Mexican! Stuffed Beef Burritos

A weekly favorite at our house is Mexican!  Here is our staple - Beef Burritos - with...you guessed it - my Panini Maker!

This is the first time I actually heated up the refried beans - Totally loved it - and I added a little bit of sour cream to it too (shh - don't tell my hubby - he doesn't like sour cream)

Then spread the beans on the tortilla.

Then corn - I just used canned corn - right out of the can.

Ground taco beef.  This was the first time I made taco seasoning - it turned out really good!

Black beans - rinsed out of the can.

Ahh - rice - love my rice cooker.  When I start cooking the mean - I throw a cup of rice with a cup of chicken stock (or beef stock) in the rice cooker - and it is hot and ready when I am making the burritos.

Top with some salsa...

And cheese...

For my husband - he get jalapenos.

For me - sour cream.

Then to seal the burrito - I put a little bit of refried beans on the inside to fold over the top - and it seals it shut.

Then put it on the panini maker, tops up.

Grill them up - just like a panini...

MMMMmmmm....don't they look yummy!

They are so good.  We had them as left overs with my brother, and we had tortilla's - with some of the refried beans and the smooth cheese - what's it called - you warm it up and it is all creamy - anyways - they were super yummy!

Now - we have three kids too - and the above is a little too grown up for them.  So for them - they get something a little scaled back...ground beef, and cheese....

Served with a side of fruit, corn and the small buritto.

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Chocolate Stuffed French Toast

Do you like Chocolate?  This was kind of my kids creation too!  Chocolate Stuffed French Toast.  Yummy.  Well - 2 of the 5 of us ended up liking it.

First I took a block of cream cheese and softened it.

 Then I added some powdered sugar and Vanilla - how much - ummmm - how much does it look like...I'd say about 2 tsp of Vanilla and 1/4 cup of powdered sugar.

 Then I added some cocoa powder.  I'd say a little less than 1/4 of a cup.

 Beat it up - look at that chocolaty goodness!

 Then - in a separate bowl - beat an egg.

 Add some cream - I don't know measurement - I hope "some" is good enough.

 Sprinkle some Cinnamon (can you tell I don't measure)

 Get your stack of bread, we use a lot.

 Dip one side in the egg mixture (not both)

 I did this two different ways - I put it on the panini maker - yes - again with my panini maker. 

 Then spread the mixture on it.  (I also put the mixture on before I put it on the maker - that worked a little better).

 Per my oldest direction - she wanted chocolate chips in the center too - who am I to argue with that!

 Put the other side on - 1/2 dipped in the egg mixture - with the egg mixture hitting the hot parts of the panini press.  If you notice - I used the regular skillet side - not the panini press side - I didn't want the lines on it - and it worked pretty good.

 Here they are all lined up.

 Then I closed the press - this way I don't have to worry about flipping them.

 Put a little chocolate syrup on it - with a little whip cream (again my daughters suggestion) and you are ready to dig in!

 My middle child wanted sprinkles - so she got sprinkles.

 I am not a big whip cream person - so I just used regular syrup.  It worked for me.

 My little man was one of the ones that liked it.  I think he liked the mess it caused!

 Then my oldest decided to help clean him up - she actually did a pretty good job!

 It was super super super chocolatly!  With that being said - it seems to be more of an adult taste with the cream cheese.  My husband doesn't like cream cheese - so he didn't like it too much.  And even though it was oozing with chocolate - I think it was a little to sophisticaed for my girls.  We ended up making plain french toast for them.  I did however like it - it was REALLy rich.  I mean rich!!!  A nice tall glass of milk - and this ooey gooey chocolatey meal - would go perfect!

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Grilled Chicken Wings...in the winter

Yummy - Chicken Wings!!!!

I need to find where I found these.  It had BBQ sauce, and lots of other stuff :)  I'll find it and I'll post it.  But - I cooked them for 20 minutes in the oven at 350 - I think it helps seal in the juices.  Then I stuck it in the crockpot for 3-4 hours on high.  They looked like this - they look good - right....But wait...There's more....

Ahhh - then my wonderful panini maker came out - and I grilled them up on the press - and it made them that much better!!!!!  Don't they look good!!  They were - a little blue cheese, and celery...perfect for my Super Bowl party!  Check out my party decor here and my desserts here.

Cheese Stuffed Burgers

Have I mentioned how much I love my cuisinart 5-in-1 Griddler? I do!! I do! So I used it to actually grill vs. make Panini’s. It worked wonderfully!!!

So – I took my meat – I used two pounds.

Gathered my other supplies: Mozzarella cheese and American/Cheddar, breadcrumbs, garlic, blue cheese, carrots and eggs. I know – random ingredients – I was experimenting.

I didn’t really measure – just threw things in. If I had to guess – I would say about a ¼ cup to ½ cup of breadcrumbs.

About 1 Tbs of Garlic and about 2 Tbs of Blue Cheese dressing.

A handful of shredded carrots – looking back – I should have chopped them finer. And add the 2 eggs.

Then – mix it all together. (Don’t worry – I didn’t forget the cheese…)

Set your temperatures. I was at about 350, on the Grill side, Med or High - I can't remember.

First I made sliders for the kids – don’t they look super cute!!!

Complete meal, with apple sauce, green beans - and mini burgers - they were the perfect size for their little hands!

Then onto the adult meal. I took like ¾ of the meat for a burger – made a little divot in the middle, and put the mozz cheese in the center – then covered it with the rest of the meat to make the burger – a little surprise. I didn’t take a picture of this – because my hands were covered in burger meat – and I had 5 hungry people!

Grilled them up.

Top with Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, mustard and ketchup. Yummy!!!!

My cousin has grilled burgers like Panini’s – I tried with the bun – they didn’t turn out so pretty – and I was full from the first one. Next time – I’ll just use regular bread like she does if I want a burger Panini.

They were really yummy!! Next time I’ll probably add Bacon – and when stuffing with the mozz cheese – add a little blue cheese or feta to the center too. Yummo!

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