Black Bean Salsa Bread

Since we tried the Easy Bread recipe by Marcia Passos Duffy via the The Heart of New England and it was really good, we figured we could make a couple of specialty breads with it.В  So here’s our attempt at Black Bean Salsa bread.В  It still needs a little work (we’re thinking it [...]

November 25, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Bread  No Comments

Easy Tortilla Pie

This is a really quick and easy recipe!
Ingredients:
6 oz. chicken breast, skinned and diced
1 cup frozen corn
2 green onions with tops, thinly sliced
1 tsp cumin
1-1/2 cups fresh salsa
1 – 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
4 whole burrito sized tortillas
6 oz. Shredded Mexican cheese blend
2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro or 2 tsp. dried cilantro
Directions:

Preheat [...]

March 31, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Chicken  One Comment

Mexican Chicken Lasagna

One of the new items I’ve recently gotten for my kit was the Deep Covered Baker. With it, I can make meals in both the oven and the microwave and I wanted to see how it would work. The first recipe I tried was this Mexican Chicken Lasagna and I have to say [...]

February 19, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Meat  One Comment

Taco Ring

3/4 lb lean ground beef
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons water
2 packages (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent rolls
1 medium green bell pepper
1 cup salsa
3 cups shredded lettuce
1 medium tomato
1/4 cup onion (chopped)
1/2 cup pitted ripe olives
sour cream (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cook ground beef in Large Skillet over medium [...]

January 10, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Meat  No Comments

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

One of Jesse’s favorites. The fajita marinade can be substituted with any kind of seasoning desired. This is one I tend to make a lot and it’s actually really nice to make when you’re taking a dish to someone. I just found this out recently and it worked out really nice. Basically, [...]

August 12, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Chicken  No Comments

Salsa

With salsa, there’s a bunch of different things you can do with it. Everyone has their own recipe and way they make it, but here’s mine. Before I found the guacamole recipe, Jesse was having me make this as often as I could since it is a pretty healthy snack. I continually [...]

August 12, 2008  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Appetizer  3 Comments

Enchilada Casserole

This is a semi-quick and easy Mexican recipe that I received and it’s really good. In the past, I have used half corn tortillas and half flour tortillas. Seems to come out alright. Flour tortillas can be substituted for corn tortillas.
Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 can of green enchilada sauce
corn tortillas
cheddar cheese (at [...]

August 7, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Meat  No Comments

Guacamole

Jesse loves guacamole. Not only is it healthy, but it’s so quick and easy. The most strenuous task is cutting up the veggies that go into it, otherwise it’s all stirring and done in 5 minutes. I normally like to make it and refrigerate it for an hour (so the flavors and [...]

May 8, 2008  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Appetizer  2 Comments