Crockpot Taco soup (from A Year of Slow Cooking)
2 cans of kidney beans

2 cans of pinto beans

2 cans of corn

1 large can of diced tomatoes

1 can tomatoes and chiles

1 packet taco seasoning 1 packet ranch dressing mix

1 lb browned ground turkey or hamburger shredded cheese and sour cream for embelishment (if on free day!)

Directions:

-brown meat if you are going to use it

-drain fat and add to crockpot stoneware insert (the meat. not the fat.)

-sprinkle seasoning packets on top of meat

-drain and rinse the beans and add -add the ENTIRE contents of the corn and tomato cans

cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5. I think the longer you cook soup, the better, so if you have the time, opt for cooking on low.

serve with a handful of shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream.

Make Ahead Burritos
1 onion, chopped

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1.5 cups quinoa, found in rice aisle, and 3 cups water (or 2 cups rice & 4 cups water)

6 servings brown rice

5 cans black beans

2 cans pinto beans

1 can of corn

1 can Rotel

(Optional or use lite or fat-free) 4 cups pepper jack cheese (or if you don’t like much spice, 2 cups pepper jack and 2 cups colby jack)

Approx. 60 tortillas (I prefer the “made in store” normal-size wheat tortillas)

Optional: cilantro & juice of 1-2 limes

On stove, combine quinoa or rice and water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until water is absorbed and quinoa turns translucent on the edges–about 10-15 minutes. While that’s cooking, sauté your chopped onion and bell pepper. Drain and rinse all your beans. Drain your corn. Combine everything–beans, cooked quinoa or rice,onion/pepper/corn, Rotel and cheese in a HUGE bowl. Mix. Scoop into tortillas. Fold tortilla up and wrap in plastic wrap. Store wrapped burritos in a freezer bag in your freezer. Depending on how big your tortillas are and how much filling you put in them, it should make between 50 and 60 burritos. Have 60 tortillas on hand just to be safe.

When you are in need of a quick, high-protein vegetarian meal or snack, take one out, unwrap it, cover it with a moistened towel and heat in your microwave for about 2-3 minutes. They are delicious!

Oh yum, Thanksgiving hurry up and be done so I can try some of these recipes.

Wow, looks like some great recipes. :)

I look at this everyday and think the same thing.:D

We just go to La Hacienda here for great Mexican. For the Mexican we make at home, basically just Taco's out of the package at the store.

Mexican food is my favorite!! Good idea to start this post. Can't wait to try some of these recipes.

You can also find some fabulous mexican recipes here: Mexican Food Recipes - Allrecipes.com

I love the fact that they have been tried and rated.

Been working mid shifts and lost track of the threadThanks for all the good recipes. I/we will have to try some of them now that Turkey Day has come and gone.

This is one of my favorites
 

Green Chili Stew

1 lb. stew meat chopped into small pieces
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 cans green chili peppers (mild or fresh)
Jalapeno peppers to taste
2 potatoes chopped into small pieces
Beef broth (homemade is best)
Oil

In a 2 qt. sauce pan brown stew meat, onion and garlic. Add potatoes and saute for a few minutes then cover with broth and add green chili peppers and enough jalapeno peppers to add the desired amount of spiceness (is that a word?). Let stew simmer until the potatoes are smushy and thickens the stew - add more broth as needed to keep the stew "soupy".

I just made Easy Taco Pie tonight.

*Brown beef in a skillet with an onion and green pepper (other peppers can be added for heat :) ) Drain and add Taco seasoning and required water to mixture. Simmer until dry.
*Press 8 croissants on the bottom and sides of 8 in baking dish
*Crumble 3/4 cup of Friots over croissants
*Pour beef mixture over Fritos
*Spread 8 ounces of sour cream over beef mixture~ I really like sour cream so I add a bit more.
*Top with Cheddar Cheese and 1/4 cup crumbled Fritos

Bake at 350 for 20 min. or until croissants are browned around edges and mixture is gooey....enjoy.