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  1. Crock Pot Beef Carnitas Tacos

    January 4, 2013 by erinRD

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    Adapted from Eat Live Run

    1.5 lbs flank steak
    1 yellow onion, chopped
    1 green bell pepper, chopped
    1 red bell pepper, chopped
    1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped

    For spice rub:
    2 teaspoons chili powder
    1 teaspoon cumin
    1/4 teaspoon onion powder
    1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper

    For serving
    8 corn tortillas
    1 avocado, sliced
    1/4 cup cilantro
    1/2 cup salsa
    2 limes, juiced

    Directions:
    1. Mix together all spices in a small bowl. Rub the spices all over your flank steak and place your steak at the bottom of your crock pot.
    2. Cover the steak with the chopped onions, bell peppers and jalapeño pepper. Turn heat on LOW and cook for 8 hours.
    3. After 8 hours, remove meat from crock pot and shred with a fork. It should be incredibly easy to shred. You can either stick the shredded meat back in the pot for another hour or serve as is.


    4. To serve, heat your corn tortillas in a skillet on the stove. Spoon some carnitas on a tortilla then top with salsa, avocado, cilantro and a squeeze of lime. Serves 8 (2 tacos per serving).

    Nutrition Notes: Flank Steak is a lean cut of meat so chose that cut or any cut that has “sirloin” in the name!


  2. Roasted Chick Pea Tacos

    January 9, 2012 by erinRD

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    Adapted from Peas and Thank You

    Beans are a great substitution for meat in almost any dish and this one is no exception. If you’re trying to cut back on your meat intake, try subbing in beans.

    Ingredients

    2 teaspoons chili powder
    ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
    ¼ teaspoon onion powder
    ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
    1½ teaspoons ground cumin
    1 teaspoon sea salt
    1 Tablespoon lime juice
    2 Tablespoons water
    One 14 oz. can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
    8 taco shells
    Taco trimmings: tomato, guacamole, cheese, sour cream, avocado

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 375°.
    2. In a large bowl, combine chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, cumin, salt, lime juice and water. Add chickpeas and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
    3. Place chickpeas on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake for 20-30 minutes, stirring once during cooking, until chickpeas are slightly crispy.
    4. Prepare taco shells according to package directions.  Fill with chickpeas and desired toppings (not included in nutritional info). Serves 4 and makes 8 tacos.

    Nutrition Notes

    Subbing beans for meat not only cuts out saturated fats and cholesterol but it adds fiber and vitamins and minerals to your diet!

    Nutrition Facts

    Taste Test

    Delicious! We loved the chick peas on the tacos – they were such a great alternative!

    Enjoy and Happy Monday! :)


  3. Shrimp Tacos with Grilled Poblano and Avocado Salsa

    July 8, 2011 by erinRD

    Someone was helping me husk corn.

    He was helping me make these fabulous tacos.

    Yum!

    Shrimp Tacos with Grilled Poblano and Avocado Salsa
    Adapted from Eat Live Run

    Salsa:
    1 ear corn, husked
    6 scallions, white and light green parts only (about 5 inches)
    1 poblano chile
    1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
    1 large avocado
    1 small bunch cilantro, minced
    juice of two small limes
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 Tablespoon olive oil

    Tacos:
    1 lb shrimp
    1 teaspoon chili powder
    6 corn tortillas

    Directions:
    1. Heat your grill up to medium high.
    2. Brush corn and poblano chile pepper with olive oil and place on grill. You want everything to have a nice char to it—to chile should be black and the corn and onion should be charred. This will take about five minutes, flipping occasionally with tongs.


    3. When done, remove veggies from grill and let cool on a plate. When cool, peel the now black skin off the pepper, remove the seeds and chop into small dice. Run your knife down the corn to remove the kernels from the cob and place into a bowl with the pepper. Chop green onion and place into bowl as well.

    4. Add chopped avocado, cherry tomatoes and cilantro to the bowl and add lime juice and salt. Season to taste and set aside while you prepare the shrimp.
    5. Wash and devein shrimp if necessary. Add chili powder on top and then grill only a few minutes until pink. Be careful because shrimp cook extremely quickly!

