What is for supper in September? Day 16: Fiesta Night!

This is Brandon’s favorite meal. We serve it frequently for guests. We often refer to it as “Mexican Meal” or “Nachos” but it is actually a collection of our Mexican Favorites! This meal uses lots of ingredients, lots of pots and pans, and lots of clean up, but it is VERY tasty!


“Mexican Meal”

Mexican Beef:
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped
1 red pepper chopped
cilantro
La Victoria Taco Sauce (La Victoria makes many great GF products)
Spices: chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper to taste. I use lots of spices, note that cayenne and cumin can get to be too much quite fast!

Brown meat with onions
Add peppers and cook through
Add spices and about 1/2 cup of water (like you do for taco meat) and simmer
Add La Victoria sauce if desired (I often wait and we add at the table)
A few minutes before serving, add torn pieces of cilantro to top

Refried Beans
2 can fat free refried beans (watch the labels here)
1/2 can Diced tomatoes and chilies (I like the Aldi kind best)
Spices: chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, cayenne pepper, onion flakes, salt, and pepper to taste.

Empty beans into sauce pan
Add 3/4 can of water and stir until a gravy is formed
Add tomatoes and spices
Simmer

Spanish Rice
1 cup rice
2 cups water
1 small can tomato sauce (watch labels here)
1/2 can of Diced Tomatoes (see refried beans)
Spices: chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, cayenne pepper, onion flakes, salt, and pepper to taste.

Bring 2 cups water to boil
Add rice and onion flakes and simmer until water is gone
Add tomatoes and sauce as well as spices
Continue to heat on low until all is ready


Guacamole
1 ripe avocado
garlic powder, onion flakes, salt, and pepper
lime juice
cilantro

Cut avocado in half and scoop out contents
Smash avocado
add spices, lime juice, and torn cilantro
chill in fridge until meal
*note place large seed in center of guacamole and put plastic wrap over bowl pressed down to guacamole. This will totally prevent the browning of the avocado!

The meal is serve over or with yellow corn tortilla chips (read labels). This meal can also be eaten on corn tortillas. You can basically stack the ingredients on top of each other. I top mine with La Victoria Sauce while Brandon adds sour cream and cheese also.