Who doesn’t love a little Tex Mex for dinner (and breakfast)? This week, we’re going all out with Mexican-inspired recipes sure to satisfy all your fiesta cravings! Catalina Taco Salad is a retro church potluck favorite. Make it special with your own homemade dressing and some chunky guacamole. Follow that with No-Mess Chicken Nacho Foil Packs! Olé!
This Week’s Secret To Success
- The recipes in this week’s dinner ideas are perfect for making in the same week together! They share lots of the same ingredients, making grocery shopping and prep easy and efficient!
- As a matter of fact, it’s so focused you’ll wonder if you bought enough groceries for the week. But don’t worry; you did!
- Look for ways to buy repeat ingredients like cheese, tomatoes, onions and avocados in bulk or larger packages that contain enough for all the recipes instead of buying individual amounts for each recipe.
- Go ahead and prep all those veggies as you use them. Chop one tomato? Go ahead and dice them all. Every little step puts you ahead for the week!
In The Know
Not having the right tools might be the reason you don’t like cooking.
For years, I cooked using whatever I had. Prep took longer and was harder than it had to be. But the biggest frustration was I didn’t always get the end results I wanted.
For the last few weeks, I’ve been sharing some of my favorite kitchen tools that have made cooking so much quicker and easier. They help me get the kinds of results I want, and that makes cooking SO MUCH MORE SATISFYING.
This week, I’m recommending:
- indispensable casserole dishes in 2 sizes with lids– 9×13 and 8×8
- a real deal pizza cutter
- the mixing/ measuring bowl I use every single time I’m in the kitchen
- the first knives I boughtÂ
- the cutting board I still use
- this oil to care for it, wooden spoons and anything with a wooden handle
How I’m Setting My Table
Tasty & convenient recipes are only half of any dinner equation!
Having a few things at the ready you really love is THE KEY to making every meal time enjoyable and inviting others over stress free. Here are my suggestions with links you can shop!
Menu- Catalina Taco Salad
This retro salad full of crunchy Fritos, Ranch Style beans, and tangy Catalina Dressing is a great side dish. But throw in a little ground beef seasoned just right, and it makes an incredibly good complete meal too. It’s a serious favorite here at my house. Serve it with your own homemade Catalina Dressing and deliciously chunky guacamole.
Menu 2- No-Mess Chicken Nacho Foil Packs
Forget doing the dishes with these deliciously fun Chicken Nacho Foil Packets. Loaded with melted cheese, tender, seasoned chicken, black beans, corn and tomatoes, these no-mess, easy nachos are the perfect Tex Mex recipe for cookouts, camping, game night or any ol’ time a nacho craving hits! This week, we're serving them with Easy Charro Beans and Fresh Salsa wit Cilantro and Lime.
Dessert This Week
This tart and tangy lemon square recipe takes an old school classic and gives it a new southern twist- just a little hint of fresh basil! The result is so fresh, so delicious and wonderfully sophisticated. With simple pantry ingredients, this is one of the easiest desserts to make.
Breakfast Made Easy
This Overnight Breakfast Burrito Casserole is a reader favorite! It turns breakfast burritos stuffed with spicy sausage, hashbrown potatoes and cheese into an easy, make ahead casserole that can feed a crowd! Make breakfast once this week, and enjoy breakfast burritos all week long.
Snack of the Week
Homemade Southern Cheese Straws are an addictive snack that is so easy to make! This simple recipe is loaded with cheddar, zesty herbs and spices and a little cayenne kick for maximum snacking! Who needs processed cheese crackers when you have a great snack recipe like this?
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