Monday Meals: Spanish Rice

INGREDIENTS:
*1 cup cooked rice
*1 pound ground turkey
*1 can 8 oz tomato sauce
*2-3 green chilies, diced
*salsa
*cheese, shredded

DIRECTIONS:
Brown turkey. Add tomato sauce and diced chilies. Add salsa until sauce begins to thin. Combine with rice. Top with shredded cheese. Serve with lightly fried corn tortillas.

*I add sour cream to any dish that is considered "south of the border". Delicious.

Monday Meals: Ham Fried Rice

Ingredients:
*3 cups cooked rice (white or brown)
*1 1/2 cup ham, diced
*2 Tablsepoons vegetable oil
*4 eggs
*1 1/2 cups frozen peas and carrots, thawed
*3-4 Tablespoon La Choy teriyaki sauce (one of the ONLY GF teriyaki sauces I've seen)

Directions:
Fry ham in oil in large skillet. Once ham begins to brown, add eggs to skillet. Scramble. Once eggs have reached desired consistency, add peas and carrots. Cook until thoroughly warm. Add cooked rice and teriyake sauce. Mix until rice is well coated. Serve.

Monday Meals: Corned Beef & Cabbage

Ingredients:

*3-4 lbs point tip or flat tip beef brisket

*1 can chicken broth (or chicken bouillon equivalent)

*1/2 lb peeled baby carrots

*6-8 medium red potatoes, quartered (or smaller)

*1 small head of cabbage, quartered

Directions:

Place meat in crock-pot. Add chicken broth (or bouillon) until it comes half way up the sides of the meat. Place seasoning on top of the meat (generally provided with the meat. If not, lightly sprinkle with coriander, mustard seeds, oregano, black pepper corns, and garlic salt). Set crock-pot to low. Leave alone for 4 hours. Flip. Leave alone for another 4 hours. During last hour in crock-pot, begin vegetables. Place red potatoes in pot. Add water until potatoes are covered. Cover with lid and broil until tender. Put carrots and cabbage in another pot with a couple cups of water. Cover with lid and steam until tender. Once vegetables are done, add to crock-pot with meat. Turn crock-pot to warm for 30 minutes to an hour. Cut meat and serve.

I did not have any photos of the end-product. My apologies.
*Delicious with a large slice of Irish soda bread.
**Now that St. Paddy's Day is through, my "Irish" cuisine is now over. Thanks for having patience with me.

Tasty Tidbits: Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo)

Ingredients:

*1 package Yoki Pão de Queijo mix

*2 medium eggs

*1/2 cup water

Directions:

Put mix into medium size mixing bowl. Add eggs and water, stir together to form dough. Kneed dough for 3-5 minutes with hands. Divide dough into golf ball size balls. Place balls on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes in oven preheated to 350. Let cool for 5 minutes, then enjoy!

*Yoki mix was purchased at Lee Lee's Market (AZ). Yoki products are available at Ranch 99 Markets. Word of warning, Yoki products are in Portuguese (hence the recipe given here).**Balls may collapse slightly after cooling.
We enjoyed our pão de queijo on St. Patrick's Day with green chicken broccoli alfredo. Delish!

Monday Meals: Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:

*1 large boneless skinless chicken breast, chopped and cooked

*1 can 20 oz enchilada sauce (we use Rosarita's)

*1 can 12 oz evaporated milk

*12-16 small corn tortillas

*2-3 cups shredded cheese (I prefer a LOT of cheese)

*1/4 cup black olives, diced (optional)

*green onions, diced (optional)

Directions:

Cover 9 x 13 glass pan with thin layer of enchilada sauce. Begin layering pan with tortillas, cheese, chicken, and black olives. Tortillas can be torn and added along with cheese, chicken, and olives (casserole method) OR cheese, chicken, and olives can be rolled in tortillas (standard method). If using casserole method, add portion of enchilada sauce and evaporated milk between layers. If using standard method, pour all enchilada sauce and evaporated milk evenly over tortillas. Top with green onions. Bake uncovered for in oven preheated to 350 for 35 minutes.

*There are SO many ways to prepare enchiladas; this recipe is similar to the mr.'s mother's recipe. Green chili sauce, pork, beef... the possibilities are endless.

**Great with refried beans or corn.

Pictured without green onions.