Chipotle's Burrito Bowl

Thanks to my friend Meredith, I am addicted to Chipotle's burrito bowl! For those of you that have never been to Chipotle or had their burrito bowl. DON'T DO IT!!!! SAVE YOURSELVES......I started the tradition of having the burrito bowl once a week, eating it on my way to my biblestudy. My biblestudy will be wrapping up in the next few weeks, so instead of trying to cure my addiction, I thought "Maybe I could make this at home!"

I went out an googled "Chipotle recipes" and low and behold the burrito bowl was found.

Chipotle's Adobo Marinated Chicken Ingredients

1 1/2  - 2 lbs of boneless chicken breast
1-2 tsp adobo sauce from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
3 Tbs lime juice
1 garlic clove, crushed (didn't use)
1/2 tsp chili powder (didn't use)

1) Place all ingredients in plastic zip top bag and marinate in the refrigerator for at least an hour or up to 24 hours. ( I didn't have a zip lock bag, so I put the chicken in a Tupperware container and it marinated a little under 24 hours)

2) Grill on outdoor grill or cut in bite sized pieces and cook in skillet with 1-2 Tbs oil. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently till done.














Cilantro-Lime Rice

8  cups of Water
2 cups Basmati Rice
2 Tbs lime juice
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 tsp salt











1) Bring the water to a boil in a large pan
2) Stir in the rice, cook uncovered at a medium boil for 12 minutes
3) Drain the rice in a colander
4) Put rice back in cooking pot, stir in cilantro, lime juice and salt













Vegetarian Black Beans

2 cans black beans - 1 drained and 1 undrained
1 tsp chili powder (didn't use)
1/2 tsp cumin
1/8 tsp allspice
1 garlic clove, crushed (didn't use)
1/2 salt
1/4 tsp sugar

1) Pour the beans into a small saucepan
2) Stir in the other ingredients
3) Heat over medium heat until hot













Mild Salsa
5 Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed (didn't use)1/4 cup red onion, diced (didn't use)
1/4 tsp salt

(Basically, I just diced up one tomato)

First of all, I think I need to get major points for having given this a try and....did you see all the ingredients I had to use.....I might just take a nap today to recoup!!! ( A little dramatic, huh!)

1) Preparation Time: Aside from the marinating of the chicken, 20 minutes
2) Presentation: Good
3) Did I like the meal? Yes
4) Would I make it again? Yes, with as much as I made, I will be eating on it for a little while, this might just cure my addiction!

One step closer to Paula Dean!

I'm No Paula Dean.....But Maybe One Day!

Okay, so here we go....

I decided that I was going to make "Easy Shake and Bake Chicken" (not from the box) and Oven Roasted Potatoes. I found the recipe out on allrecipes.com

Here are some of the categories that I will comment on and regardless of how the meal turns out, I will still post pictures!

1) Preparation Time
2) Presentation
3) Did I like the meal?
4) Would I make it again?

Ingredients:
3lbs chicken, cut into pieces                    1/4 teaspoon Sage
1/2 cup all-purpose flour                          1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt                                          1/2 cup of butter
1 teaspoon paprika

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- Mix flour, salt, paprika, sage and pepper together in a bag. Add chicken parts in a bag and shake until well coated
- Melt butter/margarine in a 9 x 12 inch baking dish in the preheated oven. Place chicken in the baking dish skin down and bake for 20 minutes. Turn pieces and bake another 20 minutes until tender and juices run clear

1) Preparation Time: 10 mins

2) Presentation - Not bad...but I'm not buying parsley to garnish the dish, I am a single gal....who cares!
3) Did I like the meal? It was pretty good, although a little dry, even though I cooked it like I was supposed to, maybe not as long!
4) Would I make it again? Yes

Good thing I didn't show this picture first, huh!!!

See ya next week!

A Little Bit About Moi!

It's amazing in the things that people blog about, some things we find very interesting and then there's the  good ole thought of "I could have probably gone my whole life with out ever having read that!" To each it's own! I've never been a great blogger, never thought I had much to say, I know many of you find that very shocking, especially family members....I've been given the gift of gab!!!
I had created a blog a while back called "Redeemed By Love" I was going to share some experiences and things that the Lord had put on my heart with regard to Human Trafficking. For those of you that do not know me really well, I volunteer with a non-profit organization that works on the prevention of Human Trafficking. We are working with organizations in Cambodia, which sadly is considered "Ground Zero" for Human Trafficking. I have never posted anything, but maybe I will come back to it.

You may be wondering how I came up with my blog title....good question....well it came from me thinking about doing new things, like really working on my cooking skills. Now this really can not go on for years....let's hope not at least!! :o) So when I get tired of blogging about cooking, I can move onto my next adventure....I know it's not really creative.....but there you have it.....so LET'S DO THIS!!!