Mexican Themed (Tex Mex) Meal
billggibson2
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- Black Beans & Quinoa
- As an option to refried beans as a base for the Mexican themed meal, I found a recipe for “Black Beans & Quinoa.” This recipe takes about 25 minutes to prepare and includes the following: quinoa, black beans, cilantro (leafy), whole kernel corn, cumin (ground), chicken stock and S&P. This base is very flavorful and works well with salsa and guacamole. Just add some Blue Corn Tortilla Chips, or add the other items in a Blue Corn Taco shell. *You could also add chicken to this.
- Guacamole
- Avocado
- Sour Cream/Plain Greek Yogurt
- Cilantro (green leafy)
- Cumin (ground or whole)
- Tomatillo (optional)
- Refried Beans
- I pretty quickly realized that if you wanted to control the amount of sodium (salt) in your “refried beans” you would need to buy low sodium beans and make the refried beans yourself. This is super easy. Pintos are the classic bean, but I prefer Black Beans. *Puree 2/3s of a can of beans, and then mix the whole & pureed beans on the stove top, mashing some of the whole beans to get a “rough chop.” Avocado oil or even water work well, and a smidge of bacon grease might even provide extra flavor.
- Salsa
- Bell Pepper (Sweet, Y/O/R)
- Cilantro (green leafy)
- Cumin (ground or whole seed)
- Sweet Onion
- Tomatoes (Diced Fire Roasted/Garlic)
- Green Chilies Diced (gv WAL)
- Ground Beef & Diced Tomatoes w/ Chilies
- As an option to salsa, this is cooked. Brown ground beef, dice some onion, colorful bell pepper, jalapeno or poblano, diced tomatoes w/ green chilies, add cilantro and season with garlic powder and ground cumin.
When buying beans, not just pinto or black beans, you can stretch your food dollars by buying dried beans rather than canned beans. I would buy the low/no sodium canned beans and add the salt "by your own hand." It's almost impossible to buy canned refried beans that do no have a high amount of sodium. So, I suggest buy low sodium beans and make your own refried beans.
I hope you love peppers because this meal is the perfect opportunity to add color, flavor and even spicy heat (If you so desire.). And blue corn options for taco shells, tortilla chips and soft tacos all have lower GIs.
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