Tacos (Hannah Safe)

These are Tacos I have made from scratch before Hannah even came along.  They are Hannah safe and yummy!  Serve them up with corn tortillas, crunchy shells, or gluten free tortillas.

Filling:
1 lb. ground beef
1 tsp. instant minced onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp corn starch
1/4 tsp crushed dried red pepper
1/4 tsp instant minced garlic
1/8 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/2 cup water

Toppings:
shredded lettuce
Daiya cheddar style shreds, optional
La Victoria Red Taco Sauce (Hannah likes Mild)
Guacamole, optional

crunchy taco shells, oil fried corn tortillas, or warmed gluten free tortillas (Hannah's favorite is crunch shells)

Brown the ground beef over medium-high heat in a skillet.  Strain off excess fat.  Add remaining filling ingredients; stir to combine.  Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 min. to thicken the sauce.

Fill shells or tortillas with taco filling, cheddar style shreds (optional), lettuce, and guacamole (optional).
Enjoy!   Serve with Spanish Rice.  (Sorry no picture of the completed Taco.  Hannah took it away and ate it faster than I could get out the camera to take the picture.  Maybe next time we make them I will get the picture. . .)

Spanish Rice

I like to serve this rice whenever we eat a Mexican or Spanish themed dinner.  It's fast and easy and not too spicy if you use mild.  You can pump up the spice by choosing medium or hot salsa or enchilada sauce.

Makes 2 cups

1 T. olive or canola oil
1 cup long grain white rice
1/2 cup salsa or La Victoria Enchilada Sauce (contains soybean oil)
1/4 cup chopped onion if using Enchilada Sauce
2 cups water or chicken broth

Heat a non-stick 2 quart saucepan over med-high heat.  Add oil, allow to heat a moment.  Add rice and onion, if using; stirring occasionally to brown the rice.  Be careful not to burn the rice. Add the water and salsa or enchilada sauce.  Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low.  Cover and simmer about 18 min.  Rice is done when you see "holes" in the rice when you lift the lid. Fluff with a fork and serve.

(I'll get a picture the next time I make this!)