Green Chili Chicken Tacos AND 10-Minute Steak and Potatoes Dinner

Chicken Tacos from Ladies' Home Journal

2 T olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 gloves garlic, minced
2 4-oz cans chopped green chiles, rinsed
2 T flour
3 C (1 lb) chopped or shredded cooked chicken
1 C chicken broth
1 T fresh lime juice
1 tsp. ground cumin
3/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. chili powder

In a large pot, heat oil over medium high and add onion and garlic.  Cook, stirring occasionally until onions are soft and translucent, about 6 min.

Stir in chiles and flour.  Add chicken, broth, lime juice, cumin, salt and chili powder; stir well.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 6 min.  Serve or store, refrigerated, up to 2 days.

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Notes:  I used low sodium chicken broth.  I also used canned chicken from Costco.

Verdict:  Everyone ate it.  I don't think anyone LOVED it though.  It was good... just not amazing.  I served it in warm flour tortillas, with rice.  Maybe I should have done something fancier with the rice... like cilantro???  Not sure.  I'll probably make this again for a Mexican food buffet.


10-Minute Steak and Potatoes Dinner
from Woman's Day Magazine

1/2 tsp each pepper, garlic powder, dried thyme and salt, mixed well
1 lb. skirt steak
oil
1 1/3 C milk
2 2/3 C frozen mashed potatoes
1/2 C shredded Cheddar cheese

Rub the seasoning mixture on the steak.  Heat a little oil in a large nonstick skillet.  Add the steak and cook two minutes on each side for medium rare.  Meanwhile, make Cheddar Mashed Potatoes by heating milk in a medium saucepan and adding frozen mashed potatoes.  Cook, stirring a few times, until hot.  Remove from heat and stir in cheese.  Thinly slice the steak against the grain.

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Notes:  I doubled this.

Verdict:  I can see no value to cooking this inside when we have a perfectly good grill outside.  :-)  We will make this seasoning mixture again, but will grill the steaks outside!  The potatoes were yummy... my kids love mashed potatoes and enjoy mix-ins to change things up a bit.

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Postscript:  I am not giving either of these recipes a 5-star.  They were good, and I might repeat them... but they were not amazing!