The Best CBD-Infused Quarantine Recipes to Make While Self-Isolating

Restaurants nationwide continue to shut their doors in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of your local culinary institutions have transitioned into takeout-only territory, but it’s crucial for both your mental and financial well-being that you don’t only eat takeout. That’s why CBD Choice is here to bring you the ultimate, mouth-watering, CBD-infused quarantine recipes cookbook!

Cooking isn’t just about eating, especially in a time of self-isolation. With all this downtime at home, it can be easy to go a little stir-crazy. However, the act of cooking has actually been shown to reduce anxiety because it occupies your hands and your mind, both working towards a specific end goal: a delicious, meticulous meal.

Infusing your culinary creations with CBD allows you to take advantage of all the wonderful benefits of the CBD compound that you’ve come to know and love! So without further ado, let’s jump into these savory CBD recipes, perfect for adding to your self-isolation cookbook.

CBD-Infused Appetizers

No good CBD-infused quarantine recipes are complete without a savory selection of appetizers! And while you may prefer to opt for the simple chips and CBD dips, we’re here to cover some appetizer recipes that are a little more time-consuming so you can fill your time while stuck at home.

Jalapeño Cheesy Stuffed Mushrooms

What You’ll Need:

• 4ml Unflavored CBD Oil
• 1lb (16oz) White Button Mushrooms
• 2 Scallions
• 1 Jalapeño
• 4oz Cream Cheese (softened)
• ¼ Cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese (shredded)
• ½ Tsp. Smoked Paprika
• 1 Pinch Salt
• Cooking Oil Spray

How to Make:

1. Preheat your oven to 425°F.
2. Clean your mushrooms with a damp paper towel, removing all stems. This should create a pocket within each mushroom where you will add your filling. If a mushroom doesn’t have enough of a pocket to hold a filling, make one using a spoon and applying only minimal pressure.
3. Finely mince your scallions and jalapeños.
4. In a medium-sized bowl, combine your minced scallions and jalepeños, softened cream cheese, shredded sharp cheddar, paprika, salt, and unflavored CBD oil. Stir gently until all ingredients are evenly combined.
5. With a spoon, scoop a small portion of your mixed stuffing into the pocket of each mushroom.
6. Lightly spray a baking sheet with your cooking oil spray, placing mushrooms on the baking sheet about 1 inch apart.
7. Bake for 20 minutes. If you want the outside of your mushrooms to be crispier, you can take them out after about 10 minutes and lightly spray them with your cooking oil spray before putting them back in the oven for the remaining 10 minutes.

This recipe makes about 6 servings.

Zesty 7-Layer Taco Dip

What You’ll Need:

• 6ml Lime-Flavored CBD Oil (use unflavored CBD oil if lime is unavailable)
• 1oz Taco Seasoning Mix
• 16oz Refried Beans
• 8oz Cream Cheese (softened)
• 16oz Sour Cream
• 16oz Preferred Salsa
• 1 Large Tomato
• 1 Green Bell Pepper
• 1 Bunch Green Onions
• 1 Head Iceberg Lettuce
• ½ Cup Black Olives (pitted, sliced)
• 2 Cups Cheddar Cheese (shredded)

How to Make:

1. Preheat your oven to 400°F.
2. Heat your refried beans in a pot or a pan, cooking on low. Gently stir your taco seasoning mix into the refried beans as they’re cooking.
3. When refried beans are warm to the touch, spread the mixture into a medium-sized 1-inch baking dish.
4. In a medium bowl, mix your lime-flavored CBD oil, cream cheese, and sour cream. Stir until all ingredients are evenly mixed.
5. Spread this mixture atop your refried beans in an even layer.
6. Take your preferred variety of salsa and spread it in an even layer atop the CBD cream cheese mixture.
7. Chop your tomato, green bell pepper, green onions, and lettuce. Combine these ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and stir until evenly mixed.
8. Take your chopped vegetable mix and spread it atop your salsa in an even layer.
9. Take your shredded cheddar cheese and spread it atop your vegetables in an even layer.
10. Take your sliced black olives and garnish in an even layer atop your cheese.
11. Place the baking dish in the oven for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is melted.

This recipe makes about 12 servings.

CBD-Infused Entrées

You’ve got your appetizer CBD recipes locked down, but what about the main course? Self-isolation is a time to explore the difficulties of culinary pursuits, which is why we’re offering some extravagant CBD-infused quarantine recipes to really wow your taste buds during the main dish!

CBD-Infused Chicken Pot Pie

What You’ll Need:

• 6ml Unflavored CBD Oil
• 1lb Chicken Breast (skinless, boneless)
• 1 Cup Carrots
• 1 Cup Green Peas
• ½ Cup Celery
• ⅓ Cup Butter
• ⅓ Cup Onion
• ⅓ Cup All-Purpose Flour
• ½ Tsp. Salt
• ¼ Tsp. Black Pepper
• ¼ Tsp. Celery Seed
• 1¾ Cup Chicken Broth
• ⅔ Cup Whole Milk
• 2 Unbaked Pie Crusts

How to Make:

1. Preheat your oven to 425°F.
2. Cut your chicken breast into cubes.
3. Chop your carrots, celery, and onion.
4. In a saucepan over medium heat, add 1 Tbsp. of cooking oil before adding your cubed chicken breast, chopped celery, chopped carrots, and green peas. Add water until ingredients are covered and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, drain excess liquid, and stir in your unflavored CBD oil before setting aside.
5. In another saucepan over medium heat, add your butter and chopped onions. Cook onions until they appear soft and translucent. Stir in your flour, salt, black pepper, and celery seed until evenly mixed. Next, slowly stir in your chicken broth and milk. Cook until the mixture becomes thick. Remove from heat and set aside.
6. Place your chicken mixture in the bottom of an unbaked pie crust.
7. Add your broth mixture atop the chicken mixture.
8. Seal your pie with the other unbaked pie crust. Cut away the excess dough and, using a knife, make several small slits in the top of the pie.
9. Bake your pie for 30 minutes. Make sure the pie crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

This recipe makes about 8 servings.

