Loose Meat Sandwiches

I was trying to figure out what to make for dinner one night and my husband told me about these "Loose Meat Sandwiches" his grandma used to make him when he was growing up.  They are super easy and yummy too!  We don't know exactly how Gram made them so we did the best we could and I think ours taste pretty good.  Here's the recipe:

Loose Meat Sandwiches:

1 pound ground beef
1 small onion
3 cloves of garlic (pressed)
Montreal Steak Seasoning
Ketchup
American Cheese
Bread
Butter

Brown the ground beef with the onions, garlic and steak seasoning.  Once your meat is cooked, drain it and set aside. Butter one side of each piece of bread and grill the bread just like you would with grilled cheese.  Once the bread is toasted, put it on a sheet pan with the toasted side down.  Top it with some meat, some ketchup and a slice of cheese; then top it with another slice of toast (toasted side up).  Put the rest of your sandwiches together and put them in the broiler on low for a few minutes to melt the cheese and warm the ketchup.  Be sure to watch the sandwiches because they will toast pretty fast!

The Best Chicken Fajitas (Seriously!)

It's been a while since I posted...I guess life just gets crazy and we forget about this kind of stuff.  Today we heard of an unfortunate tragedy in an elementary school in Connecticut.  It's sad to hear about anyone being hurt, but it's even worse to hear about innocent children being murdered.  It makes me think about my crazy life and realize that it's really not that crazy.  I am incredibly thankful to have my babies cuddling next to me right now and can't even fathom what the parents of those children in Connecticut are going through.  I know that I am holding my kids a little tighter and praying for those victims and their families and I hope you'll take a moment to do the same.

I've made these fajitas several times and I can tell you that the marinade is really good!  The chicken is full of flavor and they are easy to make--it can't get better than that.  Typically when I make these, I will slice my chicken the night before and put it into a zip lock bag with the marinade and they cook the chicken the following day.  The recipe suggests to let it marinade for at least two hours.  As with any recipe the two hours will work, but the longer you let them marinate, the more flavor they'll have.  I found this recipe online on Cooks.com and it had a rating of 4.8 stars.  Here it is:

The Very Best Chicken Fajitas Ever:

1 clove mince garlic
1 1/2 tsp. season salt
1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. lime juice (fresh is best)
1 1/2 lbs. sliced chicken

Throw all of that into a zip lock back and let it marinate for at least 2 hours.

When you are ready to cook it, just saute the chicken in olive oil until it's cooked through.

Usually when we make the "fajitas" we basically just have chicken tacos.  We'll usually use lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream and taco sauce on our tortillas.  My husband isn't a fan of peppers and onions so I don't usually make them.  So technically the recipe I use would be "tacos" since we're eliminating the key ingredients of a fajita ;)