Mexican

Sort of Mexican Chicken Soup

October 29, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I wanted some soup for lunches later in the week so cooked this up to go with the carne asada soft tacos I was making for dinner. I wanted something Mexican oriented and with some vegetables so played around a bit and came up with this soup. I used some corn I had frozen after [...]

Carne Asada Soft Tacos with Avocado Pico del Gallo

October 29, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This is a good recipe from the November issue of Cooking Light magazine, (one year for $15 at Amazon).  I couldn’t find the skirt steak they recommended but used a thinly sliced package of beef round tips I saw on sale instead.   The steak came out a bit “limey” if you ate it plain, but [...]

Mexican Rice in a Rice Cooker

October 20, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

A while back I bought this Zojirushi 6 Cup Rice Cooker / Steamer and have been playing around with it a bit. It’s my first rice cooker so I can’t compare to others, but I have been happy with it. I’m usually only cooking for 2 or 3 and it suits our needs great.    I [...]

Spanish or Mexican Rice

September 27, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

A red rice goes nicely with Mexican food and in the past I’ve relied on this recipe, which is good. I wanted to kick it up a notch though and was making  a larger batch than normal for a wine tasting party so I found this version in one my old standby cookbooks, Desperation Entertaining!.  [...]

King Ranch Chicken Casserole

September 13, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Lots of stories about where this comes from but let me say it is a delicious casserole!  I even make it when I don’t have leftover chicken to use up. In fact, tonight I bought a whole chicken, on sale and with a 30% off coupon so about $4 for a 4 pound chicken.  I [...]

Pico del Gallo Recipe

September 9, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I eat this on everything from grilled chicken to scrambled eggs, plus with tortilla chips of course. Spoon on some black bean soup or add to burritos or quesadillas. Add to some soup to spice it up. Tonight we used it on some steak burritos with black beans, and sliced avocados. 2 large beefsteak tomatoes, [...]

Chicken Tacos Tonight, Chicken Salad for Lunch Tomorrow

September 1, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I cooked up a couple of boneless skinless chicken breasts to make chicken tacos tonight. I started with the recipe here despite the mix of reviews. I was intrigued by the idea of lemonade somehow…but I would definitely classify the chicken as bland.  When I tasted some partway through the simmering to reduce the sauce [...]

Recipes for Pork Carnitas and Tomatillo Salsa (Salsa Verde)

August 3, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

These are both repeats but WORTH repeating!  First the pork carnitas.  Keep an eye out for pork roasts on sale and this is cheap gourmet!  I usually cut a roast in half and just cook up half at a time. Hint, if you’re working with the half you froze before don’t defrost it all the [...]

Beef, Tomatillo and Bean Burrito Recipe

July 31, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Tonight’s dinner was a total throw-together based on a request for “something Mexican” and what I had in my freezer and refrigerator.  I thought of past burrito recipes and modified several. You could easily turn this into a Mexican burrito casserole kinda dish if you wanted to cook up the beef, bean and salsa mix, [...]

Ultimate Taco Salad Recipe

July 29, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I never make taco meat just to have a taco salad but it sure is a great way to use up the leftovers a day or so after having tacos.  I like to use a little Catalina salad dressing on mine for a Catalina Taco Salad. It just adds a nice sweet touch. My kids [...]

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