Category Archives: Ethnic – Regional

Chorizo Taquitos

1 package (16-ounce, bulk) beef chorizo sausage, casing removed
1 cup medium chunky salsa, drained, Pace®
1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese, Kraft®
6 fajita-size (8-inch) flour tortillas, Mission®
1 cup prepared guacamole (refrigerated section)
1/4 cup sour cream
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large skillet, saute sausage over medium heat until brown, about 6 minutes. Drank fat from cooked sausage; discard. Set sausage aside to cool. Stir salsa and cheese into sausage in skillet.
Place 1 tortilla onto a clean work surface. Spoon 1/4 cup of the sausage mixture down tortilla center. Fold tortilla in half, then roll up. Secure with toothpicks. Place on a foil-covered cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
Bake until filling is hot and tortilla is crisps and golden brown, about 18 minutes. Cut taquitos in half crosswise. Serve hot with guacamole and sour cream.

Chicken & Mushroom Fettuccine Ala Vodka

I made this for dinner last night…it was super yummy! It’s a keeper!

8 oz Fettuccine – cooked and drained
2 tbs each butter and olive oil
2 chicken breasts – sliced thin
1/2 pound mushrooms – washed and sliced
4 oz white wine
4 green onions – sliced
2 cloves crushed garlic
garlic powder
salt and pepper
1 jar Vodka Pasta Sauce (or 16 oz homemade)
2 tbs crumbled feta cheese
Parmesan cheese for garnish

In a deep saute’ pan, heat up butter and oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink on the outside. Add the mushrooms, wine, green onions, crushed garlic, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste. Stir and continue cooking until chicken is done on the inside and mushrooms are soft. Add the jar of pasta sauce and feta cheese. Stir until well blended. Taste and season with more salt, pepper or garlic powder if needed. Heat thoroughly. Serve over cooked fettuccine. Add bread sticks and a salad for a lovely dinner.

Chicken Marsala

To make my Chicken Marsala, you will need:

2 tablespoons each butter and olive oil
4 chicken breast cutlets
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, diced
1 tablespoon diced fresh garlic
1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon
1/2 cup Marsala wine (or white wine)
3 cups milk
2 tablespoons flour
salt and pepper
1/2 tsp dried Italian seasonings
8 oz dried pasta, cooked al dente’, tossed with olive oil and kept warm

In large deep sided frying pan, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add chicken breast cutlets and saute until lightly browned on each side. Remove chicken from pan and keep warm. To frying pan, add the mushrooms, onion, garlic and wine. Scrape bottom of pan to deglaze the chicken bits. Cook until mushrooms are softened. Meanwhile, place flour in liquid measuring cup and whisk in 1/2 cup of the milk until flour is dissolved. Add the rest of the milk and bouillon and mix well. Pour mixture into the hot pan with the mushrooms and wine. Stir constantly until thickened over medium heat. Season with salt, pepper and Italian seasonings. Return chicken to the pan and simmer in the sauce for 5 minutes. Serve over warm pasta.

Taco Spaghetti

10 ounces dried spaghetti or linguine or fettuccine, broken
2 lbs ground beef or ground turkey
2 large onions, chopped
1 1/2 cups water
1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope taco seasoning mix
2 (11 ounce) cans corn mixed with chopped peppers, drained
1 1/2 cups Colby-Monterrey Jack cheese or cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup favorite salsa
2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans diced green chili peppers, drained
4 cups lettuce, shredded
1 medium tomato, chopped

Cook pasta according to pkg directions, drain.
Meanwhile, cook ground meat and onion until meat is brown, in a dutch oven.
Drain off fat. Stir in water and taco seasoning mix. Bring to boiling and reduce heat.
Simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in cooked pasta, corn, 1 cup of the shredded cheese, salsa and chili peppers Divide mix evenly between 2 lightly greased 2 qt casseroles. Package up, label and freeze up to 3 months.

To serve remaining casserole, cover and bake in a 350F oven for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Top with lettuce and chopped tomato.
If desired, pass broken tortilla chips and dairy sour cream as additional toppings.

To serve the 2nd casserole, thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
Bake, covered in a 375F oven for 1 hour or until heated through, stirring once about halfway through baking time. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Serve with 4 cups shredded lettuce and 1 medium tomato, chopped.

12 Servings