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Shrimp tacos are spicy, and juicy tacos that you can pair with a creamy avocado coleslaw.
Avocado coleslaw is made with an avocado cream sauce mixed with a coleslaw base of shredded carrots, red and green cabbage.
Avocado cream sauce is made out of avocados, blended with yogurt and herbs to make a tangy, citrusy sauce for creamy avocado coleslaw for shrimp tacos.
How to make coleslaw for shrimp tacos spicy
Add 1 diced jalapeno with the seeds removed to avocado crema sauce and blend in the food processor.
Add jalapeno avocado crema to coleslaw and use inside your shrimp tacos.
Avocado cream sauce can not only be used for coleslaw, it can also be used to drizzle over top of shrimp tacos as a creamy sauce.
You can use avocado cream sauce instead of guacamole or salsa on shrimp tacos.
How to make avocado crema coleslaw recipe for using in shrimp tacos.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: dinner
Keyword: tacos
Yield: 2cups
Materials
1avocado
1/2cupcilantro leaveschopped
3clovesgarlicminced
3tbsplime juicefresh
1/2cupyogurtplain
3tbspolive oilextra virgin
1/2tspsalt
1cupshredded carrots, green and purple cabbage (coleslaw base)this blend of coleslaw can be found in a bag in the grocery store
Instructions
Cut a ripened avocado in half. Remove the pit and scoop out the insides of the avocado. Place the insides of the avocado in a food processor.
Add 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, 3 cloves minced garlic, 3 tbsp fresh lime juice, 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 3 tbsp olive oil, and 1/2 tsp salt to the food processor.
Pulse only for 1 second at a time. Pulse until the avocado cream sauce comes together. It should take about 8-12 pulses before the avocado crema is ready.
In a medium sized bowl, add coleslaw mixture of shredded carrots, red cabbage, and green cabbage.
Pour a little bit of avocado crema over the coleslaw and mix together. Add more crema sauce if needed.
Your coleslaw is ready to be added to your shrimp tacos. More avocado crema can be drizzled on top of your shrimp tacos as a sauce if desired.
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Fresh mozzarella is a luscious and rich addition to pasta. Fresh mozzarella has a creamy and soft texture, which adds a mild, cheese flavoring to finished pasta.
Most pasta’s have fresh mozzarella pieces added at the end of the cooking process.
It’ll stay in a large piece, instead of melting in.
You can also use fresh mozzarella to stuff into ravioli along with ricotta cheese.
Pistachio Pesto Pasta
Pistachio pesto pasta is a nutty flavored pasta that is finished off with fresh mozzarella.
Pistachio pesto is made by adding fresh mint, oregano, basil leaves to a food processor along with pistachio nuts.
Minced garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and sea salt are added and blended together until the pesto is smooth and oily.
Pistachio pesto is added to cooked pasta and zucchini slices. Zucchini can be cooked along with pasta in the last couple of minutes in the cooking time.
Garnish pasta with pieces of fresh mozzarella cheese, pistachio nuts, and fresh basil leaves.
Creamy Tomato Pasta
Creamy tomato pasta is made by cooking onions in butter and minced garlic in pot on medium heat.
Tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, and red pepper flakes are added to the pot to create the base of the creamy tomato sauce.
Heavy cream is added for the rich sauce flavoring, along with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and basil leaves.
When the cheese has melted into the sauce, it’s ready to serve.
Garnish with pieces of fresh mozzarella, and a couple of basil leaves.
The tomato sauce is made by cooking butter with minced garlic and olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
Halved grape tomatoes are added to the saucepan with a bit of sugar to sweeten the acidic tomatoes.
Fresh basil leaves are added to finish off the sauce, and then it’s tossed with cooked spaghetti.
Shaved Parmesan cheese, and pieces of fresh mozzarella are added and mixed into the hot pasta, which will let them melt and add a creamy, rich flavoring.
Chicken Parmesan
Chicken Parmesan is a savory pasta made with fresh mozzarella cheese that’s baked in the oven.
Chicken is tenderized and soaked in egg. Chicken is covered in a mixture of bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and garlic powder.
Chicken is baked in the oven, and then a little bit of tomato sauce is poured overtop. A slice of fresh mozzarella is placed on top of the chicken and baked until the cheese begins bubbling.
