THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 11
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015
Local & Entertainment
Chicken burritos!
llas along with
the rest of the
ingredients. Roll
and enjoy.
Of course all
of the ingredients
in the Chicken
Burrito recipe
can be home-
made from
scratch, yes all of
them, or grown
at home in your
garden instead
Homemade Goodness
of paying the
By Eileen Driver
high prices in the
store.
Cinco de Mayo is com-
Since I don’t have room
ing up and even though it
is not an American holiday in this column to give you
all the recipes today we
I will take any excuse to
fi x a special meal and since will start you off on the
journey to healthier less
I really like Mexican food
expensive Mexican food
this holiday will work for
meals with making your
me.
own taco seasoning mix.
One of my favorite
Mexican dishes is Chicken It’s really very simple and
leaves out all the stuff we
Burritos. It is also the din-
don’t want in there and
ner most requested by my
gives us all the fl avor we
children when they come
crave.
for a visit. My youngest
Make up a single batch
daughter told me that she
has made them at her home or a large bottle to keep on
hand.
but that they just don’t
Taco Seasoning Mix
taste as good as mine.
prep time: 5 minutes
They don’t know that
2 tablespoons chili
I have a secret ingredient
powder
that I haven’t shared with
2 teaspoons cornstarch
them ( it keeps them com-
2 teaspoons oregano
ing back for more). But
1 ½ teaspoons onion
since they live in Seattle,
powder 1 teaspoon paprika
Washington, and don’t
1 teaspoon cumin
get this newspaper, I will
½ teaspoon garlic pow-
share my secret with you.
der
Chicken Burritos
½ teaspoon salt
6 chicken breasts or
¼ teaspoon pepper
whole chicken boiled and
½ teaspoon cayenne pep-
shredded or cooked in a
per of red pepper fl akes.
crockpot ( love my crock-
(Can omit this one if you
pot) the day before eating
like it milder.)
2 taco seasoning packets
Combine all seasonings
12 large tortillas refried
in
a jar and shake until
beans spanish rice tomato,
well mixed. Use 2 rounded
chopped or salsa or both
tablespoons and ½ cup of
black olives, sliced
water for each pound of
sour cream shredded let-
meat. This is light on the
tuce shredded cheese ( can
be cheddar, jack, or a blend salt so you can add to your
taste.
of both)
This seasoning mix can
In a large skillet place
shredded chicken, taco sea- be used for ground beef,
soning packets and ( here’s chicken, pork, seafood
or fi sh tacos. Just use the
the secret) 1 cup chicken
same broth as your meat as
broth reserved from cook-
a substitute for the water
ing the chicken. (Using
for awesome fl avor. Your
chicken broth instead of
water adds a huge depth of imagination is the only
limit to what you can put
fl avor).
Cook all together on me- in your tacos or burritos.
I prefer whole wheat
dium to medium high heat
bread so why not whole
until sauce is thickened.
wheat tortillas with my
Pile on to warmed torti-
The
Mexican food. They are
really easy to make and so
much fresher and better
tasting than the commer-
cial made tortillas. And
they can be used as wraps
for sandwiches, in quesa-
dillas, enchiladas, burritos
and a lot more.
Whole Wheat Tortillas
Makes 12 large tortillas
1 ½ cups all purpose fl our
1 ½ cups whole wheat
fl our
¼ teaspoon baking
powder
1 cup warm water (110
degrees) 2 teaspoons veg-
etable oil
¼ teaspoon salt
In a large bowl combine
fl ours, salt and baking
powder, mixing well,
add in oil and water until
dough forms.
Turn the dough on to a
lightly fl oured board and
knead until smooth. (You
can also put all the ingredi-
ents into a stand mixer and
let the mixer do the work)
Divide dough into 12
balls and press with a torti-
lla press. If you don’t have
a tortilla press simply roll
out each ball on a lightly
fl oured board, into a thin
circle.
Drop onto a very hot
ungreased griddle. Cook
until brown spots appear
on one side. Turn and cook
other side. Eat!
These recipes ought to
get you started on really
good fresh tasting Mexican
food that will not break
the budget and will really
satisfy the taste buds.
If you want to try some
other homemade goodness
Mexican food you can join
me at 11:00 a.m. on Satur-
day, May 2 at the Chamber
of Commerce Cinco de
Mayo Lunch and May
Auction held in Lion’s
Park in Huntington.
I will be cooking and
serving Beef Enchiladas,
Chicken Quesadillas, Re-
fried Beans, Spanish Rice,
Green Salad and Iced tea
or lemonade for only $6.00
a plate.
I hope you enjoy these
recipes and I will look for-
ward to seeing you at the
Cinco de Mayo Lunch.
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