This is a quick and easy lunch or dinner. All you need is some frozen shrimp, bell peppers, onions, tortillas, and taco seasoning. I used homemade taco seasoning on mine.
I topped mine with sour cream and some cheese. So yummy!
Shrimp Fajitas
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Instant Pot Tacos
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You may noticed I’ve been on a taco kick lately. Youngest and I enjoy our tacos. Now that I’ve figured out the yummiest taco meat, I make it at least once a week.
During my weekly meal prep, I made extra of the taco meat and froze it in my Souper cubes. Yes, I got some of them and absolutely love them. This way the taco meat is ready to go if I want to eat nachos or just don’t feel like cooking.
What do I need for the recipe?
- ground beef – I know ground beef prices are expensive. Sometimes the family packs are cheaper. Get one of those, double or triple the recipe, and then freeze for later.
- taco seasoning – Homemade or store bought – My favorite is from a local place.
- onion, optional – You could also add some diced up bell peppers in the taco meat.
- salsa or fire roasted salsa style tomatoes – I found fire roasted salsa style tomatoes at my local grocery store. They add a certain flavor to the taco meat. If your store doesn’t have that type of tomatoes substitute salsa.
- Tortillas – Flour, corn, or hard taco shells – It doesn’t matter.
- Your favorite toppings: Cilantro, sour cream, lettuce, shredded cabbage, black beans or re-fried beans, jalapenos, tomato, cheese
Other uses for the taco meat
- Nachos – The meat would be delicious on nachos. Yum!
- Taco salad – Add some French, Catalina, or ranch dressing on top. Or you could skip the dressing and use salsa instead.
- Taco fries – Doesn’t that sound delicious? Or is it just me?
- Walking tacos – Fritos, taco meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
The Recipe
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Taco Bake (Gluten-Free)
Youngest and I love eating tacos. This recipe is a combination of tacos and nachos in a casserole. YUM!
You can use up those crushed tortilla chips in your cupboard/pantry for this recipe.
What you need for the recipe:
- Ground beef
- Onion
- Salsa
- Taco seasoning
- Tortilla chips
- Shredded cheese – Mexican blend or cheddar – You can certainly shred your own.
- Your favorite toppings: jalepenos, cheese, cilantro, sour cream, salsa, lettuce, and tomato
Variations:
Vegetarian option: Instead of ground beef, you can either use meatless ground beef crumbles or black/ pinto beans.
In step 4: You can also add cilantro lime rice or black beans as a layer.
Recipe
Click on the photo to go to a printable recipe card.
Notes:
- You use half of the taco seasoning in the 2 steps.
- The layers for the taco bake are ground beef mixture, cheese, and then tortilla chips. In that order
- It says you can feed 6. Youngest and I only got 4 servings out of the meal.
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Chicken Wings in the Air Fryer (GF, DF, W30)
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I love chicken wings. If you were to ask me what my comfort food is currently, I would tell you chicken wings without a doubt. Getting them at a restaurant is often expensive, so it’s more economical to make them at home coated with your favorite seasoning and covered with your favorite barbecue sauce.
My favorite seasoning is from a local shop. Rosebuds is located at the 2nd Street Market, a local farmer’s market/ artisan shop. My seasoning is the Campfire Rub which reminds me of cooking over an actual campfire. Yum!
I just get a bottle of honey barbecue sauce from Aldi. Youngest and I just like a basic barbecue sauce. I also like a Carolina type of barbecue sauce.
I’m not good at explaining how to cut up the chicken wings. I know I’m not the best at it. So I did what I do best, I googled how to cut up the chicken wings properly. Click here for the directions and then return to my blog for the recipe.
What to Serve with the chicken wings
Salad (greens, veggie or fruit, topping) with a dressing
Cooked frozen or canned veggies
Chips, French fries, or Tater Tots – Our favorite is the seasoned Tater Tots from Alexa foods.
Celery or carrots with ranch or bleu cheese – Classic choice
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Chicken Wings
Stars of the recipe
- 1 – 1 lb. chicken wings split
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. your favorite spice
Directions
- Preheat your Air Fryer to 425 degrees.
- Combine the split chicken wings, olive oil, and spices. In a sealed container or gallon sized bag.
- Shake to distribute the spices and olive oil onto the chicken wings.
- Put into the Air Fryer in a single layer.
- Cook for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature is 165 degrees.
- Enjoy with your favorite barbecue sauce.
Notes:
Here is the link to how to split your chicken wings.
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Sundried Tomato Garlic Noodles – A pantry meal (Vegetarian)
My aunt came into town and helped me rearrange my pantry. Once I knew what was in my pantry, it was easy to decide what to make for dinner.
I had some Pasta Roni’s Butter and Garlic noodles, sundried tomatoes, black olives, chickpeas, and canned chicken in the pantry. What could I make for dinner?
I cooked up one box of the butter and garlic noodles and added the drained chicken to the noodles.
Once I cooked up the other box of the noodles, I placed half of it in the other bowl. With the other half, I added sundried tomatoes, black olives, and drained chickpeas. YUM! It sort of reminded me of my favorite dish at Piada.
Sundried Tomato Garlic Noodles
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Happy eating,
Traci
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What I Like About Fall and “Soy Sauce” Pork Chops (GF, DF, Paleo, W30)- Blog Post #13
I didn’t feel good on Wednesday night so I did not get this post up for the week. Headache and tiredness. Yuck! It was an early night for me.
This week’s prompt is what do I like about fall.
- The flavors of fall – cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves
Pumpkin Pie Spice - Pumpkin Spice Latte, Maple Pecan Lattes, and Blackberry Pie Lattes.
