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Remember when I talked about that dinner ditch? The one I drove my family right into over the summer?
It had a lot of pizza in it. And pasta.
But thanks to the good folks at Old El Paso, we’ve been given some inspiration (and a lift out of our dinner ditch). I was sent a Fajita Dinner kit, and so last night, I made fajitas. A huge batch of them.
Because I knew that tonight I would be making quesadillas with the leftovers. It’s a simple, quick and oh-so-delicious meal.
And I know that this meal has chicken in it. Like I said, guys, old habits die hard. I like chicken. It’s just so… good! But our next meal will be chicken-free. I promise (for Mr. Suburble’s sake).
- Chicken, onion and bell peppers, sauteed together with Old El Paso Fajita Seasoning (your leftovers from the night befrore) - chopped
- Tortilla shells (from Fajita Dinner Kit)
- 1 tsp olive oil (or olive oil mister)
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Chopped Cilantro
- Fajita Sauce (from Fajita Dinner Kit)
- 1 pkg Taco Seasoning
- 1 cup sour cream
- Mix 2 tsps Taco seasoning with 1 cup sour cream - put aside
- Heat up large skillet/fry pan
- Lightly spray/coat one side of two tortillas with olive oil
- Spoon "leftovers" onto tortilla and cover with shredded cheese and cilantro
- Cover with other tortilla; oiled side facing out
- Place in hot pan; flip tortilla once browned
- When cheese is melted and tortilla is browned, plate quesadilla
- Sprinkle chopped cilantro on quesadilla.
- Serve with taco dip and fajita sauce.
- If you didn't have fajitas the night before, you can either make the quesadilla filling with fresh chicken, or with precooked/rotisserie chicken quickly sauteed with fajita seasoning and a 1/4 cup of water! (The latter is a time-saver!)
I use an olive oil mister (so awesome – definitely get one, if you don’t have one already) to spray one side of the tortillas.
Pile the toppings onto one tortilla – don’t forget the cilantro! – and then top with the other tortilla, oiled side facing out. Place the tortillas in a hot pan until they are lightly browned and the cheese has melted.
Plate the quesadilla, sprinkle it with chopped cilantro, and serve alongside your taco dip and fajita sauce (found in the Fajita Dinner kit). The taco dip is created by mixing 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning with a cup of sour cream. It is a delicious accompaniment to quesadillas (or tacos, fajitas, or anything for that matter).
I am a huge fan of cilantro. It adds such a fresh flavour to everything. It completely changes the taste of the previous-night’s fajita fillings. Trust me (and try it)!
I may have gotten a bit impatient during the picture-taking part of this blog post. My willpower finally buckled and I wolfed this down so fast that I ended up getting a teensy little stomach ache. It’s honestly THAT good.
And both Lila and Lucy looked at me as I groaned. “Mommy… you ate that TOO fast!”
And speaking of good things, I have something fantastic to offer you fabulous readers!
A GIVEAWAY!
(sorry friends, only Canadians are eligible for this one)
Enter using the Rafflecopter below! And good luck, gang!
Giveaway will run from September 20th until midnight on September 30th, 2013. Canadian residents only.
Entrants may enter the Old El Paso giveaway on multiple blogs, but can only win once. Void where prohibited.
126 comments
Bronwyn MayB
Love this idea. Though, I end up having to try and make it GF for me and regular for The Guy!
Tara
Yeah, that gluten sometimes gets in the way, doesn’t it? Do you often make two varieties of things for supper (i.e. your version and The Guy’s version?) or do you mainly stay GF for meal planning?
Bronwyn MayB
It can be a big pain. Sometimes I make two things (like pasta) but for the most part we just eat things that I don’t have to worry about!
Tara
Good for you. It would be touch to switch to GF… but if one of us ever ends up with an intolerance, I think we’d have to swtich the whole family’s diet.
Mara
I love almost all Mexican food. My favorite has to be enchiladas with tomatillo green salsa or baked camerones
Tara
Oooh… Mara, I don’t know what a camerone is!?!? Should I make a point of trying it?
mara
Camarones are spanish for shrimps. In mexican food they’re baked with tomato sauce and cheese. YUM.
Shauna @ Satori Design for Living
Love quesadillas, especially different combinations than your typical.
Tara
I’d love to hear of some of your combinations. I’m always looking to jazz up our dinners!
melissa
we love taco`s and fajitas here!!
