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Chipotle Chile Chicken Nachos with Chipotle Sour Cream – a 15 Minute Meal

July 22, 2014 by Tiffany King 9 Comments

These nachos! They didn’t last long.

A giant platter of nachos full of chicken, bell pepper, tomatoes, black beans and seasoned with McCormick Chipotle Pepper Chile is an automatic hit in my house. Bonus points for topping it with Chipotle Sour Cream. Oh. My. Goodness!

This is comfort food at it’s finest. At least, in the opinion of my family. We polished off this huge tray of nachos in no time.

Did I mention that this meal takes about 15 minutes to get on the table?

The key to that is having the chicken already cooked. I love keeping cooked chicken in the freezer for fast recipes.

McCormick Chipotle Chile Pepper brings a hint of smokiness to the dish. I like substituting Chipotle Chile Pepper for regular in some dishes. It has a bit more heat, but the smokey flavor is extra special.

Have you ever tried it on watermelon? It’s fantastic!

In fact, watermelon and this Grilled Corn on the Cob with Chipotle Honey Butter along with the nachos would make a fantastic summer meal.

Is your mouth watering yet?

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Slow Cooker Enchiladas – 100 Days of Summer Slow Cooker Recipes

May 14, 2014 by Tiffany 3 Comments

What could be better than Enchiladas with garden fresh salsa? Enchiladas that you can “forget” about until dinner time!

Mexican flavor is always a hit, and doing enchiladas in the crock pot makes this so very easy! It only takes about 15 minutes to put these together, and you can customize them to your family’s preferences, too.

Click on over to Pocket Change Gourmet to try this one out. They’d be awesome served with some fresh salsa or guacamole!

If you love using your slow cooker, check out our All Slow Cooker Weekly Meal Plan. It’s got all the planning done for you (including the grocery list) so you can go enjoy summer!

This is day three in our 100 Days of Summer Slow Cooker Recipes series. Find the other posts by clicking here.

Chicken Enchiladas with Red Sauce and White Cheese

February 11, 2014 by Tiffany King 5 Comments

There are several reasons that you’re going to want to make these chicken enchiladas.

First, they start with a rotisserie chicken. (I’ve got a post coming next week about using Costco rotisserie chickens to stock your freezer. They make a great base for easy meals.)

Second, the sauce is easy and homemade. It uses pantry items so you’ll likely always have the ingredients on hand.

Third, I skip that time consuming, messy step of dipping the enchilada shells in hot oil and sauce. This pan of enchiladas can be assembled in about 20 minutes, including making the sauce.

Finally, the enchiladas are cheesy, and covered with a red sauce that’s full of flavor, but not spicy. This is a crowd pleaser!

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Mexican White Queso Soup

November 19, 2013 by Tiffany King 5 Comments

A while back, I was brainstorming ideas for new recipes. I decided to ask on Facebook, to see if anyone had ideas for recipes they’d like to see. There were a number of great responses, but Kerri S. mentioned White Queso Dip.

That was all it took, and my mind skipped onto this idea for White Queso Soup. I adapted the recipe for Cheese Soup to make it like the White Queso Dip we all love. [Read more…] about Mexican White Queso Soup

Easy Homemade Salsa

October 16, 2013 by RachaelW 9 Comments

A note from Tiffany: This is a post from contributing writer, Rachael. It’s been a while since she’s had a recipe post for us, but she is the one who puts everything together for the Traditional version of the Weekly Meal Plans. Rachael and her family lost their home to fire on Saturday. Thankfully, they are all safe. Please keep Rachael, her husband and their two little ones in your prayers. They are hanging on to this verse. “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
—James 1:2–4

Want to know why I will never buy salsa again? That’s easy – it’s because I will always make it myself from here on out!

Recently a good friend of mine passed along a salsa recipe. You can find that recipe here. I tweaked the recipe and love how it turned out so I had to share with you.

Here is my recipe but just know you can customize it completely to fit your needs. You could skip the jalapeno if you don’t like spicy. You could add black beans or corn to have a different spin. If you like it chunky just add an extra can of diced tomatoes at the end. So many ideas!

Easy Homemade Salsa

What you need:

1 can of whole tomatoes 28 – 32 oz, drained
1 red onion, quartered
a couple garlic cloves whole or minced (whatever you have)
2 Tbsp of lime
2 tsp of salt
2 tsp of cumin
a large handful of fresh cilantro (I used almost a whole bunch)
1 can of jalapenos (I used a 4 oz can)

What to do:

Put everything in a food processor and blend until consistency is like you prefer. Serve chilled!

Note – this salsa is best once it sits together a bit in the fridge. Also, I not sure how long it lasts but it has been gone in 4-5 days in my house.

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Easy Homemade Salsa

Ingredients

1 can of whole tomatoes 28 - 32 oz drained
1 red onion quartered
a couple garlic cloves whole or minced whatever you have
2 Tbsp of lime
2 tsp of salt
2 tsp of cumin
a large handful of fresh cilantro I used almost a whole bunch
1 can of jalapenos I used a 4 oz can

Instructions

Put everything in a food processor and blend until it's the desired consistency you like best. Serve chilled.

Rachael Walkup has been married to her best friend for 8 years. They have two kids – a 4 yr old boy and a 2 yr old little girl. She loves to write, cook, spend time with family, and serve others. You can learn more about her by following along on twitter, her blog, or pinterest.