For the last couple of months, every time I was grocery shopping, a bag of wraps kept calling my name to buy them. I finally gave in a few weeks ago and bought some, not knowing what I was going to make with them. Yesterday I decided I better search online to find a yummy recipe to make before the wraps go bad. I searched, wrap recipes with chicken and black beans and here is the recipe I found and made last night!
Southwestern Chicken Wrap
(here is the recipe it has online but I changed a few things and will tell you what I did)
Serves/Makes: 4 Ready in: Less than 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 roasted chicken (2 lb size) skin discarded, meat removed from bones and shredded.
(I think boneless skinless chicken breasts would work the best if you don't already have a roasted chicken!)
1/2 cup barbeque sauce
1 cup canned black beans-rinsed
1/2 cup frozen corn--thawed, or canned corn, drained
1/4 cup light sour cream (I just used what I normally get)
4 leaves of romaine lettuce
4 whole-wheat tortillas (10 inch size)---(I used traditional softwraps and heated them in the microwave)
2 limes cut in wedges (I didn't have any, but you only have it as a side)
Directions:
Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, barbeque sauce, beans, corn, and sour cream.Stir to combine and cook until hot. 4 to 5 minutes.
Assemble by placing chicken mixture on wrap and top with lettuce, roll it up as you would a burrito. Slice in half diagonally and serve warm, with a wedge of lime.
Now here are the modifications I made:
I didn't have a roasted chicken and I also didn't want to boil chicken, so I just used a can of Swanson chunk chicken that was 12.5 oz. I think a chicken breast would be the best but it was still delicious with what I used and easier!
I still only used 1/2 cup of bbq sauce because I didn't want it too strong, but I put in about a can of black beans and a can of corn because I wanted more of those. Also for the sour cream, I used a little less than 1/2 cup instead of 1/4 cup.
I just used my normal lettuce that I would put on a burrito or tacos. And then of course a soft wrap.
Here is everything I put in my wrap when putting it together.
So you have the wrap, put the chicken mixture, then shredded cheese, mexican rice(I don't know why they didn't put those in the recipe because it was delicious with those!), lettuce and a little more sour cream in with it. (Darrin also put fresh salsa in his)
So extra stuff you might need, cooked mexican rice from rice a roni, cheese shredded, and salsa if you want.
This recipe was extremely delicious. You could taste a little bit of barebeque flavor but it wasn't overwhelming!
Enjoy!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Dinner!
I love it whenever someone posts about a meal they made for dinner because I always love new recipes! I decided I would post what I made last night.
Dinners for me, I like them fast, easy, cheap, and also yummy!
I got this recipe from my cousin's blog when she made it for dinner. (Thanks Maury) It is really fast to make and tastes delicious!
Ranch Chicken
Take boneless skinless chicken breasts and cut them in half so they are thinner. Then cut them into strips. For kids, you can cut the strips into cubes like chicken nuggets.
Dry mixture:
1 dry Ranch dressing packet
3/4 cup Kellogg's Corn Flake crumbs (I put it into a ziploc bag and smash, and then measure 3/4 cup)
3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Combine dry ingredients and mix.
preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 dish with foil.
melt 1/2 cup butter in medium bowl
dip chicken in butter, then in the dry mixture, and place in the lined 9x13 dish. (I usually have a little bit of the mixture left over so I sprinkle that on top of the chicken to give it a little more flavor and crunch)
Place in oven and cook it all the way through. For about 25-30 minutes. For me, it is 30 minutes.
And there you have it! For side dishes to go with this, we usually have rice-a-roni or wild rice and some steamed broccoli.
Dinners for me, I like them fast, easy, cheap, and also yummy!
I got this recipe from my cousin's blog when she made it for dinner. (Thanks Maury) It is really fast to make and tastes delicious!
Ranch Chicken
Take boneless skinless chicken breasts and cut them in half so they are thinner. Then cut them into strips. For kids, you can cut the strips into cubes like chicken nuggets.
Dry mixture:
1 dry Ranch dressing packet
3/4 cup Kellogg's Corn Flake crumbs (I put it into a ziploc bag and smash, and then measure 3/4 cup)
3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Combine dry ingredients and mix.
preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 dish with foil.
melt 1/2 cup butter in medium bowl
dip chicken in butter, then in the dry mixture, and place in the lined 9x13 dish. (I usually have a little bit of the mixture left over so I sprinkle that on top of the chicken to give it a little more flavor and crunch)
Place in oven and cook it all the way through. For about 25-30 minutes. For me, it is 30 minutes.
