SPEEDY SPANISH RICE..GOOD WITH BURRITOS

1 can of fat free chicken broth
1/2 cup of bottled Salsa
3 cups of quick-cooking (10 minute) brown rice

Combine the broth and salsa in a 2 quart or larger saucepan that has a lid. Bring to a boil , covered, over high heat. Add the rice and reduce the heat to low. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the pan and fluff the rice with a fork. Re-cover and let the rice steam off the heat for 5 minutes longer. Serve immediately with your Black Bean Burritos. This is a complete protein when combined with black beans.

Bear Lake Big Daddys!

Buy the large tortillas. Load one side with the following: Rice (rice a roni, leftover rice), Any meat ( Turkey, Beef, Ham, etc.) Must be cooked. Green Chilis, Olives, Mushrooms , grated cheese on top. Fold over and put in oiled pan and brown on both sides. Handle carefully so the "stuff" does not fall out! Put on plate and top with sour cream and Salsa. A complete meal. You could use your imagination as to what goes inside. How about sauted Zuchinni, lefover asparagus etc. Quick and Easy.

Bear Lake Big Daddys!!

Desperation Dinner in 20 min. flat.. Black Bean Burritos

Black Bean Burritos

2 tsp. vegetable oil
1 small onion (1/2 cup coarsely chopped)
2 cans of black beans 15 oz.
1 can chopped green chilies 4.5 oz.
1 jar mild salsa 16 oz
6 large Tortillas 10 inch
1 1/2 cup of already shredded Monterey Jack Chreese 6 oz.
Reduced Fat Sour Cream

Heat oil, add chopped onion and cook for 2 minutes
While onion cooks, rinse and drain the beans and chilis in a colander. Add cooked onions and cook until mixture thickens.. about 5 minutes.

While bean mixture simmers, wrap the tortillas in plastic wrap and microwave on high until warmed through. 1 to2 minutes.

Place one tortilla on plate and spoon bean mixture in center and sprinkle generously with cheese. Fol the tortlla tucking in one end burrito style, and serve. Add sour cream. Yum! Again, this is a heathy meal. You could put lefover rice inside the tortilla also.

BLACK BEANS AND RICE

THIS IS A COMPLETE PROTEIN! DELICIOUS WITH THE SALSA RECIPE OVER THE TOP!

2 1/2 CUPS OF INSTANT (5 MINUTE) RICE
1 TSP OLIVE OIL
1 LARGE ONION
1 CAN OF RED BEANS 15 1/2 OZ.
1 CAN OF WHITE BEANS 15 1/2 OZ.
1 SMALL CAN OF PITTED BLACK OLIVES 2 1/4 OZ.
1 CAN OF BLACK BEANS
2 CANS OF DICED TOMATOES 14 1/2 OZ.
1 CUP FROZEN CORN KERNALS
1 TSP CHILI POWDER
1 TSP CUMIN
1 TSP GARLIC POWDER
3/4 CUP SHREDDED CHEESE


ADD 2 1/2 CUPS OF WATER TO RICE AND COOK. SET ASIDE..

HEAT OIL IN DEEP NONSTICK PAN AND BROWN CHOPPED ONION. DRAIN RED AND WHITE BEANS AND OLIVES IF USED.
RAISE UP HEAT IN PAN AND ADD DRAINED BEANS AND OLIVES, THE BLACK BEANS WITH THEIR LIQUID, TOMATOES, CORN, CHILI POWDER, CUMIN, AND GARLIC PWD. STIR AND MIX WELL. COVER THE SKILLET AND BRING TO A BOIL. lOWER THE HEAT AND COOK FOR 3 OR 4 MINUTES. STIR OCCASIONALLY.
LOWER THE HEAT TO A SIMMER AND SPRINKLE CHEESE OVER THE BEAN MIXTURE. COVER AND COOK UNTIL THE CHEESE MELTS. 2 TO 3 MINUTES. SERVE THE BEAN OVER A BED OF RICE. YUM! I LIKE TO TOP IT WITH SALSA.

HEALTHIER WITH BROWN RICE!!!

FREEZE YOUR CHEESE!

I GOT TIRED OF THROWING AWAY CHEESE WHEN IT SAT TOO LONG AND MOLDED! FROZEN CHEESE STAYS FRESH FOR MONTHS. I CUT A LARGE BRICK UP INTO FOUR PIECES AND FREEZE. I DO HAVE A FOOD SAVER MACHINE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE, JUST DOUBLE WRAP IT. PUT IT IN A DOUBLE ZIP TOP BAG. IF IT IS ALREADY SHREDDED YOU CAN JUST WACK IT ON THE COUNTER AND IT BREAKS IT UP. SURE SAVES MONEY WHEN YOU CAN BUY IN BULK. I JUST OPENED ONE OF MY FROZEN SECTIONS FROM THE LARGE BRICK OF CHEESE YESTERDAY AND IT WAS VERY FRESH AND NICE!!

