mexican rice (or quinoa) casserole

I have created the most easy recipe...ever!

Simple instructions:
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. add all these ingredients

-2 cups rice (or 2 cups quinoa. I believe quinoa is more healthy than rice, but I didn't have any on hand.)
- 1/2 cup lentils (I had black lentils on hand, but you could use green or even red)
- packet of taco seasoning (although the more healthy option is basic spices like cumin, paprika)
- can of corn (again, can was all I had on hand...the more healthy option in the dead of winter is frozen corn)
- jar of salsa
- 2 cups of beans (I used chickpeas because that is all I had on had.  Black beans would be good, too)
- 2 1/2 cups water 

into this kind of dish

and stir around

that chuck are the frozen chickpeas

3. put into oven.



4. after 30 minutes stir



5. after 45 minutes to 1 hour, you have this.

I told you...totally easy!

It takes just a couple minutes to prepare, and as long as you have an hour to let it cook, this is an great dinner option.

Serve with sour cream and avocado.

Dinner done easy and healthy!

Tacos, the easy way

Wanna make dinner in a jiffy?  Here is a suggestion for tacos, the easy way...



Place taco shells in an upside down cupcake tin.

Empty a can of refried bean in a bowl, and stir up with seasoning.  The super easy way is to add 1/2 packet of taco seasoning.  Or, you could simply add cumin.

Add beans to the taco shells

Place tacos in the oven...350...for about 5 minutes  

Place salsa, sour cream, and shredded cheese on the table...to be added as desired by the hungry crew

And there you have it: tacos, the easy way

Of course you can add lettuce, avocado, ect.  This is what I had on on hand that night.  Easy peasy!