CHICKEN & SPANISH BARLEY TACOS with GREEN PEPPERS 📷 FOOD PHOTO SHOOT 📷
Can I have a show of hands, who likes TACOS?!!
My Dad is a purest, he doesn't like it when I mess with his taco ingredients, but my Mom on the other hand loves it when I add variety to the mix.
RECIPE
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients
Spanish Barley:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups pearl barley
2 cups enchilada sauce
2 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon salt
Peppers:
2 medium green bell peppers, sliced into rings
1 medium onion, sliced into rings
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt & black pepper to taste
Tacos:
8 - 10 medium flour tortillas
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
2/3 cup fresh cherry(or regular) tomatoes, diced
1 cup butterhead lettuce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
sour cream (optional)
salsa or hot sauce (optional)
cilantro lime hummus or chipotle hummus are both delicious with these too.
Instructions
Spanish Barley:
- Combine onion, garlic, and olive oil in a large skillet and saute over medium high heat for 3 to 4 minutes until soft and browned. Pour in remaining ingredients, reduce heat to low, and cover. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 35 to 45 minutes until barley is tender and liquid is absorbed. If the liquid is absorbed before the barley is tender add a bit of water to the pan.
Peppers:
While the barley simmers, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a medium skillet and add peppers and onions. Cook for 6 to 7 minutes until peppers are softened. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss the chicken into pan and stir over heat for about 1 minute to warm then remove from heat
Tacos:
Assemble the tacos with barley, chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, cooked peppers and onions, cheddar, and desired sauces.
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Superb post @gringalicious, I love tacos!
Thanks so much @cynetyc
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Love tacos! You are making me hungry again :-)
These could maybe fit into your current regiment, yes?
Definitely! Like you said who could say no to tacos.
@gringalicious one wrap please oh make that two!
haha!
how did you make the wrap? share, too pretty please? thank you
This is my tortilla recipe:
Yield: 12 Tortillas
Serving Size: 1 Tortilla
Ingredients
5 Tbs. lard or palm oil for vegan (you could also use shortening but I do not recommend it.)
1 cup warm water
1 tsp. salt
3 cups flour
Instructions
Combine flour with the fat and salt and use your hands to work the fat into the flour. When its pretty well mixed add the water and knead until you have a nice little round ball.
Now clear a clean work surface and spread flour. Separate dough into twelve equal balls and set aside.
Roll out each ball into a circle as close to round as possible. If you have a tortilla press you could use that. Don't worry if it's not perfectly round they still taste just as good.
Now heat a skillet on your stove, or use an electric skillet like me, to about medium high.
Cook tortillas on each side for 30 to 40 seconds depending on how high your heat is. If you start to get little black spots on each side then your heat is too high. As you cook each one place done ones somewhere to keep them warm and moist or they will dry out. You can either make a foil packet and keep them wrapped or use two plates with the second one upside down.
@gringalicious okay got it thank you very much!
copied and pasted to an rtf for later!
Perfect, hope it works for you
Just saw your post in my #mammasittas chat :)
Tacos are so Yummm !!
Thanks so much. I didn't mean to post there, is that acceptable or not?
More than welcome !!! I am happy you did post :) otherwise I would have overlooked your beautiful article
These look delicious!
Thanks so much!!
One of those perfect foods!
Would you like one or two?
definite #foodporn! AGAIN your photos are amazing!!! :D
@robyneggs, thanks so much, very, very nice compliment!
You think you eat a lot of tacos?!
I have them three to four times a week, sometimes more than once a day!
I actually had tacos for breakfast. What do people eat in Chile?
They don't eat tacos, in fact nothing Mexicano. The food here is very plain and simple, VERY fresh and good, just simple.
Not sure I could handle it, I love not simple food :) I'd just be the gringa cooking all the wierd food, as always,
I know exactly what you mean, exactly. I can't tell you how many times I have served Chilenos for them to look at me as if I was from another planet.
Thanks so much for commenting!!
Very nice post!
Thank you so much, so glad you liked it!!