Okie so onto tonight's recipe. Let's get started, it was my pick this week and I was surfing the Pillsbury site for ideas and it occurred to me that we haven't made a form of taco's yet. While yes, we've featured Mexican themed dishes I don't recall a single taco dish and that's when I came across this divine dish. It mixes Mexican flare with an all American classic. Crazy right? No fear, it's not too outrageous but let's be real who doesn't love some outrageousness? So what goes into this? Follow me:
Cheeseburger Tacos
Prep Time: 20 Min
Total Time: 20 Min
Makes: 12 tacos
1 box (4.6 oz) Old El Paso® taco shells (12 shells)
12 slices (2/3 oz each) American cheese
1lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1 cup Old El Paso® cheese 'n salsa dip
12 lettuce leaves
12 tomato slices
3/4 cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa
DIRECTIONS
1 Heat oven to 350°F. Line each taco shell with 1 slice of cheese. Arrange taco shells on ungreased cookie sheet (cheese will fall to one side). Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until cheese is melted. 2 Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in dip. Cook until hot. 3 To serve, spoon about 2 tablespoons beef mixture into each warm taco shell. Top each with lettuce and tomato. Serve with salsa.
Die-hard cheeseburger fans can add pickle slices to their tacos.
To keep stove cleanup to a minimum, purchase a splatter screen. The round mesh screen sits on top of the skillet, minimizing the splatters you typically get when cooking ground beef. Look for a splatter screen in the housewares department of discount stores.
So this one was a hit. To me it's nothing to write home about. Sure, it has a taste of cheeseburger but honestly it reminds me of a plain ol' taco. Which isn't a bad thing. I found them yummy (and Geoff inhaled 6 of them so I'd say they were great lol) but as far as sparkle it lacked a bit. Hey, food can have sparkle. You didn't think it was just reserved for Edward Cullen did you?
Tid Bits:
No tid bits tonight guys. Hey, it happens. lol I'd say stay on point with the recipe.
Ma's Spot: If you like cheeseburgers you'll like these taco's. I unfortunately do not like cheeseburgers but I did try tonight's recipe and thought it was tasty if you like that kind of thing. So I left the cheese out of my taco's but I did place a slice of provolone cheese on the shells and melted it. It tasted pretty good. I encourage you to make these.
*SNACK CORNER:*
It's time for snack corner! Where we take new snacks in the grocery store and break it down for you. We tell you which are hot and which are not. Let's get to this week's picks:
Dinah: Oh...the Gatorade energy pre-workout bar. Hmm...well what's something nice I can say because it's about to get drenched in haterade <---Hahaha, get it? Haterade...gatorade? *crickets*...no? I know, stick to your day job Dinah. So maybe I should've picked a better actual "snack" instead of an "pre-workout bar" but I love Gatorade and I thought it would be like a granola bar. I thought how bad can cinnamon raisin and banana chocolate nut be? I was WRONG. It's some bitter, fruity, nasty, tiny bar that looks like it was cut from an old fruit cake circa "1995". Maybe if you're into mixing something into your workout regimen in the form of bars that have no flavor, wait that have bitter flavor then these are for you. I'd pass on these any day.
Ma's: What can I say about these horrible things?! I took one bite of each and gagged. They were bad, beyond bad. Now I'm a foodie so if I tell you something tastes bad then it definitely is. So save your $2.50 and go buy a bag of cookie. These are not worth the time, money, or taste buds. Your taste buds will turn against you if you eat these.
Another Tuesday done but no worries as always we'll be back next Tuesday with another recipe. Have a great week guys!
Spoons & Spatula's
~Dinah & Ma
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