Taco Tuesday

It’s Tuesday.  I’ve got writers block.   Let’s talk about tacos or American Mexican food,

We happen  to be fond of the stuff, and  it is inexpensive if you want it to be.

I cook hamburger as soon as it comes into the house, or shortly thereafter.  It is just easier to cook it on a batch and de fat it.  If you are in a hurry to get dinner on the table, you are less likely to de fat a half pound of hamburger or ground turkey.   De fating  hamburger can reduce your fat up to 17 percent.  I then bag it in meal sized portions and out quart bags on a gallon bag and label the gallon bag.   5 pounds of 80/20 hamburger nets a lot of fat.

The hands down easiest way to cook a whole  chicken for recipes is to do it  on the slow cooker.
Place an onion, or two small onions, peeled and cut into halves or quarters depending on the size of the onion in the bottom if a slow cooker.  Open the chicken on a sheet own and dry it with a paper towel.  sprinkle with a dry rub of choice or seasoned salt.  Place on slow cooker and cook on HIGH heat for an hour a pound or until the chicken tests done,  I like 180 degrees.  You will have a lot of stock and cooked chicken.  Be careful of what rub you use, you don’t want your chicken to be too flavored. LOL.   Discard onion.

You can make :
Tacos, chicken or beef
Burritos
Enchiladas
Tostadas
Taco soup

Enchilada sauce is cheap and easy to make. Green enchilada sauce is even easier with magic mix and a can of mild green chilies.  Use 1/2 the chilies in the sauce and the other half in the chicken mixture.

Flour tortillas and corn tortillas are cheapest in May.   You can meet them in the refrigerator. There are low carb variety, but they are pricy.  
Sometimes I have found a taco kit at Grocery Outlet.   It is the same rice as buying the tacimshekks, but has the seasoning and sauce with it too.  

I make my own taco seasoning, a packet of taco seasoning can cost 4.00 an ounce.  Mexican seasoning can be found in packets in the ethnic isle of the grocery store and even then, can be much cheaper than buying the packets.  

Paprika. Chili powder. Onion, garlic, cumin.