Black Bean Tortilla Pizza

I made this for lunch, and it was YUMMY!!!  I wanted to add some frozen corn to it and totally forgot, next time!  ;)

This was SUPER easy!!

I took a can of black beans, drained and rinsed them off, threw them in my small Pampered Chef batter bowl...  I then added one tomato, half a green pepper, 2 minced garlic cloves, and then sprinkled on some lemon juice, and a little bit of our favorite hot sauce.  Since it was mainly for the kids, I didn't add too much hot sauce.  ;)

I didn't measure the lemon juice either, but it was just a tiny bit...

I mixed it all up and put on a tortilla and threw in oven at 350 degrees for no more than 15 minutes!  It made the tortilla nice and crispy!

Like I said, I wanted to add corn, and I think jalapeno pepper and onions would be a good mix to add to it as well!

Oh, I shredded some Monterrey jack cheese on top too...  not a ton, just enough to give off a bit of flavor.

The kids wolfed it down and I must admit, it was pretty yummy!

So give it a try, super easy, could work for supper or lunch!  just add a few things to make it more filling for supper, or make sure you make enough!  I only made enough for one for each of my kids...  next time I'll make sure to make 2 for each!!!  :)  Easy and cheap, what more do you want?  ;)  Oh, and tasty!  :)

Mexican Rice Bake

Yeah, I'm on a rice and beans kick! What can I say? It's good, it's cheap, that's about all! :)

There is some chicken in this, and I used the rotisserie chicken from Safeway. It was on sale, AND it was already cooked! BONUS! I am busy this week doing 2 cakes, one of them being my own sons! :) So, what I am saying is I need SUPER easy and fast! ;) This for sure falls in that category! ;)

I put my rice in my rice cooker and let that go. Then I got all the ingredients around and then threw it all in the oven for about 20-30 minutes! Viola, it was done AND good! It passed my hubs taste, even with the beans in there, so, BINGO! It was a winner! :)




Mexican Rice Bake

•1 1/2 cup chicken breast, cooked and shredded
•4 1/2 cups cooked white rice
•1/2 bag of frozen sweet corn, somewhat dethawed
•1 can (15.5) ounce can black beans, drained (or I used the black beans I had soaked and ready in the frig)
•1 tomato, diced
•1-2 tsp cilantro
•1/2 cup sour cream
•1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
•1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
•red pepper flakes, as much or little as you like, it just gives it an extra delish flavor

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare the rice. While you are waiting for the rice to cook, mix together the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl. Once rice is done, add to bowl and stir to combine. Place in a 9x13 inch pan. Place in oven for 20-30 minutes until warmed all the way through.

Enjoy! Easy and good! That's how to do it! :)

Black Bean and Hummus Wraps

So this is kinda a take off of what I've already posted, but I've added one more ingredient...

Black Beans!

I had made up a 2 pound bag of beans the other week and mashed them puppy's up and just used them when I needed too!

Which, reminds me, I need to rinse and soak some more tonite before going to bed. I'm going to need them this week!

It's CRAZY how CHEAP a bag of beans are and really how EASY they are to fix! They are all packed proteins and all sorts of good stuff!

Navy Beans and Pinto Beans have 15 grams of PROTEIN in them! Also about 10 grams of fiber in them too! Wow!

Black Beans have 15 grams of protein and 15 grams of fiber!

Chick peas (what you use to make hummus) has 14 grams of protein and 12 grams of fiber!

This is just to name a few! I mean, you can TOTALLY make a DELISH meal out of beans! I've posted some in here, where you don't need tortillas to make it a dish...

I'm thinkin' a week of just bean recipes should be in order.... I am going to post how much I spent on that one week just by using all bean recipes! For atleast suppers, maybe not lunch, I dunno, will have to see how that plays out... I can't do it the week that my in-laws will be here, he's not a fan of any type of bean... Maybe next week I will do that....? My hubs will be out of town, not that he doesn't like it, but it would be a good week to try it on the kids first! Maybe try to do lunches as well... I am actually getting excited about this one! I mean, seriously!!!

Now granted, not all the prices are going to be the same for you. Be on the look-out for bean week! I'll post in advance and warn y'all that it's coming! I will seriously try and do it next week! ;)

Ok, back to my recipe at hand, yet again, not the first time where I've gone a stray... So sorry... I am tired.. Maybe I shouldn't post when I am tired?

My kids LOVED these just as much as they loved the regular hummus ones! The only thing different, add a layer of black beans! Really, you could add any kind of bean... But like I said, I had made up some black beans already, so that's what I used. And if you are all into the whole color scheme of things, the black looks really good with the light color of the hummus! ;)

Place some hummus on your flour tortilla


Then add your black beans... since I soaked mine and cooked them, they are kinda mashed... but you don't have too!



Just a bit of shredded cheddar cheese on top...

Roll it up... I put a TEENY amount of coconut oil over the top and bottom and fried them up! YUMMY!!!! :)


Here it is! SOOOO good!!! I know, maybe green beans aren't the greatest veggie to eat with the wraps, but that's what my kiddos wanted! (I watch for those frozen veggies that steam in your microwave to go on sale... Then it's a fast veggie that I can add to their lunch! ;))



Black Bean and Hummus Wraps


Ok, you know what, I am not even going to really write this out. I have NO clue the measurements on these items that you need! Because you know what? You can put in how much ever you want!!! It also depends on the size of tortilla you get!
So here's what you need:

Flour tortillas
Black beans, rinsed if you are using them from a can, or if you have a bag of them, make sure you soak them overnite, and then cook until soft...
Hummus (your choice of flavor, etc...)
Shredded cheddar cheese, or Mexican cheese

Take a tortilla, layer a little bit of hummus on it, then a layer of black beans, then your cheese. Roll that bad boy up, fry it up, or pop it in the microwave for a few seconds. You could even eat it cold if you wanted to! It's however you wish! ;)

ENJOY!!! :D