Category: Taco Tuesday

  • Flour Tortillas

    Homemade flour tortillas are lovely and delicious and surprisingly easy to do! You may have to adjust the amount of flour to make the dough soft but not sticky. Mix all of these ingredients together in a bowl. It does not require kneading, you just need to bring it all together and let it rest…

  • Beef and Turnip Tacos

    We love Taco Tuesday at our house, so we are documenting our weekly taco recipes. For this recipe, you can use this shredded beef preparation (https://mangiavita.com/2023/08/18/cooked-shredded-beef-prep/ ) from your freezer stash, or roast the beef for this recipe specifically. Beef Prep Place the meat into a roasting pan and season both sides and add about…

  • Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Slaw

    We love Taco Tuesday at our house, so we are documenting our weekly taco recipes. Rinse the frozen shrimp with cool water until slightly thawed and add to a non-stick skillet with the seasonings and olive oil. Fry up the shrimp until they are slightly caramelized and no longer grey, add the butter and mix…

  • Turkey Tacos

    We love Taco Tuesday at our house, so we are documenting our weekly taco recipes. Similar to leftover ham after Christmas, we generally find ourselves with a lot of left over turkey after Thanksgiving. So much so that I have taken to portioning and freezing turkey meat when I am putting the leftovers away to…

  • Prime Rib and Black Bean Tacos

    We love Taco Tuesday at our house, so we are documenting our weekly taco recipes. For this recipe, you need to have some left over prime rib, roasted to a rosey medium. Link: Add the lightly drained black beans and liquid to a non-stick pan with the seasonings and butter. Cook until the liquid thickens…

  • Ham Tacos

    We love Taco Tuesday at our house, so we are documenting our weekly taco recipes. This recipe was our answer to all of the leftover ham the holidays seem to bring. If you don’t have any ham, you can pick up a ham steak and prepare it the same way. Cut the ham into small…

  • Carnitas Tacos

    For this recipe, you can use this pork preparation (https://mangiavita.com/2023/08/17/pork-prep/ ) from your freezer stash, or roast the pork for this recipe specifically. Rinse the meat and place it into the pan then add more seasoning on top. Cover the pan with foil and roast in a 350 degree oven until the meat is well-cooked,…

  • Shredded Beef and Black Bean Tacos

    We love Taco Tuesday at our house, so we are documenting our weekly taco recipes. For this recipe, you can use this shredded beef preparation (https://mangiavita.com/2023/08/18/cooked-shredded-beef-prep/ ) from your freezer stash, or roast the beef for this recipe specifically. Place the meat into a roasting pan and season both sides and add about 2 cups…