Latin Veracruz Chicken & Black Bean Burrito Bowls

I am partnering with Imagine® Organic Culinary Simmer Sauces today to bring you all this super simple recipe for Latin Veracruz Chicken & Black Bean Burrito Bowls that you can make at home in around 30 minutes...

I just discovered something new this past week, folks...

I love burrito bowls!

I know, I know. I am a little late to this bandwagon. 

Many of you have probably been die hard fans of burrito bowls for a while now and may be scratching your heads at my newly professed love for them. ;)

And I cannot really tell you why I have not tried one until recently. 

But what I can tell you is that I now love them.

Now I know all about the beloved take-out version of these, but we all know how long it can take to get through that line. 

With the help of the Latin Veracruz Imagine® Organic Culinary Simmer Sauce, I was able to get delicious burrito bowls on the table for the entire family in around 30 minutes!

And the best part? Everyone can make their burrito bowls exactly the way that they like them. ;)  I just set out our usual burrito toppings and let the family have at it. Less work for this mama! 

Portobello Red Wine Mini Meatballs

I am partnering with Imagine® Organic Culinary Simmer Sauces today to bring you all this super simple recipe for Portobello Red Wine Mini Meatballs perfect for a busy weeknight...

I have to be real with you all for a moment- I love having a few easy to throw together, quick dinner ideas at my disposal.  Even with the best of intentions and a well planned out meal plan for the week, there are nights when cooking from scratch just goes out the window.

I know you all know what I am talking about... ;)

Those evenings when a day at home with the little ones has been just a little too long.

Those evenings when you come home and the office has managed to wipe out every last bit of self motivation you may have left.

Those evenings when the kids' practice, that work meeting, the traffic has taken just a little longer than you had planned for.

Those types of evenings happen at least a few times a month in this home.

I defrost chicken or ground beef that morning only to come home and realize that I just do not have it in me to make the recipe I had originally planned to use them in.

In fact, this very such thing happened to me when I came home one evening and had ground beef thawed in the fridge. My original plan was to make a pot of chili with it, but I was wiped out. All the chopping, and browning, and simmering just didn't appeal to me at all.  I was just about to cave into the fast food drive-thru when I remembered that I had a pouch of the Portobello Red Wine Imagine® Organic Culinary Simmer Sauce sitting in my pantry! :)

That pack of ground beef quickly became tender mini meatballs smothered in a rich and creamy Portobello Red Wine sauce...