I'm notorious for not being able to follow a recipe. When I was a little girl, my friend and I mistook salt for sugar and sugar for salt. Honest mistake, right? OK, how about the time, not that long ago, when I accidentally doubled an already doubled chocolate chip cookie recipe? Uhhh yeah, I gave away cookies to everyone I knew! All that being said, this recipe is VERY easy to follow, and quite tasty to boot! I hope you enjoy!
Southwest Chicken Bake
1 Taco Bell Original taco seasoning mix (Recipe calls for half a packet, but I found it better to use a whole one)
1 Lb. Boneless skinless chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 Tbsp. Kraft Light Zesty Italian Dressing
1 Cup canned no-salt-added black beans, rinsed (I used a 1 1/2 cans)
1/2 Cup Frozen Corn (I used two cans, drained)
2 Green onions, chopped
1 Cup Taco Bell Thick n Chunky Salsa (I used 2-16oz jars of Pace Medium Fire Roasted Red Pepper and Corn salsa. I didn't drain it, but should have.)
1/2 Cup Kraft Mexican style Finely Shredded Four Cheese (I used more cheese too as I basically doubled the ingredients)
2-2/3 Cups hot cooked long-grain brown rice (I used Uncle Ben's white rice, if it matters.)
**I recommend draining all liquids before layering them into the casserole dish. I didn't so much, and my final product was a tad soupy.
HEAT oven to 375 degrees.
ADD seasoning mix to chicken in medium bowl; toss evenly to coat.
HEAT dressing in large skillet on medium-heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 min. or until evenly browned. Scoop into 1-1/2 quart casserole; cover with layers of beans, corn, onions and salsa.
BAKE 20 min. Top with cheese; bake 5 min. or until melted. Serve over rice.
I actually cooked mine a tad longer, of course, I have a crazy oven. I found that the black beans didn't get cooked in only 20 minutes and were therefore kinda crunchy; Jason liked them that way though. Hmm, to each his own.
Also, it stands to mention, as I completely forgot about it. Don't forget to time the cooking of the rice. The casserole was nearly completely cooked when it suddenly occurred to me. No worries, all was not lost. My sweet, starving boyfriend enjoyed the meal to the last bite; even my crunchy black beans!
Recipe taken from: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/southwest-chicken-bake-123144.aspx
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Monday, November 9, 2009
No-Bake Cookies
Wanna know a not-so-secret, secret?
Would you like to have a "famous" Quintana recipe? This is one of our favorites and I thought I'd share it with you! This used to be my "go-to" recipe to bring to functions, but for some unknown reason, I'm COMPLETELY incapable of yielding a positive outcome on these cookies anymore! I don't understand. I know I've followed the reciped correctly. (I realize I do have trouble with that somtimes. ha) They are either over-cooked or under-cooked, never (rarely) just right! So, I hope you have better success! Please let me know how they turn out for you!
No-Bake Cookies
1/2 Cup Milk
2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Butter
4 Tablespoons Cocoa
2 Cups Rolled Oats
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
Optional: 1/2 Cup Coconut and/or Raisins (personally, I leave both of these out!)
First, lay out a sheet of wax paper on counter top (usually about the length of your arm). Second, boil together: milk, sugar, butter and cocoa until thickened, usually about 5 minutes. Third, remove from heat and add oatmeal and peanut butter. (I find it best to stir near or in the sink, as it can be messy.) finally, quickly drop spoonfuls onto wax paper before mixture hardens. Typically cookies will set up within a few minutes.
I was going to include a picture to be like REAL SIMPLE, but I quickly realized so matter how I arranged the cookies, they just looked like a pile of poop. :)
Would you like to have a "famous" Quintana recipe? This is one of our favorites and I thought I'd share it with you! This used to be my "go-to" recipe to bring to functions, but for some unknown reason, I'm COMPLETELY incapable of yielding a positive outcome on these cookies anymore! I don't understand. I know I've followed the reciped correctly. (I realize I do have trouble with that somtimes. ha) They are either over-cooked or under-cooked, never (rarely) just right! So, I hope you have better success! Please let me know how they turn out for you!
No-Bake Cookies
1/2 Cup Milk
2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Butter
4 Tablespoons Cocoa
2 Cups Rolled Oats
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
Optional: 1/2 Cup Coconut and/or Raisins (personally, I leave both of these out!)
First, lay out a sheet of wax paper on counter top (usually about the length of your arm). Second, boil together: milk, sugar, butter and cocoa until thickened, usually about 5 minutes. Third, remove from heat and add oatmeal and peanut butter. (I find it best to stir near or in the sink, as it can be messy.) finally, quickly drop spoonfuls onto wax paper before mixture hardens. Typically cookies will set up within a few minutes.
I was going to include a picture to be like REAL SIMPLE, but I quickly realized so matter how I arranged the cookies, they just looked like a pile of poop. :)
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Great Day, Boring Post
Today (which is actually today's yesterday), but I didn't get to post until now so it's still my today, since I haven't slept yet. Wow, that was confusing. Let me start over.
