the bottom of the drawer or you change it to the point where it doesn't take 50 hrs and use ten saucepans
Hey Christine I love to see you redo her dishes!!! She makes so many comfort food dishes and that's what I love I think that her merch on the other hand is way overpriced
Watch the Walmart clearance, they mark them down a ton when the new stuff comes out. That's how I buy my PW stuff.
@@kathleenwebster agree just bought her knife set in wood block for $10 and 6 quart program crockpot for$29
@@tammywatkins4464 Yay you! I missed out on both of those, I am happy that you got them 👍
@@kathleenwebster Thank you, I think all Walmart’s are different we have about 6 and everyone of them are different in their clearance. Lol
@@tammywatkins4464 @walmart? I need a knife set!
A note on freezer meals that was shared over in acre homesteads comment section. They said they line a pyrex with plastic wrap, put their freezer meal in and wrap it up, freeze it, and then once it's frozen you can pop out this perfect block that's wrapped in plastic. Put that back in the freezer and put your Pyrex back in the cabinet. When you want to cook it, unwrap and pop back into the Pyrex to cook. Thought it was genius
Yes! I agree with doing it this way. I just cringe so bad when I see so many tin foil containers being used to freeze food, get used once and then tossed in the garbage. Such a waste of money, resources and bad for the environment! I wish more people with platforms would do this!
@@sherrylynn4671 the comment on that video was one of those ah ha moments like why didn't I think of that???? I haven't seen anyone actually do it in a video, but it's too good of an idea not to share!
@@bellaboopixi I'm glad you did share it here.....I hope lots of readers see your comment and try it. It saves freezer space too. I love Becky's videos too and now I want a second dehydrator because of her lol.
I think most of these sound really interesting. We're vegetarians, so would substitute meatless products for the chicken, ground beef and breakfast sausage. I rarely use processed cheese, so like you, I would eliminate the Velveeta. And I'm a sissy, so would have to take it easy on the seasonings! Thanks for testing these for us -- it's great to know what you're getting into before buying and cooking all the ingredients. Great video, very helpful.
Ree had a lovely white bean soup that was delish. Her version had bacon if I recall, but you can omit and add smoke flavor, grill some of the veg, or add smoked peppers.
I make my broccoli cheese rice casserole with rice, velveeta, broccoli and a can of mushroom soup mixed together and topped with shredded Monterey Colby Jack or cheddar cheese and to make it a main dish add chopped chicken breasts.
I think your next merch shirts should say "I'm only here for the bacon" 😂
I'd buy it lol
Agree!!
Also "would make again, would eat again"
@@eversolooney right?! Me too!!
@@chandrahernandez5201 absolutely!
I'm definitely here for the bacon too!! 😁 lol
The only one of these casseroles I have made is the Sour Cream Noodle bake. When I first made this casserole it looked like there was not enough seasonings in it for us so made a couple additions. The additions I made are the addition of garlic in the noodle mixture and in the ground beef mixture I added some garlic and Italian seasoning to it.