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Cinco De Mayo Treats

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Here is my favorite taco recipe and a new tasty drink!

Not Quite Vegitarian Tacos

  • 1 Old El Paso Taco Dinner Kit
  • 1 bag Morningstar Griller Crumbles
  • 1 can Taco Bell Fat Free Refried Beans
  • 1 bag Kraft 2% Shredded Mexican Cheese Blend
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  2. Thaw the crumbles in a skillet.
  3. While the crumbles are thawing, stand all the taco shells up in a 13×9 pan. Then spread a layer of refried beans on the bottom of each shell with a butter knife.
  4. Once crumbles are all thawed out, add spices from the dinner kit, and water. Use less water then what the kit calls for, or you’ll be waiting for the extra liquid to cook out :)
  5. Once all the crumbles are covered in spices and not too juicy, spoon the crumbles into the taco shells.
  6. Then cover all the tacos with cheese and place in the oven for 10 min.
  7. Once the 10 min are up, pile on the toppings however you like them, and enjoy!

* The reason they’re not vegitarian is because I’m too lazy to see if the box tortillas are fried in animal fat, and I’m pretty sure the refried beans use animal fat. Those 2 ingredients are easy enough to swap out to make sure this is a real vegitarian meal :)

Beer Margaritas

I saw Sandra Lee do this on her cooking show a few weeks ago .. and I really didnt think it would be good. But after thinking it over I decided to try it out. Its surprisingly good!

1 large pitcher
4 bottles of Corona
1 cup of tequila (gold is better)
12 oz of frozen limeade concentrate
ice, kosher or course salt and lime wedges

In the pitcher, mix together the Corona, tequila, and the limeade. Stir lightly until the limade dissolves. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of your glass and then roll the rim in the salt. Fill the glass with ice and pour in the beer margarita. Mmmm!

Valentine’s Day Tortilla Soup

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Since Sean was 12 hours late coming home .. I decided to try this soup recipe I found online (rather then the fancy filet mignon dinner I had planned). I LOVED IT .. very good stuff, and I still have a container of it in the freezer. It was super quick to make, and held up the extra 4 hours it took Sean to find his way home :)

Chicken Tortilla Soup

  • 1 onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 (28oz) can diced tomatoes
  • 1.5 – 2 boxes of chicken broth
  • 1 bag (16oz I think) of frozen corn (thawed)
  • 1 (4oz) can of chopped green chile peppers
  • 1 (15oz) can of black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 Mojo rotisserie chicken from Publix, shredded (or 2 cooked chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces or shredded)
  • Crushed tortilla chips
  • Shredded mexican cheese blend

1. In a medium stock pot, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft. Stir in chili powder, cumin, tomatoes and at least 1 box of chicken broth. Add in more broth to make sure everything is covered. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Stir in corn, chiles, beans and chicken. This is a chunky soup, but you can add in more broth if you want some more liquid. Simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Ladle soup into individual serving bowls and top with crushed tortilla chips and cheese. (Avocado slices, chopped green onion and cilantro would also make good toppers, if you like those sort of things)

Enjoy!

Dad’s Burritos

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Simple, get a pound+ of ground beef (I like more than a pound, about 1.25lb) Brown in frying pan, add burrito seasoning. We use El Rio, hard to find but good. If you can’t find, Taco seasoning works. Follow instructions on package. When it starts to boil add 1/2 a can of refried beans, stir in and make smooth. Cook for ten minutes (per instructions) this helps the filling get firm. Pre heat oven to 350

Get Burrito size flour tortilla, spoon about 3-4 tablespoons in the lower half and roll once, fold in the sides and finish rolling. Continue until finished with mixture. Put in pan, cover with salsa and put in oven for about 6 minutes, remove and cover with cheese (Mexican mix)

Set oven to broil. Meanwhile chop some lettuce, green onions, whatever other toppings you want. Place cheese covered burritos in oven and watch the cheese melt, remove when ever you feel the cheese is the way you like it. Me, I like to let it get brown edges.

Remove and serve with sour cream (Yum), guacamole is good also, lettuce and onions.