Fiesta Taco Sauce Recipes

FIESTA PINWHEELS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream, picante sauce, taco seasoning and garlic powder until smooth. Stir in olives, chiles, cheese and onions. Spread about 1/2 cup on each tortilla. , Roll up jelly-roll style; wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Slice into 1-in. pieces. Serve with salsa.

CHICKEN TINGA TACOS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute until they begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the chipotles, garlic, cumin, salt and cayenne and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes and stock and cook until they begin to simmer, about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and carefully ladle the sauce into a heat-safe blender. Puree until smooth. Pour the sauce back into the pan over medium heat and add the chicken, stirring to incorporate the chicken into the sauce. Cook until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes. Serve with tortillas and desired toppings.
• Combine the white vinegar, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan with 1/2 cup water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add the onions and shallots to a pint jar and pour the liquid over the top. Let cool completely. Refrigerate up to 1 week.

INSTANT POT CREAMY FIESTA CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in the bottom of the Instant Pot.
• Add water, onion, corn, black beans, salsa, lime juice, taco seasoning, and dry ranch mix.
• Place the lid on to of pot and move valve to SEALING (not venting).
• Press the PRESSURE COOK (or MANUAL) button and set timer for 20 minutes (or 25 minutes if using frozen chicken breasts).
• When cook time is finished, do a QUICK RELEASE of the pressure.
• Remove the chicken from the pot and shred using 2 forks.
• While the chicken is out of the pot, add in cream cheese and pepper jack cheese.
• Mix together until all the cream cheese and pepper jack cheese is melted (if you want, you can press the SAUTE button to heat it up faster) and the mixture is creamy.
• Add the chicken back in and stir.
• Use this chicken for tacos, burritos, nachos, salads, enchiladas, quesadillas, etc. The possibilities are endless!

SLOW COOKER CHIPOTLE-HONEY CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, honey, onion and garlic powders, cumin, salt and chipotle chiles and adobo sauce in a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker. Stir well. Cook for at least 3 hours and up to 5 hours on low. If it's more convenient, you can let the slow cooker switch to warm after 5 hours. The dish will hold on warm for about another 3 hours before the chicken starts to become quite dry.
• Using two forks, coarsely shred the chicken in the sauce. Stir in the black beans and lime juice. Cover and let the beans warm through, about 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if necessary. Serve in tortillas with pickled onion and avocado.

HOMEMADE TACO SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir tomato sauce, water, vinegar, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, garlic salt, chili powder, paprika, sugar, and cayenne pepper together in a saucepan over low heat; cook at a simmer until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes. Cool sauce slightly before serving.

FIESTA TACO SAUCE

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine all ingredients.
• In blender, puree until desired consistency. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.