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These were so easy and perfect for our upcoming camping trip! And as a bonus, the only items to wash were the serving dishes, as we will use plastic silverware while camping.
Instructions:
Buy snack-sized bags of chips (I bought the variety pack and thought we'd only use the Fritos, but my husband thought that using Doritos tasted better!).
Open and roll down the edges of each chip bag. Add any taco ingredients you normally would (we had sour cream, cheese, salsa, lettuce, and olives, plus ground beef with taco seasoning). When taking this as a camping meal, I'd cut up all ingredients prior to leaving, plus brown the meat at home and then warm up over the fire or camp stove. The kids couldn't believe they got to eat chips for dinner!
Verdict: SUCCESS!
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Whenever we go out to eat, I always order a french dip sandwich if it is on the menu -- but I rarely think to make them at home because my favorite part is the au jus, and I don't like to use / make sauces from a package. This homemade au jus was excellent, and super easy to make without pan drippings; to make it into a meal, I just put some roast beef lunchmeat and cheese inside a sourdough roll, wrapped them in tinfoil, and threw them in the oven at 350 degrees while I waited for the au jus to finish.
Ingredients:
Olive oil (enough to saute onions)
1/4 cup red onion, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic, minced (I used jarred)
1/8 cup white wine (I used Pinot Grigio)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2-1/2 cups beef broth
1 teaspoon flour
Instructions:
- Caramelize the onions in the olive oil. Add garlic and cook for 1-2 additional minutes.
- Pour the chilled white wine and Worcestershire sauce into the pan, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add beef broth and bring to a light boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Strain broth, throw out onions / garlic, and return broth to pot.
- Add flour and simmer 5 more minutes.
This made just enough au jus for my husband to have two sandwiches and me to have one. I will double or triple the recipe next time, and freeze the leftovers for easy dinners in the future!
Verdict: SUCCESS!
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My husband and I loved this, but our kids wouldn't try it because of the avocado. We didn't force the issue because that meant we could eat more of it!
Ingredients:
Chicken, cooked and shredded (I threw three frozen chicken breasts into the Crock-Pot with about 1/2 cup of chicken broth. It was done and ready to shred after 3-1/2 hours on high).
One avocado.
A little bit of mayo.
Sliced green onion, to taste.
Cilantro, to taste.
Lime juice, to taste.
Salt & pepper, to taste.
Verdict: success!
