Pass the Cook Book Club- April

Guacamole is my most favorite thing ever. Okay, I don't love it more than my fellow or my kids, but for reals, it's a close *close* second. I make it once a week, and I anticipate that meal like it's my birthday. Problem is, the kids are getting a little tired of tacos. I know, I too am concerned whose children they are. They may be pod children. Or there was some craziness in the genetic mash-up that caused them to be averse to eating tacos for every meal.

I don't know.

But anyway, I'm always on the lookout for new Mexican/Tex-Mex recipes that will enable my guacamole addiction, and this month's Pass the Cook Book Club had a super winner. The Weeknight Shredded Chicken Taquitos from the Picky Palate Cookbook were ab fab, way easy to make, and a hit with the kids. Plus, they were perfect dipping size for my guac. Loved them.




Weeknight Shredded Chicken Taquitos
Page 84
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
½ cup chopped onion
¼ cup chopped red bell pepper
1 tbs minced garlic
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 10oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies
3 tbs finely chopped cilantro
½ teas kosher salt
½ teas ground cumin
¼ teas freshly ground black pepper
10 10” flour tortillas
1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
Recipe:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or medium pot over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the chicken, tomatoes, cilantro, salt, cumin and pepper and cook, stirring, until hot, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to keep warm.
Add ¼ cup of the chicken filling to the center of each tortilla and top with 2 tbs cheddar cheese. Roll tightly and place seam side down in prepared baking sheet. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until tortillas are crispy.

Pass the Cookbook Club April 2013

1. Peanut Butter and Jelly Baby Lattice Pies  2. GF Chicken Taquito Dip  3. Cilantro Shrimp Quesadillas w/Mango Avocado Salsa  4. Weeknight Shredded Chicken Taquitos  5. Baked Chicken Taquitos  6. Shrimp and Mango Quesadillas  7. BBQ Taquitos  8. Weeknight shredded Chicken Taquitos  9. Grilled Shrimp and Veggie Quesadilla  10. Mini Peanut Butter and Jelly Lattice Pies  11. Baked Chicken Taquitos  12. Chicken Mango Quesadillas  13. Shrimp Mango Qusadillas  14. Shrimp quesadillas w/mango salsa  15. Kate Baker

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