Tex Mex Dinner

My kids are great, but sometimes they don’t always like what I make for dinner.  This can be really, really annoying.  I’m not sure if anyone else has picker eaters, but I think this may be my comeback for being such a picky eater growing up.  

Our policy at home is this is dinner and you need to try it before saying you don’t like it.  But this isn’t the problem I had the other night.  My boys (all of them) devoured dinner.  It was music to my ears to hear them all say “Yum, yum” between fork-fulls.

I posted a picture on facebook and many friends wanted the recipes.  So here goes.  Oh, this is super easy and quick.  The perfect meal if you’ve been running around all day or tired from work.

(Serves 4)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.  In a casserole dish, place the rice and chicken stock then stir.  Cover with foil and put in oven for 45 minutes to an hour (until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked).  Pour rice into a mixing bowl.  Add chopped cilantro, the juice of half a lime and salt to taste.  Toss and serve.  This dish tastes so delicious and it is so easy to make!  It is my rendition of the rice at Chipotle’s.  A place my family loves!!!!  I discussed it a while back.

Pour a small amount of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.  Cook the onions and garlic until they are softened.  Add the whole can of beans and stir.  Add, the chicken stock and Sazon Goya packet.  Stir.  Reduce some of the liquid off and serve!

Simply turn on your panini press and put the cheese on half the tortillas and fold.  Each quesadilla takes only moments.

I told you it was quick and easy!  Hope you enjoy a Tex Mex Dinner!  Let me know if you try it at home.