Today is April Fools Day...

And I find myself asking if I am a "fool" for starting yet another project in my life, but here goes! haha

Today is the first post with a recipe and photos. Some of the recipes I post will have photos and some will just be recipes. All will be easy or medium in difficulty to prepare. I love things that I can remember without looking at a recipe card, but I will post them so that you may look them up anytime you wish!

Today's recipe is

Fiesta Tortilla Casserole

Ingredients:
Olive Oil
2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tbsp. minced garlic (from the jar)
2 tbsp. chopped onions
1 can lt. red kidney beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can black beans
1 can Rotel
1 can whole kernel corn
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 1/2 tsp. cumin
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. seasoned salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 cup sour cream (I used fat free)
6 corn tortillas
2 cups shredded cheese (cheddar or mexican blend)
Cilantro

Chicken: Begin by pouring olive oil into small skillet. Heat and then add minced garlic and chopped onion. Cube chicken while raw or begin cooking and cutting into cubes in the skillet. As chicken cooks, add olive oil as needed to coat. Add cumin, cinnamon and salt to the chicken. This should begin to coat chicken and it will be brown in color because of the seasonings. You should have a little bit of olive oil in the pan so that it is not completely absorbed by the chicken.

This is what the chicken will look like after you add the seasonings.

Veggie Mixture: In a large colander, open all cans of vegetables and pour together to drain. Mix with a spoon and rinse to remove bean juice. Once chicken mixture is cooked, pour entire skillet over vegetable mixture in the collander. The oil leftover in the skillet will coat the vegetables as it drains through. Stir to completely coat.

Vegetable mixture before chicken is photographed above.

Vegetable mixture with chicken added.

Pour entire mixture into a large bowl. Mix in seasoned salt, pepper, taco seasoning, sour cream. Tear corn tortillas and add to mixture. Stir until mixed well. Pour into large baking dish (9x13 or larger) and bake at 350 for approximately 15 minutes. Cover with cheese and garnish with cilantro and bake for additional 20 minutes until bubbly on top.

The last photo is without the cheese so that you can see what it should look like. The finished casserole has cheese on top! :) We were so hungry, and it smelled so good, that I forgot to take the last photo! Sorry! :)

Serve with salsa and tortilla chips! Enjoy the Yum!