I’m no where sick of the Mediterranean Power Bowls I’ve been eating three times a week. But I’m out of goat cheese medallions. So it’s time to start using other items in my pantry and fridge. This week, I’ll be making some of these instead:

Quick Mexican Power Bowl

(makes 3 bowls)

Ingredients:

• 3 handfuls spinach
• 1 cup precooked rice
• 1 – 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 bell pepper (any color), julienned or chopped.
• 1 – 15 oz can seasoned diced tomatoes, including juices (You can substitute fresh tomatoes, of course. But for my quick-and-easy-pulling-from-the-pantry purposes here, the canned ones are quick, readily available and already seasoned!)
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar or Mexican-blend cheese
• My favorite Salsa-Ranch Dressing a la Biz

Method:

Divide ingredients among three containers and refrigerate. If you’d rather use the salsa-ranch as a cold dressing, rather than a sauce, be sure to put the dressing in a separate container. At lunchtime, heat your bowl (slightly covered) in the microwave for 1 and 1/2 to 2 minutes. Stir. Add dressing if you didn’t include it. Optional, but not required for a tasy bowl: Add a dollop of sour cream or guacamole.

Easy Alternative: Convert this into an easy cold taco salad by substituting the spinach for iceberg, romaine or other lettuce and disregard the heating instructions.

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Now it’s time for:

Food

Dinners:

• Monday – Mediterranean Pork Chops with Garlic Green Beans and Best Oven Fries
• Tuesday – Beef Stir-Fry with carrots, asparagus, onion and mushrooms
• Wednesday – Grilled Kielbasa with Sauerkraut and Best Oven Fries
  
• Thursday – Leftovers
• Friday – Dinner out at Peninsula Malaysian. What would you order here?
• Saturday – Three-Course Dinner with Wine Pairings at Basil’s.
• Sunday – Treating my Pupper Dawgs’ daddy {bna Rob} to a walk of his choice in Minneapolis with food truck eats and Izzy’s Ice Cream.

Lunch:

• Mexican Power Bowls (see above!)
• Leftovers
• Snacks – fruit, nuts or string cheese and dark chocolate

Breakfasts:

• Magic Smoothies
• 90-Second Egg Sandwiches

Fitness

• Monday – Walk, yoga or recumbent bike
• Tuesday – 2-mile run
  
• Wednesday – cross train / Yoga
• Thursday – 1.5 mile race pace run
  
• Friday – REST
• Saturday – 3-mile run
• Sunday – walk

What are you eating this week?

Cheers~
Carrie