52 Weeks of Letting Reddit Decide My Food – Week 2

I made a post at the beginning of January asking the community for their best meal prep recipes to help me cook something new this year and get out of my comfort zone in the kitchen. I told you all that, this year, I would give my best shot at cooking the most upvoted comment from my post every week.

Here's Week #2 :

Butternut Squash Chipotle Chili

Korean Braised Chicken

Recommended by : Quiet_Wait_6 with 55 upvote

It’s my second week cooking with butternut squash, and I have to say that I’ve really been sleeping on this ingredient. It’s way more versatile than I thought. It also works great in vegetarian dishes because it brings texture and helps me feel full after dinner. My wife loves eating vegetarian, so she was happy to see another meat-free dish this week.

The Korean braised chicken also turned out great. I really liked the spiciness and richness of the broth. The flavors were amazing and it was surprisingly simple to make. I think I might have overcooked the potatoes a bit though. I wish they had stayed a little firmer.

Thank you all for the suggestions this week. I never would have thought that this experiment would bring so many people together to share their favorite recipes. Every week, I will look through every post related to the experiment and choose the most upvoted recipe that I have not cooked yet, so you do not have to repeat the same suggestions on every post.

Disclaimer:
I’m not an extraordinary cook, just an average guy trying to feed his family something new, fun, and affordable. I don’t know yet if I’ll be posting every week. I guess it will depend on whether people find this experiment interesting enough. If not, I will at least reply to your comments on the original post and give you my feedback there.

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