Our house gets ridiculously hot in the summer – it faces west, so it is burning up between 4-9 pm. I’ve decided to use the crockpot more because it emits much less heat than the oven or stove, and also because it’s so much easier to toss stuff into a crockpot!
I made this tonight and [...]
Archive for the ‘Mexican’ Category
3 Jul
Slow-Cooker Tex-Mex Chicken
4 Feb
Beef Tortilla Casserole
I will admit – I have been super lazy this week (sick dog, general laziness, you know how it is) but this looked really good to me. This is in no way healthy, and I don’t even want to know how much sodium I am about to digest, but it sure smells good in the [...]
13 Dec
Tortilla Soup, Martha Style
I am a sucker for tortilla soup. I blame my dad. He always gets tortilla soup when he goes to Mexican restaurants – and now I do too!
Tortilla Soup
For the soup
4 skinless chicken thighs (about 1 1/2 lbs.) *I would shred chicken breasts instead*
1 can (14.5 oz) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 jalapeno chile, diced (with seeds [...]
3 Dec
Salad for lunch!
So I know this doesn’t really require “cooking” except for the chicken, but it’s so good I had to put it in here! We love this salad at my house – when I find it on sale I grab it and we have it that night. Usually it’s on sale 2/$7.00, but last night it [...]
28 Nov
Hominy Casserole
One of the girls I work with introduced me to this a few years ago and I have made it several times – it’s yummy! Not healthy at all, but it sure tastes good. I usually make it when I make enchiladas
Hominy Casserole
4 cans yellow hominy (regular size can)
1 cup sour cream
1 cup [...]
27 Nov
Taco Soup night!
I’ve been craving this – I don’t just like it when it’s cold, I like it all year round. I’ll be eating it for lunch for a week It’s easy, nothing fancy – but it’s goooood.
Taco Soup
2 lbs. ground beef, browned
1 small onion, chopped
4 oz. can green chiles
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 can hominy [...]
8 Nov
Paula Deen’s Chicken Enchiladas
I have made these several times, and now I have it down to a science. Everyone that eats them loves them and I’ve given out the recipe several times – it’s from an old Paula Deen magazine. I wish she thought it was good enough to put on her show(s)!
Chicken Enchiladas with Tomatillo Cream Sauce
Makes [...]
