Enchilada Lasagna

My husband does not like lasagna...how was I going to get him to eat a Mexican Lasagna? I wasn't...so I decided to make an Enchilada Lasagna made with whole wheat tortillas instead. Publix had a sale on boneless skinless chicken breast so I stocked up on chicken! I decided that I could cook 3 breasts and shred it to have enough for two meals. Stay tuned later this week for the other dinner, Chicken N Dumplings!! Anyway, I cooked the chicken in a large stock pot with carrots, celery, onion, garlic and herbs...which also made homemade chicken stock! I shredded the chicken and put half of it in the fridge and the other half in a bowl for this meal.

When looking for a recipe I found quite a few different ones...spicy ones, vegetable ones, beef ones, etc. I ended up making my own by reading a few. The Hub can't eat spicy foods b/c of his ulcer issue (long story) so I had to modify so it wouldn't be spicy. Made a sauce out of cream of chicken soup (I typically don't use canned soups b/c of the nature of it, but I had it on hand and needed to use it), light sour cream, shredded cheese, chicken stock, and some cumin, chili powder, and SP. Mixed it all together, layered it up, tossed it in the oven and VOILA!!!

Ingredients:
3 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 can Rotel
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 can enchilada sauce
1/4 cup cream
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon SPG combo (I made an all around seasoning of salt pepper and garlic powder that I use)
6 whole wheat tortillas
Toppings: tomato, avocado, and cilantro

In medium bowl mix soup, stock, 1 cup cheese, Rotel, sour cream and seasonings. Once combined add shredded chicken. In a 8X8 greased baking dish, put 1/3 chicken mixture. Put one tortilla over mixture (I ended up tearing one into fourths so the corners were covered as well). Do two more layers ending with a tortilla on top. Mix enchilada sauce and cream in small bowl and pour over the top. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Cover and bake on 375 for 30 min. Remove foil and bake 10 until cheese is golden. Serve with tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro. *Modify for lower calories by using low fat cheese

Pizza Pasta

I'm always trying to make healthy meals for my family that they love. Its not an easy task...especially with a picky toddler and a picky husband! Everyone loves pizza, right?! I decided to make a pizza pasta using whole wheat noodles, low sugar tomato sauce, mushrooms, low fat mozzarella cheese, and turkey pepperoni. You can add any vegetable or any meat...I chose turkey pepperoni to keep calories down. It turned out really good and was very easy!!

1/2 pound whole wheat pasta of your choice, cooked al dente
1/2 cup heart healthy tomato sauce
1/2 cup shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
1 jar mushrooms
20 turkey pepperonis, quartered
Italian seasoning

Cook pasta. Drain. In separate bowl, mix tomato sauce, half of cheese, mushrooms (and any other vegetables), half of pepperonis, and salt and pepper to taste. Add pasta. Pour into a greased 8X8 baking dish. Top with remaining pepperonis and cheese...sprinkle with Italian seasoning. Cover and bake on 375 for 30 min...remove foil and bake until cheese is golden brown. You can adjust ingredients to double recipe or to your taste. Enjoy!!!