Lazy Mexican Chili
This one is for all of you foodies out there, ahem, Vyv (but read it anyway even if you are not a foodie, because I used jokes). I may not make cupcake Frankensteins, but I do treat my kitchen like a science lab on occasion. When I began blogging, I was on a serious cooking kick. I could bust out a stuffed chicken parme-something or a stuffed bell pepper without even looking at the recipe.
Lately? Not so much. I can barely find a clean cup to drink out of let alone put some Julia Child shit on the table. And, as I have mention before (in a post long ago), cooking for one can be … discouraging. So, how did I make it better? I experimented. Ultimately, Lazy Mexican Chili was born.
What you need:
1 lb ground beef
1 can sweet corn
1 package taco seasoning
H2O
Salsa
Sour cream
Mexican shredded cheese (not shredded by actual Mexicans)
Tortilla chips (optional)
A feline companion or Tequila
What to do with your junk (not your naughty junk):
Brown your ground meet. Drain it and try not to burn yourself with beef grease. Say beef grease out loud because it sounds hilarious. Say it louder so your neighbors and/or significant other can hear you and laugh too. If you have neither, tweet it to your internet friends.
Get back on track and warm up the corn in a separate pot. Put your pan with drained ground beef back on the stove and add in 2/3 cup water and the taco seasoning. Imagine your worst boss’s face in the bottom of the pan and have at it with a ladle or something. This will help break up the meat to allow for better chewing during the consuming process.
Give the beef about four minutes to get its taco on while you crumble some tortilla chips in a bowl. Once your beef is all seasoned up, put some in the bowl with the tortilla chips and start mixing in copious amounts of salsa, sour cream, corn, and cheese. Felicidades! You have made Lazy Mexican Chili. Put on a sombrero and eat it.
If you did it right, you will look something like this and a cigar will manifest itself.
NOTE: It dawned on me after writing this that the title of my dish may sound as if I am implying that Mexicans are lazy. I am not. I am implying that this recipe is lazy. I’m lazy. I am not Mexican. Glad we settled that.
There is something different about 25toFly since yesterday. I wonder what it is?
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Posted on January 23, 2013, in Humor and tagged 25tofly, apparently I am writing about food now, Becca Cord, blog, Blogging, Cook, cookies for one, Cooking, cooking blogs, cooking for one, easy mexican food, Funny, funny recipes, humor, lazy mexican chili, life, mexican chili, Recipes, Silly, sombrero, sombrero and mustache costume, Taco, tell me you love my banner dummy, Tortilla chip, WordPress. Bookmark the permalink. 91 Comments.
Yummy! I’m in!
I tried to figure out what changed before reading your comments – and I’m happy to say I got it!
You are a sharp one master Jillian!
I love your banner, dummy.
Xx
You got it! And thanks
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Of course I did. And it appears I’m one of a very small and select group who did! I’m sure you’re doing this to test how many of us truly pay attention to your posts…
You are 100% correct. You are on the top of my list for sure!
Don’t be too nice to me, I may end up engaging Smug Mode, and that will not be pretty!
I do like the new banner, however. It’s pretty!
Thank you! It took a lot of time and brainstorming between me and my photog friend, but it was so much fun to do.
Who cares about the recipe, the banner is here! (I’m slow to catch on). SuperFly banner time!
That’s the spirit!
HOW DARE YOU CALL MY PEOPLE LAZY AFTER ALL THE LETTUCE WE PICKED FOR YOU.
But seriously, amazing chili recipe.
Thanks for the mention. Looks awesome!
Thanks ma’am, and welcome!
How am I meant to know what’s changed about you? What am I a therapist? Gee!
My page, not me. Although I did just get a haircut. Thanks for caring
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You’re welcome, that will be 80 bucks.
Yaaaaaay!! I feel honored you chose my idea!!
This is perfect for me, Lazy Mexican Chili for one, coming right up!!! 
Don’t forget the sombrero and tequilla and/or feline companion. It’s crucial to the recipe.
Don’t worry. I already have all those.
So you’re a cute wiz in the kitchen too? Its not enough that you blog, vlog, dance, host kick-ass parties, look gorgeous ALL THE TIME and generally rule, you have to rock the kitchen too?
How do you do it?
Ask my drug dealer.
KIDDING. It takes a lot more concentration than you think! Thanks Hook – big hug.
“Say beef grease out loud because it sounds hilarious. Say it louder so your neighbors and/or significant other can hear you and laugh too. If you have neither, tweet it to your internet friends.”
I like this snippet so much that I want to name it Jack and never let go. Never.
Um…yeah. I got nothing. How come there’s not picure of the finished product? Or is the finished product in the belly of the gringo in your picture? I’m confused.
Maybe you should check the 25tofly Facebook page ಠ_ಠ.
Oh my gosh!! It does look like barf!! I didn’t make it last night, but will tonight. I’ll try to remember to take a picture.
Yes! Report back ma’am
As promised, I made your recipe Thursday night. Here is the proof.
http://www.breezybooks.com/Becca_Barf.html
Hahahhaa!! I just died laughing! I hope your husband recovered!
I like the disclaimer at the end. Tell me whats it like living up on racist mountain? Wetbacks are some of the hardest working people I KNOW! And trust me I know, maybe you should get married to that Frat boy wearing the sombrero and the moustache and have only WHITE babies…. Also whats H2O? H- 20? is that a chemical compound?
I like the recipe by the way- its actually not that lazy.. It takes work.
That “frat boy” IS my husband. Watch it, or I will drown you in H2O. Literally.
Thanks for including the jokes in there for all of us out here that don’t cook, but are lazy. As far as the change my guess is the background, or the font, or the reply status, or the format. Am I right? My eyes are too lazy to look around anymore.