I get the Blackberry Pie Lattes from a local coffee shop called Winans.
- The crisp air – I can wear my Mickey Mouse hoodie.
- My Autumn Glory Maple Tree
Halloween – My town is known for decorating for Halloween. They usually have a parade celebrating Halloween. We’ve never done it though.
Taken in 2014
Taken in 2014
The boys are getting too old for trick or treating. Insert sad face.
2014
2014 - The decorations
Bonfires
- Our dog can go on more car rides because it’s not too hot.
- Thanksgiving
The last Thanksgiving with Tanya (2015)
- The trees changing colors
The two things I don’t like about fall are :
- Foggy mornings
- Extreme Storms – Rain or wind or a combo of both
When my father-in-law was alive, he would marinade pork chops in soy sauce. Hubby loved those soy sauce pork chops.
Soy sauce has wheat in it. So for a gluten free diet, it’s a no go.
For a while I switched to gluten free soy sauce but at over $4 a bottle, I didn’t like those prices.
Then I did the Whole 30 in April/ May of 2017. I began to use coconut aminos.
The problem with coconut aminos is that it is $6 a bottle. Yikes!
Then I found out Trader Joe’s has their coconut aminos for $2.99 a bottle. WIN!
So I stocked up on the coconut aminos.
Now I can make Asian dishes and “soy sauce” pork chops without feeling sluggish afterwards. YEAH!
My family loved my “soy sauce” pork chops. They did not know the difference.
If you don’t eat gluten free, you can use regular soy sauce.
– 1 lb. boneless pork chops – ¼ c. coconut aminos – salt to taste”Soy Sauce” Pork Chops
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We ate our dinner with pressure cooker applesauce, plain white rice, and mixed veggies. If you were doing the Whole 30, I would serve it with the applesauce, cali rice, and green beans. Yum!
Happy eating,
Traci
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Breaded Cube Steak (GF, DF) – Blog Post #7
The Imaginative One loves hamburger. In fact, he loves to order hamburgers with ketchup only when we do go to fast food restaurants. Since cube steak is similar to hamburger, he enjoyed this meal.
You could certainly make this with all purpose flour instead of the gluten free flour blend.
Speaking of gluten free flour blends, I’ve shared two recipes that have used gluten free flour blends. My favorite blend is from Krusteaz.
I can find it at Kroger’s for $5.99 a bag.
The Krusteaz’s gluten free all purpose flour is a one to one flour blend which you can replace the all purpose flour with the same amount of this blend.
So what did I serve with the breaded cube steak? I served the remainder of the applesauce and potato casserole.
– 1 lb cubed steak – ¼ to ½ c. gluten free flour mix – salt and pepper, to taste Breaded Cube Steak (GF, DF)
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Cashew Chicken (Day 22)y
Welcome to Day 22 of 31 Days of Slow Cooking.
Your pets least likable character trait.
It’s thundering outside. The rain is pouring. Suddenly lightning lit up the sky.
No one’s home but the dog. He needs comfort from the scary storm outside. So what does he do?
Does he run and hide in the bedrooms of the family members?
No, he decides to run through the doggy door into the backyard where it’s wet, loud, and dark and then bright when lightning lights up the sky.
He goes to his secret hole in the fence that no one can find.to patch up.
Then he runs to grandma’s house.
Either he finds a little hole in the fence and runs into her backyard to her doggy dog. He escapes the bad storm.
Or he stands at the side door whimpering until someone lets him.
Meanwhile, his owners get a call from grandma telling them their dog is at her house.
This is one of our dog’s least likable traits. We can’t believe that he doesn’t run and hide during thunderstorms. Instead, he will run over to my mother-in-law’s house.
When we leave for the day, we must check the weather before leaving. If the weather calls for rain, the doggy door will be shut, so he doesn’t run to grandma’s house.
It’s early in the morning. People are trying to sleep. All of a sudden you start to hear squawking coming from the living room. Or you hear “Nich-o-las,” “”Get off the Computer,” and “Beak Bump.”
You can not sleep because the bird is insistent someone comes and pays attention to him.
Then there is the mess all around the stand. He thinks imaginary birds are sitting on the ground. So he throws food at those imaginary birds.
This is my son’s bird’s least likable trait. He likes people to pay attention to him. If they don’t, he will start squawking or talking up a storm until someone notices him.
What is your pet(s)’s least likable traits?
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Honey and Apple Pork Roast (Day 15)
Welcome to Day 15 of 31 Days of Slow Cooking. We are at the halfway point of the 31 days of slow cooking.
The Imaginative One is working towards his cooking merit badge. He’s done the camping portion of the merit badge. Now it’s time for him to create a menu and then cook it for us. We are having baked pancakes made with pancake mix rather than from scratch. He’s putting together sandwiches for our lunch. For supper, we are having chicken nuggets and French fries. They didn’t say it had to be healthy.
I’m still helping him with the cooking because there are some basics he doesn’t know.
It’s interesting having him cook in the kitchen.
This is a great fall dish. It’s easy to put together with great flavor.
Honey and Apple Pork Roast
Stars of the Recipe:
- 3 lb. pork roast or pork tenderloin
- 2 Granny smith apples, peeled and sliced into thin slices
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 2 Tbsp. cinnamon or pumpkin spice blend
Steps:
- Place apples in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Make slits in the pork roast. Insert 2 thin slices of apple in those slits.
- Place the pork roast in the slow cooker over the apples.
- Pour honey over the pork roast.
- Sprinkle cinnamon or pumpkin spice blend over the pork roast.
- Cook on low 8 hours.
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