Category: <span>Mexican Food</span>

Cheesy Beef and Black Bean Burritos

Even though I am almost 100% Italian, I love making Mexican dishes. Especially Tacos, Burritos, Enchiladas, Quesidillas and Chili! We probably make a Mexican dish at least once a week. This week was one of my favorites, Cheesy Beef and Black Bean Burritos. These are so easy to make and so good. This recipe uses my homemade taco seasoning. I make it ahead of time in bulk. You will only use 3 tablespoons for this recipe. Start off by sautéing 1 small onion in a little olive oil. Cook for about 5 minutes then add 1 pound of ground beef. Cook through breaking it up as it cooks. Drain the ground beef once it's all cooked. Add 3 tablespoons of my homemade taco seasoning and 2/3 cup of water...

Homemade Taco Seasoning

My family LOVES tacos. There are some months when we have tacos once a week! It's an affordable meal that we can customize to whatever we have on hand. Which we usually have most of what we need on hand as sour cream, shredded cheese, and soft taco shells are a staple in my house. Several years ago I started making my own taco seasoning as well for a few reasons. The most important one being is it was much fresher than the prepackaged brand and I knew what the ingredients were! But also because of the cost of it and taste. I could make several servings of taco seasoning for the cost of one pre-made packet! If you are making tacos a lot, then the savings add up pretty quickly! And...