Taco Night!

It was taco night yesterday and it was fantastical! I made tacos, charros beans & Green Chile rice. All of it was dang tasty, but the charros beans were off the hook! I will definitely be making these again. Also, I found the beef and bean tacos via pinterest and I really liked the flavors that combining the beans and the meat brought to the table.

This meal was so good that I really can't wait to make it all again!

Beef & Bean Tacos

Serves 4

Beef & Bean Baked Tacos

ingredients

• Taco shells (hard, soft or combination of the two)

• 1.25 lbs ground beef

• 1/2 can refried beans (I used black)

• 4 oz tomato sauce

• 1 small white onion, chopped
• 4 oz diced green chiles

Taco Seasoning:

• 1/2 Tbsp Chili powder

• 1/8 tsp each of garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, dried oregano

• 1/4 tsp paprika

• 3/4 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp each sea salt and black pepper

• Toppings: shredded cheese, diced onion, sliced black olives, sliced jalapeno, shredded lettuce, diced tomato, sour cream

Toppings Bar

directions

1.In a small bowl, combine the taco seasoning spices together, set aside. Preheat the oven to 400º. In a large cast iron skillet, brown the meat and onion over medium-high heat. Drain off the fat and return to the skillet. Add chiles, beans, tomato sauce & taco season to the meat and cook for 2-3 minutes until it has thickened. Add some beef broth if it gets too thick.

2. Spoon the taco meat into the hard taco shells and stand up in a large baking dish (I used 9x13). I also used the stand and stuff taco shells since they tend to stand on their own. Sprinkle some cheese over the top of each taco. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes until cheese is all melty and the tacos are heated through.

3. Remove from oven, let cool slightly, add toppings and serve.

This recipe was adapted from Blog Chef.

Charros Beans 

Serves 6-8

Charros Beans

ingredients

• 4 (15 oz) cans pinto beans, undrained

• 10 oz rotel

• 4 oz chopped green chiles, undrained

• 4 slices thick cut bacon, cooked and chopped into small pieces

• 1 small white onion, chopped
• 1 small handful cilantro leaves, chopped
• chips/tortillas

• Toppings: shredded cheese, diced onion, sliced jalapeno, sour cream and/or cilantro

directions

1. Combine all ingredients (except cilantro) in a dutch oven. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. During last 30 minutes, add chopped cilantro, S&P to taste.

This recipe was adapted from Gig em hook em.

Enjoy!