Taco Filling Oamc Food

GROUND BEEF TACO FILLING

Steps:

• Coat a large skillet with spray oil.
• Add ground beef to skillet along with garlic.
• Cook over medium heat until browned - about 10 minutes.
• Add dried onion, chili powder, oregano, cumin, salt, cinnamon and red pepper and stir well.
• Add tomato paste and beef broth.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat, simmering until the liquid is reduced - about 15-20 minutes.
• Serve with your favorite taco toppings.

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!

TACO FILLING

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, jalapeno, chili powder, cumin, and coriander; cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Add beef; cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes; cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has evaporated, 15 to 20 minutes. Season generously with salt.

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.

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.

OAMC BASIC CHICKEN OR TURKEY TACO FILLING

Steps:

• In a pan on medium high heat, coat the bottom of pan with oil and saute onions until they caramelize. Add chicken and spice packet. The mixture will dry out quickly. Add additional oil until heated through. My family prefers this a little dry. Add the chicken broth to moisten to your preferred texture.
• For tacos: heat flour tortillas and spoon 1/4 cup of mixture into each.
• Garnish with sour cream, salsa, lettuce, or your favorite taco additions.
• OAMC: allow mixture to cool and freeze in recloseable bags.
• For Chili or Enchiladas: thaw mixture in refrigerator, heat with 1 14-1/2 oz can of diced tomatoes or 8-oz of tomato sauce and 1 can of kidney beans. Heat through and serve.

CHICKEN BURRITO - OAMC

Steps:

• Dissolve bouillon in water, bring to a boil add instant rice and set aside. If using standard rice, add rice to water mixture, bring to a boil , cover, cook on low for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place olive oil in a large dutch oven, cook the onion until caramelized. Then add garlic, long enough to let the garlic sweat.
• Add the cut up chicken to the onion garlic mixture, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook until chicken is completely cooked.
• Add taco seasoning and water, mix well and simmer for another 3 minutes.
• Add crushed tomatoes.
• (For super spicy add Tabasco sauce to taste).
• Add rice mixture.
• Stir in sour cream.
• Place 1 to 1.5 cup measurements into containers.
• Place 1-2 tortillas in wax paper, presteaming or spraying with no-stick spray helps keep them from drying out too much.
• Fold up the wax paper as tight as you can, I seal it like an envelope and tape it shut with masking tape.
• Place on top of rice/chicken mixture, cover container and freeze.

MEXICAN STUFFED SHELLS (OAMC)

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and drain.
• Add seasoning, water, onion, and 1/2 cup of salsa and 1/4 cup cheese.
• Mix together remaining salsa, tomato sauce,and chili powder.
• Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 12 baking pan.
• Fill each shell with the ground beef mixture and place in pan.
• Pour remaining sauce on top. Sprinkle on the rest of the cheese on top and garnish with green onion. Cover and freeze at this point.
• Defrost overnight and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. (Cook from frozen for 2 hours at 300°F).
• If desired sprinkle additional cheese on top after baking and return to oven for 5 minutes longer or until cheese melts.

CHICKEN TACO FILLING

Steps:

• Mix chicken broth and taco seasoning in a bowl.
• Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker and pour chicken broth mixture over chicken.
• Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
• Shred chicken to serve.

TACO SPAGHETTI (OAMC)

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to pkg directions, drain.
• Meanwhile, cook ground meat and onion until meat is brown, in a dutch oven.
• Drain off fat.
• Stir in water and taco seasoning mix.
• Bring to boiling and reduce heat.
• Simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in cooked pasta, corn, 1 cup of the shredded cheese, salsa and chili peppers Divide mix evenly between 2 lightly greased 2 qt casseroles.
• Package up, lable and freeze up to 3 months.
• To serve remaining casserole, cover and bake in a 350F oven for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Top with lettuce and chopped tomato.
• If desired, pass broken tortilla chips and dairy sour cream as additional toppings.
• To serve the 2nd casserole, thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
• Bake, covered in a 375F oven for 1 hour or until heated through, stirring once about halfway through baking time.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
• Serve with 4 cups shredded lettuce and 1 medum tomato, chopped.