Weary food post….

No, not weary food. I’m weary, and I’m going to post about food. But, the oddball title made ya look, didn’t it?

So, I’ve been looking at this one-pot burrito bowl recipe in my Pintrest page (in my Clean Eating board). Looked okay but yesterday, I hadn’t been to the grocery store since Sunday (read that as…no “extras” around…just basics). And Jim was in Goose Creek getting his knee stuff done. That meant Mom & I could eat freaky food and not gross him out. So here’s what I did – I modified and adjusted…and added, just a tiny bit here and there.

Beef-less Burrito Bowl

1 tbsp olive oil

1 can refried black beas

1 can organic (or not) diced tomatoes with juice

frozen seasoning blend (or, celery, onion, red bell pepper, diced) about 1/2 cup

frozen corn

1 cup rice (I’m on a jasmine rice kick…but any rice will do – not minute rice tho!)

2 cups liquid (stock, water, wine or a combo of all 3)

Cumin (I probably used 3 tbsp, but to taste)

Ancho chili powder (again, probably about 2-3 tbsp

Dried cilantro about 2 tbsp

Salt and Pepper to taste

I sauteed the seasoning blend until it wasn’t frozen and was beginning to get translucent in the olive oil. Mix in the refried beans and get them pretty well softened/incorporated. Add the tomatoes, rice, liquid and seasoning. Add the corn whenever you are ready.

I kept stirring until the whole thing looked like soup. Pretty thin soup.  I brought it to a boil and then…here’s the easy part. Reduce heat, cover, simmer in one pot…for about 20-30 minutes. It’s beans & rice with seasoning all in one pot.

When time was up, it still seemed thin and some of it was sticking to the bottom of my pot, so I did a lot more stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot … and voila, it came out pretty good. I served it wil shredded cheese and chili powder.

The really interesting thing is, it could have actually been the filling to a burrito if I wanted. Because upon shutting the fire off from under it, I began to get a more refried bean-like texture.

Mom liked it, I liked it…and we have left overs. Probably serves 4 healthy appetites.