Spicy Chicken Soft Tacos

This takes about 20 minutes from start to finish.

• 2 Chicken breasts cut into strips
  
• 1 pkg taco seasoning
• 1/2 an onion cut into strips
• 1 Tbsp butter
  
• 1 Tbsp olive oil

To prepare meat filling, put butter into saute pan to melt, add oil once melted. Add onion strips and cook until almost done. Make sure they are still a little crispy, if cooked too long they almost disappear. Once onion are about done, add the chicken strips. Cook until almost done. Add taco seasoning and follow directions on the package.

While the chicken is cooking, prepare your toppings. I like to do fresh, diced jalapeno, spinach, salsa, cheese, tomatoes, and avocado.

Serve and enjoy!

Shrimp Marinade

This is so easy and sooo good!

Like I've said before, I don't really measure so....

I used 5lbs of shrimp but we were having a party so.

• Shrimp, peeled. (I leave the tails on for presentation)
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• Fresh squeezed lime juice (I used 8 but I also had tons of shrimp)
• Cilantro, chopped

Put shrimp and other ingredients into a tupperware container. Let it sit in the fridge for a couple hours. Take them out, put them on skewers and grill.

I made some avocado ranch to dip them in. It really depends on how much you want to make.

• 1 avocado smooshed with a fork. Leave a little chunky
• Ranch dressing (whichever you prefer)

Combine avocado and ranch dressing. I wanted mine a little more soupy for dipping so I added more ranch. So good. This dip is also great with tortillas.

Eggplant Patties

I've found that eggplant can be a great substitute for meat and I found this recipe somewhere online and tweaked it a bit. It's so good!

• 1 peeled and cubed eggplant
• 1 1/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1 cup shredded cheddar
• 2 eggs slightly beaten
• 1 Tbsp parsley
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Boil the cubed eggplant about 5 minutes, drain and mash.
Stir in the bread crumbs, cheese, eggs, parsley, garlic and s & p.
Heat oil over medium heat and shape mixture into patties.
Cook patties in oil until golden brown.

You can also use this same recipe to make *meat*balls for pasta. Instead of frying them in a pan put them in the oven at about 300 degrees coated lightly in olive oil.

My kids LOVE this recipe as patties and with pasta. A good way to get a weird veggie down their gullets!