Chimichitos! Ole!!

This recipe is from Sam the Cooking Guy.  Have you ever seen his show? So funny!!

Part chimichanga (the crunchy outside) and part burrito (the inside) this is made totally simple by using a rotisserie chicken. But the crunchiness is from baking, not frying.

Ingredients
2 cups cooked (rotisserie) chicken, shredded OR just bake your own chicken and shred it
1 4 oz can diced green chilies
3/4 cup red salsa
1/2 cup enchilada sauce
Four 8 inch flour tortillas (whole wheat, if you can find them!)
cilantro, if you like

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In a non-stick pan, combine chicken, salsa and green chiles, mix until just heated through. Heat tortillas in microwave about 30 seconds to make them pliable.

Spoon 1/4 of the chicken mixture on each tortilla and roll up—sides in first then over the top to keep everything in. Place on a greased baking sheet and very lightly rub top of burrito with vegetable oil.

Bake until just starting to get golden brown,15-20 minutes. While they cook, warm the enchilada sauce.
Spoon warm enchilada sauce on a plate, place baked chimichito on top, add you're done! Sometimes (when we're really hungry) we skip the enchilada sauce alltogether, and just eat 'em plain.  Of course, for the non dairy-free version, adding sour cream and cheddar cheese would be awesome.

We were so rushed at dinner last night that I forgot to take a pic.  And the leftovers are gone already (they're THAT GOOD!).  So you'll just have to make them yourself to see what they look like. Sorry!

Chicken Parmesean

It doesn't look like it's dairy free, does is? But it is!


I found a mozzerella flavored substitue at Trader Joe's, and while it isn't actually cheese, it's not bad. Wish I could remember the name of it, but the wrapper got thrown away. I'll update you on the name after my next trip to TJs.

Ingredients:
1 egg
breadcrumbs (either the Italian seasoned ones, or plain - just add your own seasonings)
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce
1 box whole wheat spaghetti

In a shallow bowl or plate, whisk your egg. In a second bowl, dump your breadcrumbs. Now coat each chicken breast first in egg, then in breadcrumbs. Remember to keep one hand the "wet" hand and one the "dry" so you don't end up with wet clumps of breadcrumbs on both hands. :-)

Pour a little sauce into the bottom of a baking dish - enough to cover the bottom. Arrange your coated chicken breasts in your baker, and pop into a 350 oven for 15-20 minutes. Turn you chicken over, and cook for another 10 minutes or so. Finally, pour more sauce over the top of the chicken and add a little of the cheese substitute to the top; turn the broiler on so it gets melty and bubbly. Serve atop whole wheat pasta.

Sloppy Joes

This recipe comes from the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book: Celebrating the Promise, 14th Limited Edition


Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
1/2 cup chopped green pepper (1 small)
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
Dash bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)
kaiser rolls or hamburger buns, split and toasted

In a large skillet cook meat, onion, and pepper until meat is brown and veggies are tender. Drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce, water, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, and hot pepper sauce. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Serve on toasted rolls.

I found some really yummy sweet potato fries in the frozen foods section of our local Target. They were the perfect compliment!