Monday, February 27, 2012

What to do with white rice and tuna...

I know fish is healthy for you, and I try to feed it to my family, but unfortunately they only like it when it's fried shrimp or sushi.  For just about as many meals as I've made with fish, I've gotten just as many no thank yous.  However, tonight that changed!!!  I got sneaky with my cooking.  My lovely children consumed tuna taquitos tonight quite happily.  They weren't even fried!  I hope you can trick your family into eating this delicious fish meal too :)  Enjoy!


Italian Taquitos
Ingredients:
1 Can Tuna, drained
1 Can Beans, drained (I used Kidney beans)
1/2 Cup Cooked White Rice
1/8 Cup Italian Salad Dressing (I used Ken's Northern Italian)
1/4 Cup Diced Onions
1/3 Cup Diced Green Peppers
1 TBSP Mayonnaise
1 Tsp Dried Basil
1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Heaping Tsp Minced Fresh Garlic
1 and 2/3 Cup Shredded Mexican Cheese
12 to 15 corn tortillas

1. Mix together tuna, beans, white rice, Italian dressing, onions, green peppers, mayo, basil, salt, garlic and 1 Cup of the shredded cheese.
2. Preheat oven to broil- high.  Place oven rack on the second to lowest level.  Spray a large baking sheet liberally with non-stick spray.
3. Wrap 3-5 corn tortillas in a damp pamper towel and microwave for about 45 minutes.  They need to be flexible so you can wrap them easily without the corn tortillas cracking.  Uncover one at a time.  Lay a large spoonful (about 1 and 1/2 to 2 TBSP) of tuna mix on one end and roll.  Lay taquito folded side down on baking sheet.  Continue with the rest of the tortillas, heating up more when needed.  If you have any mix left, push a bit more into the ends of the taquitos.
3. When finished folding, spray taquitos with another liberal spray of non-stick spray.  Broil in the oven for 10 minutes.  After 10 minutes, sprinkle the remaining 2/3 cup of shredded cheese on top.  Turn off the oven and let them sit in there for 5 minutes until cheese is melted.  Serve with a side of salsa.

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