Serve chicken Parmesan over spaghetti coated in tomato sauce.
Chicken Pesto Cranberry Quesadilla with Cilantro Lime Sauce
How to make a chicken pesto cranberry quesadilla
Prep Time1 hourhr
Active Time30 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Keyword: dinner
Yield: 3quesadillas
Materials
Chicken
2large chicken breasts
2tbspolive oil
1tspchili powder
1tspcumin
1/3tsppaprika
2clovesgarlicminced
1tspsalt
Pesto
2cupsfresh basil leaves
1/2cupParmesan cheesegrated
1/3cupwalnuts
3clovesgarlicminced
1/2cupolive oilextra virgin
To tasteSalt and Pepper
Quesadilla Fillings
1.5cupsmozzarellagrated
1/2cupdried cranberries
3tortillas
Cilantro Lime Sauce
1/2cupplain yogurt (5%)
1tbsplime juicefresh
1tsplime zest
1/2tbspolive oilextra virgin
To tasteSalt and Pepper
1/3cupcilantro leavesfresh
Instructions
Cilantro Lime Sauce
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Taste test and adjust as necessary. Chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
Pesto
Place basil leaves and walnuts in a food processor. Beat on low speed until walnuts are in small pieces.
Add garlic, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
Stream the olive oil through the top of the food processor while beating on low speed.
Beat until the olive oil has completely gone through the food processor. Scrape down the sides and beat again until smooth.
Chicken
Combine olive oil and spices in a small bowl.
Coat chicken in the spices.
Cook chicken in a medium frying pan over medium heat.
Dice chicken and set aside.
Quesadilla Assembly
In a a large frying pan over medium heat place half of the tortilla on the frying pan with the other half draping over the edge of the pan.
Sprinkle a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Add pieces of chicken, and sprinkle a few dried cranberries.
Add spoonful's of pesto around the tortilla. You don't have to full cover the tortilla in pesto, just spoon is an inch or 2 away from the last spoonful.
Add another layer of mozzarella cheese.
Close the tortilla by folding the draped half of the tortilla over the filled quesadilla. Press the tortilla down into the fillings.
Let the quesadilla cook until the bottom cheese has melted, and the bottom tortilla has browned.
Flip the quesadilla and cook until the other side has the cheese melted, and the tortilla browned.
Serve the tortilla with a side of cilantro lime sauce.
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Quesadillas can be filled your monterey jack cheese, pesto, black beans, and vegetables to create mouth watering flavor combinations.
Quesadilla fillings can be paired with a complimentary accompaniment such as guacamole, salsa, sour cream or pico de gallo.
Make you own quesadillas at home using some these quesadilla filling ideas!
Black Bean Quesadilla
Black bean quesadillas are made by warming black beans, chopped jalapeno, corn, and tomatoes with a few spices to make the taco seasoning.
The quesadilla is made by layering shredded cheddar cheese, black bean filling, and another layer of shredded cheddar, creating a filling, spicy and savory quesadilla.
Serve black bean quesadillas with salsa, sour cream, avocado and freshly chopped cilantro.
After the chicken is cooked it’s removed from the pan to sauté peppers and onions.
To assemble the chicken and pepper quesadilla, place a layer of shredded cheddar cheese and monterey jack, a few pieces of chicken, sprinkle the peppers and onions mixture, and then another layer of shredded cheddar cheese and monterey jack.
Serve chicken and pepper quesadilla with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo or salsa.
Make your own pesto for your quesadilla, as it will give you a much powerful flavor than store bought pesto.
Fill the quesadilla with a layer on the top and bottom of shredded mozzarella or white cheddar, a few chicken pieces, a couple of spoonful’s of pesto placed around the quesadilla, and few sprinkles of dried cranberries.
White wine adds an aroma of intense flavor to soup, that you will love!
White Tuscan bean soup is made with cannellini beans, carrots, celery and onions to make this soup extra chunky.
The vegetables are cooked into the soup base, along with a bit of tomato paste and herbs, creating the Tuscan flavor.
Kale is added at the end of cooking the soup. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and it’s ready to serve.
Make sure to taste test your soup, you may need to add more salt and pepper to adjust it to your liking.
You could add Hot Italian sausage to this soup if you wanted a bit of spicy meat flavor which goes well with Tuscan flavors.
