One Pot Burrito Bowls

1/2 cup red bell pepper diced small
1/2 cup diced sweet onion
1 pound lean hamburger
1/3 cup Old El Paso Medium Thick n' Chunky Salsa
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15-ounce) can corn, drained
1 (14.5-ounce) can Rotel
1 cup jasmine rice
1 Tablespoon taco seasoning
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
Flour tortilla shells (or chips)

Optional toppings:
Cheese
Sour cream
Green Onions
Tomatoes
Lettuce
Salsa
Guacamole or sliced avocados

In a large pot place the hamburger meat, red pepper and onions. Cook until meat browned. Stir in salsa, black beans, corn, Rotel, jasmine rice, taco seasoning and chili powder. Pour in chicken stock and then bring to a light boil. Cover the pan and reduce heat to low. Cook for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the rice is all the way cooked.
Top with your favorite toppings. I like to have warm flour tortillas on the side, and topped the meat with lettuce, sour cream, and cheese. For variation you could also make this with chicken. Dice the chicken into 1-inch cubes and cook in place of the hamburger.

(adapted from Iheartnaptime's recipe.)

Salsa Chicken and Rice

(picture courtesy of http:..chefmommy-brandao.blogspot.com)

1 lb chicken breasts

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 c. salsa

1 pkg taco seasoning

1 c. sour cream

(I also add shredded cheese and sometimes black beans)

Put chicken, soup, and salsa into slow cooker. Sprinkle taco seasoning over everything. Cook on low for 6 hours. If shredding the chicken, pull the breasts out and shred and then return to slow cooker. Stir in sour cream and heat just until everything is combined. Serve over rice.

Taco Soup

(picture courtesy of stellasmom-ronda.blogspot.com)

This one has DEFINITELY become a favorite at our house! 

2 lbs ground beef

1 large onion, chopped

1 can of kidney beans

1 can of whole kernel corn, drained

1 can stewed tomatoes

1 can of Rotel tomatoes

1 pkg of taco seasoning mix

1 pkg of original hidden valley ranch dressing (dry)

2 1/2 c. water or more to make soup broth

Brown ground beef and onions in a large pan, drain fat. Add taco seasoning to beef. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for an hour or so. I usually add the other ingredients to a large pot while the beef is browning. Serve with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, and tortilla chips on the side. 

Chili Enchiladas

1 c. cooked rice
3 cans hormel chili
10 tortilla shells
cheese

Mix the rice, chili, and some cheddar cheese together and roll out into the tortilla shells. Spray a 13 x 9 pan and place tortillas side by side in pan. Cover with tin foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Chalupa Supreme (Taco Bell Copy Cat)

Chalupa Indian Fry Bread
2 1/2 c. flour
1 T baking powder
1/2 t salt
1 T vegetable shortening
1 c. milk
canola oil for frying

Supreme Filling
1 lb ground beef
1/4 c. flour
1 T chili powder
1 t paprika
1 t salt
1 T dried onion flakes
1/2 c. water
cheese, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes

To make the Indian fry bread mix the dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening. Add the milk and stir. Shape the dough into a cylinder and cut into 8 equal sized pieces. Flour hands, and then work the pieces into 6 inch rounds. With a fork poke the dough (keeps large bubbles from forming while frying.) Heat your oil on the stove between med and med-high heat until for about 15 minutes until it is warm enough to fry. Fry in oil until golden brown. Place on a paper towel lined sheet to drain off excess oil. Keep warm in oven.

For filling: Mix the dry onion with the water and let stand for 5 minutes. In a small bowl combine the chili powder, paprika, salt, flour, and onion after its sat. Brown the ground beef. Once browned, add the chili powder mixture and simmer for 2 minutes until flavors combine.

Top your Indian Fry Bread as follows: beef mixture, sour cream, lettuce, shredded cheese, and then tomato. Fold in half like a taco and enjoy.

Baked Steak Burritos

1/2 c. butter
1 pkg (1 oz) taco seasoning mix
1 1/2 lb beef boneless sirloin tip steak cut into bite size strips
1 can (16 oz) refried beans
12 (6 inch) flour tortillas
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 med. green onions thinly sliced
1 can (10 oz) enchilada sauce
1 c. shredded mexican cheese blend

Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a 10 inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in the taco seasoning mix. Add beef strips and cook 5-6 minutes stirring occasionally until desired doneness; drain. Place the refried beans in a microwaveable dish and microwave for 2 minutes stirring once or twice.Spread each tortilla with beans. Top each with beef, cheese, and onions. Roll up, folding in the sides. In an ungreased 13 x 9 inch glass baking dish, place the burritos with the seam side down. Pour enchilada sauce over the burritos. Sprinkle with mexican cheese blend. Bake uncovered 7-12 minutes until burritos are heated and cheese is melted.

