Tex Mex Chicken Tacos With Chili Onion Rings Food

EASY TEX-MEX CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add rice and 1/4 cup olive oil. Bring liquid back to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and simmer until rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken and taco seasoning mix until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix rice, black beans, Mexican cheese blend, olives, and jalapeno pepper into chicken; cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Heat a separate skillet over medium-high heat; warm tortillas in skillet until pliable, 1 to 2 minutes per tortilla.
• Fill each tortilla with about 1/2 cup chicken-rice mixture, folding tortilla over filling.
• Heat bacon grease in a skillet over medium heat; fry the filled tortillas until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

EASY TEX-MEX CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• In a deep skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the garlic, onion, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper and turmeric. Cook, stirring often, until the onion is soft and the spices are toasted, about 3 minutes.
• Pour in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and green chiles, chicken and both bags of rice. Stir together and cook until the rice is heated through and beginning to absorb some of the liquid, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat to low and sprinkle the pepper jack over the top. Cover with a lid and allow the cheese to melt completely, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Sprinkle over the cilantro and serve.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN FAJITAS WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• For the Tex-Mex chili rub: Mix together the paprika, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, chipotle chile powder, garlic powder and 1 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Toss the chicken in a container with the olive oil and lime juice, then rub with the spice mixture. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours before cooking.
• For the peppers and onions: Heat a cast-iron pan over medium-high heat until hot. Toss the peppers and onions in a bowl with the olive oil, lime juice and 1 teaspoon salt. Add the pepper-onion mixture to the hot pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and the edges are charred, 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside.
• Prepare a grill for medium-high heat and brush the grill grates with oil.
• Grill the chicken breasts until marked and cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board and thinly slice.
• Serve with the warm tortillas and toppings.

TEX-MEX CHILI

Steps:

• Saute onions and garlic in oil.
• Add ground beef and brown. Drain.
• Add taco seasoning and cumin. Mix well.
• Add remaining ingredients, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook 20-30 minutes.
• Serve hot with garnishes of your choice.
• NOTE: For FRITO PIE serve over a bed of fritos and topped with grated cheddar.

TEX-MEX CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown beef in oil in batches. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. , Stir in the beans, tomato sauce, tomatoes, water, tomato paste, salsa verde and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender. Garnish each serving with toppings as desired. Freeze option: Before adding toppings, cool chili. Freeze chili in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Garnish with toppings as desired.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN TACOS WITH CHILI ONION RINGS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, toss chicken with marinade, 1/2 t of the chili powder, salt and pepper.
• In medium bowl, mix mexicorn, salsa verde, onion, cilantro, and lime juice; tossing to combine.
• Prepare an outdoor grill or heat a stovetop grill pan over medium heat.
• Cook chicken 3-4 minutes per side until cooked through.
• Remove from grill.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet over medium heat, toss onion rings with the remaining 1/4 t chili powder, heat, stirring, until warm, about 3 minutes.
• Cut chicken into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Fill each taco shell with chicken, dividing evenly.
• Top each with 2 T of the corn mixture and 2 T of the onion ring mixture.
• Garnish with lettuce.