Beef Tostadas - Crock Pot Mexican
We love Mexican food in this house, so I had to try this crock pot recipe. I found this on Parents.com quite a while ago, but happily you can still find the recipe at their website.
Click here for Beef Tostadas. You may have to create an account and log in, but it’s free and hey…gotta love Parents Magazine (well, if you’re a Parent!).
Suggestion: This recipe was good, with one caveat, next time I will cook less time than the recipe indicates. The recipe calls to cook 6 hours on high or 8 hours on low. I opted for the 8 hours on low and while we still enjoyed it, the meat was a little dry for my taste.
As usual in our house we go for kid-friendly, but if you are kid-free, you can easily spice up the meat a bit more for a kick.
One great thing about this recipe is that it’s only a 15 minute prep and the crock pot does the rest.
Quick, Easy and Not Kid Friendly - Thai Noodle Bowl
Not every recipe turns out exactly as planned. Oh well!
I found a recipe in Parent’s Magazine that was supposed to be healthy (lower sodium); a good use for leftovers and kid friendly. Two out of three was not bad. So the verdict on the Thai Noodle Bowl - Good! Will I make it again, ehhh probably not.
What you need:
4 cups low-sodium beef stock
2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
6 oz. leftover (cooked) roast beef; cut into strips
6 oz. Soba noodles
1 1/3 cup shredded carrots
2/3 cup small broccoli florets
1 cup fresh baby spinach shredded
1 tbsp cilantro
Instructions:
Bring stock and soy sauce to a boil on medium-high heat. Stir in the beef and the noodles; return to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
Add carrots and broccoli. Simmer another 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in spinach and cilantro. Serves 4.
Everything in this recipe my son eats; yet he would not touch this. Who knows! Because this recipe came from a family magazine it lacked the flavor complexities that would have taken this recipe from a good recipe to a make-it-again recipe.
