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SUPER SALSA BLOODY

BURGERS MARY N Brown 1 lb. ground beef in a large
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skillet; drain. Add a 15-oz. can
rinsed and drained kidney beans
Don’t just top burgers with salsa. Mix it in! Using and a 16-oz. jar salsa. Bring to a
your hands, combine 1½ lb. ground beef, ½ cup Use a jar of spicy salsa boil; reduce heat and simmer about
salsa, and ¼ cup bread crumbs in a bowl. Shape in place of Bloody 5 minutes. Stir in 8 oz. cooked
into 12 patties; cook in a skillet over medium-high Mary mix for a fresh- macaroni and 1 cup shredded
heat about 10 minutes, or until an instant-read cheddar cheese. Cook until heated
thermometer inserted into centers registers 160°F. tasting twist on the through, about 5 minutes.
brunch standard.

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in a snap 5. KICKY STUFFED CHICKEN

Put a boneless, skinless chicken breast, smooth side up, on a work surface.
Bring a jar (any size) of salsa to a simmer in a large skillet. Holding it down with one palm, slice breast horizontally, stopping three-
PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK into each. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Reduce heat; cook, on one half, then close the “book.” Coat with cooking spray and sprinkle
Make 4 indentations with a measuring cup and crack an egg
fourths of the way through. Open breast like a book; spread spicy salsa
covered, until whites are set, about 3 minutes. Top with
with salt and pepper. Top with more salsa, then bake in a 425°F oven
crumbled cotija or feta and chopped cilantro or parsley.
about 30 minutes, until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.