Crispy Southwestern Chicken Wraps

What You Need

 

 

8 Flour Tortillas

1 cup Minute Rice, Brown

1 cup Shredded Chicken

1 can Black Beans, rinsed

1 1/2 cups Fiesta Blend Cheese

4 oz Light Sour Cream

1 tsp Ground Cumin

1/2 tsp Garlic Salt

1/2 tsp Chili Powder

What to Do

 

 

Mix rice together with chili powder, cumin and garlic salt. Add remaining ingredients except for cheese and sour cream. Sprinkle cheese over tortillas, leaving 1/2-inch border around edges, then arrange chicken and rice mixture down the center of each tortilla. (Optional: on some of the wraps, I dotted the cheese with about 1-2 tablespoons of reduced fat sour cream before arranging chicken and rice mixture down the center – it made the wraps delightfully creamy.) Roll stuffed tortillas, leaving edges open. Spray the tortillas all over with cooking spray.

Heat a large non-stick skillet (or griddle) over medium heat for 1 minute. Arrange 2 wraps, seam-side down, in pan and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining wraps. Serve.

 

 

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Hello All!! I know I have been MIA for a lil bit...but have no fear, I will be back. We are doing some transitions to our diet, and Ive been grilling chicken often. No need to post that one!! HAHA...but I promise I will be back to blogging again very soon!!!

Taco Pizza

What You Need

Taco Pizza

1 lb. ground chicken/beef
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
2 (8 oz.) cans Reduced Fat Pillsbury crescent rolls
1 (16 oz.) can refried beans (I used Fat Free)
2-3 cups shredded cheddar cheese or Mexican blend
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup sliced black olives


What To Do

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

Brown ground meat and drain. Add taco seasoning to the ground beef according to the package directions.

Unroll crescent rolls into rectangles. Place in ungreased cookie sheet. Press dough over the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides to form crust.  Bake at 375 oven for 11 to 13 minutes or just until golden brown.

Microwave beans in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute.  Carefully spread beans over warm crust creating a thin layer.

Top with cooked beef mixture, sprinkle with cheese followed by tomatoes, black olives.  Return to oven for 3-6 more minutes until cheese is melted.  Serve immediately.  


Note: You can honestly add whatever toppings you'd like. I added some corn and sour cream to ours as well.

Oatmeal Smoothie

What you need:

1 cup of ice
1 cup frozen raspberries (I have also done strawberries)
1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 cup plain non fat yogurt
1 banana
1/2 cup of Light V8 Fusion (any flavor that you like, I prefer Strawberry Banana)
1/2 cup of water

What to do:

Put it all in the blender and mix it up!


Note: This actually fills me up more then my cereal in the morning. Ive switched to drinking this every morning for breakfast and its very tasty. I was a lil scared of it at first since it had oatmeal in it, but I def enjoy it!

Chicken BLT Wontons

What You Need



6 slices center-cut bacon or turkey bacon (I used Bacon Bacon)
24 small square wonton wrappers
1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
Dash each garlic powder, salt, and black pepper
3 large plum tomatoes, chopped
2 cups finely chopped romaine or iceberg lettuce
3 cooked boneless chicken breasts, cubed (I grilled mine)


What To Do


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat on the stove. Add bacon and cook until crispy, about 4 minutes per side. Set aside to drain and cool on paper towels.

Spray a 24 cup mini muffin pan with nonstick spray. Place each wonton wrapper into a cup of the muffin pan, and press it into the bottom and sides. Lightly spray the wrappers with nonstick spray.

Bake in the oven until light golden brown, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.

In a large bowl, combine mayo, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Add chopped tomatoes and lettuce. Add chicken and finely chop bacon (add about 3/4ths to the bowl; reserve the rest for topping). Gently stir until uniform. Set aside.

Transfer the cooled wonton shells to a plate. Evenly distribute the mixture among the shells Evenly top with remaining bacon. Serve immediately!


Note: The original recipe had you doing this in a normal size muffin pan and making 12. This is an option as well, but I liked them as the mini ones. Totally up to you :)

Easy Pierogi Casserole

What You Need

 

 

 

9 lasagne noodles, uncooked

4 cups hot mashed potatoes (I used a box of instant cheesey ones)

1/2 cup Philadelphia Herb & Garlic Cream Cheese Spread (I could not find this, so I used the Italian cheese & herb Philiadelphia Cooking Cream)

Onion Onion

Bacon Bacon 

2 cups Kraft Double Cheddar Shredded Cheese, divided

 

 

Make It

HEAT oven to 375°F.
COOK noodles as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, combine mashed potatoes, cream cheese spread, onion onion, bacon bacon and 1 cup Cheddar.
PLACE 3 noodles in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with 1/3 of the potato mixture. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining bacon and Cheddar; cover.
BAKE 30 min. or until heated through. Uncover; bake 3 to 5 min. or until Cheddar is lightly browned. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.



In place of Onion Onion & Bacon Bacon, you can use chives and bacon bits or even real bacon. I am a Tastefully Simple girl that depends on those spices b/c it makes life easier LOL.

 

 

 

Bacon Cheeseburger Rollups

What You Need

1lb ground meat of your choice (we prefer chicken)
Chopped Onion (I use Tastefully Simple Onion Onion)
Cooked and crumbled Bacon (I use Tastefully Simple Bacon Bacon)
8 oz. cubed Velvetta Cheese
1 container of Pillsbury Biscuits

What To Do

Cook meat, onion and bacon until no longer pink. Drain. Add cheese and cook on low until cheese is melted thru.

Using a rolling pin, flatten out a biscuit. Add about 1/3 cup of meat mixture into center of biscuit. Seal up and place seam side down on a sprayed cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes and check. If biscuit is not lightly browned, leave in for a few more minutes.



These are def a staple in my house. You can add anything extra to it also. I have used this same recipe using sausage & broccoli (which I thought was a werid combo but turned out tasty) and also using scrambled eggs and veggies.