Friday, March 14, 2008

This is my first post.

This is officially my first post, of any kind, ever! And I chose to do it with YOU!!
I don't know what all of the official rules are concerning blogging in general or specifically to this particular one but I hope you all will enjoy this for now while I get my feet wet! I don't have the whole picture thang down yet either, but will be working on that as well!
Feel free to substitute anything, anytime, anywhere.
Happy Dinner! :)

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas Serves: 6
INGREDIENTS
1-1/2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded into bite-sized pieces
4 cups torn fresh spinach leaves
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 (8 oz) carton of nonfat sour cream
1/4 cup plain, nonfat yogurt
2 tablespoons whole grain flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup 1% milk
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
6 whole wheat tortillas, 6-8 inches in diameter
1 1/2 low fat shredded cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS
1. In a medium sized saucepan, cook fresh spinach with a small amount of water, covered, for 5 minutes on medium-high heat.
2. In a large bowl, combine cooked chicken, spinach and green onions. Mix well and set aside.
3. Make the sauce: In a medium sized bowl, combine sour cream, yogurt, flour, cumin and salt. Add milk and jalapeno pepper and mix well.
4. Pour half the sauce into the chicken and spinach mixture and mix well. Divide the filling among the tortillas. Fold opposite ends of a tortilla up about 1 inch over filling then fold the left and right sides over the folded end, overlapping.
5. Place filled tortillas, seam sides down on an (ungreased) rectangular baking dish.
6. Spoon remaining sauce over the tortillas and bake, uncovered, in a 350F oven for about 20 minutes or until heated through.
7. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and let stand for 5 minutes.
8. Top with salsa and chopped green onions as desired and serve.

And Viola!

Added tip:
Double the recipe. Line a pan with foil and prepare as directed but don't bake. Cover with more foil and seal the edges. Then remove and place in freezer for an even faster, easier meal next time!