Friday 20 April 2012

Creamy Chicken Taco Cups

 

Ingredients:

2 cups of roasted chicken, chopped
1/2 cup of black beans with 2 tbsp Mexican rice, mixed together (leftovers)
2 tbsp cotija cheese
2 tbsp green onions, diced
2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
Juice from 1/2 a lime
2 tbsp sour cream
2 tbsp roasted tomato salsa (see link above)
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
3 large flour tortillas, cut into large circles
Refried beans (see link above)

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Whole Wheat Spaghetti with a Slow Simmered Meat Sauce

Ingredients:

2 tsp olive oil
1 lb of lean ground beef (93/7)
2 turkey Italian sausages, removed from casing
1 small sweet yellow onion, diced
3 small carrots, diced
1 cup of roasted bell pepper, diced
6 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (more if you want it extra spicy)
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
1 cup of beef broth
1 6oz can of tomato paste
2 15 oz cans of tomato sauce
29 oz can of whole tomatoes, crushed with an immersion blender
1-2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp fresh basil leaves, chopped
2 tsp fresh oregano, chopped
8 oz whole wheat spaghetti, cooked per instructions
Parmesan Cheese
Parsley, chopped