When I say we've fallen off the Real Food bandwagon and have launched straight into Whatever is Easy, I'm not kidding. You guys, I've been trolling the frozen food aisles in search of one minute meals recently.
Don't even try to shame me over it, by the way. The challenge has a name. It is Mila and worth it. Eventaully I'll get back to cooking healthy meals more often. In the meantime, ahoy with the frozen stuff!
Except that sometimes I buy a frozen burrito and realize it would be SO much better if it was made with fresher ingredients and such. That's how this happened.
It's a burrito with lime potatoes, black beans, and corn and OMG IT IS SO GOOD. I made a ridiculous quantity the second time I made them and Alexis and I have been managing to dine on them over and over again.
Because I froze some.
And THAT is how you take the shame out of frozen food!
Lime Potato, Corn, and Black Bean Burrito
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 medium white potatoes, diced
1/4 cup lime juice
1 small white onion, diced
2 tablespoons sugar
Cilantro to taste (I like A LOT of cilantro. It's cool if you don't.)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup frozen corn
Tortilla shells
Havarti cheese
1. We're going to precook the potatoes because all the cool kids are doing it. Throw the diced potatoes in a microwave safe bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
2. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Toss in the potatoes and onion and cook until the onion is soft, stirring ocassionally to prevent burning. It takes somewhere around 7 minutes. You don't want the potatoes browned, by the way. Just soft.
3. Add in the lime juice and sugar (the sugar is there to cut out some of the bitter from the lime). You're adding liquid to oil, so be careful because it will spatter a bit.
4. Add the cilantro. Have I mentioned that I super love cilantro? While you're at it, add the salt as well. Salt is also on my besties list.
5. Add the corn and black beans. Cook for just 1-2 minutes or until the corn is warm.
6. Toss a few spoonfuls in a burrito shell along with some Havarti.
7. You should probably also have some chips and salsa. It's the right thing to do.