The temperatures and humidity have been extra high in Northern Minnesota this past week; pretty typical for August. It is weird, though. We were without an oven for about a month and my husband/father-in-law were able to figure out how to fix it just last weekend. Now that we have it back we don’t even want to use it as it would just add extra heat into our home. I was searching my recipe books for lighter meals that don’t require the oven and found these two to share. Enjoy the heat and these eats!
Taco Salad
Ingredients:
1 bag of lettuce
1/2 onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1 can of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
Bag of shredded cheese
Can of black olives, chopped
1 lb ground beef, browned
Packet of taco seasoning
Use taco sauce instead of water when making the taco meat
Thousand Island dressing
Doritos- Taco Flavored
Directions:
Cook taco meat per taco seasoning directions, but replace taco sauce for the water.
Add all ingredients, except Doritos, to a large bowl and toss
Crunch chips on top
Caribbean Burgers w/ Mango Salsa
From: Woman’s Health Magazine, May 2006
Ingredients:
1.5 lb ground beef
2 T jerk seasoning
1 mango, peeled and chopped
1 T chopped fresh cilantro, chopped
1 T green onion, chopped
1 T jalapeño, seeded and chopped
1 T lime juice
Buns
Directions:
Combine beef and jerk seasoning, make into patties
Grill until cooked
Combine rest of ingredients in a bowl to make salsa
Top burgers with salsa