Restaurant Style Salsa

1 can (28 oz) whole tomatoes with juice
2 cans (10 oz) Rotel- diced tomatoes and green chiles
1/4 c. chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
1 whole jalapeno quartered and sliced thin (oh yes, with the seeds and all)
1/4 t. sugar
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. ground cumin
1/2 c. cilantro
1/2 of a lime juiced, or 1 T bottled lime juice

Combine the whole tomatoes, rotel, onion, jalapeno, garlic, sugar, salt, cumin, lime juice and cilantro in a blender or food processor. Pulse until you get salsa to the consistency you like- 10-15 pulses. Test the seasonings with a tortilla chip and adjust as needed. Refrigerate for at least an hour. Serve with tortilla chips or with cheese nachos.

Cilantro-Lime Rice (Cafe Rio Copy Cat)

1 c. uncooked rice (long-grain, white rice)
1 tsp. butter or margarine
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
1 can (15 oz) chicken broth
1 cup water
1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tsp. sugar
3 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro

In a saucepan combine rice, butter, garlic, 1 tsp. lime, chicken broth and water. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low 15-20 minutes, until rice is tender. Remove from heat. In a small bowl combine lime juice, sugar and cilantro. Pour over hot cooked rice and mix in as you fluff the rice.

Black Beans (Cafe Rio Copy Cat)

2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/3 c. tomato juice
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. fresh chopped cilantro

In a nonstick skillet, cook garlic and cumin in olive oil over medium heat until you can smell it. Add beans, tomato juice, and salt. Continually stir until heated through. Just before serving stir in the cilantro.

Costa Vida Chicken Copy Cat

1 bottle Italian Dressing (low fat or light)
1 T chili powder
1 T cumin
3 cloves minced garlic
5 chicken breasts thawed
1 recipe for Cafe Rio Lime Rice (found here)
1 recipe for Cafe Rio Black Beans (found here)
Lettuce
Cheese
Sour Cream
Tortilla Shells

Cook the Italian Dressing, chili powder, cumin, garlic, and chicken breasts on low in the crock pot for 4 hours. Shred the chicken, and replace in crock pot. Cook for 1 additional hour. While the chicken is cooking that last hour begin the lime rice and beans so that they will all finish at the same time. When all are finished, warm the tortillas in the microwave for 30 seconds, and then layer on the tortilla the rice, beans, chicken, sour cream, lettuce and cheese. I even threw in some homemade hot salsa (found here) in mine. This made a lot of chicken, we ate these for 3 days straight they were so good :)

Enchilada Pie

Corn Tortillas
4-5 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
Cheddar cheese
1 Large can of Las Palmas green enchilada sauce

Boil the chicken until done, and then shred. In a 13 x 9 pan spread a little bit of the enchilada sauce, just enough to coat the bottom. Layer corn torillas on top of the sauce (I rip the shells into 1/2's before I layer them). Once you have a full layer add a layer of chicken. Then add a layer of sauce. Then add a layer of cheese. Then repeat all over again with more tortillas, chicken, sauce and cheese until the pan is full and you've used all your chicken and sauce. Make sure the top layer has some sauce on it and cheese on top of that. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and cook until the cheese on top is all bubbly.  Serve with sour cream.

Flautas

Chicken Breasts
Corn Tortillas
Oil
Shredded Cabbage
Cheese
Salsa
Sour Cream

Boil the chicken breast in water until it is cooked. Shred the chicken. Roll the shredded chicken into the corn tortillas (with desired seasonings.) Fry the tortillas in a frying pan until light brown on both sides. Top with cabbage, cheese, salsa, and sour cream to serve.

Black Bean Salsa Chicken

3-4 Boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
1 c. chicken broth
1 c. medium salsa
1 can (15oz) corn, drained or frozen
1 can (15oz) black beans, washed and drained
1 pkg taco seasoning
sour cream
cheddar cheese
tortilla chips

Spray nonstick cooking spray onto the inside of your crock pot. Place chicken in crock pot. Pour broth, salsa, corn, beans, and taco seasoning over chicken. Cook on low heat for 6-8 hours, or on high heat 3-4 hours. Right before serving shred the chicken and place back in crockpot. Stir and re-cover. Place tortilla chips on a baking pan and put them in the oven on the lowest setting for 10 minutes or so until they are warm and crispy (not browned though). Dip the tortilla chips in the chicken mixture, top with sour cream and cheese.