Love cardamom in my coffee. Also in my tea, but especially in my coffee.
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Would love to hear your version. I was thinking of making something Mexican-ish this week and forgot. (This shortcut chicken verde aka chicken cooked in a jar of salsa is currently top contender 
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Sure! Here is the original recipe: Cheesy chicken enchilada skillet
And here are my notes:
“White meat from one rotisserie chicken, two cans of beans, 10 tortillas, 2C cheese, and a can of mostly-drained petite diced tomatoes in addition to the salsa (other ingredients unchanged), and did it in a 12” cast iron skillet.” If memory serves, the 4 tortillas and 1 C cheese in the original recipe felt stingy, and I added more beans and tomatoes to make this count as dinner vegetables too (also thereby decreasing the spiciness of the salsa for DS).
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I just made something similar – with seasoned beans added. Better than the sum of its parts somehow.
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Spent most of last week in Morro Bay. Buttercup Bakery there has excellent pastries, if you’re passing through. Now preparing to go back to reality.
For two adults in San Diego:
Breakfasts: Granola, fruit, and almond milk.
S: takeout - Chicken pot pies
Su: (tonight) Eggs scrambled with spinach and cheese, sausage, hash browns
M: Fish tacos - seafood
T: TJs chicken shawarma, yellow rice, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta.
W: Tomato soup, cheesy garlic bread - vegetarian/soup
Th: Leftover shawarma in a salad inspired by https://smittenkitchen.com/2025/08/grilled-chicken-salad-with-cilantro-lime-dressing/ - salad
F: Baked pasta… basically, I don’t want to make a whole lasagna, so I’ll make a small dish of baked pasta with all the lasagna fixings.
Take care of yourselves!
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I add a splash of Scrappy’s cardamom bitters!
It’s really delicious. I used a jar of salsa verde instead of tomatillos once when I couldn’t find them, and never went back. Here’s a pic.
Amazing that just a jar of salsa and chicken (or pork) produces such a delicious result.
Also makes a great arroz con pollo.
