Recipe: Chili Nachos Ingredients Tortilla Chips Leftover Chili or canned if you do not have any on hand Cheese Toppings of your choice (I like to use a can of green chilis or jalapenos, and black olives) Salsa Garnishes of your choice (We use sour cream, and guacamole) Instructions Preheat the oven to 350 Place chips on a baking sheet Top with chili. Then add cheese. ...

Recipe: Avila Soup (my version) Ingredients 2 Chicken Breasts, cooked and shredded or chopped 10 oz can of diced tomatoes (any variety will do but  rotel Mexican ones are my favorite!) 4-6 cups of chicken broth 1/2 onion, diced 1-2 ribs of celery, diced 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground pepper avocado shredded cheese 1-2 cups of cooked ...

Recipe: Tostadas Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1/2 cup onion 1 clove garlic 1/2 tsp. cumin 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. chili powder (or more if you like it spicey) 1 can of beans (you can use kidney, black, pinto, whatever you have on hand.. I used kidney) 1 can diced tomatoes 1 small can of tomato sauce 6-8 corn tortillas for the tostadas lettuce, sour cream, ...

Recipe: Spanish Rice Ingredients 1 1/2 Tbls. olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 1/2 cups cups uncooked white rice 2 cups chicken stock 1/2 cup water 2 diced tomatoes 1 1/2 tsp. chili powder 1 Tbls. tomato paste 1/2 tsp. cumin 1 1/2 tsp. salt Instructions Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Saute onions and garlic until soft. Add the rice ...

Recipe: Adobo Buttermilk Chicken Ingredients 1 cup buttermilk 3 tablespoons adobo sauce (you can add a chopped up pepper if you like yours hotter) 3 chicken breasts, cubed into 1" pieces 1/2 onion, thinly sliced salt Instructions Combine all ingredients in a bowl (I used a large ziplock bag) and let it sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour (I actually left ...

Recipe: Creamy Chicken Taquitos Ingredients 4 ounces cream cheese 1/4 cup green salsa 1 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp onion powder 1 clove garlic, minced 3 tbls chopped cilantro 2 green onions, chopped 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded 1 cup shredded pepperjack cheese flour tortillas Instructions Preheat the over to 400. In a medium bowl, melt cream cheese in the microwave (about 30 secs) Add green salsa, cumin, ...

Recipe: 10 Minute Salsa Ingredients 1 (10oz) can of diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained 1 Tbls chopped jalapeno pepper (I used canned) 1 Tbls chopped red onion 1 Tbls minced fresh cilantro 1 clove minced garlic 1 Tbls olive oil dash of salt dash of pepper Instructions In a small bowl mix all ingredients and serve with you favorite tortilla chips. If making ahead refrigerate until ...

The last few weeks I've seen several posts around the net about grilling avocados.  Guacamole and avocados are a favorite in our house so I thought I would give it a try... it was different!  Now I wouldn't say this is my favorite but its totally worth a try, grilling adds such a nice smokey flavor. I ...

These were so tasty and so simple to make.... The tortilla was nice and crispy and the filling was so gooey... yum!!  The boys ate these so fast that I couldn't get a picture of them once they were cooked!! Recipe: Grilled Peanut Butter Burritos Ingredients 10 inch flour tortillas Chocolate Chips Mini Marshmallows Peanut Butter Instructions Spread each tortilla with a thin layer ...

I admittedly am one of the laziest people out their and although I have short spurts of motivation I always revert back to my usual lazy behavior. This is one of the first meals I created when I moved out on my own, back in the days when I thought that something out of a can ...