Cinco De Mayo WFD

aander6 · May 2014

So is anyone making anything fun and themed for dinner tonight? Give me some insperation!

femail · May 2014

We're making tacos tonight. The standard hard shell tacos, but I'm using black beans or tofu instead of ground beef. I have both I need to use up, so I opted to not buy beef.
For toppings, we have salsa, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese and greek yogurt.

archi35 · May 2014

We're doing Nachos tonight: Beef and bean chili, over chips with cheddar on top - melted in oven. Guac and sour cream as toppings with green salsa on the side. Faux-garitas for both of us (love DH for going no-booze with me). YUM YUM YUM!!!

TheOtherJacobsons · May 2014

Chicken enchiladas
Spanish rice
Refried beans
Guacamole
Juarritos

MrsL2B · May 2014

We've been on a Mexican food kick lately, so I have leftover enchiladas to eat tonight.

aander6 · May 2014

I am thinking I want to make chicken fajitas but I don't want to use one of those packets for the seasoning because salt has not been sitting super well with me lately. Anyone have any good seasoning recipes for chicken fajitas?

lrobi13 · May 2014

Well we are doing the sex reveal at an authentic Chinese restaurant since all the Mexican restaurants in town are going to be packed.

If I were not doing the festivities tonight I would probably do a soft taco bake (kind of like a Mexican lasagna) with onions and bell peppers added to it for more flavor!

35nhappy · May 2014

aander6 said:
I am thinking I want to make chicken fajitas but I don't want to use one of those packets for the seasoning because salt has not been sitting super well with me lately. Anyone have any good seasoning recipes for chicken fajitas?

I just use salsa, cumin, garlic powder, Danny, pepper, cilantro a little water and let it all simmer!!! Delicious!!!

DreadGamerWife · May 2014

We are doing our standard beef fajitas. However, we had some left over chorizo so I added to that the marinade bag last night. I could easily eat Tex-Mex, New Mex, and/or Mexican food on a weekly basis, if only DH could.

@aander6 - try marinating your chicken in some veggie oil, lime juice, cumin, dried/crushed red pepper, garlic (either fresh or powder), and onion (I normally use onion powder for the marinade and add fresh for cooking) for a few hours (turn at least once). Typically for a pound of meat, I use about a teaspoon of the cumin, onion, and garlic salt powders (with a large pinch or more of the red pepper). A good squirt or two of lime juice and enough veggie oil to mix everything together. I rarely measure this recipe any more, so I may be off a bit. Feel free to add what you have on hand - sometimes I add some beer if DH has one open, last night I added half a can of diced tomatoes that I had left over from dinner.

MrsSinner402 · May 2014

@lrobi13 no frachos!?

lrobi13 · May 2014

MrsSinner402 said:

@lrobi13 no frachos!?

I know right!? I can't believe I still haven't had them. I have wanted them so bad but that place is super crowded Thursday - Saturday night and DH has been occupied every Saturday and Sunday during the day to go.

It seems super bad to eat those on a weekday but I may have to pull the pregnancy craving card just to get this done! Althoug it won't be the same without the tasty drinks;)

wildflower75 · May 2014

I wanted to make enchildas but after my extreme exhaustion episode last night I think we may just order in... enchiladas, tacos, guac...

lct2008 · May 2014

Um- chicken and vegetables. lol. I didn't even think about it being cinco de mayo. Whoops. Maybe we'll celebrate tomorrow for some taco Tuesday

MrsSinner402 · May 2014

lrobi13 said:

MrsSinner402 said:

@lrobi13 no frachos!?

I know right!? I can't believe I still haven't had them. I have wanted them so bad but that place is super crowded Thursday - Saturday night and DH has been occupied every Saturday and Sunday during the day to go.
It seems super bad to eat those on a weekday but I may have to pull the pregnancy craving card just to get this done! Althoug it won't be the same without the tasty drinks;)

Not to mention I'm still waiting on a picture of these glorious things!

ohdaddycat · May 2014

I love tamales so DH is making me my own batch cause he can't stand them. Him and DS are ordering pizza. Oh wellmorefor me and the little bean.

MrsSinner402 · May 2014

We're having taco salads with ground turkey! nomnomnom.

trisharenee0316 · May 2014

Beef fajitas made with marinated tri tip

Refried beans

Green salad with homemade tomatillo dressing

guacamole

HappyCianci · May 2014

I totally forgot it was Cinco de Mayo, but we had Mexican food for lunch anyway. Hah! I made this: https://www.neighborfoodblog.com/2014/02/cheesy-mexican-tortilla-casserole-gluten-free.html

It's been in regular rotation at our house for the last month or so... SO good. If you try it, I suggest the following modifications: don't drain the tomatoes (use the juice), use a whole 8oz block of cheddar freshly grated, and use a Tbls. of Mexican chili powder instead of all the spices (makes the recipe less fussy, and no less delicious). I have made it with black beans and kidney beans and it's great both ways.

noellemari · May 2014

Ground beef tacos! Nothing fancy here.

dana2die4 · May 2014

Carnita Tacos…YUM!

MrsSarahRenee · May 2014

Grilled chicken and cheddar sandwiches with a spinach salad... Lame but I am so pumped.

jusmale · May 2014

We're going to make chicken and steak fajitas with grilled peppers and onions plus yellow rice on the side. I also plan to make guacamole if the avocado I have is ripe enough. I'm getting hungry just typing about this!

ohioloveyou · May 2014

We had veggie quesadillas last night to celebrate since who knew what I'd feel like today. Glad we did because all I wanted today was a hamburger from Five Guys.

aander6 · May 2014

ohioloveyou said:

We had veggie quesadillas last night to celebrate since who knew what I'd feel like today. Glad we did because all I wanted today was a hamburger from Five Guys.

I had five guys on Sunday. It was magical.

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