Yummy Chicken Tacos, and Chipotle Pork Carnitas!~

Today was a very productive day thank goodness!! I needed it! And to make it even better, the recipes turned out great!!! Lets start with lunch for today.

Chicken Tacos with Spiced Mayo and Avocado Salsa

For the chicken

However many pieces of chicken you want
zest of a lime
1/4t cumin
1/2t salt
1/4t pepper

Mix these ingredients in a bowl then spread on chicken. Grill it up!! Then dice up!

Spiced Mayo (new favorite YUMM)

1/2c mayo
2T lime juice
1t hot sauce
1/4t cumin
Water

mix all ingredients expect water.  Add the water one teaspoon at a time until it is drizzle-able.

Avocado Salsa

1-2 avocados (depending on how much you want to make, I only used one)
Roma tomato diced (again depends how much you make)
Green Onion
2T lime juice
1T fresh cilantro chopped
1/4t hot sauce
lil bit of olive oil.

Assemble all and enjoy!!! Definitely hit the spot for me today.

 

 

 

 

I got my dinner ready while I was making lunch too! I tried a small piece and it was yummy, but I'm not hungry yet so have not made a full meal of it. 

Chipotle Crock-pot Carnitas

Pork Roast, Butt, Loin ( your choice)
2 cans Rotell tomato's with green chilies
2-4 garlic cloves minced
small onion chopped
1/2t oregano
1/4t ground cloves
2t chipotle pepper
1t cumin
1c beef broth
1t salt
1t pepper
2 pay leafs

Brown your pork in oil on all sides then place in crock pot. Add the rest of the ingredients and cook on low 8-10 hours!!! Piece of Cake!!! I am going to make alil taco out of it but it is very yummy by itself!

 

okay so I had to jump back on here and add and write more after I published this!!! OMG this is sooo good, I was somewhat apprehensive about it but man it has such good flavor and just the right amount of spice!!!!

 

 

 

I also made some chocolate chip cookies. Nothing special to the recipe, I always use butter flavored Crisco and use the recipe that comes with that!!! Refuse to make them without the Crisco!!

 

 

 



Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Cheesecake delishiousness!!!

So today was not my typical Monday since I had to work for a few hours to do a training but still found time to fit in baking and cooking. It really is therapeutic for me to do these things!! Just glad I have people in my life to enjoy my creations or I really would be wasting money and food!!! Sooo lets start with dessert today since it was and is probably my favorite dessert thus far!!! YUMMMM!!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Cheesecake Bars!!!! (or just eat the whole pan)

Brownie batter
3/4c butter
6oz dark chocolate, chopped
1-1/2c sugar
1/2c brown sugar
1-1/2 t vanilla
3 large eggs
1c flour
1 120z pkg reese's pieces minis chopped in 1/4ths (pain in the ass but do it cut in 1/4ths)

Melt the butter with the chopped dark chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds to 1 minute. Careful not to burn.  Add the brown sugar, sugar, vanilla and eggs til mixed well. Add the flour and stir. Fold in 1/2 of the reese's pieces.  Line a 9x13 baking dish with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.  Add the batter.

Cheesecake filling
8oz cream cheese softened
1/4c butter softened
1/2t salt
1/2c sugar
1 egg
1/2t vanilla
1c peanut butter

Mix the cream cheese and butter til fluffy, approximately 2 minutes.  Add the salt, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Beat with mixer another 2 minutes.  Add the peanut butter. Beat with mixer 2 minutes. Spread over top of the batter. Bake 350 for 35-40 minutes (I did 40). Remove from oven and cool completely. Then refrigerate for 1 hour.

After the hour melt 1 bag of semi sweet chocolate chips.  ( I added some heavy cream to them). Spread over time and sprinkle with remainder of Reese's pieces. Refrigerate until set.  OMG this was the hardest part for me to do!!! I had to get out of my house because I kept wanting to cut into it and eat them!!!  You will not be disappointed I promise!!!

Okay so lets get to the boring part! hahaha the chicken dish I made tonight! I wanted something different. I always just grill my chicken or bake it or make one of my favorite momma recipes so wanted to try something new.  This turned out great!!! I had ricotta cheese in my fridge so I went searching for ricotta and chicken recipes and this was not a disappointment!!

Chicken, Mushroom, Bacon Yumminess!!

2cups cooked diced chicken
pasta of your choice
baby portabella mushrooms sliced diced, whatever you want
2-3 pieces of bacon cooked and chopped
3-4 cloves of garlic minced
1 small onion chopped
1c chicken broth
1c half and half
1c ricotta cheese
salt, pepper, Italian seasoning
Parmesan cheese

Cook your bacon in larger skillet. Once cooked remove. Add your onion and garlic to the same skillet and cook until softened. Add the mushrooms and cook until soft. Add your 1/2 and 1/2, chicken bullion, ricotta, salt, pepper, and Italian seasonings. Cook for a few minutes.  Add your pasta, chicken, bacon, and parmesan cheese!! Serve it up!!! Delish!!!!  Everything I was hoping it would be tonight!!