And there you have it! For side dishes to go with this, we usually have rice-a-roni or wild rice and some steamed broccoli.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Scaredy Cat!
Scaredy cat, that would be me! Actually I am just afraid of a lot of things! Last night, I thought one of those things happened.
Jordyn woke up around 5:45am. After getting her out of her crib, I was sitting on the side of my bed facing the wall and heard Darrin cough while lying in bed. As I was turning to put my legs in bed, I looked towards our door and I saw this man walking across our hallway down towards Jordyn's room. All I could see was his black shadow. I started to shake because I was so scared. I hurried and turned towards Darrin to hit him as I was saying "someone is in our house, they went into Jordyn's room" As I went to hit Darrin, I was just hitting the bed and talking to myself. Darrin wasn't there. Then I heard Darrin cough in the bathroom. The shadow man....was Darrin! It took almost a half hour for me to be able to settle down. I still thought there could be someone there but they walked across the hall after Darrin walked into the bathroom. Now that it is morning and I am awake, I am fine!!
Another thing that scares me is.....long basement stairs. Yes, long basement stairs!!
And you ask, Why would those be scary?
Well, I hate going up them. I get good exercise when I have to go down them alot because when coming up, I always have to run up them! In my mind, I always think that someone might be down in our basement hiding and when I am going up the stairs, they might try to grab me. Seriously! I have to run up and kind of look back while I am going. Even when I am 9 months prego, I have to go up the stairs as fast as I can. Weird, I know, but I remember doing it as a little kid and always running upstairs from our basement because I was afraid of the same reason I still do it.
I don't know why but I always think someone might be in our house or looking through our windows.
Well, that is the end of telling you some of my weird things! Trust me there is more but I won't go into it!
Jordyn woke up around 5:45am. After getting her out of her crib, I was sitting on the side of my bed facing the wall and heard Darrin cough while lying in bed. As I was turning to put my legs in bed, I looked towards our door and I saw this man walking across our hallway down towards Jordyn's room. All I could see was his black shadow. I started to shake because I was so scared. I hurried and turned towards Darrin to hit him as I was saying "someone is in our house, they went into Jordyn's room" As I went to hit Darrin, I was just hitting the bed and talking to myself. Darrin wasn't there. Then I heard Darrin cough in the bathroom. The shadow man....was Darrin! It took almost a half hour for me to be able to settle down. I still thought there could be someone there but they walked across the hall after Darrin walked into the bathroom. Now that it is morning and I am awake, I am fine!!
Another thing that scares me is.....long basement stairs. Yes, long basement stairs!!
And you ask, Why would those be scary?
Well, I hate going up them. I get good exercise when I have to go down them alot because when coming up, I always have to run up them! In my mind, I always think that someone might be down in our basement hiding and when I am going up the stairs, they might try to grab me. Seriously! I have to run up and kind of look back while I am going. Even when I am 9 months prego, I have to go up the stairs as fast as I can. Weird, I know, but I remember doing it as a little kid and always running upstairs from our basement because I was afraid of the same reason I still do it.
I don't know why but I always think someone might be in our house or looking through our windows.
Well, that is the end of telling you some of my weird things! Trust me there is more but I won't go into it!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Recently read...
I just got finished reading the book Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. The characters in the story are fictional but it is based during WWII in France with true events that happened.
It was a little sad (no crying involved though) but was still a nice book to read. Every day I couldn't wait to read more to find out what would happen next. Also it looks like they are making this book into a movie! I can't wait!
I have a list of books that I am wanting to read so maybe I will post more after I finish reading them.
Baby Jordyn!
I think I should post about our new baby girl Jordyn since she is already 2 months! These past two months have been extremely crazy/busy with life but we love having another little girl! 
Jordyn was born on November 4th. 6 pounds 13 ounces, 19 inches long! She just had her 2 month appt and is already 11#7oz and like 23 inches long!
Isaac and Bryn sure love her, and with Bryn sometimes too much! We always have to watch Bryn because she thinks she can pick her up and hold her herself.
Jordyn is an extremely good baby! She loves to smile and has just started to laugh!
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