Healthy Veggie Salsa

Here is a great little side dish that is very healthy and really filling.  It has been a life-saver for me while doing a modified version of the Daniel Fast with my best friend these last few days.  Hope you like it!

Ingredients:

2 cans yellow corn, drained (fresh corn cut off the cob is better, but it IS winter so...Jolly Green Giant it is!)

1 can black beans, drained (you can also use black-eyed peas, kidney beans, etc...it's your preference!)

1/2 of purple onion (diced) or 2-3 small green onions (chopped)

1/2  large bell pepper, chopped

1 can sliced black olives

2-3 Roma tomatoes, chopped (any kind of tomatoes are fine!)

1/4 bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped well

1-2 cloves fresh garlic, chopped (can use garlic powder)

Mix all of the above ingredients together well in a large bowl and generously sprinkle with fresh ground pepper, sea salt and olive oil.  Stir well.  It is so good!!!  It is wonderful to eat with Baked Tostitos too!  Ole' y'all!

Homemade Salsa

As many of you already know, I  am extremely fond of Mexican food! 

This summer, our little backyard garden yielded quite a bumper crop of beautiful tomatoes which made perfect SALSA!  However, when fresh tomatoes are not available, canned tomatoes along with a few fresh ingredients make a wonderful homemade salsa.

Here is the recipe!

Ingredients:
1-12 ounce can diced tomatoes; drained
1-can Rotel tomatoes; drained (I used mild)
2-cloves fresh garlic
1/2 yellow onion diced
10-12 sprigs of Cilantro 
juice of 1/2 fresh lime
dash salt


Put all ingredients in a food processor/blender and mix well until desired consistency.  Yum and Ole'!!!

Easy South of the Border Burgers

As you have probably already noticed...I love Mexian food!  Here is a recipe for easy hamburgers with a Mexican flair just in time for summer grilling.  Enjoy!

South of the Border Burgers
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 can (small) chopped green chilies, drained
1 small onion,finely chopped
salsa, for topping

Instructions:
Mix ground beef, taco seasoning mix, green chilies, finely chopped onion in a bowl.

Shape into 4 patties and grill (3-4 minutes per side will be medium doneness).

Serve with salsa on buns.

Ole' and Yum-may!!!!!

Easy Mexican Chicken Casserole

This is an easy Mexican Chicken casserole that I tweaked a little to be "Weight Watcher friendly".  Ejoy!  Ole' y'all! 

Ingredients:

• 6 cups tortilla chips, crushed (Baked Tostitos work great!)

• 2 chicken breasts, boiled and shredded (4 halves)

• 2 cups cheddar cheese (2% Sharp Cheddar)

• 1 can cream of chicken soup (Low-fat)

• 1 (16-ounce) container fresh salsa (or the jar stuff will work fine too!)

• 1 (16-ounce) container sour cream (reduced fat)

• 1 can black olives, chopped

Instructions:

 Mix all ingredients together well in baking dish and bake for 45 min on 375 degrees.

Now you can't get much easier than that, can you?  This is great to serve with a nice salad for dinner during the week.