Recipe: Spanish Rice - Gluten Free and Vegetarian

Right before I added the rice.

Before I mixed it together, isnt it pretty!!

Ingredients:

2 Green Peppers - Optional Red, Yellow or Orange Peppers...

1 Yellow Onion

2 Tsp Olive Oil

1 Can of Corn ( You can use frozen or fresh)

1 Can of Black Beans

1 Can of Diced tomatoes

1 Can of Rotel Diced tomatoes

2 Tsp Cumin

2 Tsp Garlic Salt

1 Tsp Paprika

1 Tsp Mild Chili Powder

4 Cups cooked rice... ( I steamed mine in the steamer while cooking the rest..)

1 package of mexican cheese

Directions:

1. In large saute pan on medium high heat, add Olive Oil... 
2. When oil is hot add peppers and onions. Saute until soft.
3. Add Tomatoes, beans, corn and all spices...
4. Mix together and reduce heat to simmer...
5. Simmer 10 - 15 minutes just to warm through.
6. Fold in rice. Place in serving dish.
7. Layer cheese on top.
8. Serve hot or room temp...

Enjoy!!

Sorry I didn't get a pic of the final product! I got to excited to eat it! ;)

Steak Fajitas

The menu today is Steak fajitas. With skirt steak - which looks nasty. I mean real nasty. People eat this stuff?  Look, I am a beef lover. I would eat steak every day if I could. But skirt steak looks gross. Its all fatty and stuff. Blech. But I am doing this menu plan at Fresh 20 to try out new things. Stuff I have never cooked or stuff I have cooked with a healthy twist.  I have cooked fajitas before, but not with skirt nasty steak.

All that being said. I cooked it wrong and sliced it wrong.  I followed directions. But I shouldnt have. I should have done it the way I *thought* it should have been done. But anyways. It was tough. Literally.

So we sat there eating and had a good laugh as the table fell silent and all we could hear was chewing. We all stopped looked at each other and laughed. Yep. Chewy. And while I am complaining - I dont like the corn tortillas either. So there.

So here are the photos of the evening.