Barbacoa Soft Tacos

A few weeks ago I made Sherrie's Chipotle Barbacoa Bowls with Cilantro Brown Rice (gluten free) and they were GREAT!  The only problem was that it made a TON!  I ate it for lunch the next day and it was just as good so I decided to freeze some of the remaining leftovers.  I like to keep a few things in the freezer that are ready to go because our evenings are often full of activities.

Ingredients:

• Romaine Lettuce chopped 
• Easiest Corn Salsa you will ever make(click for recipe)
• 6 Flour Tortillas
• Sour Cream
• A little over a Cup of grated Queso Blanco
• Cilantro Rice  ( I actually used a boil-in-bag of Basmati)
• Chipotle Barbacoa (from an earlier recipe)

Since I made the Barbacoa a few weeks ago and froze some of it, the most time consuming thing about this recipe was boiling the water to cook the corn for the salsa.  I simply heated the leftover Barbacoa in a skillet and served in tortillas with our favorite toppings.  

**I took the Barbacoa out of the freezer in the morning and placed it in the fridge to thaw.  It was ready to go at dinner time.

Spicy Italian Beef and Noodles

I made Tracy's Spicy Italian Shredded Beef Sandwiches for dinner last night and they were so yummy! However, I have a TON of leftover beef! Just this week I had to throw out a bunch of leftovers, so I am holding off on cooking anything totally new until we eat some of what we already have in the fridge. So I came up with an idea to use the beef in a different and new way.

Ingredients:

• Leftover beef from Spicy Italian Shredded Beef Sandwiches and broth
• Beef broth or beef bouillon (if you don't have enough leftover broth)
• Egg noodles (just use enough servings based on package directions for the number of people you are serving)
• 1Tbsp. Grated Parmesan cheese

If you really like beef and noodles, you may want to take the time and make this beef just for this dish. I didn't save all of the broth from the beef, so I just boiled some egg noodles in water with 3 bouillon cubes. Drain the noodles over a bowl to reserve some of the broth.  Stir in the leftover beef and desired amount of broth and Parmesan cheese.

I STILL have leftover beef, so you might just get another makeover recipe in a few days!