Tara
Well then this gift pack would be great in your home! Good luck, and thanks for entering, Melissa! 🙂
Dreena
I love all kinds of Mexican food! My favourite is a quesadilla with lot of guacamole on the side.
Thanks.
Tara
YES to the guacamole! I would put it on everything if I could!
Marilyn
Burritos!
Tara
Oooh… burritos are good. Do you put rice on yours?
Marilyn
Actually, I LOVE anything with fresh cilantro! MMMMM
Tara
Marilyn – me too! I wonder if there would be a way to incorporate cilantro into a dessert?!?! I’m already putting it on every main dish known to man! 😉
Rosa @ FLUTTER FLUTTER
Guacamole and black bean soup are my faves, but pretty much any Mexican food is a hit at my house if it can be made gluten free! 🙂
Tara
Yum to the black bean soup, Rosa. I’m going to have to put that on my to-make list. I LOVE black beans.
How do you GF your Mexican food? Are there corn-only tortillas? (‘scuse the ignorance; I’m really curious!)
Rosa @ FLUTTER FLUTTER
Yes, corn flour soft or hard tacos are our saving grace when it comes to Mexican food.
Tara
That’s great to know! We have some friends with dietary restrictions, and Mexican is a good safe dish to make (especially when you can buy the corn-based products). Thanks for the tips, Rosa!
Dani @ lifeovereasy
Those look delicious – love quesadillas!
Tara
Oh, me too, Dani! They’re a regular lunch meal around this house as well as dinner! 🙂
Elizabeth L
I love Fajitas!
Tara
Oooh… me too! If you win, you’ll be having a couple fabulous fajita meals! 🙂
Rhonda Morrison
Favourite Mexican dish? Burritos!
Tara
Burritos are SO yummy. Are you a guac, sour cream or salsa girl when it comes to dipping?
Rhonda Morrison
Definitely sour cream.
Tara
We can definitely lunch together then! 🙂
Laurie @ Vin’yet Etc.
Not one word of a lie, I am obsessed with quesadillas, that’s my go to when ever I am not sure of a restaurant! It’s a whole family joke actually, they think I’m on a quest to find the best quesadilla ever made, I order it so much! I kind of am on that quest… Thanks for the contest!
Tara
Laurie – that’s too funny! My sister-in-law is a big quesadilla-in-restaurants fan as well! I love how quick and easy they are for weeknight dinners (and TASTY!). What are you favourite “fillings” in your quesadillas? I’d love to know how close you are to the perfect combo!
La Cuisine d’Helene
Looks so yum, we love Mexican food. Don’t enter me in the contest because I am running it on my blog 🙂 Good luck to all!
Tara
Yes, and your chicken fajitas looked divine! Mexican food is such a nice weeknight meal, isn’t it!?!?
Kathryn
I love enchiladas!
Tara
We don’t have enchiladas around here nearly enough! Thanks for the inspiration, Kathryn!
Inspire Me Heather
I love all kinda of Mexican dishes – yum, yum!! Your recipe looks great too, thanks Tara!
Tara
Oh, thank you, Heather! Yes, isn’t Mexican a fun way to break up the weeknight dinners. They’re so fresh!
amy @ one artsy mama
We LOVE cilantro…even LC will eat it!
Tara
You said it, Amy. Cilantro is just sooooo good. I’m trying to come up with more recipes that could use some cilantro-love. It’s just so fresh and tasty!
Adrianne
We do the same thing – fajitas then quesadillas! Yummy!!
Tara
Great minds think alike! 🙂
Karen C Hill
Chicken quesadillas are a fave here
valerie delaney
I love Taco’s 🙂
Bailey Dexter
I love baked taco pie!
ameirah t
quesadillas for sure but sometimes different styles pizza or sausage with veggies,
Heather H
Wish my kids loved quesadillas as much as me but then again MORE for me!
Adrienne Haggith
My favourite dish is quesadillas, so simple and satisfying.
Amanda MF
fajitas and burritos
Lorena H
Quesadillas and tacos
Deb H
Love fajitas!
shon szezendor
we love tacos and burritos
jeff cook
soft tacos
Pen
Soft taco fajitas quesadillas 🙂
kathy downey
taco`s
amanda p
I enjoy the hard taco’s, but my hubby’s fav is the soft.
