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Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• corn tortilla
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Fill a heavy skillet with 1-inch-deep oil over medium heat; heat to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C).
3. 3 Fry one tortilla at a time in hot oil. Cook for about 15 seconds.
4. 4 Flip over and fold in half, holding in place with tongs until crispy, about 15 seconds.
5. 5 Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt while still hot.

By TINKERBELL4

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• plantain
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Heat approximately 1/4 inch of oil, or just enough for plantain slices to be halfway submerged, in a medium skillet over medium heat.
2. 2 Cut off the ends of the plantains. Slit the skin of each plantain by running the tip of your knife from one end of the "rib" to the other; peel the skin. Cut at an angle, making slices that are about 3/4-inch thick.
3. 3 Brown plantain slices in the hot oil until brown, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Remove from the skillet and place on a paper towel-covered plate to drain off excess oil. Sprinkle with salt while still moist.

By Mig

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• bread crumb
• taco seasoning mix
• salmon

Instructions

1. 1 Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
2. 2 Mix bread crumbs and taco seasoning mix in a shallow bowl until well combined. Press salmon into bread crumb mixture until evenly coated. Gently shake so any bread crumbs that haven't stuck fall away. Place breaded salmon onto a plate; do not stack.
3. 3 Cook salmon in hot oil until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes per side.

By Ruthdbd

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• jalapeno pepper
• garlic
• onion
• salt
• water
• white vinegar

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium glass or enamel lined sauce pan over high heat, combine oil, peppers, garlic, onion and salt; saute for 4 minutes. Add the water and cook for 20 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
2. 2 Transfer the mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth. With the processor running, slowly add the vinegar.
3. 3 Pour into a sterilized jar with a tight lid. This sauce will keep for 6 months when stored in the refrigerator.

By Rayna Jordan

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• lemon juice
• green onion
• rosemary
• thyme
• oregano
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium bowl, mix together vegetable oil, lemon juice, green onion, rosemary, thyme, oregano and garlic. Place beef or chicken in the marinade. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator approximately 24 hours before grilling as desired.

By Bob

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• canola oil
• corn tortilla
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a 10-inch skillet to 370 degrees. Drop triangles in hot oil, 8 at a time. Fry, turning chips once or twice, until they stop sizzling and turn golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove with tongs or a slotted spoon and drain on a wire rack set over a shallow pan. Sprinkle with salt immediately.

By USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• flour tortilla
• salsa
• cheddar cheese
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot; fry tortillas, one at a time, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer fried tortillas using tongs to a baking sheet.
3. 3 Spread salsa onto each fried tortilla; top with Cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 8 minutes.

By Marcia

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• onion
• cocoa powder
• cumin
• cilantro
• garlic
• tomato soup
• green chile pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion in oil until tender. Mix in cocoa powder, cumin, cilantro, and garlic. Stir in tomato soup and green chile peppers.
2. 2 Bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. 3 Transfer to a gravy boat or pour directly over food to serve.

By ROSEP47

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• egg roll wrapper
• green chile
• monterey jack cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Lay a wrapper on a work surface diagonally, so it resembles a diamond. Place a slice of green chile horizontally across wrapper, 1 inch above the bottom point. Lay a strip of Monterey Jack cheese on top of chile.
2. 2 Dip an index finger into a small bowl of water and moisten the wrapper edges. Roll wrapper up and over chile and cheese, starting from the point closest to you. Bring in both sides, making sure to press firmly to seal filling. Continue rolling away from you to enclose filling. Repeat with remaining wrappers, chiles, and cheese.
3. 3 Heat approximately 1/2 inch oil in a deep frying pan over medium heat.
4. 4 Working in batches, fry rolls in hot oil, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent burning. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Let cool for a few minutes before serving.

By MizzWycked

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• water
• salt
• cassava flour

Instructions

1. 1 Prepare a tortilla press with 2 pieces of parchment paper. Set aside.
2. 2 Pour warm water into a bowl and stir in salt until it dissolves.
3. 3 Combine flour, salt water, and oil in a bowl and mix with your hands until a smooth dough forms. Move dough to a smooth surface and lightly knead until dough feels compact and does not crumble. Separate into 4 equal pieces and roll them into balls.
4. 4 Heat a griddle over medium-high heat. Press one dough ball between 2 pieces of parchment paper in the tortilla press. Press down. Open press and carefully peel off the top piece of parchment paper. Flip tortilla onto your hand and carefully peel off the 2nd piece of paper. Return paper back onto tortilla press. Immediately cook the pressed tortilla on the hot griddle. Cook until bubbles form, flip over, and cook on the other side until browned. Do not flip the tortilla before bubbles form or the tortilla will break. Repeat with remaining dough balls.
5. 5 Serve immediately or cover with a cloth and reheat in the microwave for 30 seconds at 600W.

