On any given night, if you ask my kids where they’d like to go out to dinner, nine out of ten times they’ll tell you Mexican food. They love it and can’t get enough. Luckily, so do we.
Since we can’t go out as often as they’d like, we make their favorites at home. A frequent dinner on our meal plan is our Mexi Bowls. When we spent a weekend at the coast last month, we even made them out there.
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The basics are constant: Spanish rice, beans (black or pinto beans), cheese, salsa and a vegetable. We mix it up by using different veggies (roasted broccoli is our current love), and adding avocado slices, a squeezed lime, or black olives if we have them. We’re planting tomatoes in our garden this year so I’m sure they’ll find their way into our Mexi Bowls later this summer.
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This is one of those meals that I plan for a crazy-busy weeknight. I can make the rice ahead (we also have an organic Spanish rice mix we like), and either make a big batch of beans in the slow cooker early in the week, or open a can of beans that night and warm them up. If we didn’t have a stay-at-home parent, I’d invest in a rice cooker because we make rice so often and there’s other useful reasons to have one around.
When we asked what your favorite go-to meals for those crazy-busy weeknights, many of you responded with quesadillas, tacos and other Mexican favorites. What’s great about all of these meal ideas is that they’re quick, easy and healthy – and kids tend to love them!
Our kids need to eat, whether we're prepared to feed them or not. Some days it would be great if meals just created themselves, but let's get real. At Feed Our Families we'll share new ideas, recipes and inspiration to help make meals happen in your home. 
“we also have an organic Spanish rice mix we like”
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These look fantastic for busy nights! My husband just switched to coaching night games, so the kids and I usually eat fast dinners to make it out the game on time. These would be perfect! Our favorite mexi-rice is rice cooked in chicken broth then tossed with cilantro and green onions when finished. Yum!
Alysa – Let me know if you have other ideas for summer meals that are quick & easy. We need more!