Saturday was a really good day. Before I went to sleep on Friday night, I set my alarm to wake up about eight hours later. But then I picked up this new book I'm reading, "How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else" and had trouble putting it down. When my eyes could no longer stay open, I got up out of bed and turned my alarm off. I knew that was a potentially bad decision, but how often do I get to just sleep until my body is well rested? Not too often. After some crazy dreams, I finally got up at 12:52 today (Saturday). Crazy, I know. In my defense, I didn't go to bed until around 2:30. Though, that still means I got ten hours of sleep. Ahh, whatever. That's not the point. In fact, I don't even know why I'm writing about this. Moving on.
While putting away my clean dishes, I realized I was tired of being frustrated at the way I store things in my kitchen. Over the next two hours or so, I took most everything out of the pantries and started over. I was given a lot of things when I first moved in (as I had nothing). And now that I'm starting to buy more things on my own or just acquire more; it was getting out of control. I love my kitchen but some of the storage space just doesn't make sense. I put the things I never use in there. Next time someone is having a garage sale, please let me know. I'll donate to the cause.
I was listening to a Church of the Highlands sermon by Joe McGee while I cleaned and organized. I don't know if you've ever heard of him or heard him speak, but boy that man can bring the Word. I can burn you a copy of his sermons if you're interested, just let me know. It took me a while, but boy the final result was amazing. Though, hours later, when looking for a container to put leftover dinner in, I had trouble finding something to use. Maybe I need to rethink some of the placement of items.
OK, I feel like this post is super boring. I don't have some big revelation or anything, just rambling about my day.
My friend JWW came over for a girl's night. I made dinner and dessert; which, both were fabulous! I'm not just tooting my own horn either. I mean, I'm a good cook, but these were incredible! People joke with me as I'm seemingly incapable of reading a recipe. Somehow I always mess something up. The same was true with the dessert, though thankfully, it really didn't matter. We had "Fast Fruity Delight". It was quite delightful as well!
We were going to play Dance Praise (exactly like Dance Dance Revolution, but with Christian music), but we ended up watching The Proposal instead. Funny movie!
Whichs leads me to now... 1:31am and because I slept most of the day, I'm not sleepy for bed now. Hmm. Guess I'll find something constructive to do, like go read!
Saturday was a really good day. Before I went to sleep on Friday night, I set my alarm to wake up about eight hours later. But then I picked up this new book I'm reading, "How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else" and had trouble putting it down. When my eyes could no longer stay open, I got up out of bed and turned my alarm off. I knew that was a potentially bad decision, but how often do I get to just sleep until my body is well rested? Not too often. After some crazy dreams, I finally got up at 12:52 today (Saturday). Crazy, I know. In my defense, I didn't go to bed until around 2:30. Though, that still means I got ten hours of sleep. Ahh, whatever. That's not the point. In fact, I don't even know why I'm writing about this. Moving on.
While putting away my clean dishes, I realized I was tired of being frustrated at the way I store things in my kitchen. Over the next two hours or so, I took most everything out of the pantries and started over. I was given a lot of things when I first moved in (as I had nothing). And now that I'm starting to buy more things on my own or just acquire more; it was getting out of control. I love my kitchen but some of the storage space just doesn't make sense. I put the things I never use in there. Next time someone is having a garage sale, please let me know. I'll donate to the cause.
I was listening to a Church of the Highlands sermon by Joe McGee while I cleaned and organized. I don't know if you've ever heard of him or heard him speak, but boy that man can bring the Word. I can burn you a copy of his sermons if you're interested, just let me know. It took me a while, but boy the final result was amazing. Though, hours later, when looking for a container to put leftover dinner in, I had trouble finding something to use. Maybe I need to rethink some of the placement of items.
OK, I feel like this post is super boring. I don't have some big revelation or anything, just rambling about my day.
My friend JWW came over for a girl's night. I made dinner and dessert; which, both were fabulous! I'm not just tooting my own horn either. I mean, I'm a good cook, but these were incredible! People joke with me as I'm seemingly incapable of reading a recipe. Somehow I always mess something up. The same was true with the dessert, though thankfully, it really didn't matter. We had "Fast Fruity Delight". It was quite delightful as well!
I used blackberries. Yummy!
Mmmmm Mmmmm Good!
We had dinner first though, Saucy Mexican Chicken. It was super easy to make and was incredibly delicious. *pats myself on the back* If you'd like the recipe, just let me know.
...served over a bed a rice.
After dinner, JWW and I played a game of Scrabble. We love to play Scrabble together; wish we could do it more often! I started the game with "Zap", 28 points, but it stunted the growth of the game for quite a while. We had a lot of fun and JWW won!! 235 to 197.
We were going to play Dance Praise (exactly like Dance Dance Revolution, but with Christian music), but we ended up watching The Proposal instead. Funny movie!
Whichs leads me to now... 1:31am and because I slept most of the day, I'm not sleepy for bed now. Hmm. Guess I'll find something constructive to do, like go read!
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