#MEwx Mild temps, snow and rain moving in with a Mexican bean-noodle bake

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have snow showers possible with snow and rain showers this afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the upper 30s. South winds around 10 mph with a chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tonight we'll have patchy fog during evening hours and partly cloudy with rain showers likely, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows around 30. °F, southwest winds around 10 mph, becoming west after midnight. Gusts to 25 mph will be possible. 

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 19.0°F, the humidity is 71%, the Dew point is 11.1°F with a wind chill of 19.2°F.

The wind direction is northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.30, the Absolute pressure is 30.10 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow and rain.

If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personal weather station in my North field click Here. That will take you directly to my weather station.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with sun and clouds, rain and swnow is moving in.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, The moon is  99.8% illuminated, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 6:19 am↑ 101° East, sunset is 5:24 pm↑ 260° West, Moonrise is 5:53 pm↑ 77° East, Moonset is 6:54 am↑ 287° West and we'll have 11 ours 6 minutes of daylight today.

We didn't receive any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.today.

If you enjoy Hispanic foods as much as I do you'll love this meal.

MEXICAN BEAN-NOODLE BAKE

Serves:  4

 

1                    (16-oz.) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained

½ cup frozen whole kernel corn

½ cup chunky salsa

1 cup (8-oz.) can tomato sauce

2                    tsp. chili seasoning mix

1/8 tsp. black pepper

1½ cups cooked noodles, rinsed and drained

¾ cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with olive-flavored cooking spray.
•  In a large skillet sprayed with olive-flavored cooking spray, combine 1 can pinto beans, ½ cup corn, 1 cup salsa, 1 cup tomato sauce, 2 tsp. chili seasoning mix, and 1/8 black pepper.
• Cook over low heat 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Stir in 1½ cups noodles.
• Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.  Sprinkle ¾ cup Cheddar cheese evenly over top.
• Bake 20 to25 minutes.  Place on baking dish on a wire rack and let sit 5 minutes.

 

HINT:  1¼ cups uncooked noodles usually cook to about 1½ cups.

 

Exchanges:  2 meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable

Calories:  253; fat:  5 g; protein:  15 g; carbohydrate:  37 g; sodium:  768 mg; fiber:  5 g