Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Frito Casserole

I got this recipe from my friend Molly.  She said her family loved it and I thought I would give it a whirl.  
Frito Casserole

2 lbs ground beef (browned)
1 can cream of chicken ( I used cream of mushroom and it tasted great)
1 can creamed corn
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 cup mild salsa
Mix all together and simmer for about 30 minutes. (this is not necessary)

layer corn tortillas in a 9 X 13 pan
then half of beef mixture
then a layer of shredded cheese
Repeat and layer with Frito's.  
Bake for 20 minutes at 350.  
You can add rice to the beef mixture if you want.  Let me know what you think.  My family like it!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Chicken wrap

So i just made the tastiest lunch. It was super easy and I am not sure why I didn't think of this before.

I took some leftover chicken tenders from last night ( you can buy a bag of pre-breaded and pre-cooked tenders at Macey's for a good price.) I heated them up and added them to a warm tortilla with melted cheese. I added shredded lettuce and tomatoes. I topped it all off with tabasco sauce mixed with ranch dressing. It was Awesome! It isn't the healthiest, but you could use carb balance wraps instead of flour tortilla's and it would still be good.

Frosty Fruity Snowflakes

I got this one from Brooks school. Brooks loved them and keeps begging me to make them again so I thought I would do them in heart shapes for Valentines.

small flour tortillas
white sugar
butter
confectioner's sugar
Grapes, Raspberries, peeled orange sections

Fold tortillas in half, then fold in half again. Cut design in tortilla using kitchen scissors, similar to making a aper snowflake. Unfold and open tortilla shape. Place on baking sheet. Brush snowflake with a little butter. Sprinkle with white sugar. Place snowflake under oven broiler to brown and crisp, about 2-5 minutes. Put confectioner's sugar in a small bowl. wash fruit; dip wet fruit pieces in confectioner's sugar and arrange on snowflake or heart. Enjoy!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Taco Soup

Want something Easy Peasy?? I LOVE soup -- and the faster, the better, right?

TACO SOUP

1 can black beans
1 can corn
1 can stewed or diced tomoates
1 can tomato sauce
1 can of chilli
1 pkt. taco seasoning

Dump it all in a pot, and warm it up. If you like chukier soup, drain the beans and corn before adding.

Top with sour cream, tortilla chips, and salsa if you want - sooo tastie!

Chili Dip

I got this recipe from my brother & sister-in-law. It is a quick dip that is awesome!
All you do is take 2 cans of chili and mix in a pot with 8 oz of cream cheese. Mix together well, heat, and serve with chips. It was so good. Try it and let me know what you think.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Slow Cooker BBQ pork sandwiches

Slow cooker BBQ pork Sandwiches
( I haven't tried this, but it looked good and I thought it would be something easy to do for sunday.)
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 cup purchased sweet-and-sour sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
2 lb. boneless country-style pork ribs, trimmed of fat, cut into 2-inch pieces
6 kaiser rolls, split


DIRECTIONS
1. In 3 1/2 to 4-quart slow cooker, combine all ingredients except pork and rolls; mix well. Add pork; stir to coat.
2. Cover; cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours.
3. Remove pork from slow cooker. Shred pork by pulling apart with 2 forks. Add pork back to sauce in slow cooker; mix well. If desired, to toast rolls, place cut sides up on ungreased cookie sheet; broil 4 to 6 inches from heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Spoon about 1/2 cup pork mixture into each roll.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Grilled Fish or chicken Tacos

Grilled Fish Tacos (Body for life recipe)

Servings: 4
Prep time: 35 min.

1 Tbsp olive oil
4 limes, halved, divided
5 cloves garlic, minced, divided
2 tsp ground cumin, divided
4 portions swordfish or tuna (about 1 1/2 lbs) -- I used chicken instead
1 ripe avocado , peeled, pitted, and diced
1/4 red onion, minced
2 jalapenos, seeded and minced
2 Tbs fresh cilantro, chopped
8 flour tortillas
8 lettuce leaves

1. preheat grill
2. combine olive oil, juice of 3 limes, 4 garlic cloves, and 1 tsp cumin (I didn't use this) in a shallow pie plate.  Then add meat and marinade for about 15 minutes.
3. In a separate small bowl, stir together the remaining lime juice, garlic and cumin, with diced avocado, onion, jalapenos and cilantro.  -- I didn't have all the ing. on hand so I left out the cumin, onion, jalapenos, and cilantro and it still tasted good. I added tomatoes to this too.  This is your avocado salsa!
4. Grill marinated meat and cut into small strips.
5. warm tortillas and add meat, avocado salsa, and lettuce (I used lettuce SHREDS and they were delicious!)  
I loved this recipe!  It was really easy to make and the flavor was awesome!  

Friday, January 9, 2009

Chewy Granola Bars

I found this recipe on one of my favorite blogs, www.makeandtakes.com. Check it out, it has so many great ideas.


Chewy Granola Bars Recipe:
2 1/2 c. Oats - quick rolled oats
1/2 c. Rice Krispies
1/4 c. coconut
1/2 c. M&M minis
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/4 c. honey
1/2 tsp. vanilla


Add all of the ingredients and mix together until combined. Press into a square 8×8 pan. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and score into bars. Let it set completely and then cut into bars. For thinner bars, press mix into a 9×13 pan. They seem to set a little better in the 9×13 pan.


Great Tip: Spray vegetable spray into the measuring cup before you add a sticky substance, like honey! It should slide right off. Thanks, Martha!