Taco Bowls

Ready for an easy one dish wonder?!

Taco Bowls

Cooking Ingredients:

1/2 pound ground beef/venison/turkey
1/4 cup kernel corn
1/4 cup diced tomatoes with green chilies
1/2 cup black beans
1/4 cup water
1/2 packet taco seasoning

shredded lettuce
corn tortilla chips
shredded cheese for topping (optional)

Cooking Directions:

1. Brown your meat and drain if necessary.

2. Add corn, tomatoes, beans and mix together. Pour in water and sprinkle seasoning all over pan. Stir to combine evenly. Let simmer for 5 minutes over low heat.

3. Dish into individual bowls on top of a bed of lettuce and top with cheese (optional). Forget the fork for this one, use your fingers and eat with chips!

You could easily top with sour cream or guacamole, if it suits your taste buds.

These measurements are the perfect quantity for two servings. With no leftovers, if you have a hungry husband.

Shepherd's Pie

How have I managed to go 25 years and have never eaten shepherd's pie? I wasn't even 100% certain what shepherd's pie was. So I did a little googling and Pinterest searching in an attempt to find the easiest recipe I could.

It's a simple, all in one meal that might just become one of the staples on our supper table.

The original recipe from Kraft can be found here.

Shepherd's Pie

Cooking Ingredients:

4 small potatoes
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 lb ground beef
2 tbsp flour
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 can small peas, drained
1 can sliced carrots, drained
1/2 cup beef broth
2 tbsp ketchup
pinch of shredded cheese

Cooking Directions:

1. Peel potatoes and cut into fourths. Cover with water and boil potatoes and garlic for 20 minutes or until tender.

2. Brown ground beef. Add flour and cook over medium heat for 1 minute. Add vegetables, broth and ketchup and cook for 5 minutes. Spoon into 9 1/2 inch pie dish.

3. Mash potatoes. (I think I make my mashed potatoes differently every time I make them. This time I added in a few tablespoons of greek yogurt and butter). Spoon mashed potatoes on top of the pie dish.

4. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and bake for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden.

5. Feed this to your man and he will be one happy camper.