OUT THE DOOR SOFT TACOS!

I make this recipe often when I’m in a big rush.  Very simple and quick to put together – faster than driving through the drive through!

Beef – as much as you like

white onion – diced

fresh garlic – as much as you can handle(minced or diced)

diced celery, red or any colour of the rainbow pepper

Any other veggie you think would work – really I grab whatever is in the fridge.

taco seasoning

garlic powder

cumin if you like

Salt/Pepper to taste

hand full of fresh parsley if you have some  – no biggie if you don’t

can of diced tomatoes

cheese

greek yogurt or sour cream

salsa sauce

soft tortillas – make it really healthy and buy whole wheat – I do like the white unhealthy ones better!

Lettuce

Pour some olive oil in a frying pan, add diced onion, garlic and cook until softened.

Add ground beef, all seasonings and cook until no longer pink – if there is lots of fat – drain and return to frying pan

I add spices until I think it taste right – you’re the best judge for amount

Add celery, all other vegetables and can of diced tomatoes

Lower heat and cook until all vegetables are soft – 10 minutes or so

Spread greek yogurt over tortilla

Pile on hamburger mix, cheese, lettuce and top with salsa – wrap and serve – better yet  bring frying pan with hamburger mix, lettuce, cheese, yogurt, salsa to table and let them serve themselves and then after dinner have them clean up after themselves too!

RECIPES THAT WORK FOR INSANELY BUSY PEOPLE!

I love to cook and I would like to be able to say that this part of my blog is dedicated to fabulous recipes that belong on a cooking show.  The truth is –  I don’t have time to be in the kitchen cooking for hours on end so I’ve learned how to cook on the run.  I try to use fresh ingredients where I can and I always try to make a quick salad with whatever I’m throwing together.  It’s also helpful to have key ingredients in the pantry and the freezer ready to grab.   I always have frozen fries, perogies, frozen veggie burgers, different types of fresh pasta(frozen), soft taco shells.    With the amount of hours that my husband and I spend working and running our boys to hockey rinks, gourmet dinners are not on the menu.  I’ll start off with what I made for dinner tonight –

Cheesy Black Bean Tacos

Ingredients:

Morning Star Chipotle Blackbean Burgers (I buy these from Costco- Meatless burgers- delicious)

Salsa

Shredded cheddar or whatever kind of cheese you like

1/2 fat sour cream or greek yogurt

1/2 red onion sliced

chopped tomatoes

Lettuce

mexican seasoning – whatever you have – burgers are quite spicy so you could leave the seasoning out

soft flour tortillas

Directions:

Defrost burgers

pour some olive oil or melt butter in frying pan – add burgers and chop up into small pieces – heat until hot right through.

heat tortillas

put all extra ingredients on a plate or in separate bowls for serving (cheese,sour cream, salsa, onion, tomatoes, lettuce)

have everyone grab a tortilla and fill it themselves and add a salad to complete the meal.

Voila you’re done and it’s a pretty easy clean-up!

You could just take the burgers – cook them on the frying pan and serve them up on a bun and add a fresh salad – real simple!