Tomato Soup
Tomato soup is made with whole Roma tomatoes, and fire roasted tomatoes to give the soup a full-bodied flavor of tomatoes.
Tomato soup is thickened with cream, making it a heavy and filling soup.
Tomato soup is pureed at the end of the cooking process to make this soup a smooth, velvety textured soup.
Minestrone Soup
Minestrone soup is full of vegetables, pasta, and kidney beans, making it a hearty, chunky soup that you’ll love!
Minestrone soup is made with celery, spinach, carrots, zucchini, green beans and potatoes that are cooked into a soup base.
Minestrone soup has bacon bits, and parmesan cheese added to it to make it full of salty flavor that balances out the soup since it’s packed full of vegetables.
Minestrone soup is best if served with a crusty bread for dipping into the soup with.
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Chunky soups are made by cutting up vegetables and meats into small bite sized pieces.
Chunky soups are made with both a vegetable base or cream based soup.
Chunky soup flavors have much more variety of tastes and foods in them than smooth soup flavors.
Try making your own chunky soups at home using these delicious recipes!
Minestrone Soup
Minestrone soup is full of vegetables, pasta, and kidney beans, making it a hearty, chunky soup that you’ll love!
Minestrone soup is made with celery, spinach, carrots, zucchini, green beans and potatoes that are cooked into a soup base.
Minestrone soup has bacon bits, and parmesan cheese added to it to make it full of salty flavor that balances out the soup since it’s packed full of vegetables.
Minestrone soup is best if served with a crusty bread for dipping into the soup with.
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Smooth soups have a vegetable base, and are pureed to create the silky smooth soup texture.
Since smooth soups are packed full of vegetables, they are quite filling.
You don’t have to serve them with bread or scones since they are satisfying on their own.
Typically smooth soups use an immersion blender to blend the soups into a puree, but you could use a regular blender as well. Make sure to only blend for a few seconds, and take the lid off immediately to let the steam escape.
Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut squash soup is made by cooking diced butternut squash in a pot with the other vegetables and herbs.
After the soup has simmered, and the flavors have come out, the soup is pureed which creates a deliciously smooth soup to enjoy.
Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkin soup is made by adding pumpkin puree to a soup base.
The vegetables of pumpkin soup are cooked into the soup base, and then the whole soup is pureed to create a vegetable packed smooth soup.
Pumpkin soup has coconut milk as a thickener, therefore this soup is quite filling and satisfying.
Tomato Soup
Tomato soup is made with whole Roma tomatoes, and fire roasted tomatoes to give the soup a full-bodied flavor of tomatoes.
Tomato soup is thickened with cream, making it a heavy and filling soup.
Tomato soup is pureed at the end of the cooking process to make this soup a smooth, velvety textured soup.
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Taco meat can be marinated in citrus, slow roasted, seared, and spiced with Cajun seasoning to make savory tacos.
You can use your favorite taco meat to make Baja fish tacos, chicken Tinga tacos, BBQ pork tacos, chorizo tacos, shrimp tacos, and steak tacos.
Pair your taco meat with avocado crema, lime cilantro coleslaw, pineapple salsa, or guacamole for your next taco dinner!
Fish
Fish tacos are usually made with cod, since it’s a neutral flavored fish that can easily be seasoned and seared to create flavorful tacos.
Baja fish tacos are made by marinating the fish in a spicy blend and searing it in a frying pan. The Baja fish tacos are served with a cilantro lime coleslaw and an avocado crema sauce.
Blackened cod fish tacos are savory and delicious. They are made with cilantro avocado sauce, coleslaw, jalapenos, and queso fresco cheese.
Pork
Pork can be made into tacos by marinating it first (al Pastor tacos), slow roasted (carnitas), or over an open fire. Pork skin can added to tacos. Pork skin is crusty and add a depth of flavor and texture to tacos.
Pork tacos can be made into a BBQ style. BBQ pork tacos can be paired with a a honey mustard coleslaw for a tangy taco recipe.
Slow roasted pork tacos (carnitas) can be served with lime cilantro rice, salsa verde, pineapple salsa, tomatillo salsa, jalapenos, red onion, and cilantro.
Steak
Steak tacos (Carne Asada) are made with a simple flank steak that is marinated first, and then grilled to perfection.
