My sister was over the other night for dinner, which doesn't happen as often as it used to. As I was making this dish, and explaining it to Mel, she asked "You seriously haven't made this before?". I honestly had no good answer, I mean, it has 'Lazy' in the name, so why hadn't I made it? Regardless, I have made it now, and it was so lazy and delicious that I plan to make it again.
This is one of those recipes that came together on a whim and I decided to just roll with it. My sister suggested something with salsa and chicken for dinner, and i wanted rice and to use some cilantro from my mini-garden. After pondering awhile I decided to combine them and see what happened. I'll admit, I was a bit surprised at how well this dish turned out given its extreme simplicity. I was hesitant to even post it since it's so easy. However, I figured you would appreciate how quick and tasty this dish is, so I decided to post it anyway. I'll definitely be making the rice as a side dish more often.
My husband loves to grill no matter what the weather is doing outside. Even if it's snowing, sleeting, and windy, at the mere mention of grilling he's got the charcoal priming. Now that we have been blessed with some wonderful warmer weather though, I have actually been excited to have more grilled food, and I know Steven isn't complaining. Having him grill the meat significantly cuts my time in the kitchen down so I can make more elaborate side dishes, such as this risotto.
Sometimes I actually crave food that is on the healthier side. My mom always tried to make wholesome meals when I was growing up. Dinner was the one time amidst our hectic lives that we sat down as a family, so it was very important to her to have quality dinners that didn't start from a box. I appreciate this even more now that I am on my own. Most nights of the week, I make sure there is a home-cooked meal on the table for my own little family. There's nothing like catching up on a day's events over food.
Mexican food always makes for a great dinner. I have fun cooking it, and it's usually pretty hard to mess up the recipes. This recipe for example, calls for 4 medium peppers, but I opted for 2 peppers and realized at the last minute that I forgot to reduce the ingredients accordingly. Oops. However, this dish still turned out to be very delicious, and I was glad that my peppers were a little more stuffed than they were supposed to be.
This is one of my favorite comfort food recipes, and it's one of my husband's favorites as well. I sampled from several different recipes until I came up with a one that fit my tastes, and my requirement for simplicity. This is such an easy dish to put together when I don't feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen. I never quite make it the same way each time, but it always turns out soo good.
