Are you going to watch the Superbowl tomorrow? I’m not.
But I think this recipe would satisfy hungry game day fans. Or is a quick dinner idea for a busy week night.
And it makes leftovers. Cook once, eat twice. Beautiful.
Salsa & Cheezey Baked Beans & Vegetables
Ingredients:
2 large Potatoes, diced
1 c Veggies, diced (I used about 1/3 c carrots, 1/3 c broccoli, 1/3 c Brussels sprouts)
1 can Beans
Optional: 1/2 c Real Cheese, Soy Cheeze, Daiya. Shredded, cubes, diced, or crumbled
1/3 c Nooch
1 Tbsp Chipotle Seasoning and/or any other seasonings you wish to add, cayenne, chili powder, cumin, etc. (I used Mrs. Dash Chipotle and a pinch of salt)
Salt & Pepper to taste (optional)
1 jar Salsa (I used an 8 oz jar of Pace)
1 c water (or a little more)
3 Tbsp EVOO, drizzled
Directions:
Dice the potatoes (small so they cook properly) and lay in a foil lined 9 x 13 pan (or similar).
Add the veggies over the top
Add beans
Sprinkle & season with Nooch (and/or real cheese), Chipotle, other seasonings, S & P
Add salsa and water
Drizzle with EVOO
Bake at 425F for 45 to 55 minutes, or until done. (I did 47 minutes)
After baking, stir everything together, if desired.
Yield: Lots! Will feed a hungry family of 3-4 and make planned leftovers.
Recipe is Vegan (skip the real cheese), Gluten Free, Soy Free
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Here’s a visual guide
Lay in the potatoes and other veggies
Add the beans, nooch, seasonings
Add Salsa, EVOO, water
After Baking
This was super flavorful without being too salty, too spicy, or packing too much heat.
Skylar is only 4, after all, and although she can hang with the best of them with hot and spicy foods, I don’t want to send Scott into a fire-mouth situation. She handles spicy food better than he does.
Music to my working mom’s ears: Planned Leftovers
Reheat in micro. Dinner is served while mom’s at work. And it sure beats a TV dinner.
If you like the looks of today’s salsa bake…
…check out my Cheezy Veggie Bake
And check out my Game Day Recipes Post, too
From my post on Being Practical, it was fun to learn if you think that you’re a practical person, or not. And in what ways yes, and in what ways, not so much. Lots of great comments on that post, including reduced price produce and Skylar’s head to toe “winter” wear. Glad you got a chuckle out of that.
Dessert: Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cupcakes with Mint Chocolate and White Chocolate Frosting
Brownies + PB Cups (or other candy)
Bake.
Frost them
Questions:
1. Best thing you’ve ate or done so far this weekend?
Take a glorious long power walk with Scott and Skylar. I got to catch up with Scott and trade stories from the week.
2. Are you watching the Superbowl?
As I mentioned before in my Superbowl Foods,Plans, and Recipes post, no not watching it. I have to work. And I’d rather watch paint dry.
3. Do you like salsa?
I think bloggers love salsa!
We use it as salad dressing.
In soup: Hearty Vegan Southwestern Sweet & Spicy Soup
In chili: Vegan Chili
And the good old fashioned way: with chips.
Do you like salsa and how do you use it?
Have a great weekend everyone. And may the best team win.
What is NOOCH & EVOO, I have never heard of them before. Is there a substitute?
nutritional yeast
extra virgin olive oil
sub with nothing for the nooch – there is no replacement
sub with your fave oil if you dont like olive
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glad you likey the print recipe feature!
and re the banana mashing…yea if it’s not ripe enough it wont mash as easy. If it’s a little tricky to mash, nuke a raw banana for 5-10 secs, it will mash easier then. Then proceed with rest of recipe :)
And glad you actually make my stuff. Thank you for telling me! :) Made my day!
Not a football fan either, nor I care. Baked veggies are the best and I also love batch cooking that yield leftovers.
I love your avatar pic. That hair…rocks!
Best thing I did on Saturday: snowshoeing in the great white outdoors with a friend’s dog
Love salsa! Home made is best, but jarred is good too in the cool / colder months when I don’t have fresh local veg to make the salsa myself.
oh i LOVE the way you used pace! such a genius idea :) i’ve never been a fan of baked beans but i love that you made them cheeeezy so i just miiight have to dabble with this! i think i never liked baked beans because deej used to force me to eat them when i was a kid haha
i cant believe you typed this comment WHILE the superbowl is on! must be on a commercial :)
and yes, great way to use pace, spread the sodium burden around, so to speak
and nooch, you’re a fan, i know you’d dig this!
I am NOT watching the superbowl!
Salsa.. oh yeah.. I use it in so many things. I always have a batch in my fridge or freezer of my homemade recipe.. so so good. I love to make a quick BBQ sauce out of it.
Salsa is the greatest condiment on earth! So versatile and always full of flavor.. Sometime you have to watch out on the cheaper salsas..they tend to have a bit too much taste of acid for me. But my faviote two things latly is one…chop up a big bowl of romain hearts, add salsa mix it up and top it with quite a bit of reduced fat Parisian cheese!
Lastly I have been trying to use up the bulk apples i bought, and so i core the apple and slice the apples and lay in a casserole dish, sprinkle cumin and paprika, top the apples with salsa and bake covered for a half hour on 400! Its sweet and you get a little heat from the salsa…
My favorite salsa has to be NEWMANS OWN, Pineapple salsa…its a little sweet and still get some notes of traditional salsa!
i love that pineapple salsa too! sooo good and not packed with sodium.
Exactly…seems like pretty fresh tasting salsa…a little more sugar than i like but still a heck of alot better than some fat filled ranch or other dressing!!!
Hope your enjoying your NON Super Bowl Super Bowl Sunday!
Ps. I just started following your blog and and I must say you have alot of great ideas and love them all, its just a breath of fresh air to find others like yourself who are passionate as myself and finance who love to eat fresh, clean, health food!
Thanks for finding me and for the nice words :) And yes, I am passionate about healthy food, but check out my next post, Rules are Meant to be Broken. Sometimes it’s good to cut loose. Balancing act, indeed.
Ha…read that right before you reposted here…you sound just like my fiance! Always trying to break my habits and routines, but I can understand where you both are coming from…its just I lost 140 lbs since highschool which was over 4 years ago, and have worked soo hard to do it, and to keep it off, sometimes once you get in a routine and a strict diet regimen its not easy to break it. Plus alot of the people who poke fun at staying on the strait and narrow about the health food kick have NEVER been the “fat/big” kid, have never been the butt of jokes, have never been “just the funny big friend”….but yes I am trying to remind myself to break habits and routines on special occasions.
Now that I finally picked up daiya cheese, I might have to try this! I don’t think it’s the same without cheese!!
Wow, this recipe looks wonderful – awesome job! Great pics of it too. Wow, and the Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cupcakes with Mint Chocolate and White Chocolate Frosting looks like trouble for me. :-)
1. Had a great evening out with my sisters.
2. Maybe bits of it, never been a huge fan though.
3. Yes and all the versions I can make fresh at home – avocado salsa, pineapple salsa – yum!
Oh yumm!! Those veggies look GOOD!! I just made a super simple, hearty, & delicious veggie stew. I think you and Avery would love!!
You’re awesome thanks for your fabulous posts everyday, you’re totally rockin it girl!!
xo