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! ;)

Chicken Alfredo

Sausage Jambalaya ~ Recipe

Sausage Jambalaya

Ingredients:

1 lb Sausage (Smoked) - (we used turkey sausage and chicken sausage)
1 Yellow Onion
2 Ribs of Celery
1 Green Pepper
1 Bay Leaf
Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
1 Can Diced Tomatos (14 oz)
1 Can Chicken Broth (14 oz)
1 Tsp Cumin
1 Tsp Chili Powder
1 Tsp Poultry Seasoning
1 Tsp Worcestershire Sauce

Optional - Add Chicken and/or shrimp...

Directions:

Chop onion, celery and green pepper. Add all ingredients into crockpot. Cook 6 - 8 hours.
Serve over rice or pasta.

Enjoy!!!

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.

Greek Chicken & Warm Spinach Salad - Gluten Free

Tonights menu was Greek Chicken with a warm spinach salad.

I marinated the chicken for 4 hours and it was amazing! The recipe called for boneless skinless, but they didnt have that at my local grocery store. So I bought bone in. It was still amazing, and I never eat the skin anyways.
The spinach salad on the other hand - wellllll - my daughter and I didnt really care for it. It was really tomato-ish. Maybe if I cut the tomato amount in half next time. Im not sure, it just felt like it was missing something.

Anywho - it was still good, and still gluten free!

The Fresh 20

Chicken with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce and Parmesan Kale Beans

Last night was night #2 for gluten free eating for me.
I must confess I have already started getting headaches, I assume from my body detoxing a bit and the fact that I havent had any soda in two days.
But thats okay, it means its working right??

Last night was supposed to be Salmon with Roasted red pepper sauce and a side of beans with Kale.
I dont eat fish, so I changed it to chicken. I thought it was very good. Still not sure if I like kale. But I ate it. The kids all loved the chicken, my daughter tried but didnt like the beans. ( I really think she didnt like the kale). And both boys ate everything. Of course.

I really thought the kale would cook down like a spinach but it didnt. It fought me to the bitter end. ( see what I did there - bitter/kale)  but it held its crunch.

Here are some shots I took of it...

All in all, we ate, our bellies are full and not full of gluten. Score!
Stay tuned for more!!

Farfalle and Feta Salad - Recipe

Farfalle and Feta Salad

Ingredients

1 Box Farfalle Pasta ( Bow Ties)

1 Cup Black Olives

1 Cup Feta Cheese

1 Cup Roasted Red Peppers

1/2 Cup Chives

1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

3 Tsp Red Wine Vinegar

2 Tsp Garlic

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

1. Boil Pasta according to directions on box
2. Mix Oil, Vinegar and garlic in bowl.
3. Add olives, cheese, red peppers and chives. Stir.
4. Add cooled Pasta to bowl. Stir.
5. Let sit in fridge for flavors to absorb.
6. Serve cold.

Creamy Chicken Recipe

Creamy Chicken

Ingredients:

3 Chicken Breasts Chopped

1 Green Pepper Sliced

1 Cup Onion Sliced

1 Cup Baby Bella Mushrooms Sliced

1 Can Cream of Chicken soup

1/2 Cup Water

1 Tbs Butter

Directions:

Saute Pepper, Onion, Mushrooms in butter.

Add Chicken, cook until no longer pink.

Add Soup and water.

Simmer 20 minutes.

Serve over Rice.

Chicken Teriyaki - Recipe

Chicken Teriyaki

Ingredients

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Broccoli Cauliflower Frozen Mix
1 Onion
A Bell Pepper ( I used Red)
1 tbs Garlic
5 tbs of Sweet Baby Rays Teriyaki Marinade
2 tsp Olive Oil
3 tbs Soy Sauce
3 or 4 Sprigs of fresh parsley
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

In a skillet, saute chicken, onion and pepper until cooked...
Add garlic, soy, parsley and marinade...
Simmer for about 15 minutes.

Serve over white rice...