Hanz's Tasty Fajitas

I have to brag about my fantastic Mr., he made the most delicious chicken fajitas I've ever tasted (take THAT overpriced restaurants!)! It was all on the fly and he doesn't really use measurements, but these are pretty good estimations. He recommends adding mushrooms, if you like them (I don't), while cooking the bell pepper, tomato, and onion. We decided to save the leftover goodness from the pan and freeze it for later. Enjoy this delicious meal that doesn't require heating up a grill!

3 chicken breasts – strips ½ in thick and then in half the length

Rub:

1 ½ tbsp - Salt

1 tsp  - Taco Seasoning

Dash - Cumin

1 tsp - Lemon pepper

1 tsp - Garlic powder

1 tsp - Mustard seed powder

1 tsp - Sage

2 tbsp – Dried minced onion

Melt together for sauce:

2 tbsp Butter

1 clove garlic

Juice from ½ lemon + zest

2 small tomatoes – rough chop

1 bell pepper - chopped

½-1/3 sweet yellow onion – chopped

4 tbsp Butter

Monterrey Jack cheese – shredded

Tortillas

Bake at 300 for 45 minutes

Combine spices to make rub, crush together using mortar & pestle. Lightly sprinkle rub onto chicken first, then mix together. On low, melt butter in small pan, add in minced garlic, lemon juice and zest. Pour butter mixture into leftover rub to make a thick sauce. Dip each piece of chicken into rub sauce, add in some additional butter if needed towards the end. Place into baking dish and top with about 1 tbsp of thinly sliced butter (randomly placed all over). In a pan heat up additional butter, throw in veggies and sauté for 5-7 minutes. Strain veggies with slotted spoon and put on top of chicken. Cover and bake.

When cooked take out of oven, add in a little cheese, put into warm tortilla, and eat. Repeat.

-The Mrs.

Chicken Avocado Enchiladas

Ok, so we put the most recent challenge on hold, but will each be making meatloaf soon! Thanks for voting, we're looking forward to sharing some creative recipes with you!

Since we aren't posting any meatloaf recipes yet, I decided to share one of my new favorite recipes. I do a lot of research in my spare time and was able to combine a few different recipe ideas for Chicken Enchiladas and Avocado Enchiladas into one delicious meal! The recipe is below...I WISH we'd thought to take a picture, as they were gooey and so yummy! Serve with refried beans, Spanish rice, or even a salad!

~1lb chicken breast (cut into small cubes)
Salt, Pepper, Cumin
1/2 cup bell pepper, diced (I used green)
1/2 cup onion, diced (I used sweet yellow onion)
6oz Cream Cheese
Salsa (any kind will work)
2 Avocados, cubed
Flour tortillas (although you could use corn)
Monterrey Jack cheese

Put some oil (veggie, olive, whatever you have around) in a pan to warm up. Season chicken with salt, pepper, and cumin, then throw into the pan until cooked on all sides. Throw in bell pepper & onion and saute. Add in 1/2-3/4 cup of salsa (start smaller and add in to your preference) and the cream cheese. Stir until cheese has melted and the sauce is creamy.

In a baking dish, put a thin layer of salsa down so the tortillas don't stick (or you could use cooking spray)

To assemble:
Lay out a tortilla, put down a row of avocado slices, top with a little Monterrey jack cheese, then add some of the chicken & sauce mixture. Roll up and place seam down in a baking dish. Repeat until you're out of goodies. Top enchiladas with more salsa and cheese. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes (until the cheese begins to brown and you can see the sauce bubbling out the sides of the enchiladas.
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Tonight we're heating up a favorite: Zucchini Lasagna! I came up with this recipe when Hanz and I were in the beginning stages of dating, and he SCARFED it down! For Father's Day I was asked to make a "healthy" lasagna and remembered how much Hanz had enjoyed it in the past. I ended up making 2, and put one in the freezer (took it out a day ago to thaw in the refrigerator). I'll be sure to post pictures and the recipe for this soon!
-The Mrs.

No longer "almost"!

If you noticed, our blog has a new name! We have removed "(Almost)" from our previous title "Mr. vs Mrs. (Almost) as we were united in marriage yesterday morning! Once things settle down a bit, we'll be starting the challenges again!

From now on, instead of a surprise ingredient, we will have our readers select a dish for us to each make. Both dishes will have our own spin, and we are sure the results will be tasty!!

We'll have our first challenge as a married couple on Sunday, June 26th. The choices for dishes are:
Meatloaf
Macaroni & Cheese
Spaghetti dish
Chicken Salad

Please vote for your pick on the poll at the bottom of the blog! Thanks!

Mr. & Mrs.