I've been on an 'easy' kick lately. I like to eat (and serve) fresh, good food but I'll be honest that I don't always feel like going to a lot of trouble to make it, or to be faced with a lot of clean up. I completely understand why so many people turn to take-out, but other than the occasional pizza or Chinese delivery, I cook our dinners. Even though I technically have more time on weekends, I always feel like Saturday and Sundays are the hardest days for coming up with dinner....probably due to the fact that the girls are home and by the time dinner rolls around I have served breakfast, lunch and what sometimes feels like hundreds of snacks. So this is what I made yesterday. I thawed a bag of frozen corn, rinsed and drained a can of black beans, and chopped some bell pepper, red onion and tomato.
Everything got tossed with salt, pepper, garlic powder, a little canola oil, and some apple cider vinegar. After tasting it, I added a few bits of pickled jalapeno and a little of the juice from the jar. Perfect! I took the easy route for some quesadillas. Instead of dealing with hot oil in a pan, I preheated a baking sheet to 425 degrees. I sprayed a touch of oil on a tortilla and placed that side down on the hot sheet. That got topped with shredded cheese, some cooked and seasoned ground beef, and pickled jalapenos. Place the second tortilla on top and spray that with a bit of oil. Maybe 10 minutes in the oven, maybe less, and the tortillas are pleasantly crisp and the cheese is melted.
I cut them into wedges to serve with the Corn & Black Bean Salad, adding some sour cream and salsa on top. I have leftover salad for another meal....that will make a nice lunch on Monday when the girls are back at school.
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