Chilli

You will need:

• 1lb hamburger 
• 1lb hot Italian sausage
• White onion
• 1 can white beans
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1 can diced green chilies 
• 1 can refried beans
• 2 cans diced tomatoes 

Prep:

• Chop onions in thick chunks. 
• Brown hamburger and sausage with the onions. Don't drain the fat. 
• Add white beans, kidney beans, chillies and tomatoes to pot. Do not drain. 
• Add 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 2 tablespoons chili powder and salt. 
• Bring to a boil, then add refried beans and make sure it all mixes in. You may have to squish chunks on the side of the pot to break them up. 
• Simmer another 20-30 minutes. Add salt or cayenne pepper if desired. 

Pesto Chicken Fettuccine

You will need:

• 1 chicken breast
• Fettuccine noodles
• 2 packets of pesto sauce

Prep:

• Cube chicken breast and cook in a pan with just enough water to cover the bottom of the pan. 
• Prepare pesto sauce according to the packet
• Boil noodles
• Mix all ingredients

Ghetto Goulash

You will need:

• 1 lb hamburger 
• 1 box Kraft macaroni and cheese (Thick and creamy is the best)
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 can diced green chillies
• White onion
• Milk

Prep:

• Boil noodles and set aside for later
• Brown hamburger with chopped onion
• Add tomatoes and chilies to meat and onions. Heat for about 5 minutes on low. 
• Add 3/4 of the noodles to the mix. Add cheese packets and small amounts of milk until you reach desired consistency. Cover and heat another 5 minutes until hot. 

Chicken Enchilada Bake/Green Chili Enchilada Bake

You will need:

• 2 chicken breasts
• Cheese
• Tortillas
• See Chicken Enchilada post for enchilada sauce recipe

Prep:

1. Prepare enchilada sauce
2. Boil chicken breasts, drain and chop chicken
3. Place a small amount of sauce on the bottom of the baking pan to avoid burning the bottom of the tortilla. 
4. Layer a tortilla (you may have to cut tortillas into a square shape to fit into pan) cover tortilla with chicken, cheese, and sauce. Do that once more, then top that layer with a tortilla, sauce and cheese. (3 tortillas total. 2 layers of chicken)
5. Tent with tinfoil and bake at 400 for 40 minutes. Take tinfoil off at 30 minutes. When you see the sides bubbling, it's done!

This recipe can also be prepared with a green chili enchilada sauce that you can buy in a can at the store instead of the red enchilada sauce. 

California Open Omelet

You will need:

• Burrito size tortilla
• 1 can Black beans
• 3 eggs
• Shredded mexican blend Cheese
• 1/4 cup Red onions chopped
• 1/2 Avocado, sliced
• fresh cilantro, chopped

Prep:

1. Heat black beans and mash to make a paste (like refried beans)
2. Fry eggs in a pan sunny side up. I did it in a pan to make it circular and fit on the tortilla, but you don't have to ;)
3. Dice red onion and slice avocado
4. Spread black beans on tortilla, top with eggs, cheese and heat in the microwave about 1 minute or until cheese has melted. 
5. Top with red onion, avocado, and sprinkle with fresh cilantro. 

Mexican Pasta Bake

You will need:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 8oz can tomato sauce (or mix 1 1/2 cup water and 1 can tomato paste)
• White onion
• 1 can diced green chilies 
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 3 tablespoons cayenne pepper
• Salt
• 1 can fire roasted or plain diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cup pace picante medium salsa
• Penne pasta

Prep:

1. Cook pasta and drain. 
2. Chop white onion and cook with ground beef, and drain. 
3. Add chili powder, cayenne, salt, undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, salsa and chilies. 
4. Cook about 10 minutes. 
5. Toss pasta and sauce. I usually don't use all the pasta. Add half of the pasta, mix, and continue adding more pasta only to the point where there is still a lot of sauce. It will dry out in the oven if you don't have enough sauce to cook it in. 
6. Spoon into a baking dish and cover with tinfoil. 
7. Bake in the oven 20-25 minutes until heated throughout. If it gets too dry while baking, add more salsa. 

Chipotle Cream Sauce

You will need:

• 1/3 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 ground cumin
• 1/4 cup chicken broth 
• 2 tablespoons chipotle peppers with adobo sauce
• 1 cup whipping cream

Sauce:
Sweat the onions and garlic in the butter and cumin. 

Liquefy onions, garlic and cumin mixture from pan, chicken broth and 2 large chipotle peppers (or 2 1/2 peppers for a hotter sauce) in a blender. 

Put purée back into pan and add cream. Stir over medium heat while sauce thickens. Add cayenne for more heat if desired. 

Serving suggestions:
Cook some whole shrimp and veggies like zucchini, onion strips, and mushrooms in a wok. Boil egg noodles or penne pasta and mix everything together.