I have not actually tried to make Chicken Burritos in the past, so I thought I would cheat and use a packeted spice mix.
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 500 grams of chicken, diced
- 1 packet of Old El Paso Burrito spice mix
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 chorizo sausage, chopped
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 cup of fresh coriander leaves
- 1 can of Old El Paso beans
- 2 tomatos
- Fresh lettuce
- shredded tasty cheese
- soft shell tacos
- cooked rice
- tabasco sauce
- guacamole
Basic Method
Place the chicken and spice mix in a plastic bag and shake to mix
Heat oil in a frying pan
Add chicken to frying pan, and cook for about 5 minutes until just cooked through. Set aside.
Fry onion, garlic and chorizo together until onion is soft.
Add coriander and Old El Paso beans, simmer until reduced.
Take 1 soft shell taco, spread guacamole on top, as well as rice, cheese, lettuce, tomatos, chicken and beans and eat.
I am trying to make the ultimate meatball and bean soup. This is kind of in response to the soup kickstart diet that was on Today Tonight years ago. Now and then I have a health kick and need to lose a bit of weight and vegetable soup is good at this if you control what goes in it. Here is my current soup.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 250 grams mince
- 1 red onion (grated)
- 1 clove garlic (crushed)
- dash of paprika
- dash of mixed herbs
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs (optional)
- Canola oil or similar for frying
Soup
- Canola oil or similar
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 zuchinni, quartered lengthways and sliced
- 1 carrot, quartered lengthqays and sliced
- 1 stick of celery
- 1/2 cup of water
- 800 grams of canned diced tomatoes
- 2 cups of chicken stock
- 400 grams of beans, borlotti are good, if canned, drain and rince
- salt/pepper to taste
Basic Method
Meatballs
- Mix all ingredients in a ball
- If you are not using breadcrumbs chill the mixed ingredients for 1/2 hour
- Heat oil in a fry pan
- Form meat mixture into balls and fry until browned
- Set aside
Soup
- Heat oil in a dutch oven
- add onion, zhucinni, carrot and celery and fry until onion softens, about 5 minutes
- Add the water and bring to boil
- Add tomatoes, stock and meatballs and reduce heat to a simmer
- Cook for 1/4 hour stirring occasionally, it should reduce a little
- Add beans and salt and pepper to taste
Optional Extras
Chinese Pearl Barley
Add 1/3 cup when you add the meatballs for a bit of body, this will need extra cooking time as the pearl barley needs to soften