Soon after I discovered that homemade gluten free tortilla recipe, I was asked to review this nifty little cookbook: Tortillas to the Rescue by Jessica Harlan.
I am so glad I said yes, because the book has so many recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and other occasions using tortillas as a base. Some of the recipes are fairly common fare in TEx-Mex and Mexican cuisine, like the Egg & Sausage Roll Up for breakfast. Others, like the Shortcut Blintzes, are surprising.
One of my favorite recipes in the book is this one:
Shrimp and Black Bean Casserole:
1 lb medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails removed
1 medium green bell pepper, diced
2 (15 oz) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (16 oz) package frozen corn, thawed
6 small (6-inch) corn tortillas, cut or torn into 1-inch squares
1 (16 oz ) jar prepared salsa
2 cups shredded Colby cheese or Mexican cheese blend (8 oz)
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Spray a 9 X 13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray or brush lightly with vegetable oil. In a large bowl, mix together the shrimp, bell pepper, beans, corn, tortillas, salsa and 1 cup of the cheese. Spread the mixture into the prepared dish, smoothing with a spatula to even it out. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake until the shrimp are opaque and the cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.
As you can see, the recipe uses everyday ingredients and is very easy to put together. All the recipes in this book are so easy to do. From breakfast, to lunch, dinner, soups, desserts, and appetizers, I’m sure you’ll find this book to be quite handy to have around.
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The most recent thing I made with tortillas was my lunch, a wrap with a filling of a mash of avocado, white beans, and other stuff. Not long ago I made a chicken tortilla soup. I love cooking with tortillas. 🙂
tortillas have to be the most under-utilized food source…
I will definitely have to try this. My boys love tortillas!
I love making grilled fish tacos and homemade tortilla chips!
Quesadillas
I make cheesy quesadillas.
I make quesadillas!
I make the typical mexican things, burritos, tacos, fajitas. Recently discovered Mexican Lasagna and I love the way the tortillas become “noodles” . I would LOVE this cookbook! I want more ways and more ideas.
I love using tortillas to use up leftovers like roasts and then I add some avocado and sprouts and voila! Yumminess
fish tacos
ENCHILADAS!
I really like having chicken caesar wraps in tortillas
I would put cheese, beans and vegetables to a tortilla.
My most favorite thing to make with tortillas is quesadillas.
Because of my Epilepsy I am on a special diet so I make specially seasoned (extra spicy) chicken onions tomatoes, onions, lettuce, 3 sauces, plus extra hot sauce and habenro sauce and my other seasonings (sea salt, pepper, cayenne, red pepper, cumin,) on my chicken wrap. Yumm I think I will go make one.
I will make quesadillas
We use them for quesadillas on Meatless Mondays.
soft tacos
I love making quesadillas!
I like making wrap sandwiches with tortillas
Sopapillas are my favorite
Nachos…mmhmm 🙂
I make a chicken casserole with tortillas!
Oh, yum! My girls love tortilla wraps with hummus and carrots inside!
My husband makes tacos
I make a lot of recipes using tortillas. Pinwheels, chimichangas, soft taco’s, burritos, chicken wraps, veggies wraps, etc. It’s a good alternative to bread and my kids love tortillas!
Burritos!
I use them all of the time for quick lunches 🙂
I make a lot of things such as different kinds of burritos, enchiladas, tostados, and quesadillas.
I make nutella “quesa”dillas for dessert.
Mainly just burritos and sometimes quesadillas
I usually just make regular tacos. It would be nice to have some different ideas!
my husband makes breakfast torillas with scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese
thanks
fried boneless chicken with the right seasoning, seasoned rice & lots of veggies
i like to make personal pizza with tortillas, they are so good!
We usually make tacos or quesadillas
i like wrapping them with refried beans
I love to make Enchillada’s………… we also use them in bowls and make Taco Salads
I make chilequiles. Thanks for the giveaway.
I use them to make chicken and beef quesadillas. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway 🙂
Renee
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Taquitos
Quesadillas!
I make yummy tacos with them. Beef, tomatoes, salsa, guacamole, lettuce, cheese, sour cream YUM YUM
I make quesadillas.
My kids like chicken quesadillas.
I make a ton of things with tortillas. We have tacos, burritos, chimichangas. I make a mean shrimp and crab enchilada.
I make Tacos
Casadenas
Quesadillas
Tacos!
I make them for breakfast and add some eggs and ham to them.
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I love to make chicken fajitas.
I make steak fajitas.