I've mentioned before that I do not feel the need to use the oven when it is hot outside. And I also wanted to find some meatless meals in an effort to cut back on our grocery costs (beef becoming more expensive and all...).
So this was a recipe I found on Pinterest. The original recipe can be found here. I mostly followed the recipe, but added a few things and deleted a few. Prior to our additions, this is a vegan meal, I think. We added plain yogurt (or sour cream if you prefer) and cheese, though. Also, I didn't feel like buying a chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, so I didn't make the creamy topping. Which was probably a mistake...
1 cup raw white rice
2 (or more) cups water
1/2 cup salsa
2 cups black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups corn (I used a mix of thawed frozen corn and THRIVE corn which I rehydrated)
2 cups shredded lettuce
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
green onions, optional
cheddar cheese, optional
sour cream or plain yogurt, optional
cilantro, optional
Cook the rice (using the water ;)) as you normally would. When rice is done cooking, mix in the salsa.
Layer rice, then beans, lettuce, tomato and any other options you choose to add.
Verdict: Discard. I wasn't impressed. Even with our addition of cheese and plain yogurt, this just needed something more. It was too bland to me. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more with the adobo sauce. What I'm learning is that I am not cut out to be vegan. The food always turns out bland, in my opinion. Or maybe I just need to experiment more with seasonings. But... it was a meatless meal, so it did help save on cost...
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I'm not cut out to be a vegan either. Unfortunately, I live with a vegan, a carnivore, and a gluten-intolerant. It makes mealtimes very interesting. But, being in Colorado, we did find someone who sold us half a cow for just our share of the processing fee. Now to find a good, cheap source of milk....
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