She Eats Cheese
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Tonight I made tacos for dinner and I usually make it from a box recipe but I'm getting bored with that. Anybody have some ideas how to spice up my tacos?
pacanis said:I make tacos in one form or another all the time. I just made some new (to me) tacos last Sunday. Tacos are fun because you can vary them so much by just changing a few simple things, hard shell, soft shell, sauce, ground burger, grilled steak, chicken, fish, different cheeses... and I've made these before, too, for something really outside the box Must Have Mushroom & Cheese Tacos - Recipes at Penzeys Spices
Nothing wrong with the box either. It's TNT IMO. I prefer Old El Paso shells though, as they are lighter tasting than Ortega. Plus you can get them in super stuffer size.
Loooooove tacos.
pacanis said:I make tacos in one form or another all the time. I just made some new (to me) tacos last Sunday. Tacos are fun because you can vary them so much by just changing a few simple things, hard shell, soft shell, sauce, ground burger, grilled steak, chicken, fish, different cheeses... and I've made these before, too, for something really outside the box Must Have Mushroom & Cheese Tacos - Recipes at Penzeys Spices
Nothing wrong with the box either. It's TNT IMO. I prefer Old El Paso shells though, as they are lighter tasting than Ortega. Plus you can get them in super stuffer size.
Loooooove tacos.
Thanks for that link. I think I'll try that but I don't know about adding carrots lol
I can be daring so I'll give it a try. Not Sure if my husband will like it!
jess11 said:Ooo - we love tacos at our house!
My favorite way - get your hands on some shredded roast (I bottle beef so I can just use a pint of that for my recipes). Soften some chopped onion in oil, add the beef, maybe some canned green chiles (I'll also add black beans if I'm wanting to stretch the meat to feed lots of people) and then season up with stuff like garlic salt & cayenne pepper, maybe some cumin if you're adding the beans. Get that all heated together
Then - for the shells, get some small corn tortillas and soft fry them in oil. This really makes the tacos
We opt for typical toppings like finely shredded lettuce & tomato, sour cream, shredded cheese and a great taco sauce. Out here, I buy something called "Macayo's" - its a local restaurant. Very good!!!
We haven't had this in awhile - I think its time to invite some friends over for dinner and do up a huge batch of tacos plus spanish rice!
I have been hungry for tacos too. I like to use ground chicken and turkey in my tacos. Then I like to make both hard and soft shells. What I like to do is take a soft shell, cover with cheese, place it in the microwave or oven for a few to melt the cheese and then stick it to a hard shell. Then I fill the inside with meat, cheese, salsa, taco sauce, sour cream, sliced avocado, and a little lettuce. It makes for a tasty combo.
These tacos have been on my to-do list for a couple weeks. If they were popular in Oakland instead of LA I would have made them last Sunday for PPPC. I hope to make them next week sometime. I'll be picking up that style of cukes tomorrow anyway for something else.
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