Make your own Homemade Refried Beans!

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I can't tell you how many times I've waited too long to make dinner and have had to resort to using canned refried beans.  I know... I should be super mom and totally prepared with awesome meals everyday but someday's I run out of time (and energy) and just need something quick and easy to make that still tastes like I slaved over it all day.

That's why I love this easy refried beans recipe that I found over at Money Saving Mom.  She gives you the instructions on how to prepare this recipe if you are using dry beans.... but then she also let's you off the hook and says you can use canned whole pinto beans!  That's my kind of girl right there.  She understands that I needed my refried beans to be quick and easy.  And the best part is that canned whole pinto beans don't have lard in them so it is a healthier alternative to using canned refried beans.  

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The Best Sweet Pork Burrito

If you live in Utah and you're reading this post then you are probably familiar with Cafe Rio's Sweet Pork Burritos.  Oh, just thinking about them makes me hungry.   

If you don't live in Utah or have never tried Cafe Rio's Sweet Pork goodness then I'm sorry for you because you are really missing out.

It's sweet... It's got a little kick to it... and it's so darn good. 

I'll admit I've tried more than a few copy cat Cafe Rio recipes out there and have been disappointed by most of them.   Then I finally came across a recipe for The Best Sweet Pork Taco's from The Recipe Critic.

Oh my goodness... this meal is SO EASY to make and it's so good.  It shouldn't be legal.  Seriously!

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Mexican Fiesta Breakfast Burritos

Funny story about these Mexican Fiesta Breakfast Burritos....  they were actually supposed to be Mexican Fiesta Taquitos but I made them way too big like I always do and they became these huge monster burritos.  My family didn't complain though.  They ate them right up!

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Chicken Mexican Casserole

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What's better than a mexican casserole for dinner?  Nothing!  

You know what's even more exciting for me than a yummy mexican casserole? It's the fact that this is a family recipe that my mom sent to me.  I knew she had been making it for years but just hadn't gotten around to trying it since we live thousands of miles apart.  

Ok, I'm a dork.  

In the middle of my post I had to Google it and our cities are actually 833 miles apart.  It really does seem like thousands since I don't get to see her as often as I would like.  

Thank you mom, and thank you family for making this dish!  It is a definite keeper and will be oun our mexican food rotation for sure!

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Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Taco's

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What's better than an overstuffed taco filled to the brim with delicious slow cooked shredded beef?  Nothing!  That's right.  It doesn't get much better than this!

My house smelled SO delicious all day while this was cooking.  I'm going to share a little secret with you.  I broke the rules.  I did the one thing you shouldn't do while cooking in your slow cooker... I lifted the lid.  I admit it.  I did it on more than one occasion while this baby was cooking to perfection.  I couldn't help myself.  This darn beef smelled so good I couldn't hardly stay away.

Don't tell anyone, ok ;-)
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Authentic Mexican Rice

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To say that Mexican food is greatly loved in our house would be an understatement.  I think if given the choice, my family would opt for some sort of mexican dish on a daily basis if they could.  Sometimes I think that the only reason that they eat other types of food is because I cook all of the meals and they don't really have a choice :-)

With that said...  have I mentioned how "rice challenged" I am yet?  No joke.  Every time I make rice, without fail something always seems to go wrong.  You won't see many rice recipes on this blog because my rice usually turns out to be ugly.  Humm, maybe I could have a recipe category called "Ugly Rice".  What do you think?  Would you go and check that one out, lol! 
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Tofu Taco's

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Tex Mex Orzo

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Texas Style Lasagna

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Do you know how hard it is to save the last piece of a very yummy casserole for pictures when you family thinks what you just made was really delicious?  

Yeah, not so easy in this house! 

Let's just say that this recipe was very well liked and my family was only about 1/2 way done with their plates when they asked me to make this casserole again for them soon :-)

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