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One Pot Stovetop Chicken and Yellow Rice
Ever since I started avoiding MSG in my food, yellow rice has pretty much been off limits. But my favorite variety of chicken and rice is chicken and yellow rice. So I decided to try to make it from scratch, which required me to work with a foreign ingredient – saffron. I was very proud of my small-town Publix for actually carrying it (in the ethnic section near the Spanish and Mexican foods). I made a “saffron tea” with some of the chicken stock, and it worked like a charm – yellow rice the natural way. This turned out really good and was exactly what I’ve been craving. If I…
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Mexican Shrimp with Cilantro Lime Rice
Last night for dinner, I wanted to try something new with shrimp. My go-to with shrimp is pasta or scampi, but I was wanting my weekly Mexican fix. What to do, what to do… So I decided on shrimp with Mexican seasoning, sautéed with black beans, corn, salsa, lime juice and cilantro. I served it on top of copy-cat Chipotle cilantro lime rice. If I haven’t mentioned before, I LOVE Chipotle – one of my favorite places to eat. Good quality food, reasonable prices, and right across the street from my office makes it good and dangerous. But I digress. This meal qualifies for the 30-minute designation, so it’s definitely…
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Mexican Lasagna
I was in the mood for Mexican today, and since I hadn’t made one in a while, I decided on Mexican lasagna. This is not your typical Mexican lasagna – it’s full of black beans, corn and fresh salsa. This freshness works well with the taco sauce coated chicken and cheese so you’re left with a very balanced dish. I slow cooked my chicken and shred it, but if you used a rotisserie chicken (Mojo flavor, maybe?) or made the chicken ahead of time, the rest of this dish is pretty simple and could certainly be week-night worthy. I paired it with my Spanish Rice and it was the perfect…
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Chicken, Corn and Caramelized Onion Quesadillas
These quesadillas were a last minute back-up plan that turned into a major success! My original plan for dinner was to make grilled chicken to go with the Guacamole Rice I’ve been craving, but the rain made me re-think using the grill. And by the way, whoever came up with the concept of Guacamole Rice is a genius! So I opted for quesadillas, using boiled chicken and veggies that were going to go bad in the fridge (my husband was so proud!!) The sweetness of the corn and the caramelized onion really made this dish! Chicken, Corn and Caramelized Onion Quesadillas 3 sweet onions, julienned 1 tbsp olive oil 3…
