Baked Tacos, a House Favorite!

Look at the mixed up letters.
Can you figure out what we talked about
in Sunday school this morning?

Hint: It's a fruit of the Spirit!





Hubs was talking to me the other day about impressing himself when he played basketball, not so much now that his knees don't cooperate, but back in the day when he was playing nonstop.

I think I know what he was talking about, except mine came from cooking. Occasionally I impress myself, like last night... You know, that 'Wow! I did a good job!' feeling that sort of shocks you?

Baked Tacos



a super easy, delicious recipe



Cook a lb. of ground turkey.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and spray a 9x13 pan.

Add taco seasoning, a small can (8 oz.) of tomato sauce (instead of water), and about half a can of refried beans.

Spoon the mixture into soft taco shells and top with a handful of shredded cheese.

I fold each shell just a bit so I can put them in the pan in twos. If I portion the meat mixture just right I can make about 10-12 tacos. (They're great as leftovers!)

Cover with foil and bake for 5-6 minutes. Take off the foil and bake for about 5 more minutes.

Top with your favorite taco toppings. I prefer lettuce and salsa. Hubs just eats them "as is." We both love a side of Mexican rice.


Yum! Yum!

New Recipes!

Love, love dinner with friends!

I tried a new recipe last night:

Mini Mexican Pizzas

Preheat the oven at 425 degrees. 

Spray a muffin tin with a cooking spray.

Lay out tortilla shells and cut out medium-sized circles (not sure how big that means) with a knife or cookie cutter.

Put each circle into a muffin tin hole. My circles were sort of eyeballed. They were big enough to fit in like muffin wrappers, maybe too big. 

The original recipe calls for 1 cup of ground turkey, but I used about a lb. I combined 1 lb. turkey cooked with taco seasoning, a half can of refried beans, and a small can of tomato sauce in my skillet. I used a small scoop to fill each muffin cup and put some cheese on top. 

Bake for about 12-15 minutes. 

I topped mine with some lettuce and salsa, but you could do whatever your tastebuds desire. 

They were good and made about the same way as baked tacos, 

minus one additional step (cutting the shells into circles).

Source

I think I'll stick to baked tacos in the future.

The Pinterest pin picture sure looked a lot better than mine!

We also tried a new slushy recipe:

banana slices

strawberries

ice

diet 7-up

Blend.

Yummy!

Yummy New Casserole

My sweet coworker friend passed on a yummy new recipe to me the other day as she was taking me home.

I don't know what it's called.
I guess that means I get to make up a name for it.
Mexican Casserole?
Mexican Lasagna?
I'll keep working on that.

Here is the short list of ingredients:

meat
onion
salsa
can of cheddar cheese
tortillas
shredded cheese
lettuce (optional)

1. Cook the meat and add the onion.
2. Add the salsa and cheddar cheese to mix.
3. Layer the tortillas and meat mixture in a 9x13 pan. (Thus the reason I thought of Mexican Lasagna.) Start with 2 tortillas on the bottom. (It's ok if they overlap.) Add a layer of the meat mixture. Then put 2 more tortillas down. Add another layer of meat mixture. Put 2 more tortillas down. I believe I stretched mine out to 3 layers of meat. The bottom and top layers must be 2 tortillas.
I also added a tiny bit of shredded cheese to each meat layer.
4. Cover and cook for about 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees.
5. Spread shredded cheese on the top layer of tortillas.
6. Cook for another 5-10 minutes.

It is so, so delicious and so easy.
I'm a lettuce girl, so I added lettuce to the top of mine once I put it on my plate.
I think this will be another family favorite!