Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Vegetarian Burritos!

I've been trying to come up with some more dinners without meat..and here is an awesome one! Kurt requested that I add chicken for him next time, but I was completely full after eating two. I totally forgot to take pictures, so I will tomorrow when I eat it for lunch!

1 tbs olive oil
1 med onion, thinly sliced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (I use 1/2 tsp from a can)
1 tbs chili powder
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp dried oregano leaves
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp salt
1 can black beans or pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup frozen corn, thawed and drained 1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 tbs lime juice
3/4 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
flour tortillas
sour cream (optional)

Avacado
Tomatoes

1. Preheat oven to 350. Heat oil in large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, 10 minutes or until golden. Add jalapeno pepper, chili powder, garlic, oregano and cumin; stir 1 minute more. Add 1 tbs water and stir; remove from heat. Stir in beans, corn, bell pepper and lime juice.

2. Spoon 2 tbs cheese in center of each tortilla and add filling. Fold all 4 sides around the filling to enclose. Place burritos seam side down on baking sheet. Makes about 8 soft taco size burritos. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve with sour cream, if desired.

3. Cut up avacado and tomato, sprinkle with salt, garlic powder, pepper and lime juice. Spread over the top, or instead just use salsa. Tastes good served with rice.

I'm so glad you decided to make this blog Nicole! I'm always in search of good recipes!

BAKED RIGATONI WITH HAM, TOMATOES AND FETA CHEESE

12 ounces rigatoni
1 1/2 cups diced ham (about 8 ounces)
4 large roma tomatoes, chopped
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 cup whipping cream

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter 13x9x2" glass baking dish. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Place in prepared baking dish. Mix in ham, tomatoes, feta cheese, mozzarella cheese and thyme. Pour cream over. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to blend. Cover with foil. Bake pasta 15 minutes. Uncover and stir to coat pasta evenly and with melted cheeses. Cover again. Bake until heated through, about 30 minutes longer.