CBD-Infused Curried Coconut Beef

What You’ll Need:

• 4ml Unflavored CBD Oil
• 2lbs Preferred Cut of Beef
• 2 Tbsp. Curry Powder
• 1 Tsp. Salt
• 1 Tsp. Black Pepper
• ½ Onion
• 2 Clove of Garlic
• 14oz Stewed Tomatoes (diced)
• 1½ Tbsp. Cooking Oil
• 14oz Coconut Milk
• 8oz Tomato Sauce
• 3 Tbsp. Sugar

How to Make:

1. Cut your beef into ½ inch chunks and toss with salt and black pepper.
2. Thinly slice your onion and crush your garlic.
3. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat your cooking oil and curry powder for 2 minutes. Stir in onions and garlic and cook for another minute. Next, add beef and toss lightly until coated with the curry powder.
4. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 7 to 10 minutes.
5. Pour unflavored CBD oil, coconut milk, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and sugar into the skillet. Stir to combine.
6. Cover your skillet and cook for about 35 minutes, stirring occasionally.

This recipe makes about 6 servings.

CBD-Infused Dessert

What good quarantine cookbook comes without dessert? We have just one CBD recipe for dessert today because it’s our favorite! And this recipe is sure to boost your cooking skills while offering a delicious, mouth-watering delight to end your meal.

CBD-Infused Boccone Dolce

Boccone Dolce is an Italian meringue dish garnished with sweet cream, chocolate ganache, and fresh fruit, offering an airy, delicate, and delicious end to your hearty main course. Adding CBD to this quarantine recipe only ups the ante. While this recipe may seem overwhelming at first, it’s easy to master and rewarding to complete. Let’s get started!

What You’ll Need:

• 6ml Unflavored CBD Oil
• 6 Large Egg White (bring to room temperature)
• ¾ Cup White Granulated Sugar
• ½ Tsp Cream of Tartar
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1½ Cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (or CBD-infused chocolate!)
• 2 Cups Whipped Cream
• ½ Cup Heavy Cream
• 3 Cups Fresh Strawberries
• 2 Kiwis
• 2 Cups Fresh Raspberries
• 1 Cup Fresh Blueberries
• 1 Banana

How to Make:

1. Preheat your oven to 200°F.
2. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. With a pencil, trace 3 circles that are about 8 inches across.
3. In a large bowl, add your unflavored CBD oil, egg whites, white granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and cream of tartar. Whisk hard. If using an electric mixer, whisk on high. The mixture should become very thick and somewhat glossy.
4. Transfer this mixer to a pastry bag. If you do not have access to a pastry bag, transfer mixture to a ziplock bag and cut one of the corners off the bag, allowing the mixture to squeeze through.
5. Using your pastry bag, squeeze the mixture in a 1-inch-thick path along the circles you traced earlier. After tracing the outer circle, continue to fill the circle one layer at a time until you have a patty. Smooth the top of this patty with a spatula.
6. Gently lift your parchment paper from atop your baking sheet and place directly onto your oven rack. Just to reiterate: the baking sheet will not go in the oven, only the parchment paper with the unbaked meringues on top.
7. Bake for 2 hours and 45 minutes. Once finished, turn off the oven but do not remove meringues. Instead, let them sit inside the oven until crisp, about 5 minutes.
8. While the meringues are baking, add your heavy cream to a pot over medium-high heat. Wait until the cream becomes hot, not boiling. Add your chocolate chips and whisk until smooth, creating your chocolate ganache.
9. Cut your strawberries in half, and slice your kiwis and banana into bite-sized pieces.
10. Once the meringues are done baking and have crisped, remove them from the oven. Take one layer of meringue and drizzle it with chocolate ganache and fresh fruit. Add another layer of meringue and repeat until a cake is formed.

This recipe makes about 12 servings. Boccone Dolce is best served within an hour of preparation as that is when the meringues are most airy, delicate, and crisp.

CBD Recipes, Perfect for Quarantine

COVID-19, and the quarantine it brings, can be anxiety-inducing. Mastering the craft of cooking and trying fun, new, CBD-infused quarantine recipes can take your mind off the world and allow you to create some of your favorite meals, right from the comfort of your own home.

CBD Choice wants to keep our community informed on ways to stay active during self-isolation. We believe in the effects of CBD oil and other cannabinoids, and believe that they can be great for reducing nerves during this time of crisis.

If you tried one of these CBD recipes and want to let us know what you think, feel free to reach out to us! We’d love to hear your success stories, or hear about other ways in which you are keeping your mind and body active during this quarantine!