Tag: mexican

fiesta lime chicken

fiesta lime chicken

i love knockoff recipes.  most often, you can usually tweak them to be better than the original!  this is the case with fiesta lime chicken.  i’ve been making this dish for quite a long time (as in about the time tom and i started dating 

mexican shells

mexican shells

this dish is a hybrid of mexican food and italian.   it was another pinterest find and it has definitely found a permanent spot on our dinner rotation!  i originally halved the recipe (as shown in the pics below) but now make a full batch, 

pico de gallo

pico de gallo

as mentioned in my previous post, i went a little crazy on the dips for quesadilla dinner last week.  pico de gallo is very simple to make and this is just one example of several variations.   This recipe makes about a cup and a 

guacamole

guacamole

tonight we had a quick quesadilla dinner before bran and i ran over to paint + canvas for an awesome painting class!  i was going to throw some southwest salad on the side, but bran is not a salad fan, so i kinda went a 

chicken tortilla soup

chicken tortilla soup

to celebrate the first day i wore a jacket to work this fall, i made a pot of chicken tortilla soup.  this soup is quick, simple and delicious.  i serve it over crushed tortilla chips and top it with sour cream and shredded cheese. adapted 

chicken tacadillas w/ roasted corn pico de gallo

chicken tacadillas w/ roasted corn pico de gallo

i am a big fan of rachael ray… and was very excited recently to watch her in the mornings on some extended time off from work.  this was one of the recipes that she featured… which included fish.  it almost made me want to try 

salsa chicken rice casserole

salsa chicken rice casserole

the jury is still out on this dish.  tom likes it.  i like it.  i think that more could be added to it to give it some “oomph”.  next time, i may cut down on the amount of rice.  or grill the chicken and saute 

grilled stuffed burrito knock-off

grilled stuffed burrito knock-off

leftover alert!  cooking for two can make for a lot of leftovers… last time i blogged about refried beans and nachos.  this time, i dressed up the leftovers and created a beef grilled stuffed burrito, just like the ones from taco bell. flour tortillas refried 

refried beans

refried beans

growing up as a little girl, i was a very picky eater.  just ask my mom.  i grew up on chicken patties and found several ways to make them.  refried beans were one thing i would not touch with a ten-foot pole.   during my 

hash browns

hash browns

i’ve mentioned this before, but breakfast is my favorite meal of the day.  (i have a lot of food favorites.) 🙂  yesterday, tom and i made a wickedkillersweet breakfast with hash browns and breakfast burritos.  tom made the burritos and i made the hash browns.