Tag: corn

Pesto Pasta with Corn and Pine Nuts

Leftovers/ Freezer Meals, Pasta, Vegetarian

Hey kids! Hope you had a great Monday! My day was pretty awesome, and tonight is pretty chill at home. We had burger night; everyone gobbled up their burgers. I have made burgers a few times here on the blog, so I hope you check it out. This is how I made them…https://funfoodiefamily.com/2013/08/28/burgers-2/

As I was making dinner, I was thinking about what to take for lunch tomorrow. I am pretty good about taking my lunch to work, but sometimes I end up buying the school lunch. It is not bad, but I don’t like to take my chances. On the days I don’t bring my lunch, the salad bar is usually a safe bet. There is even the occasional gem like chicken wings or mozzarella sticks.

I was looking through the fridge and decided to make a pasta mash up. Basically, I took a bunch of ingredients that were separate and added them all together. In this case it was some leftover Annie’s mac and cheese, corn, leftover pesto, and pine nuts from said pesto. I have just enough for 2 servings…one for me and one for my lunch mate. We usually take turns making food for each other. Today she brought spicy tofu and veggies with coconut milk and noodles. It was delish!

This combo turned out really great! I hope you feel inspired to take a look at what you already have in your fridge or pantry and make it work!

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Enchilada Farro with Beans and Corn

grains, One pot meal, Pantry Raid, potatoes, Side dishes...veggies, Vegetarian

Hey guys! I know that it has been awhile. It has been a pretty busy week and there has not been a lot of innovative cooking. Mostly old stand bys…BBQ chicken, pasta, and a few more quick dinners out and clean out the fridge nights than normal. This week there will probably be more of the same. 3 kids equals a lot of busy nights…

We have been trying to avoid going to the store and spending money, so I raided the pantry for this meal. It will serve as a quick lunch and dinner for the next week. Since I have a whole pot of it, I may try different things with it throughout the week; thinking of topping it with shredded cheese and bake it or even make it into veggie enchiladas. For tonight, I found it super satisfying the way it is. Look for more variations coming soon. I hope you give it a try!

Enchilada Farro with Beans and Corn

Ingredients
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 can garbanzo beans
1 can black beans
1 can cannellini beans
1 can corn
1 can chopped green chilies
1 can enchilada sauce
1 cup farro (or quinoa)
2 cups veggie stock (or water or chicken)

Directions

Using a large heavy pot, cook your onions down in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil on med/low heat for about 5 minutes. Add in your garlic. Cook down for 3 more minutes. Add in your farro. Cook for a few minutes then add all your canned ingredients. Mix together well. Add in your stock and mix well. Cover and cook until farro is tender; about 25 minutes.

I can’t stop eating this. It is SO good! I have a whole pot to much on throughout the week!
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Oven Baked Barbecued Chicken

Chicken, Side dishes...veggies, potatoes, grains

Good evening! So one of my most popular recipes is my easy oven baked chicken. https://funfoodiefamily.com/2013/08/31/oven-baked-chicken/ I think people love it so much, becuase it is so simple and easy. Work weeks are busy; weekends are filled with soccer/baseball/gymnastics games/tournaments etc. Sometimes you just want to come home, sit on the couch and watch Ellen/Rachael Ray etc. This is a great recipe for just that.

Oven Baked Barbecued Chicken

Take your chicken; I used legs and thighs, but any kind will do; Salt and pepper them. Place them in a zip top bag. Some people I have talked to HATE touching raw chicken. There are 2 inventions called gloves and tongs. Used them if you must. No biggie; seriously. If you don’t mind touching the chicken, just wash your hands. Soap. No worries, ya’ll!

Add your favorite barbecue sauce to the bag; about 1/2 the bottle. Ours is Sticky Fingers Original.

Put in a greased oven safe casserole dish. Cook at 350 for 45 minutes- 1 hour. Turn halfway through. Add more sauce if needed. Moist, tangy, and juicy!

I cooked yellow rice and oven roasted corn to go with it.
Roast the corn in the husk in the oven for about 30 minutes.

And let me just say that I LOVE summer corn! So sweet and juicy! It doesn’t even need butter! This is a great way to cook it. You could also grill it in its own husk as well. YUM!

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Chicken Kabobs, Oven Roasted Corn, and Naan with Arugula and Walnut Pesto

Chicken, Dips, Dressings, and Spreads, Sandwiches

I have been in the kitchen cooking since 3 pm. I made marinara sauce for my baked shells, cooked hamburger meat, marinated my chicken, made pesto, cooked dinner, and assembled my baked shells for tomorrow’s dinner. Any day I get to spend in the kitchen is a great one! Here is what we ate tonight…

Chicken Kabobs

I cut up chunks of chicken (4 breasts) and marinated it in olive oil, garlic (6 cloves, smashed and chopped), and salt and pepper to taste. Let set in fridge for at least 20 minutes. This is a great mild marinade, but heat would have been amazing in this. I might have added some diced jalapeno, a splash of hot sauce, or a few shakes of red pepper flakes if the girls were not eating this with us. Maybe next time I will do 2 marinades.
I also cut up some onion and added whole mushrooms to skewers I soaked in water for 20 minutes (while the marinade was going). Rotate on smoking hot grill or grill pan for about 6 minutes or so per side until the inside is no longer pink. 002

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Arugula and Walnut Pesto

You guys know I love to make pesto. This is the same as all the others. Greens (arugula), nuts (walnuts), cheese (Parmesan), and olive oil streamed in to the right consistency.
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Oven Roasted Corn

I wrapped 6 ears of corn in aluminum foil with 2 pats of butter per ear. I placed them in a 450 oven for about 20 minutes. Fresh corn is always a big hit! We planted some in our garden this year, so hopefully we will get a few ears out of it!

I heated some Naan bread on my gas eye and assembled a sandwich of sorts.It was heaven.

 

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Healthy Southwestern Quinoa Salad…

Mexican, Salads, Vegetarian

I hadn’t planned on eating a vegetarian meal tonight. I made taco meat and the fixings for Gorditas. My family ate this…
https://funfoodiefamily.com/2013/07/23/homemade-taco-seasoning-mix/

I saw this recipe on Pinterest, and I remembered I had some quinoa in the cabinet.
http://diethood.com/2013/07/24/southwestern-quinoa-salad-with-creamy-avocado-dressing/

I added this recipe to a pile of crisp lettuce and added cheese, fresh avocado, sour cream, and taco sauce. I didn’t make the dressing, because I wanted the chunky avocado for texture, and had the taco sauce and sour cream for my “dressing.” Love the idea for this dressing, though.

This was delicious and super filling. You could add some taco chips or make this into a taco filling.

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