It's Taco Time!

I made tacos for dinner on Sunday in order to use up the half can of diced tomatoes we had leftover from our meal on Friday.  We actually got two meals out of the tacos - we had them again tonight!

Taco Night

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef (or chicken or turkey)
• 1 pkg taco seasoning (I used Meijer brand or whatever is on sale)
• taco shells/tortillas/tortilla chips
• diced tomatoes (or salsa)
• shredded cheese (I used Meijer brand Mexican mix)
• shredded lettuce
• sour cream (Neither of us like sour cream, but I imagine someone out there does!)

Directions:

1. Brown meat and drain the fat.  Follow directions on the taco seasoning package to prepare taco meat.
2. Serve with all the trimmings!

I like to eat my tacos with soft tortilla shells, and Ryan likes to make a sort of taco salad with tortilla chips. 

It would be an understatement to say that this was a super simple meal.  The most time consuming part was probably browning the meat and shredding the lettuce. 

I won't be blogging as much in the upcoming days.  We are having pizza tomorrow, and I'm going out to dinner with some friends on Friday.  I may cook on Thursday, but it'll probably be something I've already blogged about like chicken alfredo or even something easier like grilled cheese.  I do plan on making mostacholi in the near future, so stay tuned for that!

"Make Yourself a Dang Quesadilla!"

Bonus ponits if you know what movie the title is from.  :)

Tonight I made quesadillas for the second time in about a week.  The first time, my photo didn't turn out so well, so I waited to post until I had a better one.  Ryan and I really like these and have decided to put them into regular dinner rotation.  I also think they'll be a great quick meal when/if we ever have children or have our nephews over when they're older.

Quick and Easy Chicken Quesadillas

Ingredients:

• 3-5 oz. can of chicken
• 1/4 cup salsa
• 4 8-inch flour tortillas
• 1 cup finely shredded cheese (I used a Mexican mix)
• Sour cream and extra salsa for serving (if desired)

Directions:

1. Mix chicken and salsa in a small bowl.
2. Layer two of the tortillas with 1/2 of the chicken mixture and 1/2 of the cheese.  Top each with the remaining two tortillas.
3. Cook each quesadilla uncovered over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until golden brown.
4. Cut quesadillas into wedges and serve with sour cream and salsa.

 

That's it!  I told you it was super simple!

Ryan actually prefers his with only chicken and cheese, so I made his and then mixed my portion of the chicken with the salsa.  I also found that I prefer to use less salsa than the recipe calls for.