Taco Bowl With Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Hello friends. Let's taco 'bout tacos.
Does Taco (Mexican) Night appear regularly on your menu? It does in our home, in one form or another (tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, etc.). If our family had their way, every night would be Mexican/Taco night. So, what do you do when you have ground meat and don't have a stash of taco shells in your pantry and are trying to prepare dinner quickly? Make taco bowls!
Mixing up Taco Night and serving all the ingredients in a bowl can be a nice change and a lot of fun. Plus, just like taco night, with all the possible fixings set out, each person can make their personalized taco bowl to their liking, perfect for entertaining a crowd.
This recipe starts with taco meat seasoned with Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning Blend. Then, we loaded the bowls with Goya yellow rice (a homemade yellow rice copycat is coming soon) and our favorite fixings, such as homemade refried beans (also coming soon), cheese, fresh green onions, addicting homemade pickled red onions, and a fabulously tangy Cilantro Lime Dressing as the finishing touch.
These bowls offer plenty of substitutions for whatever ingredients you have in your pantry or refrigerator. (See possible substitutions below).
Tacos are a fun and exciting dish to serve at home or any party or gathering. The harmony of flavor and textures is endless. So, mix up your taco (Mexican) night and create flavorful taco bowls instead. You won't be disappointed, and dinner will be ready in a snap!
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Here’s how they’re made:
Ingredients
1 lb. ground meat
1-2 Tablespoons Olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced
4 1/2 Tablespoons (Tbsp.) Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning Blend
1 Tablespoon (Tbsp.) cornstarch
Yellow rice, cooked according to package directions (we tested with Goya Yellow Rice)
1 can of refried beans, warmed in the microwave or on the stove (recipe for homemade refried beans to come soon)
Pickled Onions (If planning, you may want to make these ahead. They could be made a few hours ahead of your meal and chilled in the refrigerator).
Shredded Cheese (we used a blend of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses, freshly shredded)
Sliced green onions
Cilantro Lime Dressing (below)
Cilantro Lime Dressing Ingredients
1 Tablespoon (Tbsp.) Cherchies® Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning (more to taste)
1/4 teaspoon (tsp.) ground pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1 bunch of cilantro, stems included
2 cloves garlic
1 jalapeno, seeds removed, roughly chopped
1/3 to 1/2 cups half and half
Zest of half a lime
Juice of half a lime
Dressing Preparation
Add all the ingredients to a blender or food processor. Blend for at least a minute on high or until ingredients are combined and the sauce is smooth.
Preparation
Combine Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning Blend and cornstarch for the homemade taco seasoning in a small bowl. Set aside.
Add olive oil and onions to a medium skillet. Cook the onions on medium heat until translucent.
Add your ground meat of choice (we used beef) to the skillet. Cook and stir until the meat is no longer pink.
Once the meat has cooked, add the homemade taco seasoning. Stir until combined. Cook for a few minutes. (**Depending on your meat, you may need to add a little liquid (water or broth), a Tablespoon at a time, until it is the consistency you prefer.
Now, the fun part begins!
Set out your fixings (toppings) and create a flavorful taco bowl! For our taco bowls pictured, we added meat, rice, refried beans, cheese, pickled onions, green onions, and our special homemade Cilantro Lime Sauce. Delicious!
Enjoy!
What kind of fixings can you substitute?
Your favorite guacamole recipe (or store-bought) or chopped avocado
Grilled corn
Drained canned corn
Your favorite salsas or pico de gallo
Sour cream with or without the Cilantro Lime Dressing
Pickled Jalapeños (recipe to come)
Chopped onions
Can of your favorite beans, rinsed and drained
Quinoa instead of rice
Seasoned, cooked chicken, fish, pork, or turkey for the beef
A tasty slaw
Tortilla Chips
Your favorite hot sauce
There are many more options!