Steak tacos can be paired with cilantro, avocado, onion, cojita cheese and your favorite salsa for a classic Mexican taco.
Chicken
Chicken tacos can be made by grilling, baking, or slow roasting it that it tears easily.
Chicken Tinga tacos are made with a sauce made of spices, onions, tomatoes, and chipotle peppers. The chicken is cooked in Tinga sauce until it pulls apart easily. Chicken Tinga tacos can be served with jalapenos, cotija cheese, cilantro, guacamole, and your favorite salsa.
Al pastor chicken (marinated chicken) can made served with a combination of quesa fresco, lime cilantro rice, avocado crema, cilantro, red onions, jalapeños, and your favorite watermelon salsa.
Street chicken tacos are made by marinating the chicken in a citrus and spicy mixture, and then grilling it. Street chicken tacos can be served with Mexican rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, cilantro, hot sauce and sour cream.
Chorizo
Ground chorizo can be fried similar to ground beef for tacos. It doesn’t need any seasoning, so it can be cooked on it’s own and be full of flavor.
Chorizo tacos can be served with lime cilantro crema, fresh cilantro, cojita cheese, red onions, and your favorite salsa.
Chorizo tacos can be made with roasted sweet potatoes and black beans for a soft textured taco. Serve with queso fresh, sliced green onions, and fresh lime juice.
Shrimp
Shrimp tacos are typically flavored with a spicy marinade and fried.
Avocado cream sauce can be used to coat coleslaw for a texture rich shrimp coleslaw taco.
Turkey
Ground turkey can be flavored similar to ground beef when making turkey tacos.
Turkey tacos can be made by flavoring it with spicy taco seasoning. Turkey tacos can be served with guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, hot sauce, sour cream, and salsa.
Ground Beef
Ground beef can be easily fried up with spicy taco seasoning. Ground beef tacos can have a few added vegetables cooked with it for more of a balanced taco including zucchini, carrots, and peppers.
Ground beef tacos can be served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cheddar cheese, cilantro, salsa, sour cream, avocado crema, lime cilantro rice, guacamole.
Eggs
Egg tacos can be whisked together, seasoned and fried with a simple taco seasoning.
Eggs tacos can be served with pico de gallo, salsa fresca, red onions, cilantro, and hot sauce.
Eggs tacos can also be made into more of a breakfast taco. Breakfast egg tacos are served with sausages, potatoes, salsa, jalapenos, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.
Lamb
Lamb tacos are made by using braised lamb. Braised lamb is cooked in combination of spices with water and red wine vinegar. The lamb is cooked slowly, so it can easily be torn apart for tacos.
Braised lamb tacos are served with a charred tomato salsa, cilantro, queso fresco, onions, and fresh tomatoes.
Barbacoa lamb tacos are made over an open fire and slow roasted. The lamb is cooked in a chili paste, and then is braised. Barbacoa lamb tacos are served with a Habanero tomatillo salsa, picked red onions, and fresh cilantro.
Goat
Birria goat tacos are an authentic Mexican taco that is made by marinating the goat in a chili paste, braising it, and frying it. The birria tacos are slow roasted, and then the meat becomes crispy at the end when it’s fried.
Birria goat tacos are served with pickled red onions, cilantro, and onions.
Prosciutto arugula flatbread with balsamic reduction is one of the tasty flatbreads you can serve. With the salty prosciutto, and sweet balsamic reduction, it combines into a perfectly flavor balanced flatbread.
We recommend making your own flatbread dough recipe from scratch in only 1 hour. It says fresh for up to 2 days in the fridge. The dough is nice and soft, and is easily rolled out for your flatbread.
What pan should you cook your flatbread on
It’s best to cook flatbread on an aluminum baking pan for evenly distributed cooking. The crust will turn light brown when it’s all finished. You can oil the edges of the crust prior to baking for a bit more moisture while cooking.
Prosciutto arugula flatbread is a baked flatbread recipe. We bake the prosciutto on the flatbread, and then add the arugula and balsamic on after it comes out of the oven.
What kind of pizza sauce should you use for flatbread
The best pizza sauce to use for flatbread is San Marzano pizza sauce. San Marzano pizza sauce is a rich and lush flavor for pizza sauce which goes well with flatbread.
