Sunday Late Lunch

Spinach Addiction...

I think spinach is my secret ingredient for everything, I literally think ANYTHING is good with spinach. Haven't seen or made anything without it. I love it plus it's good for you. Vegetables are amazing but spinach is heavenly. >_<

At the top of  my head I thought of a quick easy lunch that would take me no longer than even 45 minutes to prep, contained shrimp and chicken but most definitively spinach (swoons) I didn't want anything heavy but something filling yet hearty. 

Somehow I thought of the chicken tortilla soup from chilis or a couple of my fave Mexican spots. I would order some soup as an appetizer with chicken quesadillas. Usually fills me up in one sitting....but there's something that most tortilla soups and quesadillas dont have. Soup is either bland and quesadillas are filled with more cheese and less meat, so annoying (rolls eyes) Any who, you don't have to be Hispanic to give it a twist. 

Nearby Latina Foodmart past Greenspoint almost always has a sale. If you know me personally you know I'm frugal. I could have all the money in the world and still be frugal when it comes to food. I'm always up for a sale or bargain :D

$.99 avocados, 3 stalks of cilantro for $.99, $.49 black beans AND coconut milk WHAT?!!!? That shrimp wasn't cheap though LMAO! 

Chicken and Shrimp Quesadillas 

Chicken breast and shrimp sautéed with onions, spinach, tomatoes, 1 habanero (be careful with those all you need is half of one. The heat is contained in the seeds and the skin of the pepper it is VERY HOT!!!) Seasoned with some of my fave spices like paprika, slap ya mamas, cayenne, and etc. and of course the generic salt, black pepper. Seasoning is at your discretion though. 

Did I mention I don't use measurement cups or spoons? I'm African I eyeball everything. Don't believe in them unless I'm baking which is rare :|

Chicken and Shrimp Tortilla Soup

So I took the same ingredients as my quesadillas not a big deal, instead got 4-5 chicken legs well seasoned them boiled them in order to make a broth. I'm really big on using chicken broth sometimes because any meat has it's own broth to be honest. A can of chicken broth contains a little too much sodium depending on the brand so I rather make my own broth which doesn't require me to do much but boil the chicken and enough water to cover the bottom of the pot probably less than half a cup. If I use broth it's usually 1 can. 

Added onions, green onions tomatoes, spinach, black beans and then only 1 cup of low sodium chicken broth. All those herbs and spices from the chicken legs season the broth to the point where I don't need to add extra seasoning AT ALL, mind you this is all eyeballing no measuring. 

Let it soak up everything, cover walk away. Serve with tortilla chips. I took a whole wheat tortilla flip it in the pan until it was crispy, broke it seasoned with like, oregano, salt, black pepper. Garnish with your favorite cheese. Sour cream is optional, can't eat it Mexican food without it ❤️😍

Easy "Gwak" (Guacomole) 

1 avocado

Salt

Pepper

Tomatoes

Small red onion

Season to taste