Spaghetti Taco

One of the very popular shows in our house is iCarly. Many times in this show, Spencer makes his odd food creation, Spaghetti Tacos often. My oldest daughter decided she would like to try them. I do have to say they were quite tasty, not something I would eat often, but every once in a while. My oldest LOVED them, but my youngest, not so much. When she thinks taco, she thinks meat and hard taco shell, but she was happy with just the spaghetti!

Here is the recipe from iCarly, I had to add it because I thought it was cute! I will add mine after it.

Here it is:
Get taco shells.
Get spaghetti (with meat sauce).
Get a BIG spoon.
Use the BIG spoon to put spaghetti into taco shells.
Eat.
Burp.


Now for my recipe, I made the spaghetti and mixed the sauce and spaghetti together and added a little shredded cheese on top with some extra sauce.





Cooking Time: 30
Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1 box thin spaghetti

1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce (can use meat sauce)

1 box taco shells (I used the bigger ones that allowed me to stuff them more)

1 package of taco seasoning (if you are going to add meat)

1 lb ground beef or ground turkey (optional if you use a sauce that already contains meat)

Cheddar Cheese, Taco Blend, or Mexican blend shredded cheese

Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Cook spaghetti according to package directions.

Meanwhile, brown meat. Drain. Return to pan (if you are using meat).

Add sauce to meat and bring to a simmer.

Cook taco shells according to package directions.

Toss sauce with spaghetti until combined, reserve some sauce to add to top if you like a bit more.

Spoon spaghetti into taco shells. Add a bit more sauce to top as well as, sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and shredded cheese, if desired.

Black Bean, Rice, & Chicken Burrito

This is something else that went very well in our house. It is very filling and tastes great.

Ingredients:

3 chicken breast, boneless, skinless, cooked and shredded
options for seasoning for chicken: taco seasoning OR garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and red pepper
1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups of rice, cooked according to package
salsa of your choice
taco sauce of your choice
2 C cheddar cheese or taco blend cheese
Chi-Chi's Flour tortillas, burrito size


Direction:

Heat 1 T of olive oil in pan, sprinkle each side of chicken with seasoning of your chice. Cook chicken 5-10 min or until done. Cool for a bit and then pull apart so it is shredded.

Put black beans in a microwave safe container and cook on high for 2-3 minutes.

Place Tortilla on a plate and spoon a layer of rice, beans, salsa and/or taco sauce, chicken, and cheese. Feel free to layer however you want. Roll up into a burrito.

Baked Chicken & Fiesta Potatoes

Baked Chicken

4 chicken breasts sprinkled with Chef Prudhomme's Magic Seasoning Blends, Poultry Magic.

Bake at 425 for 45 min or until done.


Fiesta Potatoes

5-6 med red potatoes, diced
1 packet of taco or fiesta seasoning
1 small onion, chopped
1 small bell pepper, chopped
1 T olive oil

Line a baking sheet with some aluminum foil and lightly spray with cooking spray.

Put the potatoes in a bowl, add olive oil, stir until the potatoes are all coated. Mix in the onions, peppers, and taco or fiesta seasoning.

Cover the potatoes with another piece of foil and pinch the edges closed.

Bake at 425 for 45 min. If you prefer your potatoes to have a more crunchy texture you can bake uncovered.


Serve with vegetable of your choice or a nice salad.

Potatoes are very good dipped in ranch dressing or topped with salsa, sour cream, or cheese sauce (you can do all of it if you are feeling adventurous!)

The leftover potatoes are great when mixed in a ham and cheese omelet the next day.