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.
We love to order Chinese! This Friday, Andy had a guys' night out, so my friend Leigh Anne and her daughter came over to hang with me and my kiddos. We had a smasing time catching up and our children played nicely the whole night! We ordered Chinese delivery for dinner. I have found that when I order Chinese, I am always really hungry, so I order around two times as much as we really need. This incidence was no exception. We had enough Chinese for 2 meals plus some. This is great news for What's for Leftovers readers. Leftover Chinese, warmed up is adequate at best, but leftover Chinese re-worked is like a whole new, delicious meal. My family loves it everytime! This is a loosey goosey recipe as my mother would say. Meaning, everybody's leftover Chinese will be a little bit different, as will be your quantities, but if you follow the general guidelines, it will turn out great every time!
Chinese Take-Out Fried Rice
Ingredients:
*Olive Oil
*Frozen Vegetables- Use 1/2 of a Bag to a Full Bag of Peas or Peas and Carrots
*1/2 Yellow Onion
*Meat- I had 1 and 1/2 Cups of 2 different kinds of Chicken
*Rice- I had 3 Cups of Fried. It doesn't matter if it's Fried or White
*Any juices left at the bottom of your take-out boxes
*1/2 Cup Apple Juice
*1/8 Cup BBQ Sauce
*3 Packets Soy Sauce
*3 Packets Sweet n' Sour Sauce
* 1 Jumbo Egg or 2 Medium Eggs
1. Pour a thin layer of oil in a large frying pan. Chop up Onion and Meat into bite-sized pieces.
2. Heat oil. When oil is hot, put onion and frozen veggies in frying pan.
3. After 5 minutes, add meat, rice, juice left on the bottom of container and apple juice. If you do not have any juice left on the bottom of the containers, add 1 cup of apple juice instead of 1/2 cup. It's important for your rice to stay moist so it won't burn on the bottom of your frying pan.
4. Add BBQ Sauce, Soy Sauce, and Sweet n' Sour Sauce. Mix all together. Continue Cooking until everything is hot and onions are cooked. Make sure your rice stays moist. If is starts to dry out, add a little bit more apple juice or honey.
5. After everything is cooked, make a well in the middle of your pan. Crack your eggs into the well and scramble them. Cook them completely, then mix in with your rice. Enjoy, Chinese- part 2 with your family. They'll never even know it's leftover!
