Make Ahead Bean Burrito Or Taco Filling Oamc Food

MAKE AHEAD BEAN BURRITO OR TACO FILLING (OAMC)

Steps:

• Combine rice, water and seasonings in a saucepan, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 35-40 minutes, or until tender. All the water might not be evaporated. Don't worry about this.
• Remove from heat, and cool.
• Place black beans and pinto beans into a colander or strainer, and rinse.
• Transfer to a large bowl. Add corn, onion, spices and salsa, and toss to mix.
• Mix in rice and cheese.
• Fill quart-sized freezer bags with 3 cups of this mixture. That works best for our family of 5. Freeze.
• Defrost and heat through before filling tacos or burritos. 1/2 cup serving per taco-sized tortilla works very well. Serve with sour cream and/or salsa, and fresh cilantro.

SALSA CHICKEN BURRITO FILLING

Steps:

• 1 Place chicken breasts and tomato sauce in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, then add the salsa, seasoning, cumin, garlic and chili powder. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
• 2 With a fork, start pulling the chicken meat apart into thin strings. Keep cooking pulled chicken meat and sauce, covered, for another 5 to 10 minutes. Add hot sauce to taste and stir together (Note: You may need to add a bit of water if the mixture is cooked too high and gets too thick.).

BEEF AND BLACK BEAN TACO FILLING

Steps:

• Season the ground beef with cumin, chili powder and salt. Brown the beef and drain it. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer until the liquid is gone, about 30 minutes.

CANNED TACO MEAT OAMC

Steps:

• Prepare 10 pint jars,lids and pressure canner . Start warming the jars (I do this in an otherwise empty dishwasher running with no detergent.).
• Mix up the spice mix and set aside. It makes approximately 1 1/4 cups of mix.
• In batches, brown the onions and ground beef. You will want a large stockpot for the final mixing. I used a 13qt and an 8 qt pot to cook the meat and then finished off in the 13qt pot. Drain the beef if desired.
• Combine the beef/onions, canned chiles, spice mix, and two pints of the tomato juice. There should be just enough juice to help the spices mix into the meat and start to create a sauce. Taste and adjust seasonings to your taste. Keep on low heat, stirring occasionally.
• In a separate saucepan, begin simmering the rest of the tomato sauce. This will be the liquid used to top off the jars. If you have not already done so, begin warming the lids as well.
• One at a time, fill the jars with the meat mixture, leaving 1 inch headspace. Pour a small amount (about 1/4 cup?) of tomato juice into the jar and use a chop stick or other thin implement to make sure the liquid forces out all the bubbles. Readjust headspace if needed. Wipe the jar with a paper towel dipped in vinegar then put the lid and ring on. Put directly into canner then continue with the next jar until all the jars are filled.
• Process as per your canner instructions. You should vent for 10 minutes and if at sea level -- the processing time is 75 minutes for pints and 90 minutes for quarts with 10 pounds of pressure.
• If you cannot fit 10 pints into your canner or are not ready for such a big batch, I have also done this with 5 pounds of meat. I used 2/3 cup of the taco seasoning and probably 2 onions. The yield was 6 pints.
• I have a family of two adults and two small children and one pint is plenty for one meal. We even have leftovers sometimes.

VEGAN BEAN TACO FILLING

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
• Stir in onion, garlic, and bell pepper; cook until tender.
• Stir in mashed beans; Add the cornmeal.
• Mix in cumin, paprika, cayenne, chili powder, and salsa.
• Cover, and cook 5 minutes.
• Serve as desired.

TACO FILLING (OAMC)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over med high heat. Add onions and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, jalapenos and seasonings, cook, stirring 1 minute.
• Add beef; cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until liquid has evaporated, 15 to 20 minutes.
• I placed 3 cup servings in freezer zip loc bags. (It will make 4 different meals -- tacos, burritos, taco salads and taco soup!