I’ll be honest: the only reason I tried this Rachael Ray recipe is because I did not want my red grapes to go bad. Looking back, I can’t tell you how glad I am I made this, or how wonderful it is. I was worried about it. I’m not a huge fan of chicken tacos, I rarely eat shredded chicken in anything Mexican, I like fajita chicken much better, but I thought well I have the grapes so why not. I even only made 1 taco for myself, expecting not to like this. One bite, that is all it took to convince me that these are possibly some of the best tacos I have ever made, or ever eaten in my life. I know this may sound like an over statement, and I’m building this recipe up, but I strongly recommend you try this out tonight. I even told a co-worker about it, he made it, and he and his guest loved it too. So it’s not just my opinion, but others have verified, these tacos, they are good!

Recipe: Chicken Tacos with Spicy Grape Salsa

Chicken Tacos with Grape Salsa

Cookbook: Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine

Total Time: 10 minutes

Best Friend Says: (she ate one too!) “These are so good, I think I’ll need another one!”

Notes: I didn’t do a thing different here, followed the recipe to a “T”. I do recommend using an upside muffin tin to help stuff your tacos, it does make it a lot easier! I think I first saw that tip on Rachael Ray!

I have really enjoyed Rachael Ray’s other lettuce wrap or lettuce cup recipes. I wasn’t a huge fan of lettuce wraps until I started making them. I’m not really sure why, there isn’t anything in them I don’t like. I was surprised that the Little One ate some of these. Even the water chestnuts, I don’t think he was too sure of what they were. I didn’t give him one in lettuce, just some of the filling. Possibly with a side of rice, because he loves rice!

Recipe: Chinese Barbecued Lettuce Wraps

Chinese Barbecued Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Cookbook: Cooking Round the Clock

Total Time: 20 minutes

Notes:I think this could’ve used a little more salt, I added some soy sauce and really enjoyed the flavor. Maybe a little more orange flavor too, I love the smell of the orange zest cooking with the chicken. I was pleasantly surprised how fast this cooked up. We were running a little late for dinner, but in no time it was ready. I didn’t use mushrooms, if the husband were home I would, but I don’t like them, so I didn’t.