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Aug 31, 2023Liked by Caroline Chambers

My husband took one bite of this and high-fived me. How do you do this magic/thank you 10273528x.

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hahaha the high five!!!

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Aug 9, 2023Liked by Caroline Chambers

Didn’t see this one coming together but trusted our bestie and it was a home run. Used curry powder because *someone* in my house used il the garam masala and didn’t add it to the list (😂) and it was delicious! Even my 5 year old scarfed it up.

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hahaha I know it felt REALLY RANDOM but it just works!!!

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Sep 18, 2023Liked by Caroline Chambers

If doing a veggie meatball using impossible meat would you still add the egg to it?

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yes! and if it feels too wet, just add a few more breadcrumbs.

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We made this last night. My husband and I loved it. Our 11 month old also loved the meatballs (his big brother still will not eat meat except for breakfast sausage and occasional bacon, so this was a HUGE win for our family). And, I got to have the glorious experience of rocking a baby with meatball burps to sleep, which may be the cutest thing ever.

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Made tonight and my husbands comment “If I ordered this in a restaurant, I’d be really happy.”

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Ultimate compliment!

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Hi! Made this tonight and absolutely knocked out socks off. I used a rice cooker instead of tossing the cobs in or adding extra water, I actually stepped the cobs in simmering water for 15 min while I prepped meatballs and sauce and herbs then used that water I boiled the cobs in as the water in the rice cooker. Took no extra time and it was DELICIOUS.

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Thanks for the rice cooker tip! I'm going to try making it this way tonight!

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So to confirm the corn is cut off the cob before cooking?

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Yes! The spent cobs cook with the rice the entire time. The kernels get added for the last 5 minutes.

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Such a hit!! My unpredictable picky 2 year old loved it all, even though he was a little distracted by eating the lemon-y sour cream straight with his fork.

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Delicious!!! That sour cream sauce was 👌🏻

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Folks that used frozen corn - how much frozen corn did you use, and did you still add the extra water?

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Use like 2 cups and same amount of water!

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Here’s another riff on this already perfect recipe:

Use the Trader Joe’s elote seasoning and lime in the rice/corn.

Put chicken breast in your ip and cook on high for ten minutes with a jar of your fav red enchilada sauce (we like siete)

Shred the chicken and then make bowls. Top with chopped bells, cilantro, cotija, green onions and avo.

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Honestly, how dare you make it this easy to make something SO DELICIOUS! OBSESSED!

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If I want to scale up the rice to like 2 cups should I double everything for the rice? I only bought 4 corn cobs lol 😭

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It'll be delicious with that amount of corn! But yes, double the butter. Taste with just one lemon and add more if you like more lemon flavor.

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Perfect, thank you! I'm so excited to make this tonight

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I can’t wait to make this!!!!! Caro blew my mind with the herb stem tip. Important question: can I do the rice in the rice cooker by adding the extra water and corn cobs?

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yes, definitely!! can you open it with 5 minutes left to add the corn kernels?

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Unfortunately there’s no timer on it, but what I could do is pop the corn in when the rice is done and let it continue on its warm function which provides a pretty good amount of heat. I’ll report back 🥴🤪

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I just posted about this but I simmered the cobs in water for a while first then used that water in my rice cooker and it worked beautifully

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Delicious and super easy! Did not have garam masala, just skipped it. Added parmesan to the ball mixture and used part turkey/part beef. Used basil and chives for the herbs. they ended up needing 18 mins in the oven instead of 10, maybe I made them too large? I used a regular size ice cream scooper to make the balls. Used plain greek yogurt instead of sour cream for the sauce, thanks for the substitution suggestions as usual, greatly appreciated. Plus I told a new mom-friend about you today, Caroline! Yay! “what to cook when you don’t feel like cooking” has been a life saver for our family the last few years, thank you = )

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LOVE these subs!!! Beef takes longer to cook which explains the extra time! YUM.

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It was so yummy!!! Thanks for another amazing and easy recipe!

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