By Buckwheat Queen

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• long-grain rice
• water
• tomato bouillon powder
• onion powder
• garlic powder

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add rice and fry until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. 3 Gradually stream water into the saucepan while stirring rice. Stir in tomato powder, onion powder, and garlic powder.
4. 4 Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until rice has absorbed almost all liquid, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, until remaining liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.

By Luis-Christine Poncio

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• flour
• chili powder
• onion powder
• oregano
• salt
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Mix flour, chili powder, onion powder, oregano, and salt together in a small bowl.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Whisk flour mixture into hot oil until smooth. Pour water into mixture in small amounts and whisk to incorporate smoothly between additions. Bring the gravy to a simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool 10 minutes.

By tpf2005

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• corn tortilla
• cheddar cheese
• chili without beans
• onion
• processed cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
2. 2 Warm oil in a small skillet. Use tongs to dip tortillas into the oil one at a time, turning to warm both sides. Sprinkle an even amount of Cheddar cheese down the center of each warmed tortilla. Roll tortillas to enclose cheese; place seam side down in the prepared baking dish.
3. 3 Combine the chili, onion, and half of the processed cheese in a large bowl. Pour the chili mixture over the tortillas; top with the remaining processed cheese.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 20 minutes.

By NASCAR24FAN

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• corn masa flour
• baking soda
• salt
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Combine corn masa flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Add a little water at a time until a firm dough forms. Divide dough into equal pieces and roll between your hands to form small balls. Press dough into 1/4-inch circles.
2. 2 Heat a griddle or comal over medium heat. Add dough circles to the hot griddle and cook until light brown, slightly inflated, and cooked on the outsides, about 3 minutes per side.
3. 3 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry gorditas in batches, if necessary, until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.

By lil-chef

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• onion
• instant rice
• tomato
• cilantro
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook and stir the chopped onion until browned, about 8 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in the rice, tomatoes, cilantro, and chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the rice is cooked and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.

By mjhutch

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• chicken breast
• cayenne pepper
• corn tortilla chip
• green chili
• mexican cheese blend

Instructions

1. 1 Combine chicken, vegetable oil, and cayenne pepper in a bowl; let stand at least 15 minutes, or longer if desired.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
3. 3 Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken mixture; cook until no longer pink. Remove from heat; set aside.
4. 4 Meanwhile, spread a thin layer of tortilla chips in a 9x13-inch baking dish; top with 1/4 chicken, 1/4 chiles, and 1/4 cheese. Repeat layers three more times ending with cheese.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese melts and nachos heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with your favorite nacho toppings.

By Michelle

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• lime
• green onion
• garlic
• cilantro
• red pepper flakes
• coriander
• anise seed

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium bowl, combine the lime juice, green onions, garlic, cilantro, oil, red pepper, coriander, and anise. Whisk until well blended.
2. 2 Pour mixture over your favorite meat, cover, and marinate for 12 to 24 hours before cooking as desired.

By Sunedan

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• fideo pasta
• water
• tomato sauce
• chili powder
• cumin
• garlic salt

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add fideo; cook and stir until golden brown and toasted.
3. 3 Add 1 cup water and 1/2 of the tomato sauce to fideo.
4. 4 Season with chili powder, cumin, and garlic salt; stir to blend.
5. 5 Bring to a boil and cook until liquid has almost evaporated.
6. 6 Stir in remaining 1/2 cup water and remaining tomato sauce. Cover and cook over medium heat until fideo is tender and sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.

By TINYANT1

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• chicken breast
• black olive
• salsa
• flour tortilla

Instructions

1. 1 Boil chicken breasts for 20 minutes or until they are thoroughly cooked. Drain breasts well and let cool. Use an electric food processor or manually shred the chicken and set aside.
2. 2 Use an electric food processor or blender to puree the olives. In a mixing bowl, combine salsa, olives, and chicken. Heat tortillas in microwave for about 20 to 30 seconds.
3. 3 Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of each warmed tortilla and roll the tortillas tightly, using toothpicks to keep them closed.
4. 4 Heat oil in skillet over a high heat. When the oil is hot, place the rolled taco into the oil and deep fry until lightly browned. Drain on paper towels and serve.

