
Originally called "Mock
Tacos", this dish is a complete meal in itself -- plus it's
great recipe for a fun and easy buffet dinner...'cause it's like
a "big party" on a plate! A delicious, mildly spicy
Tex-Mex-style sauce is ladled over a bed of corn chips and topped
with your choice of cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, black olives,
fresh cilantro and more. Let your guests can build their own
Fiesta Grande!
Another delicious recipe from our Family-Favorite
Recipes Collection.
Fiesta
Grande
- Sauce:
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground
cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano leaves
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato
paste
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato
sauce
- 2 1/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup cooked rice*
- 1 1/2 teaspoons brown
sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon kosher or sea
salt
- Freshly ground pepper
to taste
-
- Original size Fritos®
brand corn chips for accompaniment**
-
- Suggested Toppings:
- Cheddar and/or Monterey
Jack cheese, shredded
- Iceberg lettuce, shredded
- Tomatoes, chopped
- Red or white onion, chopped
- Black olives, whole, sliced
or chopped
- Avocado, diced or sliced
- Sour cream
- Salsa (Pico de Gallo)
- Fresh Cilantro, chopped
- Lime Wedges (squeeze 'em
over the toppings)
- For the sauce: In a Dutch
oven or large saucepan, over medium-high heat, cook ground beef,
onion and garlic until meat is no longer pink; drain excess fat.
Add the chili powder, cumin
and oregano and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly, over
medium-high heat.
- Add remaining ingredients
and bring to boil, reduce heat,
cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- To serve, ladle sauce
over a bed of corn chips and top
with suggested toppings as desired.
Serves 6. (Recipe can be
doubled.)
*The cooked rice is part
of the original recipe, it's use helps to thicken the sauce.
**Do not use tortilla chips,
they're just not half as good used with this dish.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/6
of recipe; meat sauce only, does not include chips or toppings):
272.1 calories; 54% calories from fat; 16.2g total fat; 56.7mg
cholesterol; 874.6mg sodium; 683.2mg potassium; 16.3g carbohydrates;
2.7g fiber; 7.1g sugar; 13.6g net carbs; 15.9g protein.
Recipe Copyright Hope Pryor, please see Terms of Use. Photograph property of CooksRecipes.com.