Recipe: Easy enchiladas

Let's be honest.  Dinner time is pretty much chaos around here.  It seems the minute I go into the kitchen to cook, everyone needs something.  Gabby is hungry, Olivia wants peppers (she is OBSESSED with green/red peppers) and Maddie has to go potty.  By the time I'm back to the kitchen, dinner is thrown together.  I try to make quick and simple meals, but after a while I get so tired of marinaded chicken or salads.  Here's an easy and amazing meal.

Ingredients

• 1 package of ground turkey (make sure it's the lean version)
• 1 small onion chopped
• 1 jalapeno (or 1/4 cup green pepper if you want it mild)
• 1 package taco seasoning
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 can of black beans, rinsed
• 1 cup of red enchilada sauce (I love Trader Joe's version, but Old El Paso is great too)
• 6 Wheat tortillas (fajita size)
• 1 cup of 4 cheese Mexican blend
• Toppings (all optional): green onions, sour cream, olives, avocado

Directions

1. Add chopped onion and pepper to a pan with a dash of oil.  Cook 3-5 minutes until soft.  Add turkey and brown until no pink is left.  Add taco seasoning, black beans and chicken stock and simmer for 10-15 minutes.  
• TIME SAVER: I made double batches of this for taco salads and nachos later in the week.
2. In a 9x13 pan, spread some enchilada sauce at the bottom. 
3. Place a tortilla in the pan.  Fill with turkey mixture and a sprinkle of cheese.  Roll up. Repeat until mixture is gone.  Top with more enchilada sauce, cheese and green onions (optional).
4. Bake at 375 until bubbly and delicious looking.
5. Top with avocado, sour cream, red onions or whatever toppings you like.
6. Enjoy!

Easy Mexican Rice

• 1 cup of rice, 2 cups of chicken stock, 2 cloves of garlic, smashed with knife (keep whole and remove after cooked), 1/2 cup tomato sauce, 1/2 cup chopped onion, dash of salt.  You can also add sliced tomatoes.
• Add a dash of oil to a pan over medium heat.  Toast rice and onion for 2-3 minutes.  Add stock, garlic, tomato sauce and tomatoes (optional).  Bring to boil, cover.  Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.  
• Enjoy!

I usually start the rice first and everything is pretty much done by the time the 20 minutes to cook the rice is over.  This is a quick and easy meal and it won't burn if you get distracted for a minute!  Bonus!