Showing posts with label mexican. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mexican. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Black Bean and Corn Taco Cups

You can make these with any kind of taco filling. This is just one particular version that I came up with one day. But feel free to use meat, melt cheese on top, leave out anything you don't like or add things you do like. Just experiment. That's what I do.

Ingredients:
Corn tortillas
Black beans (cooked or canned - drain and rinse them)
Frozen corn
Chopped fresh mushrooms
Chopped fresh zucchini
Taco seasoning (either a pre-made gluten-free one, or just mix chili powder, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt and pepper until you think it tastes good)

To prepare the tortillas, soften them either in the microwave or in a pan on the stove. Press them into lightly greased muffin pans. They'll be kind of cone-shaped, but once you put the filling in and bake them in the oven the bottoms will flatten out and they'll look like cups. It's okay if they crack a bit when you do this. The tops of the tortillas will stick up out of the muffin pans. Cook all of the other ingredients in a little bit of oil or butter until the zucchini and mushrooms are soft. Fill the tortillas with the filling (put in enough so that it goes up as high as the top of the muffin pan). Bake in the oven at 350 F for about 15 minutes, until the tortilla edges are crisp and you can lift them easily out of the muffin pan. Top with salsa, sour cream, avocado, fresh lettuce and tomatoes, or whatever you like. They do fall apart a little bit, so you'll need to eat them with a knife and fork, but it's a nice change from regular every-day tacos (which really do become an every day thing when you're gluten free!).

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Chicken or Turkey Tacos

I make these a lot, and it's an easy thing to just make a big batch of and keep in your fridge.

Ingredients:
For the chicken/turkey filling:
Chicken or turkey, about 2 pounds chopped (can use leftovers)
Chopped onion (I usually use 1-2 whole onions)
Chopped celery (I use about a pound)
1 bottle of Old El Paso taco sauce (or any taco sauce/salsa of your choice)
Water

Other ingredients (you don't need all of these things, they're just options):
Corn tortillas (hard or soft, I prefer soft) - If you're allergic to corn, those big brown rice tortillas work too
Grated cheese
Salsa
Sour cream
Chopped avocado or guacamole
Chopped tomato
Shredded lettuce
Sliced green onion

Directions:
In a large sauce pan, combine the ingredients for the filling. Put some water in the empty taco sauce jar, put the lid on, and shake it up to get all the stuff that stuck to the sides, and then pour that in too. Cook for about an hour, until the celery and onion are soft, the meat is cooked, and the water has been absorbed. Add water if it's looking dry before it's done.
To prepare soft corn tortillas: get a large frying pan (ungreased) and turn the heat to medium. Heat tortillas until they are warm but still pliable, then take them out and gently fold them in half. Fill with chicken or turkey mixture and toppings of your choice.