Whenever you do roast chicken, in my case Beer Can Chicken, you always have leftover. My favorite thing to do is make a simple soup, but with a little kick! You can add Avocado and sliced, baked or fried tortilla strips and voila…Chicken Tortilla Soup! Note: This soup can be […]
Tag: Mexican
Chile Colorado w/Egg, Fried Potatoes w/Pork & Tortillas
This is very, very old school. It’s also very easy, very cheap and very, very tasty! So before you say, “Chile Colorado with Egg. What the heck is that?”, give this recipe a try. When you’re down to nothing much in the fridge, but eggs and potatoes, this meal will […]
Ground Beef Tostadas with Cooked Tomato Salsa
A very fun and easy meal, especially for kids. Tostadas! They love to build them and especially to eat ’em up! That crunch is the best. Some people might say ground beef is only for Taco Bell, but I’m here to tell you, some of us Mexicans DO eat ground […]
Enchiladas, Beans and Rice
This is probably one of my favorite meals, maybe my most favorite. And this batch of enchiladas were by far some of my best. Maybe it’s the love I put in for you guys. I don’t know, but I could have ate the whole pan and exploded. Thankfully, food coma […]
Carne Asada and Spanish Rice
We’re lucky enough to live in Southern California and Carnicerias are everywhere. These Mexican style butcher shops have fantastic deals on meat and in particular, carne asada and pollo asada (chicken). Our local shop has our meat preseasoned and ready for the grill. $2.99/lb. Now that’s what I call EZ! […]
Chicken Fajitas, Salsa Fresca Tex Mex & Beans
Sprouts routinely has chicken tenders for a great price, so I buy about 3 packs at a time. This pack was $2.98 and had 5 fat tenders. Today, these chunky tenders will feed my family a fresh and healthy Mexican meal for less than $10 bucks! Pinto Beans (yes, I […]