Walking Tacos

My aunt and 2 of my cousins came to visit this past week. We had a fantastic time!
While here, my aunt made Walking Tacos, they were amazing! They are super easy-peasy, and the very large group and kid friendly!!!!
The nicest thing about these, is most of the ingredients are always on hand. I'm mad at myself for not getting a picture of them, but we were in a hurry to eat and get out of the house to go to the Arch and riverfront.

Walking Tacos
1 lb ground beef or chicken with taco seasoning (cooked and warm)
1 head of lettuce chopped
2 large tomatoes diced
1 bag of shredded cheese
sour cream
snack sized bags of Doritos or Fritos


Open the bag and buil a taco inside. So good!!!!

Spring has sprung!!!!!

This yummy salad is a staple at most of the family parties hosted by my mom's side of the family. I have never made it before, just gladly partaken of its goodness.
Travis loved it! He giggled and just kept eating and eating. All 4 kids really liked it as well, that's a win in my book!!!! Look out for other variations of this as the spring moves into summer.

Taco Salad

1 lb ground beef

1 envelope of taco seasoning

2 bags of shredded lettuce

2 medium sized tomatoes

1 cup of shredded cheese (I use colby/monterey jack)

1 bag of nacho corn chips crushed

Western salad dressing

brown the beef and add the taco seasoning according to the package

layer the salad in a bowl: lettuce, tomoto, meat, cheese, crushed chips

add dressing immediately before serving and toss.

ENJOY!

That entire bowl was completely gone when the six of us were finished with dinner.

St. Patricks Day!!!!!

The day started out with green chocolate chip pancakes.

Corned beef, carrots, and potatoes in the crock pot ready to cook all day long!

Recipe below

3 lb corned beef

3 lbs red potatoes, cleaned, and cut into quarters

1 lb baby carrots

1 cup water

1 tablespoon crushed garlic

1 head of cabbage wedged

1. put potatoes, carrots, garlic and water in the bottom of the crock pot

2. put corned beef (with seasoning packet rubbed into it) on top.

3. cook on low for 8 hrs, put wedges of cabbage on top and cook an additional hr.

Creamy chicken pasta

I'm always looking around my pantry and freezer trying to decide what to make for dinner. I love cooking with pasta, it's easy and it feed the masses. (my family is rapidly becoming the masses)
Tonight I did a variation of Lemon Chicken Pasta (a creation from 5+ yrs ago) I used the cream of chicken soup, pasta, and peas, but that's all that's the same. I added low fat cream cheese, a can of diced tomatoes, and some Italian dressing!

1 can low sodium cream of chicken soup
1 can diced tomatoes
1/3 brick of low fat cream cheese
1/2 cup Italian dressing
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded out, cut into thin strips, and cooked
3/4 box spaghetti cooked
1 cup frozen peas

combine first 6 ingredients and cook on the stove top until everything is combined and heated through.
combine with chicken, peas and cooked spaghetti, stir, and serve immediately (I find the hot pasta and sauce cook the peas perfectly.)
I serve this with crescent rolls or garlic bread.
My kids and husband love it!