Easy Meal Ideas: A taco of a different flavor

This email was sent to you by tampabay.com. To ensure delivery to your inbox please add easymealideas@tampabay.com to your address book. Easy Meal Ideas From Janet's Kitchen    Chorizo and Potato Tacos This recipe is the definition of easy. Just remember to get uncooked, fresh chorizo sausage. The spices from the sausage will color and flavor the potatoes when they are heated together. An easy Friday dinner served with a fresh fruit salad. Chorizo and Potato Tacos 1 pound potatoes, about 2 large 1 pound uncooked chorizo 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled Salt Corn tortillas Guacamole (optional) Fresh salsa (optional) Peel the potatoes and cut them in 1/2-inch dice. Cook in a saucepan of boiling salted water until they are just cooked through and still hold their shape, about 5 minutes. Drain. Remove the casings from the chorizo and crumble the meat. Cook the chorizo in a large skillet (add a teaspoon of oil if it seems dry; some Spanish versions will be) over medium heat, stirring for 5 minutes. Add the potato and oregano and cook, stirring for 5 minutes. Season with salt to taste. Spoon into warmed corn tortillas and garnish with guacamole and/or salsa if you’d like. Makes 12 to 15 tacos. Source: Just Tacos: 100 Delicious Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner by Shelley Wiseman (Taunton, 2011)   More recipes and food stories at tampabay.com            Tip of the day. When making rice, prepare more than you need and save the leftovers for fried rice. Day-old rice is better for fried rice because it's less sticky and not as moist as freshly cooked rice.       On Sale This Week. Got a deal? To have your deal featured in tampabay.com's Easy Meals newsletter, contact Maryann Balbo at mbalbo@sptimes.com or call 727-892-2237.   Janet K. Keeler, who cooks in a kitchen she hates for a job she loves, was named food editor at the St. Petersburg Times in 2000. Since that time, Taste has twice won best food section honors from the Association of Food Journalists. In addition to writing about food, she is the paper's lifestyle editor, overseeing travel and homes coverage.   For more, go to: http://www.tampabay.com Unsubscribe from this newsletter or manage other newsletter subscriptions at tampabay.com ©2009 • St. Petersburg Times, 490 First Avenue South • St. Petersburg, FL 33701 • 727-893-8111 Contact Us | Join Us | Advertise with Us | Subscribe to the St. Petersburg Times Privacy Policy | Standard of Accuracy | Terms, Conditions & Copyright