New Mexican Black Bean Burritos

What a great, quick, light supper! We very much enjoyed these. Next time I may season them a bit more, but otherwise, they were very delicious. We added some shredded chicken to out burritos to add some protein.

New Mexican Black Bean Burritos

Source: Betty Crocker

Ingredients:

1 large onion, chopped

6 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 can black beans, drained, rinsed, and mashed

1 tsp finely chopped chipotle chilies (I used 1 small can green chilies)

4 flour tortillas

1 large tomato, chopped (I omitted)

Directions:

Spray skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Cook onion ans garlic about 5 minutes. Stir in beans and chilies. Cook until hot.

Assemble burritos, topping with cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, etc.

Grilled Ranch Chicken Sandwiches

Sorry, no picture. These sandwiches were so yummy that I forgot to take one before chowing down! This is a great summertime meal, they were delicious. Definitely something we will be trying again as they exceeded both of our expectations.

Grilled Ranch Chicken Sandwiches
Source: Betty Crocker
Ingredients:
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thawed
1/2c ranch dressing
2-3 green onions, chopped
2tbs mayo
2tbs fresh parsley, chopped
hamburger buns
tomato, lettuce, cheese, onion, etc. to top sandwiches

Directions:
Stir together 1/4c ranch dressing and chopped green onions. Add chicken to mixture and turn to coat. Marinate 1-2 hours in refrigerator.

Cook chicken on hot grill as normal. Meanwhile, mix together 1/4c ranch dressing, 2 tbs mayo, and parsley in small bowl.

Spread mayo mixture on buns, add cooked chicken, and top with whatever you like. Enjoy@

Sloppy Jon's

No, you didn't read that wrong. I did call them Sloppy Jon's. Weird, I know. You see, growing up I was teased on Sloppy Joe day at school since my name is Jo. So, at home, my parents made up for it by serving Sloppy Jon's (my brother's name). It's something that has stuck and now, that's what I will always call them. Fun story, right?

Anyway, this is a simple recipe for the sandwich. They are very tasty and require only 5 ingredients plus buns. Top them off with some pickles and you've got anexcellent sandwich. Add some corn on the cob and fruit salad and you have a quick, summer meal that all those little kids out there named Jo will love.

Sloppy Jon's

Source: Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices

Ingredients:

1lb ground beef or turkey

1/2c chopped onion (I used some onion powder since Matt doesn't care for onion chunks)

1 can reduced-fat condensed tomato soup

2tsp worcestershire sauce

3 drops red pepper sauce

hamburger buns

Directions:

Cook ground meat over medium-high heat until browned. Drain.

Stir in remain ingredients, except buns. Cook, stirring occasionally, until hot.

Italian Beef

We made these sandwiches in the crockpot. They were very good and we will definitely make them again. I used a recipe found on allrecipes.com.

Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches

Source: allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

3 c water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp onion salt
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp garlic powder
1 bay leaf
1 (.7 oz) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
1 (5 lb) rump roast

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except roast in a saucepan and stir. Heat to boiling.

Pour mixture over roast in crock pot.

Cook on low 10 to 12 hours or high 4 to 5 hours. When finished, remove bay leaf and shred with fork.

Chicken Salad

There's this little restaurant in downtown Springfield that Matt and I like to go to for lunch. It's called the Feed Store and its specialty (in my opinion) is chicken salad. It is the best chicken salad I have ever tasted, hands down. I love it. I only get it about once a month though because it is a little pricey. I sure do look forward to that once a month trip though.

I decided that I wanted to try to make my own chicken salad. I don't know much about it so I winged it. I think I did a pretty good job. It's not as good at chicken salad form the Feed Store but Matt really enjoyed it so I consider it a keeper.


Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts
Salt
Pepper
1/2 c Mayo or miracle whip
2-3 tbs sweet relish

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.

Season chicken breast with salt and pepper to taste. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until cooked.

Let cool. Shred with fork or in food processor until desired consistency is reached. (I did this in a food processor because I like the chicken pieces to be really really small.

In a bowl, mix chicken, mayo, and relish together. Salt and pepper to taste.