Jess and Mia thought they were yummy:)
1/3 cup (3 oz.) cream cheese
1/4 cup green salsa
1 Tb fresh lime juice (1/2 lime)
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp granulated garlic
3 Tb chopped cilantro
2 Tb sliced green onions
2 cups shredded chicken
1 cup grated pepperjack cheese
fajita size flour tortillas (or small corn tortillas)
cooking spray
kosher salt
Soften cream cheese in microwave for 20-30 seconds. Stir in green salsa,
lime juice and spices until well mixed then add cilantro and green onions.
Stir in shredded chicken and pepperjack cheese and combine well.
**this can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line cookie sheet with Silpat
(or tin foil, lightly sprayed with cooking oil).
Working with 3-4 tortillas at a time, briefly heat in microwave so they are more malleable and easier to work with. Spoon 2-3 Tb of mixture in a row across the bottom third of tortilla, keeping 1/2 inch away from edge. This makes it possible to roll it up very tightly. Place taquitos seam side down on cookie sheet, making sure they are not touching. Lightly spray with cooking spray and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and edges start to turn golden brown.
Beef and Broccoli
Cut steak against the grain very thin
Put into a bowl and cover with garlic powder and fill the bowl half way up with soy sauce
Let sit for an hour
Heat oil until very hot
Right before cooking add about a 3 tbs of corn starch or a little more (just until the beef is coated and the juice is mostly sucked up)
Place beef into hot pan turn down heat slightly and let sit
Meanwhile chop broccoli and throw it into a pot of boiling water and cover
Cook only until the broccoli is bright green then drain (this will only take a couple of min)
When beef is almost cooked all the way through with a spatula carefully flip the beef and let it continue cooking on the other side
When it is done remove it and put it on a plate
Throw the broccoli in the pan the beef was in a stir it to coat the broccoli with the beef drippings, this will help the broccoli soften a little more
Add the beef back in and stir carefully
Serve over hot lemon rice
Lemon rice
4 Tbs butter
2 cups basmati rice
2 lemons, with the zest grated
3 cups chicken broth
1 tsp salt
2 tbs fresh lemon juice
ground pepper to taste
melt butter in sauce pan, add the lemon zest and rice. Stir until rice is opaque about 5 min. add broth cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 20 min. when rice is done squeeze juice from lemons over rice and add salt and pepper.
We had this when Scott came to sunday dinner this was his second helping
so I guess it was good. We told him to stop and take a picture before it was gone.
Split Pea Soup- it wasn't yellow it was green split pea and was
very good Mia was turning up her nose then ended up going back 2 times.
I told her looks can be deceiving.
Chop bacon and or ham and cook in pot with a little olive oil
Add 3 cloves garlic chopped
Add 1 medium yellow/white onion chopped and a stalk or two of celery
Cook until fragrent
Add 1 quart chick broth or more…I usually just fill the pot half full and add more if I need to.
Stir in 1 bag of dried split peas
2 carrots shredded or chopped
cook med heat until peas are soft
put ½ of the mixture in the blender and blend until smooth
or use a hand blender right in the pot. add back to pot
cook five more min and serve you can add a dollop of sour cream