By GIPSY

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• hash brown potato
• ham
• green chile pepper
• cheddar cheese
• green chile enchilada sauce
• flour tortilla

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir potatoes and ham in hot oil until browned. Stir in chile peppers and 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese. Cook until cheese is melted.
3. 3 Coat the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with a small amount of enchilada sauce; pour remaining sauce into a shallow bowl. Dip each tortilla in sauce and fill with potato-ham mixture. Roll each as tightly as possible and place in the baking dish, seam-side down. Pour remaining sauce in the bowl over enchiladas and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until lightly browned on top, about 10 minutes more. Serve hot.

By MAMASPICE

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• chicken breast
• fajita seasoning
• black bean
• corn
• salsa
• mixed salad greens
• onion
• tomato

Instructions

1. 1 Rub chicken evenly with 1/2 the fajita seasoning. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken 8 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear; set aside.
2. 2 In a large saucepan, mix beans, corn, salsa and other 1/2 of fajita seasoning. Heat over medium heat until warm.
3. 3 Prepare the salad by tossing the greens, onion and tomato. Top salad with chicken and dress with the bean and corn mixture.

By ANGL8277

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• ground beef
• fajita seasoning
• pinto bean
• salsa
• brown rice
• mexican cheese blend

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in hot oil until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir in fajita seasoning until ground beef is evenly coated.
2. 2 Add pinto beans, salsa, and brown rice to ground beef mixture; mix until well combined. Top with Mexican cheese blend.

By earlzey

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• white onion
• garlic
• zucchini
• tomato
• salt
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Add the zucchini slices and stewed tomatoes and stir gently. Cover and cook until the zucchini is tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
4. 4 Remove from heat, season with salt, and add the Cheddar cheese; allow to sit until the cheese has melted.

By EnjoyMyRecipe

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• yukon gold potato
• chorizo sausage
• onion
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly soft, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain.
2. 2 Cook chorizo in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking up any large clumps, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove chorizo to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon, reserving about 1 tablespoon grease in the skillet. Add oil if necessary to make up 1 tablespoon.
3. 3 Cook onion in the same skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften and brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Add potatoes to the skillet and sauté until potatoes are lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in chorizo and season with salt and pepper.

By France Cevallos

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• taco seasoning mix
• all-purpose flour
• venison roast
• cayenne pepper
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Mix half the taco seasoning with the flour and cayenne pepper to taste and coat the meat with this mixture. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Place the roast in the oil and brown well on all sides.
2. 2 Place the meat in a slow cooker with the water and cook on low setting for 8 hours or on high setting for 5 hours. When meat is done, shred with a fork and season to your taste.

By SEEsign

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• long-grain rice
• onion
• garlic salt
• cumin
• chicken broth
• tomato sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add rice, onion, garlic salt, and cumin; cook, stirring constantly, until rice is puffed and golden.
3. 3 Stir in chicken broth and tomato sauce; bring to a boil.
4. 4 Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
5. 5 Serve and enjoy!

By Mommyto2

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• potato
• salt
• black pepper
• soy chorizo
• corn tortilla

Instructions

1. 1 Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Cook, covered, until potatoes are easily pierced with a knife, about 30 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking water.
2. 2 Transfer boiled potatoes to a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Mash with a potato masher, adding reserved cooking water to reach desired consistency.
3. 3 Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet. Cook soy chorizo for 5 minutes. Add mashed potatoes and mix well.
4. 4 Heat tortillas on a hot griddle over medium heat to soften them. Fill them with equal amounts of potato-chorizo mixture. Fold them in half and brush the outside of the tortillas with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Place tacos on the hot griddle and cook, turning once, until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes.

By gem

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• potato
• nopalito
• onion
• tomato
• jalapeno pepper
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add potatoes, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften, about 10 minutes. Stir in the nopalitos, onion, tomato, jalapeño, and salt. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and translucent and potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes more.

By Arianna

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• butter
• banana
• brown sugar
• rum
• flour tortilla

Instructions

1. 1 In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter . Stir in bananas and sugar, and stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour in rum and cook 1 to 2 minutes more. Spoon half the banana mixture onto each flour tortilla, and roll up, tucking in the ends, like a burrito.
2. 2 In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Fry chimichangas until golden. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

By Kim Fliehmann

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• chicken breast
• onion
• tomato sauce
• cumin
• chili powder

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Place chicken breasts in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer until no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes.
3. 3 Transfer chicken breasts to a bowl. Allow to cool briefly, then shred with 2 forks.
4. 4 Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.
5. 5 Stir in shredded chicken, tomato sauce, cumin, and chili powder. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken is hot and flavors have blended, about 3 minutes.
6. 6 Serve and enjoy!

By Holiday Baker