Florida Native Mexican Buffalo Chili With Monterey Jack Nachos Recipes

CHILI NACHOS

Steps:

• On a platter, arrange sort of a single layer of tortilla chips.
• With a spoon, drop pieces of chili all over the tortillas (I try to get some on each chip).
• Sprinkle with some of the cheese.
• Then put another layer of chips, chili, and cheese until all are used.
• Put in the microwave for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese and make everything hot.
• Put the platter on the table and let everyone dig inches.

SPICY MEXICAN CHILI

Steps:

• Place beans and water in a large pot. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for an hour. Add remaining ingredients except for green onions, cilantro and lime juice and cook an additional 2 hours. Then add green onions and cilantro and cook an additional hour. Stir in lime juice. Check seasoning and stir in some Tabasco sauce, if desired.
• Serve over rice. Make extra for next day's breakfast.

MEXICAN BEEF CHILI

Steps:

• Put the rice in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water, and let soak.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large, heavy-based pot. Cook the meat. Remove meat from pot but do not dump out oil and drippings.
• Add the rest of the oil and cook the onion until translucent. Add garlic and chillis and cook 1 minute. Add all the dried spices and cook another 30 seconds.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, and beef to the pan. Add 1 cup of the stock, bring to a boil, then simmer for at least 2 hours. Add stock as needed.
• Drain the rice and add to the pot. Add the remaining stock and the kidney beans. Simmer an additional 30 minutes.
• Stir in fresh oregano and serve!

AWESOME, YUMMY MONTEREY JACK DIP

Steps:

• Grate cheese.
• Combine with remaining ingredients, toss well and enjoy!

CHILI EGG PUFF

Steps:

• Beat eggs.
• Add dry ingredients, cottage cheese and shredded cheese.
• Add melted butter and chilies.
• Pour into well greased 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until center is firm.
• Reheats nicely.

PENNE PASTA & OVEN ROASTED CHICKEN (BY FLORIDA NATIVE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Place chicken in a baking pan and brush with olive oil. If not using pre-seasoned chicken, sprinkle with a little basil, garlic powder and parsley.
• Bake chicken 30-40 minutes or until thoroughly cooked through.
• Remove from oven, cool, and slice into bite-size chunks.
• While baking chicken, cook penne pasta according to package directions, and pre-measure or chop other ingredients.
• Once the chicken is chopped and the penne is prepared, you're ready to put it all together.
• Add 1 tablespoon each of the reserved sun-dried tomato oil and the olive oil to a large skillet.
• Over medium-high heat, stir-fry the asparagus for about 3 minutes.
• Add the chopped chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, basil (1/4 cup if using fresh), oregano, chicken broth, wine and tomato paste.
• Stir together well and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 5 minutes until the asparagus is crisp-tender.
• Add prepared pasta and stir well to coat. Cook 1-2 minutes or until pasta is thoroughly heated.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Add the buffalo mozzarella chunks and toss mixture about 5 seconds.
• Serve in individual pasta bowls with warm garlic bread.

FLORIDA NATIVE MEXICAN BUFFALO CHILI WITH MONTEREY JACK NACHOS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large pan over a medium heat and cook ground buffalo until very lightly browned. (Buffalo cooks faster than beef and has less fat, be careful not to overcook).
• Reduce the heat and add onions, garlic and chilies. Cook for 4-5 minutes, or until peppers and onions are tender.
• Add the chili powder and ground cumin, and cook 2 minutes more. Stir in the bay leaves, tomato puree, and beef stock. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and cover the pan. Simmer for about 45 minutes.
• Put a quarter of the beans into a bowl and mash with a potato masher. Stir these into the soup to thicken it slightly.
• Add the remaining beans and simmer for about 5 minutes. Season and stir in the chopped cilantro leaves.
• Remove the bay leaves before serving.
• To serve, ladle the soup into warmed bowls and spoon tortilla chips on top. Pile grated chees over the tortilla chips and serve.