Remember how I love all things easy when it comes to the kitchen and cooking? Yes, here I am again! I also happen to LOVE Mexican food! I could eat at our local Mexican restaurant every day if we could afford it. Because of this love, I wanted to share with you some of my go-to Mexican meals when I’m in a pinch. They use 3 simple ingredients. Some of the recipes, you would add more to it, but this is the staple of the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 pound of Ground Beef
- 1 Can of Chili Beans
- 1 packet of Taco Seasoning (optional)
- Montereys – the meat mixture over a fried tortilla and topped with cheese, sour cream & salsa.
- Taco Salad – meat mixture over chips and lettuce and then topped with cheese, sour cream & Salsa.
- Deluxe Nachos – Meat mixture over chips & topped with lots of cheese.
- Chili – meat mixture, including taco seasoning, add in diced tomatoes & green chilies, tomato sauce and diced onion.
- Mexican Casserole – [1st layer] flour tortillas, [2nd layer]meat mixture, [3rd layer] cheese & chopped (green) onions, [4th layer] cover with tortillas [5th layer]spread 1 can of Rotel and 1 can Cream of chicken soup, mixed together [6th layer] top with cheese
- Tacos – meat mixture inside of taco shells, topped however you like your tacos.
I’m sure we could throw that into a flour tortilla, top it with cheese and wrap it up as a burrito, too. I’ve never tried it, so I didn’t include it. I wanted to be sure to only offer you things that I’ve actually tried! That way I know it’s good, too!
Freezer Idea: You could mix this up in a large quantity and freeze it in meal size quantities so that it’s ready for whatever meal you’re wanting that day.
What about you? Do you have a favorite, super easy go to meal?
For more easy recipes, check out my Freezer to Slow Cooker section of the blog.
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Amber D. says
LOVE! Thank you for sharing! Do you have a chicken idea that goes along with this theme? 🙂
Sidetracked Sarah says
I'm sorry for the delay in responding to you! I had thought I'd already done it, but it didn't show up. I have a guest post on another blog with my easy chicken recipes. Here it is: https://www.aslobcomesclean.com/2012/07/three-simp…
HTH
myapplesofgoldblog says
If you'd like a 7th idea- I usually go to a Mexican Skillet meal with your list of ingredients! I add what ever veggie that needs to be eaten in the mix and top with sour cream and cheese when it's all done! One pot meal and easy clean up.
Sidetracked Sarah says
great idea. Thanks for sharing!!
Victoria says
Taco Casserole is another good one! Spread the meat mixture into a 9×13 pan, top with shredded cheese (mozzarella or cheddar, or both), sprinkle crushed corn chips on top. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Watch to make sure the corn chips don't get too brown. Serve with sour cream and salsa.
Sidetracked Sarah says
That's a good one! Thanks for sharing!!
Jenni says
Great ideas! Thanks for sharing this.