Saturday, March 23, 2013

Mexican Pizza

Ingredients:

Quick and Easy Pizza Dough
2 T Mexican Seasoning
1 (14 oz) Can Tomato sauce
1 Pound lean ground beef
1 Medium onion, diced
1 Large bell pepper (or several smaller multi-colored peppers), diced
Dried cilantro
Crushed tortilla chips
Sliced black olives
Diced tomato
Cheddar cheese (or dairy-free cheddar cheese shreds)

Directions:

Cook crust according to directions. 

In a large skillet brown ground beef. Add onion and bell pepper. Cook until onion becomes translucent. Add tomato sauce and Mexican seasoning and simmer for several minutes. 

Spread ground beef mixture over crust. Top with cheese. Sprinkle black olives, diced tomatoes, tortilla chips, and cilantro on top and continue baking until cheese has melted sufficiently. 

* My recipe

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Slow Cooker Steak Fajitas

Ingredients:

1 Pound Sirloin Tip (cut into 2 inch strips)
2 T Mexican Seasoning
2 t Vegetable oil
1 t Beef bouillon granules (or one cube)
1/8 C Hot water
1 T Cornstarch
1 Medium onion, thickly sliced
2 Large Bell Peppers, thickly sliced
1 (14.5 ounce) Can Diced tomatoes, with liquid

Directions:

Sprinkle strips of sirloin with Mexican seasoning. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil and brown the seasoned beef strips.

Transfer to a slow cooker.

Mix bouillon with hot water until dissolved, then mix in cornstarch until dissolved. Add any remaining Mexican seasoning. Pour into the slow cooker with meat. Stir in onion, green peppers, and tomatoes.

Cover, and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

*Adapted from http://trickschefs.com/showthread.php?tid=412