mexican food the pioneer woman way

i know. more pioneer woman. but why mess with a good thing? since cat and i both had monday off, we decided to cook up some yummy mexican food last night courtesy of the pioneer woman. we made some enchiladas with mexican rice, guacamole and pico de gallo!

cat handled the mexican rice while i did the enchiladas. the mexican rice was made by cooking up onions and garlic on a skillet then adding rice to brown for a bit, and then adding in a can of tomatoes and rotel. after a bit, you mix in some chicken broth, spices (cumin, cayenne, salt) and then let it sit on the stove for about 10-15 minutes.

for the enchiladas, i made a little roux out of flour and olive oil before stirring in the red enchilada sauce on the stove. after that i added in a little chicken broth, some salt, pepper and cilantro before letting it simmer on low until the sauce is ready to use. then i browned some onions and ground turkey on the stove before adding in some chopped mushrooms, zucchini and corn (i had extras i had to use up!). finally i was ready to assemble the goodies! pioneer woman has you fry up the tortillas first but i was lazy so i heated them in the microwave for about 15ish seconds so they wouldn't tear so easy. then it got messy. i dippped the tortillas in the sauce and then added in the meat mixture then topped it with cilantro, green onion and cheese before laying them seam down on the baking dish. once they were all done we baked them for 20 minutes at 350.

you can't have mexican food without guac so obviously we had to make some of our own! we used the same guacamole/pico de gallo recipe that jason and i had used for mexican layered dip. we chopped up tomatoes, onions and a jalepeno then adding in salt and lime juice. to make the guac, we mashed up some avocadoes before adding in a little of the pico mixture.



the food turned out so well! the enchiladas were a little tough to dig up so it's not the most picturesque thing but they were delicious. the rice was also surprisingly similar tasting to mexican rice (not that i doubted the pioneer woman ever) so that was a pleasant surprise. i think next time i'll add a little more cumin to give it that smoky flavor. paired with our pico and guac, it was a perfect way to end or sunday!