What temperature should you cook flatbread to make it crispy
If you’re wanting more of a crispy flatbread recipe, you should cook for flatbread at a high temperature of 475 degrees F.
Cooking flatbread at this high temperature for about 15-20 minutes creates a crispy crust on the edges of the flatbread.
Cut your flatbread dough in half. Roll out each of the flatbreads until they are quite thin. (roughly 14"x12" each)
Spread your pizza sauce on each of the flatbreads.
Arrange your slices of mozzarella on the pizzas. You'll want about 8 slices per flatbread. Do not have them overlapping, arrange them that there is some space in between (couple of cms in between).
Sprinkle red peppers and red onions on the flatbread.
Rip the prosciutto into strips. Arrange the strips so that each piece folds once on the flatbread.
Bake the flatbreads at 475 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Remove the flatbreads from the oven and place on a cutting board.
Add arugula and strips of parmesan on the flatbreads.
Drizzle balsamic reduction over the flatbreads.
Serve your prosciutto arugula flatbread with balsamic drizzle immediately.
Store your flatbread in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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Chipotle wraps are one of the most satisfying and spicy wraps you can have on a hot summers day.
Fill your chipotle wrap with a few of the suggested chipotle wrap ingredients.
We have a couple of chipotle wrap recipe suggestions that are very popular for you to try out!
Chipotle Wrap Vegetables
If you like your chipotle wrap extra spicy, consider putting banana peppers or jalapeno pepper slices in your wrap to give it that extra punch you’re looking for.
lettuce
red onion
tomatoes
avocado
banana peppers
jalapeno peppers
corn
Chipotle Wrap Meats or Protein
Chipotle wraps can be made with plain meat, or meat that has been seasoned.
Another option is to add paprika, cumin, chili powder and garlic to your cooking pan when making your meat so it soaks up all of the spicy flavors prior to putting them into your wrap.
chicken
turkey
Cajun shrimp
pulled pork
black beans
bacon
Chipotle Wrap Sauces
Chipotle mayonnaise is the base of chipotle wraps. You can add a little hummus to tone down the spiciness of the chipotle mayonnaise if desired. Fresh squeezed lime juice is the perfect ending to bring the ingredients together in your wrap if you like the tangy flavor of lime.
chipotle mayonnaise
hummus
fresh squeezed lime juice
Chipotle Wrap Cheeses
Chipotle wraps do not need cheese by any means, it’s just an additive flavor if you want your wrap a bit more filling. Cheese goes well with southwest chipotle wraps if you are interest in having cheese in your chipotle wrap.
cheddar
mozzarella
Havarti
Chipotle Wrap Grains
You can add rice to your chipotle wrap if you’re wanting a little more substance to your wrap. Rice goes well with vegetarian, bean, or southwest chipotle wraps.
rice
Chipotle Wrap Fresh Herbs
Cilantro is a refreshing herb that can be added to vegetarian, bean, or southwest chipotle wraps. Cilantro is quite versatile and adds a hint of flavor to your chipotle wrap.
cilantro
Chipotle chicken wrap recipe
One of the best chipotle wraps you can have is starting with a base of a flour tortilla, covered in chipotle mayonnaise.
Add diced chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and red onions.
Mix together freshly cooked rice, diced chicken, beans, corn, and cilantro in a small bowl until the ingredients are evenly distributed.
Layer lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese (shredded cheddar and mozzarella) on top of your chipotles mayonnaise.
Place a couple of spoonful’s of your rice mixture on top of your vegetables and cheese.
Roll up your southwest chipotle chicken wrap and enjoy!
Chipotle bean wrap recipe
To make a chipotle bean wrap, start with a flour tortilla and cover it in chipotle mayonnaise.
Add lettuce, tomatoes, rice, black beans, corn, and cilantro to your wrap.
Squeeze a little fresh lime juice all over your ingredients.
Roll up your wrap and serve!
Chipotle veggie wrap recipe
To make a chipotle veggie wrap recipe, start with a flour tortilla and cover it in chipotle mayonnaise.
Add a couple spoonful’s of hummus on top of the chipotle mayonnaise.
Layer lettuce, diced tomatoes, red onions, avocado, rice, corn, and cilantro on top.
Squeeze a little fresh lime juice all over your ingredients.
Roll up your wrap and serve!
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