Friday, October 12, 2012

Turkey Quesadilla with the Fixings


If you're like me you still have so much Turkey leftover, and what to do with it?  How long before you OD on turkey sandwiches?  Well...lets shake it up! This for me, is like a little bit of heaven!!



Ingredients


2 Ancient Grains Tortilla's (large)
1/2 cup chopped Turkey meat
1/3 cup light shredded cheese
1 tbsp green onion
2 tbsp light sour cream
2 tbsp salsa
2 tbsp quacamole

Nutritional Info

Fat: 20.3g
Carbohydrates: 59.9g
Calories:633.7
Protein: 43.0g



put the turkey, onion and cheese on one tortilla, cover with the other tortilla on a baking pan. Bake in the oven 350C for 10 minutes or until cheese has melted and is brown. Serve with the salsa, sour cream and quacamole!

Now I made my own quacamole...1/2 an avocado with a tsp of lemon juice.  So mine's very stripped down, but that's the way I like it, and you could add so much to this...black beans, corn, peppers, etc!  get wild...go crazy!! ENJOY!!!!!!!

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Leftover Pot Pie

Who doesn't love Thanksgiving??  All that delicious food.....but what to do the next day??  Well, I make Leftover pot pie, which is my take on a crustless pot pie made with all the leftovers from your Thanksgiving dinner...or even after a big chicken dinner.  I pretty much take all the leftovers, carrots, stuffing, gravy, turkey and whatever else was there, shove it in my crock pot and let it meld into a thick, delicious stoup (stew and soup combined)!  Then put them in bakeware, cover with leftover mashed potatoes and a little cheese and bake in the over till brown and bubbly..then enjoy!  Here is my recipe based on my leftovers!



Ingredients


1 1/2 cup stuffing
3 cups shredded turkey
1 cup carrots
1 cup turkey gravy
2 cups mashed potatoes
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1 cup water




Put everything but mashed potatoes and cheese in crockpot on low for about 2-3 hours.  Put into bakeware, top with mashed potatoes and cheese.  Bake at 350C for about 20 minutes and serve.  Makes 6 servings in roughly 1.5 cup sizes!
(you can add anything into this...brussel sprouts, broccoli, yams...whatever leftovers you have!)
Nutritional Info


Fat: 7.2g
Carbohydrates:26.7g
Calories:310.9
Protein: 27.6g 
 





























































































Thursday, October 4, 2012

Sweet Chili


What says Fall like a steaming bowl of Chili?!?! I made this a while ago and froze servings...pulled out a serving for lunch today and it was just as good the second time around!  You could substitute ground turkey, chicken or pork if you wanted, especially with all these beef recalls but I had made this before all that dirty business! You can hide a lot in this! The sweet potato is loaded with vitamins and hidden in the chili, it just brings a hint of sweetness that my kids love! Trust me, this stick to your ribs meal is worth every bite, and it is a great base if you'd like to add some of your own treasures! (Grated carrots, mushrooms, etc) I didn't add any chili seasonings or anything, as there was enough for us in the chili stewed tomatoes, but if you want some kick, just add chili powder or cayenne.  Your call!  Hope you like it! :)


Ingredients

1 lb extra lean ground beef
1 onion chopped
2 tsp garlic minced
1 sweet potato shredded
1 can pork and beans ( I used Maple pork and bean)
1 cup garlic and olive oil tomatoes
1 cup chili stewed tomatoes
1.5 cups red kidney beans

Nutritional Info

Fat: 14.0g
Carbohydrates: 31.8g
Calories:332.2
Protein: 21.3g



cook beef in a pot with onions. Add garlic and sweet potato. Add all other ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce hear and let simmer for 1 hour. serve. You can simmer it longer so the flavors concentrate more, or serve after 1 hour!

Serving Size: 1 - 1.5 cup portions