I know, not quite Cinco de Mayo. But we'll be in the Mexican food eating mood this whole weekend. Tonight I made a very quick and easy Mexi-meal. I had been busy in the garden all afternoon, so simple it needed to be.
I thawed 1 container of scratch refried beans and 1 container cooked brown rice, plus a package of ground beef. I harvested the first of our lettuce and some green onions.
I had about 30 minutes to get dinner made and served, as one daughter had a meeting tonight. This worked really well and everyone loved it.
Steamed (previously frozen) brown rice, topped with a scoop of refried beans (made and froze earlier in the week), and some freshly-cooked Mexican-seasoned ground beef. On top of all of that was a generous dollop of homemade salsa (from last summer). The ground beef was the most time-consuming part of making this dinner. As sides we had small garden salads and tangerines.
A delicious, quick and easy Cinco de Mayo supper. We have some leftover cooked beef and a scoop of beans remaining. I'll use the two in a small tamale pie this weekend. If you've never made a tamale pie, that's another simple Tex-Mex meal -- a Tex-Mex filling (seasoned meat, beans, corn, tomatoes, and any veggies that sound like they would "go") topped with cornbread batter and shredded cheese, then baked until the cornbread is thoroughly baked. A favorite of my kids from their childhoods.
Have a wonderful weekend!
That all sounds delicious. My husbands birthday is on Saturday, so we'll be having whatever he chooses. We just got back from a trip, so his meal is not planned yet, but a trip to the store will be needed this morning.
ReplyDeleteMm, yummy. My birthday is Cinco de Mayo. We're in the midst of a very busy life season with our kids, so any celebration will be minimal. Your dinner ideas sound easy and tasty.
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