Hashing It Out

I decided to get creative again! Twice in one day...hello right brain!  Where have you been?

I'll admit, I was feeling like having Mexican food.  Actually, I've been feeling like eating Mexican food for over a week.  Unfortunately, my husband--though of Mexican descent--can't handle spicy foods all that well.  I have to keep things somewhat light, but that doesn't mean that the meal has to lack flavor.

I pulled out our tortillas and all the small bags of chips, cooked up a little hash, and then let my sister and husband figure out how they would like to enhance their meal experience.

My sister said she liked it, even went back for more.  My husband came back to me after eating his three mini-burros and told me it was one of my greater dishes.  Those words made me so happy!  This kiss afterward didn't hurt either!

It was super simple, had a nice texture and was full of flavor without being too spicy for him to eat. Check it out.

Mexi-American Chicken Hash

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 large onion, diced

3 cups of shredded chicken*

1 cup cooked black beans, drained

1 4-oz can of green chile

2 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp mesquite flavor**

1 cup chopped cilantro

Saute onion in olive oil on medium-high until translucent, stirring occasionally.  Add chicken and black beans and allow to heat through while covered over medium heat for approximately twenty minutes.  Add green chile, garlic salt and mesquite, mix well.  Add cilantro, mix well and allow the cilantro to gain its bright color through the heat on low for five minutes.

Serve as nacho topping, in a tortilla for your burrito or in a taco shell.

Makes 4 servings

*May also use two 13-oz cans of chicken
**The mesquite flavor used in my recipe was from Garlic Festival Foods.  It's called Mesquite Grill.  You can purchase it here.