Turkey Chili

Ingredients:

1 lb ground turkey

1/2 small yellow onion

1 can tomato paste

1 can tomato sauce

1 can of black beans (drained)

1 can of chili beans

1 tablespoon garlic powder

2 tablespoons chili powder

1/4 cup of water

Directions:

Brown turkey & onions in a stove-top pan.

Drain grease from pan and add all other ingredients. 

Simmer on low for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. 

Serve with your favorite toppings!

**I did add about 1 teaspoon of cumin and cayenne pepper to mine to make it a little spicier   

BBQ Meatloaf

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Ingredients:
1 Lb ground beef
1 Egg
1 small onion finely diced
1 cup of bread crumbs
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup of milk
1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce

Directions:

Mix your beef, egg, onion, bread crumbs, cheese and milk together in a bowl. Mix until combined well. 
Place the mixture into your meatloaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. 
Remove meatloaf from oven and add as much of your favorite BBQ sauce as you would like, (make sure to save some for the end)
Put the meatloaf back into the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes. 
Cut and Serve! Add more BBQ sauce for dipping :-)

Black Bean & Corn Salad

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Ingredients:

1 Can of black beans drained

1 Can of corn drained

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

2 limes juiced

1 teaspoon of olive oil

1/4 cup red onion diced.

1/4 of a Jalapeno chopped

Directions:

Mix all ingredients and chill for an hour. :-) 

Chicken Mole

"That sounds disgusting"... Is usually the response I get when I try and describe this recipe. Chicken with Peanut Butter and Chocolate?? But I promise you it's quite delicious and very authentic. This is a 3 generation old recipe that comes right from my family in Mexico. :-) 

Printable Recipe

Ingredients
3 chicken breast 
1 Hershey chocolate bar
1 clove of garlic
3/4 jar of "Mole" stuff
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 piece of bread
2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
1 tablespoon EVOO


Directions
Place your chicken breast in a pot of water. Boil approx 30 minutes until chicken is completely cooked. Then shred your chicken. SAVE YOUR WATER WHEN YOU'RE DONE! 


In a large saucepan add your EVOO. Once hot add your garlic and onions. Cook approx 2 minutes. Transfer the mix to a blender. Put the bread in your saucepan to soak up the oil, approx 30 seconds. 


In a blender add 1/2 jar of your "mole" stuff, the garlic onion mix, chocolate, peanut butter and a your bread. Take 1 3/4 cup of water from your chicken and add to the blender. Blend until you get a sauce (Picture below)


Add your shredded chicken to the saucepan and your mole sauce. Mix well, heat and serve! 


My husband eats his like a taco. I prefer mine just plopped on a plate with a little sour cream and cheese. :-) 

Black Beans

This is a great recipe to use as a side dish, in a Mexican dish or eaten all by itself. I never knew a can of black beans could taste to good! 

Printable Recipe


Ingredients
1 (16 ounce) can of black beans (do not drain)
1/2 a serrano chile diced (you can also use a jalapeno)
1/2 red onion diced 
1 glove of garlic chopped
1 tablespoon of fresh chopped cilantro


Directions
In a medium saucepan combine beans, onion and garlic and bring to a boil 
Reduce heat to medium low. Add cilantro and serrano and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve

Guacamole

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Ingredients

2 Avocados peeled

1/2 Jalapeno pepper, chopped

1/2 cup chopped cilantro

1/4 red onion, finely chopped

1 tablespoon fresh lime- juice

1/2 lemon- juice

pinch of salt

Directions

Using a fork mash avocados in a bowl

Add cilantro, jalapeno, onion, lime juice, lemon juice and salt. 

Stir to combine. Cover and place in fridge for 30 minutes.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

I think pumpkin is good all year round. Not just around the holidays! :-)

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 Cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice

1/2 cup of butter softened

1 1/2 cups white sugar

1 can canned pumpkin puree

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting

2 cups of confectioners sugar

3 tablespoons of milk

1 tablespoon of melted butter

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice and set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Beat until creamy. Then mix in your dry ingredients.

Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls, slightly flatten them.

Bake for 15- 20 minutes. Cool cookies then drizzle your frosting over the top. 

To make the frosting: Combine all ingredients together. mix until you achieve a drizzle consistency.