Black Beans & Rice - Delish

So this is late but totally worth it. This is one of my favorite diet-friendly recipes, and it's so incredibly easy to make. I can't take credit for the recipe, but I found it a couple of years ago on Food Network. Are you cooking for kids? Another great thing about this website; it's one of my kids favorite recipes as well. So on the plus side, I thought about taking a picture when I saw how gorg the peppers and onions looked in the skillet but I didn't take another picture throughout the cooking process or the finished product. Luckily, there's a yummy picture online, so that will do in my learning curve of blog-writing.

How delish does this look?! It totally is! Here's the recipe:
Ingredients
1/4 cup olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
2 green bell peppers, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
4 bay leaves
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 cups long-grain white rice 4 (14-ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
2 (14-ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chiles drained
2 cups water
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions Heat a large pot over medium-high heat and add the oil. Stir in the onions, peppers, garlic, bay leaves and cumin. Stir and cook for 8 minutes. Stir in the rice, black beans, tomatoes, water, vinegar and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Cook for about 40 minutes or until the rice is tender. Serve hot.

So, I do make a few changes. I use 1 can of red beans, I don't use Rotel just regular diced tomatoes, and I only use 1 onion. But that's mostly for the kids sake. Either way, it's Easy Peasy! :)

What's your favorite healthy recipe?

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I'm a Slacker.... And Salad Beware!

Ok, so remember I said I had started this in hopes of it keeping me on track?! Well, apparently I'm a goal-setting slacker! BUT, I'm back with a vengance and I'm ready to get this done right! I'm working on getting a plan and setting up some social media tonight so you'll be seeing more of me, I promise!

Meanwhile, has anyone seen this story about the bagged salad that they think has caused a parasitic infection? It's basically just a stomach virus, but it sounds like "salads are evil" ammunition to me! I actually really love a GOOD salad, but that takes a shit ton of chopping and preparation that I find a million excuses not to do!

How are your goals coming? I'm up a few pounds after my birthday (holla!) but I'm hitting the gym hard, so it's getting outta here ASAP

I'll be back tomorrow with an awesome recipe for black beans and rice!

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