SO-SIMPLE SALSA

1 Clove Garlic
1/4 cup of Cilantro, loosely packed
1/2 Lime
1 can (14 1/2 oz. ) Mexican style stewed tomatoes

Peel the garlic. Turn on Blender or food processor and drop the garlic onto moving blade. Process until finely chopped or use garlic press. Add Cilantro and pulse to chop fine. Squeeze the julice from the half lime into blender. Add Tomatoes and pulse 2 or 3 times for a chunky Salsa or balend untuil smooth, about 15 seconds. Serve at Once or refrigerate until ready to serve.

I gave this recipe to Nicole last summer and she loved it and uses it often for a quick Salsa.
Makes about 2 cups.

Healthy Turkey Veggie Meatballs

Mix in a large bowl:

1 1/2 # of Ground Turkey Breast (or dark meat if you prefer)
1/2 cup of bread crumbs. (I use the Italian kind in a paper container)
1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup of parsley ( really adds flavor)
1/4 cup of shredded carrots
1 egg white (you can use whole egg _)
2 cloves of garlic from garlic press or chop fine
1/3 cup of green onions (cut up into the green part a little)
1/4 cup of Zuchinni (just buy a little one)
1/4 tsp salt

Mix all together and form your turkey balls. 400 degrees for 15 minutes. These make a lot and freeze very well! A quick fix for spaghetti on a busy night. Put half in freezer for a smaller family.
Bake a loaf of Rhodes Bread and slice warm with this or set out the dinner rolls 4 to 5 hours early and make bread sticks or just a pan of pull aparts. Makes a great dinner!

Chicken Enchiladas Crockpot Dinner

When you want a Mexican Dinner without all the work, this is a great shortcut with the same end product.

Ingredients
1 large can enchilada sauce
4 chicken breasts
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
1 small can of black olives
2 dozen corn tortillas
1 chopped onion
1 pkg. sharp cheddar cheese, grated

Directions

Cook chicken and shred. Mix soup, olives and onions. Cut tortillas in wedges. Layer crock pot with enchilada sauce, tortillas, soup mix, chicken and cheese all the way to the top, ending with cheese on top. Cook on low temperature all day in the crock pot. Serve!
You can add mushrooms if you like.

Shirley's Hot Fudge Sauce...yum!

1 package of milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup of Butter
2 cups of powdered Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 1/3 cup of canned milk

Melt slowly chocolate chips and butter in a heavy pan. Slowly add canned milk and mix. Add powdered sugar and mix. Be sure all lumps are out. Cook on simmer for about 8 minutes stirring constantly so it won't stick. Pull off the stove and add vanilla. Enjoy! This is a never fail recipe and the best hot fudge I have ever found.

I have now joined the "GROUP"....I must stay current. I am in sunny Arizona just soaking in the sun and picking a juicy orange off the tree for breakfast or pouring a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice in a chilled glass. How can it get any better? Kevin moved upstairs so I could be on the ground floor! Wow, what a sacrifice! I am very comfortable and cozy. Weather is awesome and warming up daily. No coats here!

On my blog you will see tidbits of thought, recipes, advice ( probably not wanted) and ideas I run onto. Actually Lindsay told me about a cute idea yesterday. Buy an inexpensive slip in shoe.. Cover the toe with a doily and embellish with yo yo,s, buttons etc. She says she saw one and it was darling! Just down my alley! She is going to borrow it and will hopefully snap a picture for all to see. Cute for summer! I thought of Brook Jackson...Bet she would wear something like that ????? I hope to make it while Cari is down here.

I also saw a small bisquick recipe booklet at the Wal Mart checkstand. Thumbed through it and yum!! Easy quick dinner ideas. Looked delicious Actually, I am going to buy it. Has some new recipes that are not in the regular Bisquick book. Debbie and I made the delicious Salmon recipe (in the Gathering of Friends cookbook..most of the sisters have it) It is a delicious combination of Asparagus, Pasta, Salmon and a delicious lemon sauce. We used fat fee half and half for the sauce. Delicious! Actually asparagus can be bought down at my little veggie mart for 99 cents a bunch. Small, fresh, delicious!

MORE RAMBLINGS LATER.....GRANDMA

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