Happy Halloween! This week we are having family taco night with crock pot taco meat, Mexican rice, restaurant-style pinto beans, and easy fresh salsa!
And The Weekend Spread, to help you relax with friends and family, featuring: cocktail party meatballs, Mexican hot chocolate, monster cookies, and breakfast burrito bowls from taco night leftovers!
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Meal Prep & Leftover Tips
Crock Pot Taco Meat: For a lighter option that’s still flavorfull, use ground turkey or chicken. Toss in some diced bell pepper, a drained can of diced tomatoes, corn, or even zucchini for added color, flavor, and nutrition.
Instant Pot Pinto Beans: No Instant Pot? You can make these on the stove top. These beans also freeze well. To reheat, I just toss them straight out of the freezer into a small saucepan, cover with a lid, and heat on low until hot.
Instant Pot Mexican Rice: I always make a double batch and freeze. To reheat from frozen: place in microwave safe bowl with a splash of water, cover with a damp paper towel or a plate, cook on high for 2-3 minutes, stir, and continue to cook for 30 second increments until hot.
5 Minute Fresh Salsa: If you don’t own a food processor, you can still make this salsa. Just mince everything finely with a knife. It’ll take a bit more time, but it still tastes amazing. Or, you can use a blender.
Breakfast Burrito Bowls: Use any leftovers you have from taco night and make breakfast burrito bowls. Add rice, beans, taco meat, and salsa to a bowl and top with some Mexican cheese, sour cream, green onion, avocado, and an egg for a hearty and filling breakfast!
Mexican Hot Chocolate: Try dark chocolate for a more intense cocoa flavor or milk chocolate if you prefer it sweeter. For a vegan option, swap the whole milk with canned coconut milk.
Cocktail Party Meatballs: These would make a great crock pot snack or easy dinner for Halloween night! I like to serve them alongside Hawaiian sweet rolls so you can make little meatball sliders!
Monster Cookies: This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. Sometimes, I store half of the scooped dough in the freezer to pop it into the oven one at a time as I want it.
The Weekend Spread
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