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Rhonda’s Garlic Corn
Rhonda’s Garlic Corn
This is a super simple recipe that I threw together one day…and my family loved it so much that it is now the only way I make corn. I do substitute olive oil in place of the butter many times. If you want to use olive oil instead of butter, wait until you have turned off the heat and then add a little oil and mix. Extra virgin olive oil is recommended.
16 oz. of frozen corn (1/2 bag of 32 oz. frozen bag of corn)
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. dried parsley
2 TB of butter
Sprinkle lightly with a little salt
Cook on low heat & Stir occasionally until hot.
Don’t over cook. Your veggies will taste better and you’ll preserve more nutrients the less you cook them.
*Double recipe if needed.
Her Best Mexican Rice
Her Best Mexican Rice
If you enjoy eating rice at Mexican restaurants, this can be a nice side dish to eat with your Mexican dinner at home. I actually made it the main course by adding cooked chicken into it toward the end.
(Tip: It works out great to make this recipe after cooking a whole chicken and reserving the broth for this recipe.)
My recipe came out quite spicy because I used my own homemade salsa which is spicy…but I’ve also had much spicier! I really think the outcome will depend on how hot your salsa is. So if you want mild, use mild salsa, but if you’re wanting spicy, then use some hot salsa!
(Sorry, no pictures yet. I’ll update this with pictures the next time I make this recipe.)
Ingredients:
2 cups of uncooked brown rice (or white)
1 TB brown gravy mix
1 TB cumin
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 TB seasoning salt (Lawry’s works great!)
Tip: Place all these dry ingredients together in a bowl ready to toss in.
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1 lg. onion (finely diced)
1/4 cup of olive oil
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4 cups of chicken broth (can use water, but much tastier with broth)
1 – 8 oz. can of tomato sauce (for cooking brown rice, I add one 8 oz. can of water as well)
8 oz. of your favorite salsa (or a can of Rotel)
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1/3 cup chopped cilantro to add at the end. (optional)
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Instructions:
Saute diced onion in oil until tender. Next, toss in rice & spices (1st 5 ingredients) and saute for about 1 min.
Next, add tomato sauce & salsa. Stir.
Then, add your 4 cups of broth. Bring to a boil.
Finally, lower heat to simmer, cover, cook until rice is done and sauce is very thick. (About 20 minutes for white rice, and 40 min. for brown rice.)
Add cilantro when finished if desired.
Homemade Pizza in a Snap!
Homemade Pizza in a Snap!
We usually have pizza on Fridays, but pizza can actually be enjoyed just about any night of the week. To make it healthier you can use less cheese, use extra tomato sauce and add your favorite veggies, etc.
Pizza Dough Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups of flour
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For Yeast Liquid mixture:
1 cup very warm water
1 pk. of yeast (or 2 1/4 tsp. of jarred yeast)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp sugar
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2 tsp. olive oil (optional)
Instructions:
To make your yeast liquid mixture, use a measuring cup. Measure 1 cup of very warm water. Add your yeast, salt, and sugar and stir until well mixed.
Place flour in a medium-sized bowl. (I often use half whole wheat flour and half white flour.) Next, pour in your yeast liquid mixture and knead it until it makes a nice soft dough. If you prefer, add 2 tsp. of oil to dough to make it richer and easier to work with. I usually just oil my hands for kneading the dough.
Set dough aside in a warm spot and cover with a towel for 30 min. or longer.
While the dough is setting, I usually prepare the meat and pizza sauce.
Tip: Watch for clearance meat. I happen to buy some Jimmy Dean’s Turkey Sausage Links on clearance. I quickly cooked these and cut them right up in the skillet. My boys absolutely loved the outcome of this “meat lovers pizza” that I made. Hmmm….I’m thinking how great it might be to have some “hot spicy links” on there! lol
For the pizza sauce, you can quickly make your own. Open a 15 oz. can of tomato sauce. Sprinkle in some garlic powder or garlic salt, Italian seasoning, oregano (I use lots of oregano because I love it so much), and any other seasonings you might really like.
Next, oil your hands and begin to spread the dough onto your greased pan. You can also use a small round glass to spread it. I find using the palms of my hands works well enough.
Then, spread on pizza sauce on and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Add all your toppings and pop into the oven.
Bake pizza at 400 degrees 15-20 min. until cheese melted. Let cool 5 min. before cutting.
Enjoy.
