Slow Cooker Santa Fe Chicken +-

From: SkinnyTaste

• 24 oz (1 1/2) lbs chicken breast

• 14.4 oz can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies

• 15 oz can black beans, drained

• 8 oz frozen corn

• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

• 14.4 oz can fat free chicken broth

• 3 scallions, chopped

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 1 tsp onion powder

• 1 tsp cumin

• 1 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)

• salt to taste

Combine chicken broth, beans, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt in the crock pot. Season chicken breast with salt and lay on top.  
Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Adjust salt and seasoning to taste. Serve over rice or tortillas. Top with avocado, sour cream, green onions, cheese, cilantro, and whatever else sounds good!

Asian Meatballs ✔+

From: TipNut

• 1/4 cup milk 

• 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs  (I used Panko)

• 1-1/2 pounds ground turkey

• 1 large egg, lightly beaten

• 1/2 cup canned sliced water chestnuts, rinsed, drained, and finely chopped

• 1 Tablespoon finely minced ginger root

• 1/2 teaspoon salt 

• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

• 1/4 cup sprigs cilantro

• 5 tablespoons soy sauce

• 4 teaspoons Asian sesame oil

• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 

• 2 tablespoons water

• 2 teaspoons sugar

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 500°F.

Pour milk over bread crumbs in a large bowl and stir until liquid is absorbed.

Add ground turkey, egg, water chestnuts, salt, chopped cilantro, minced ginger, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons sesame oil and mix with your hands until combined well.

Shape 3 tablespoons meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish, arranging meatballs about 1/2 inch apart in baking dish. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes. (I had to use two 9×13 dishes to fit all the meatballs).

Meanwhile, stir together lime juice, water, sugar, remaining 4 tablespoons soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.

Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce and sprinkle with cilantro sprigs.

Serve meatballs with with rice and remaining sauce.

Beef Carnitas Tacos ✔+

From: Eat, Live, Run

• 2 lbs flank steak
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped

Spice Rub:

• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

To Serve:

• corn tortillas
• avocado slices
• cilantro
• your favorite salsa
• limes

Mix together all spices in a small bowl. Rub the spices all over your flank steak—be generous here! Then, place your steak at the bottom of your crock pot.

Cover the steak with the chopped onions, bell peppers and jalapeno pepper. Turn heat on LOW and cook for 8 hours.

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.

To serve, heat your  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 6-8

Cafe Rio Beans +-

From: Bless This Mess

• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 t ground cumin
• 2 T olive oil
• 2 can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/3 c tomato juice
• 1 to 1 1/2  t salt
• 4 T fresh chopped cilantro

In a medium skillet, heat the garlic and cumin in the olive oil over medium heat just until fragrant.

Add beans, tomato juice, and salt. 

Continually stir until heated through. 

Just before serving, stir in the cilantro.

Guacamole +-

From: My Recipe Box

• 3 ripe avocados
• 1 vine ripe tomatoe, diced
• 1/2 sm. onion, minced (red or white)
• 3 T. fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 1/2 T. fresh lime juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced and mashed
• salt to taste (approx. 1/2 tsp.)

Combine all ingredients.

Adjust seasonings.

Enjoy!