Sunday, January 3, 2010

This one's for You, Sammie...

And anyone else who wants to try some YUMMY new recipes:

Homemade BAKED Taquitos:
8 oz. Cream cheese, softened
1.2 cup green salsa or regular salsa
1 Tbs. fresh lime juice
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
3 Tbs. chopped cilantro
1 green onion, chopped finely (white & green part; about 2 Tbs.)
2 cups shredded chicken or steak (grilled, sauteed, or cooked in crock pot)
1 cup shredded cheese
corn or flour tortillas
Kosher salt
Cooking spray

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with coking spray.
In med. bowl mix first 7 ingredients. Then add cilantro and green onions. Add meat & cheese and combine well. Heat tortillas in micro before rolling to prevent cracking. Place 2-3 Tbs. of mixture in the center of tortilla (keeping it about a 1/2 inch away from the edges. Roll tightly! You may need to stab them with toothpicks to prevent them from rolling open.

Place them seam side on the foiled cooking sheet. Do not let them touch. Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt. Place pan in oven and bake about 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown. ENJOY!

YUMMY, YUMMY Philly Cheese Sandwiches:
Cook a beef roast in crock pot with 3 cups water and 1 pack of Au Jus sauce for about 8 hours. Make sure to flavor the roast with salt, pepper, steak seasoning, or anything you want.
When it is easy to shred remove from crock pot and shred roast. Remove any fat from the juices that are in the crock pot and put the shredded meat back in the juices for another hour.

About 15 minutes before meat is done: Slice green peppers, onions, and mushrooms (if you want them) and saute them in about a 1 1/2 tsp. of cooking oil.

Fill buns with meat, top with provolone cheese, and pepper mixture. Enjoy! We like these with Sweet Potato fries.

I hope you enjoy! I love sharing recipes.

3 comments:

Sammie said...

Wahoo!!! Can't wait to try them!

Sarah said...

just printed off the taquitos recipe. YUM!! Having that tonight for sure.

Summertime Designs said...

I came to your blog because you said you used my papers to create the background. It looks so cute and I love the picture of you and your hubby on your header! Good luck with adopting. From looking through your pictures and reading a little about you, you seem like you would make fantastic parents! And I can't wait to make these taquitos! We love Mexican food at our house, and we especially love homemade food!