I found a recipe for a very basic shredded chicken cooked in the Instant Pot (found here) and have adapted it to work for taco/ burrito/ whatever nights, but we also like ground beef, carnitas, and even chopped up cremini mushrooms when we’re wanting to lighten things up. And, provided I don’t mix up the measurements for cayenne and paprika in the taco seasoning mix (I’ve only done it once, but they’ll NEVER let me live it down! lol), they always turn out amazing. But not tofu. I just can’t bring myself to eat it. It’s a textural thing.
However, the past 3-4 times we’ve had burrito night, Miss V has fallen asleep before it’s ready, and slept right through it. Which is SUPER frustrating, since she LOVES making herself burritos. I honestly just can’t understand HOW she does it! She’ll be wide awake and messaging me one minute, then BAM! Fast asleep the next.
Then she’ll complain about having missed it until we have them again, which typically isn’t that often, though thanks to Lent and “meatless Fridays,” we’ve had them fairly frequently in recent days. But it’s such a simple meal to put together, especially when you only have to cook the mushrooms and heat the beans, sometimes cook rice, and then you’re done, that I think maybe we should have them more often.
She used to be like this with “circle steaks,“ which was something my mom taught me to make ages ago. It’s just ground beef, garlic, salt, and pepper, then you form it into little circular patties, smaller than the palm of your hand, that you cook in a little butter in a pan. We always had them with mashed potatoes and veggies, but like clockwork, she would pass out early on nights we were having them. It was the weirdest thing!
So what about you? Are there any meals you make that people in your family skip like that? Or maybe you’re the one who falls asleep while eating? Tell me about it!
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