Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Chicken Chimis! Or as Alex says chewy chicky chimis

I love chimichangas. I always get them at mexican restaurants when we eat out. I wanted to try my hand at making them at home. It went not too badly. The kids loved them, even if some of my husband's athletes couldn't pronounce them!
Ingredients:
A roast chicken (or 3 chicken breast) cooked and shredded (got a tip for that!)
diced yellow pepper
diced red pepper
diced mushrooms
1 tsp Epicure's taco seasoning
1 pinch of cumin.
LOTS of cheese
Tortilla shells

Preheat your oven at 350 degrees. If you have a stand mixer, toss your chicken in there and it will shred up really nicely. Add your seasoning and mix for a few minutes. In a sauce pan, sautee your peppers, and mushrooms. Add your seasoned meat. Simmer for a few minutes then add grated cheese. I like a lot of cheese but add as much as you'd like.
Spoon the meat mix into your tortillas and roll them up. Place them in an oven save pan. If you'd like, melt butter with some taco seasoning spoon onto your tortillas before placing in the oven. Bake for about 15 minutes. Serve with sour cream, salsa and/or guacamole.
As Always,
Happy Eating

Friday, 11 April 2014

Avocado and Beef Burgers

I like to hide good foods inside others. I think most of you can tell that from previous recipes. With the weather slowly improving I really wanted burgers. So to make them healthier I added avocado.  If you find them really juice just add some bread crumbs or even tastier (though not as healthy) stuffing!
Ingredients:
1lbs extra lean ground beef
1 avocado pureed
5 mushrooms minced
1/2 small sweet onion minced
2 tbsp bbq sauce
1 tbsp Epicures Three Onion
1 tbsp Epicure Onion Bacon Cheese ball seasoning
1 tsp Epicure's Garlic Aioli
1 tsp Epicure's Big Burger Sauce Seasoning
3 tbsp bread crumbs if needed

In your food processor combine the avocado, mushroom and onion. Puree them all together and add to your beef. Add in your seasoning and bbq sauce to the beef mixture. Mix with hands thoroughly. Add bread crumbs if you feel they are needed.
Shape your burgers and cook!
As Always,
Happy Eating!

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