Chicken Enchilada Soup

This was seriously good. Lillian had been telling me how good Trader Joe's Enchilada sauce was and so I bought it. But I didn't really feel like making enchiladas. So I came up with this.


4 cans chicken broth
1 bottle Trader Joe's Enchilada Sauce
1 zuchinni diced
1 carrot diced
1 cup frozen corn
1 can black beans (rinsed and drained)
1-2 cups cooked diced chicken breast

Simmer until the veggies are soft. Serve with strips of flour tortillas, grated cheddar cheese, fresh cilantro, sour cream, avocado, and chips!

Week 9 -- Chicken Taco Rice

We made this at my ward's cooking group this month (along with the salsa I posted for week 8).  This is great because depsite it being a "new" food to my kids, they all ate it and LIKED it. 

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts or tenderloins
1 pkg frozen corn
2 tsp. olive oil
1 medium red or green pepper
1 16oz can chicken broth
1 ½ cup instant rice (I used brown rice)
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 pkg. taco seasoning

Cook the chicken.  Dice and set aside.  Cut peppers and sauté them in oil. Set aside.   In skillet add broth, tomato sauce, taco seasonin, chicken, and corn. Bring to a boil, then add peppers. Stir in rice and cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Use as a filling for tortillas.  Top with sour cream, cheese, and what ever else you like.

I also added 2 cans of black beans.  For my family, this made enough for 3-4 meals.  Very easy, very quick, and very yummy. 

Week 8 -- Another Salsa Recipe

This one is just as good as the other -- I like it as it doesn't call for jalapeno's (which I don't always have) and it is salty (which I like)


1 16 oz. can of plain diced tomatoes
2 TBSP Knorr chicken bouillon powder
1 10 oz can of Rotel tomatoes with green chiles
½ bunch of cilantro…twist off the top
3 or 4 green onions
2-3 fresh tomatoes cut up

In a food processor put diced tomatoes and bouillon powder and mix.

Then add can of Rotel tomatoes, bunch of cut up cilantro tops, onions (only use white part) Pulse 7-10 times

Then add 2-3 tomatoes cut up in fourths.

Can also add glove(s) of garlic at the end or avocado’s or frozen corn if you’d like

Southwest egg rolls-- week 4

 

 

 

This is an easy meal all my kids love.

Brown ground turkey in a skillet with fajita seasoning.
When turkey is thouroughly cooked add a can of black beans (drained and rinsed)
Then add a cup or so of frozen corn.

Fill flour tortillas with the mixture and also add grated cheese.
Fold them up tightly and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

Eat with lots of lettuce, tomatoes, salsa and cilantro jalapeno ranch!

Salsa by Michelle -- week 1

 

My friend made this delicious salsa. I got her recipe and now make it a little too often. I love that is is mostly canned ingredients (meaning I can make it even on the days when I haven't been to the store for a while). I also love that it is great straight out of the blender AND it is great if you choose to simmer it.

2 29oz cans whole peeled tomatoes
1 can diced green chiles
2-3 diced jalapenos (deviened and deseeded)
2 bunches of green onions (white and green parts)
2 cloves garlic
1 bunch of cilantro
some salt (wait til after it has all been blended before adding)

Put it all in a blender (my blender is not big enough for it all so I put all but 1 can of tomatoes in the blender). I despise chopping so I put everything in whole and then blend and blend (because I prefer my salsa without chunks). Pour that first mix into a bowl and then blend the second can of tomatoes (here is where I don't blend very much -- I like chunky tomatoes, just not chunky onions and jalapenos!)

Now, Michelle serves it just like that (although she usually lets it sit in the fridge for a little while to marry all the flavors)

I am always in a hurry and want to eat it right now, so I decided (in an effort to marry those flavors faster) to put it in a pot and bring it to a simmer for 5 minutes. Then I served it warm.

It is great either way. Probably because it is winter, but I loved serving it warm. It reminded me of all my favorite Mexican restaurants in Houston who serve their salsa warm (pappasito's, guadalajara's).

Enjoy

P.S. my goal??? post 1 recipe a week all year!

Homemade Taquitos

Trent helping to plate them.

Here they are pan frying. (Can you guess who ran out of toothpicks and had to use skewers to hold the tortilla rolls closed?)

You can fill the flour tortillas with anything. This time I filled them with pulled Sweet pork and cheddar cheese. They were delicious!

Pulled Sweet pork is just a pork loin or tenderloin cooked all day in a crockpot until you can pull it apart. I cook it with Blended pace picante sauce and brown sugar.