Christy Martin
Chicken burritos with salsa verde and/or chocolate mole sauce.
michelle tremblett
We love tacos and fajitas 🙂
samantha h
i love love love tacos and this post made me hungry
Lori Jackson
chicken fahitas with extra sour cream n guac !
Andrea Amy
I love enchiladas and fajitas
Judy C (Cowan)
I love tacos using the hard shells 🙂
natasha severson
i love taco’s with soft shells for sure!! dont forget the dirty rice!!!
anna key
I love fajitas!
Ann Freele
My favourite is a quesadilla with chicken and sour cream
shannon
fajitas are my favorite
Sylvia Mollison
Love, love, love nachos!
Melanie
Looks so yummy!
Nicole
Taco’s are my favourite!
Anna Johnson
nachos and most anything!
Wanda Tracey
I love enchiladas and tacos.It,s a hard question to answer because I love Mexican food.
Heather
Tacos at home! We just started putting a soft taco with refried beans on the outside of a loaded hard taco. oh it’s good!
Lori JB
We love chicken quesadillas
Brooke
My favorite mexican dish would be… a burrito or enchilada. YUMM
Jennifer P.
Tacos! That’s what we had for dinner tonight actually!
Mel
Yum! Do you know I have broken four of those mister thingies then I used a spray bottle worked great 🙂
Jo-Anne Pfoh
anything with guacamole in it but soft taco for sure
Erika E
My favourite is quesadillas.
Maggie Cheung
I eat quesadillas with my hands!
Maggie Cheung
Fish tacos are my favourite!
Amy
I love my quesadillas and any Mexican food actually.
Katrina Brady
I love soft tacos
Terri
I love mexican food, but my favourite is Quesadialls
Nolie
Tacos are the favourite in this house.
barbara@hodge:podge
My favourite Mexican dish is fish tacos!
Tess
Shrimp Quesadillas rate at the top of my list!!! 🙂
Belinda McNabb
I enjoy chicken fajitas
Brenda Penton
I like Burritos
Lubna S
Guacamole for sure! And Tacos with Guac as a mandatory fixin’
Michelle B
I love spicy chicken fajitas!
maria
Chicken Fajitas
Kristi Renout
Tacos!
Laura
Anything wrapped in a corn tortilla. I’m gluten free.
Darwin
I love taquitos.
amylovell
fave mexican dish would be tacos, with a side taco salad
Anne@DesignDreams
TACO TACO TACO! But I have to have both the soft and hard shells when I make mine.
Thanks for the chances to win xox
paula schuck
I actually love fajotas the most. inkscrblr@rogrs.com
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Heidi C.
I love nachos! Thx for the giveaway!
Amy of while wearing heels
Wow. That looks great. And, I’ve never heard of an olive oil mister. I want one 🙂
kathryn
I like beef burritos
Lindsay Faber
All of the above yum!
Kelly @ A Swell Place to Dwell
I love refried beans….could eat them every day.
nicolthepickle
I really like Spanish rice.
Deanna T. (@MapleLeafMommy)
Chorizo con queso. (It’s like flaming cheese with spicy sausage in, so yummy!)
Glogirl
I love tacos!
angela m
tacos
tessa b
quesadillas!
Tina L.
My favourite Mexican dish would be beef burritos.
Jonnie
Tacos!
Josh S
I really enjoy tacos.
SueSueper Sue
I like Fajitas by far!
rachel w
I really like enchiladas.
Kadie
Looks AWESOME!! I have to say I’m a little bummed that this is only open to Canada. 🙁 But at least I can try out the recipe. 😉
Angela Mitchell
My favourite Mexican dish is black bean burritos with sour cream, cheese, cabbage, cilantro, tomato, onion ,and green pepper topped with melted cheese and chipolte sauce.
Doris Calvert
I love enchilada’s or soft taco’s
tasha may
Tacos by FAR is my fave Mexican dish =)
Tammy Dalley
Tacos yumm
elaing8
I love hard tacos
Julie Bolduc
Chicken fajitas
Karla Sceviour
Tacos is a BIG fav in our house!
Sydney D
I love quesadillas actually.
Lisa Smith
I love enchiladas!
loriag
Fajitas is my fav dish.
Kristen
My favorite are enchiladas.
Dianne G.
Fajitas are our favorite Mexican food topped with lots of guacamole.
Andrew P
Favourite Mexican dish? Quesadillas!