    When done, place into tortillas, top with salsa and eat immediately. Serves 3.


    Taste Test: Holy moly. These were unbelievable! Do yourself a favor and make them this weekend!

    Speaking of the weekend, Wholesome Husband and I are doing a L.A.T.E. night bike ride in Chicago – a 25 mile bike ride through the neighborhoods of the city that starts at 1am. Should be fun! I hope I stay awake!!

    Have a great weekend!


  4. Baked Black Beans with Chorizo

    July 1, 2011 by erinRD

    Happy July!

    BBQ’s. Beach. Family. Sand. Sunshine. Cookouts. Sunscreen. Pools. Sprinklers. Popsicles. Sangria. Fireworks. Friends. Barefoot. Flowers.

    <3 Summer Love <3

    Baked Black Beans with Chorizo
    Adapted from Cooking Light

    1/2 cup diced Spanish chorizo
    Cooking spray
    1 1/2 cups chopped onion
    1 jalapeño pepper, sliced
    1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
    5 garlic cloves, minced
    2 (15-ounce) cans no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained
    1 cup chopped seeded tomato
    1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
    1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
    6 Corn Tortillas
    2 cups baby greens

    Directions:
    1. Preheat oven to 425°
    2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chorizo; sauté for 2 minutes. Remove chorizo from pan. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and jalapeño; sauté 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cumin, red pepper, and garlic; sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in beans. Mash to desired consistency. Spoon bean mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
    3. Top with chorizo, tomato, and cheese. Bake at 425° for 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Top with green onions and baby greens on corn tortillas. Serves 3 at 2 tacos per serving.


    Nutrition Notes
    :  Chorizo is a spicy pork sausage. While the Spanish version is usually spiced with paprika and garlic, Mexican chorizo is spiced with chile peppers!

    Taste Test: So delicious! The flavors of the chorizo were so good and you don’t need much meat to make it flavorful! Wholesome Husband was a big fan of it too!

    Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend! Stay cool and stay safe!


  5. Thai Chicken Tacos

    May 31, 2011 by erinRD

    Friday and Saturday were filled with rain in the Chicago area this weekend. Boo.

    Monday however, was the most beautiful day.

    I had to work Monday morning but I left at about noon so I got to enjoy most of the day. I planted more flowers, planted 3 tomato plants and lots of pots to decorate the backyard. Luckily everything had dried off enough and I was able to get some of the yard work done!

    Wholesome Husband also brought out the hammock. It was just beautiful outside. Doesn’t he look content?

    I also made these.

    Thai Chicken Tacos
    Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Magazine June 2011

    Tacos
    lime, halved
    1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch pieces
    1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
    1 large shallot, finely chopped
    3 cloves garlic, minced
    1 Tablespoon fish sauce
    2 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
    1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (to taste)
    1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot chili sauce (such as Sriracha)
    2 Tablespoons toasted sesame oil
    8 corn tortillas, heated

    Cabbage Slaw
    2 cups shredded napa cabbage
    1/2 cup shredded carrot
    1/2 cup sliced green onions
    1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
    1/4 cup almond slivers
    1/4 cup rice vinegar

    Directions:
    1. Juice one lime half and cut remaining half in wedges.
    2. In bowl stir together chicken, cilantro, shallot, garlic, lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, pepper, and chili sauce. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.

    3. In large skillet cook chicken mixture in hot sesame oil over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked, stirring occasionally.
    4. Combine all ingredients of Cabbage Slaw together in a bowl.
    Warm the tortillas.

    5. To serve top tortillas with chicken and Cabbage Slaw. Serve with remaining slaw and lime wedges. Makes 4 (2-taco) servings.

    Nutrition Notes: Napa Cabbage is a chinese cabbage that has about the same nutritional content as your traditional green cabbage. I think it has more of a crunch though and it’s also really pretty! :)


    Taste Test: Although this dish takes a little bit more time, the result is worth it – so delicious! At first I wasn’t sure about just putting the vinegar on the cabbage slaw but it actually worked since the chicken was packed with flavor and definitely had a kick to it! The flavors balanced each other out perfectly.

    Have a great short work week!