Everyday Food for Busy People
Oh yum! We’ll be eating these frequently. They have the ease of a slow cooker meal and the crowd-pleasing taste of Mexican food. They are similar to Chicken Fiesta with Black Beans and Chicken Tacos and Salsa Verde Steak.
But they also have a bit more heat (not so much to make them too hot for the kids) and a delicious smoky flavor.
Please forgive my photo. I didn’t take the time to plate this before taking the pictures, so you get to see the serving dish and even the cheesy spatula.
I made these for a quick and easy weeknight dinner after scrounging my pantry and fridge for ingredients to pull together a meal. We all really liked them.
Here’s what you’ll need:
I thought I was making a salad, but my family decided it was a salsa. It did taste good scooped up on chips.
There must be a kachillion ways to make this dish. I put mine together based on what I had available in the pantry.
I have the best neighbors. I asked my boys what they wanted for dinner the other day, and they both requested Fish Tacos. The Chipotle Dressing calls for cilantro. I have some growing in the garden, but there wasn’t much. I took it in the house, determined to make it work and then the phone rang. It was my neighbor asking if I needed cilantro. She had a bunch that she wouldn’t be able to use up and offered it to me, not realizing that I needed some at that exact moment! It’s such a blessing to have neighbors like that!
Back to the tacos – I had 1 bag of Tilapia fillets in the freezer and also a bag of shrimp, so I decided to make both kinds. I seasoned the shrimp with plenty of Old Bay Seasoning and sizzled them in a hot, iron skillet. This time I only had romaine lettuce, instead of the slaw mix or cabbage, but it made a good substitution.
Every once in a while I think I might be losing my mind. Okay. I think that more than just every once in a while.
Regardless, this recipe has made me question my cognitive bearings. The other night I decided to whip up some quesadillas for dinner. Not wanting to reinvent the recipe, I did a search on my blog to find out how I made it before. I know I made them once before. I’m sure I posted it here. I remember some of the comments.
However, I couldn’t find the recipe on here anywhere. I dug through my wordpress files. I searched various titles, categories and tags. Nothing. Squat nada.
So, I started from scratch making up a new recipe. It still bugs me that I don’t know what happened to the other one. Maybe I never posted it. Maybe I really am losing my mind. Oh well. Let’s have a quesadilla and it will all be okay.
This is a beef spin on the Black Bean and Corn Chicken Taco Bake. I was trying to come up with a dinner idea the other day and had all the ingredients except chicken. But I had cooked ground beef in the freezer, so decided to give it a try. It turned out really well. Just as easy as the chicken version and just as tasty. [Read more...]
My husband said these are the best refried beans he’s ever eaten. I agree. So good and easy, and much, much better than the kind that come from a can. The recipe comes from Bethany’s blog, For the Love of Grub. She says she found the recipe in a Pillsbury cookbook. I made a few minor changes, but it’s still quick and easy. I’ve made them twice already. They’re a new favorite for us. [Read more...]
You’re going to need a fork for these sandwiches. They are a different take on pork bbq, using Mexican inspired flavors. I found a recipe in the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day cookbook called Spicy Pork Buns. The authors of the book explained that they wanted to create a sandwich that has the flavor combination of tamales. That sounded like a good idea to me.
I altered the recipe in several ways. First, they put the meat mixture into a yeast type cornbread and baked it with the bread dough wrapped around the meat. That sounds awesome to eat and time consuming to make, so I decided to use my cornbread recipe instead and serve the meat over the top. I also made a lot more meat and changed the filling ingredients a bit. [Read more...]
This is the second in the freezer meals series. This recipe and several more were shared by Suzanne on a forum I frequent. I’ve tried quite a few enchilada recipes. These were cheesy and mild. The kids really liked them. They also froze and reheated really well. [Read more...]
My friend, Claire left this recipe in a comment here on Eat at Home. It’s fast, easy and Mexican so of course I had to try it. I’m happy to say that it’s delicious too! There are only 4 ingredients to put together, which is a nice bonus. [Read more...]