I think you are looking TOO hard. Hint: look in the tags.
Well, now I know what Rich is getting for dinner. Who knew there was a 5-star chef under all that red hair? I’m throwing jalapenos in the bowl, too. Great banner, and thanks for making me say beef grease out loud; I feel like an idiot.
HA! I am the master!
Hey, I address one of your post suggestions/questions from last week tomorrow. Be excited!
Yippee!! I *am* excited, and your payment is on its way!!
speaking of puke, we used to play a game called “gak” back in high school. each player needs a large brown paper bag, like the ones from a supermarket. inside you have about five different types of food. could be anything pretty much. also, need bottles of water. let’s say there are five rounds of the game, it can be as many as you want, but you have to have a different food item for each round.
you stand in a cirlce but then turn your back to each other. stick your face in the bag and eat the first item. should be about a handful-size of food. drink a little water. when everyone has swallowed the food, turn back around to face each other. then make yourself puke on the ground. the first player to identify what everyone else has eaten is the winner of the round.
there’s a pussy way to play too in which you don’t swallow and puke, you just chew it up and spit it out. but spitters are quitters.
That sounds like a wonderfully healthy and educational game. Kid’s today are way to caught up in their video games. They should be outside puking for each other.
i know, right?
is there a picture that i’m missing? not seeing?
There is a picture of a mustache clad man in a sombrero with a cigar in his mouth closer to the end of the post, but that is the only photo that should be on this post.
oh, i was looking for the food-like picture on FB. thought it was on the blog too. so you tease me with a picture of food, and then i get bitch-slapped with a sombrero? el baito y switcho.
That’s how I roll Rich. You should know this by now.
duped by a gin- redhead.
This doesn’t seem very lazy to me. I prefer to do all of my cooking in a crock pot.
Crock pots are a crock! Just kidding. I am just jealous that I don’t have one. Some people might be disappointed or offended to receive a cooking apparatus for a gift, but not me! Bring them on! Just no sandwich bags please.
Really? I feel like Mr Fancy Pants over here. I have two of them. One for large meals and one for large snacks. (or something like that) I’ve done pulled pork, stew, chili, scalloped potatoes, meatloaf….hmmmm.
Time for lunch, see you later. (I’ll get you a crock pot if you get me a waffle iron!)
I have a sandwich press that has never been touched (you can use it to make omelettes apparently as well). I don’t make sandwiches because they are sexist. Trade you?
Cool – sounds good to me. (Can you make me a sandwich first?…..Please)
Don’t make me start throwing pickles at you.
No, No, No….put them on the sandwich!
Okay, I laughed at that. But I am still not making any sandwiches.
Okay…worth a try.
This sounds magically delicious. It’s a weird, sad fact of life that often things that look like vomit are, in fact, amazingly good.
Except actual vomit.
I’m not a foodie, but I would make that in a heartbeat. Great share!
I am headed for left overs as we speak… I mean type.
Interesting.
Here’s a variation:
-Open the tequila
-Pour a liberal serving
-DO NOT DRINK YET!!!
-Lay all ingredients in front of you from shortest to tallest
-lay phone book on top at comfortable reading angle
-call for delivery
-drink tequila
That is beyond lazy. I know what I am doing next time!
If there are any problems, I’d look at how carefully you followed step three.
(That’s where my troubles usually stem from…)
Rebecca, I attempted to make this recipe this morning as soon as I read your post. I followed your instructions precisely and as soon as I added the corn, the entire pot blew up in my face! What the hell????
OH. Oh Tim. I am SO sorry. I forgot to mention that you have to have exactly 46 kernels ONLY. Any less, and the bowl will disappear leaving you with a huge mess. Any more than 46, and Mexican explosion. My bad.
I like the serving suggestions: a feline companion or tequila. You make me laugh
And I hear you about cooking for one. When I’m on my own, I’m the queen of fruit and yogurt. It just seems like so much work to prepare a meal just for me.
Glad to bring out that beautiful smile ma’am! It IS a lot of work, and I end up wasting so many leftovers.
Becca,
So you made me hungry… So what?
And not bad for a draft………..
Le Clown
Making people hungry seems much easier than making people laugh. I think I may have found my new calling. Fuck humor, I am going full on food blogger.
NOT.
Draft is good. I agree.
Yessssss, are we going to be food blogging buddies now?!?!
Mayyyyyybe. But I will leave most of the food up to you.
I’m pretty sure I don’t have any H2O -
Ask the aliens. They stock up on it like liquor.
my bum hurts
Good thing I don’t have anything back there to probe anyway…
Thanks. You just made me hungry and wanting cheese and beef. Neither of which are available to me here.
I’ll eat some left overs for lunch in your name today.
That note at the end is spectacular. I was NOT thinking that. But now I am.
Beef grease!!!
I like to cover all of the bases, you know? Only thing better than screaming beef grease is eating bacon grease. AMIRITE?
As I read this post about lazy Meskins and chili, my 5 year old daughter was watching Dora the Explorer. Coincidence? No creo que si. <—-a little Meskin lingo there meaning "I don't think so!"
It’s all in the stars man. Cosmic shit right there. Dora needs to stop stealing my show though, for real.
Thanks for recipes for one. It’s not easy getting psyched into cooking for yourself. This sounds like something I could do and it wouldn’t even be too spicy (I don’t do spicy and that’s difficult when one lives in a Mexican-influenced city like San Antonio). I’ll give it a try.
Let me know how it goes if you do! I like to eat it without the tortilla chips to lessen the calories and carbs. Thanks for reading!
Lazy chili, or really lazy anything, is the best!
Absolutely!
Om nom.
You are so eloquent!
I love me some chili.
Especially when it is lackadaisical.
I love your banner, dummy.
Weeee! You win!
yay!
So do I.
Yes you do!