Friday, July 29, 2011

Food Shopping On The Cheap!


Shoprite Trip!
Total Cost: $66.51
Savings of: $77.81 with coupons & sales!!

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Chipotle-Chicken Burrito

Recipe from here.

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked long-grain rice
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Zest and juice from 1 lime
1/2 pound chicken breasts, cooked, chopped (I used leftover Lime and Chili Rubbed Chicken!)
1 can (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed
1 tomato, seeded, chopped
6 flour tortillas (10 inch)
3/4 cup BREAKSTONE'S Zesty Blends Chipotle Sour Cream

Directions:
MIX rice, cilantro, zest and juice until well blended. Combine next 3 ingredients in separate bowl.
SPREAD tortillas with sour cream; top with rice and chicken mixtures.
ROLL up, tucking in both sides of each tortilla as it is rolled.

Lime and Chili Rubbed Chicken

Photo&Recipe from here.

Delicious!

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons grated lime peel
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
2 teaspoons olive or canola oil

Directions:

1) Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix chili powder, brown sugar, lime peel, salt, garlic powder and ground red pepper. Rub both sides of chicken with oil, then with spice mixture.

2) Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 10 to 15 minutes, turning once or twice, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut.

Zesty Grilled Veggies

Recipe from here.

Ingredients:

4 zucchini (1-1/2 lb.), cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices
3 each red and yellow peppers (1-3/4 lb.), cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips
1/4 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

Place veggies in grill basket.
Grill 10 min. or until crisp-tender, turning occasionally. Please in large bowl.
Add dressing; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese.

Classic Macaroni Salad

Photo&Recipe from here.

Yummy macaroni salad recipe....but next time I'll use less sugar and more mayo.

Yield: Serves 8-10

Ingredients

    1 pound whole-wheat elbow macaroni, boiled until tender in heavily salted water, drained, rinsed in cold water, and drained again
    1 1/2 cups coarsely grated carrots (about 2 large)
    1 cup diced celery (about 2 stalks) (I omitted)
    1 fat scallion, sliced in half lengthwise and slivered (I omitted)
    1 cup Hellman's or Best Foods mayonnaise
    1/4 cup white vinegar
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 tablespoon hotdog relish
    1 tablespoon yellow mustard
    3 teaspoons kosher salt (or half as much table salt)
    Freshly ground black pepper
    2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Directions

  1. Combine the pasta and vegetables in a large bowl.
  2. Whisk together the mayo, vinegar, sugar, relish, mustard, salt, and pepper, pour this over the salad, add the parsley, and stir together gently. Let sit in the fridge, covered, for an hour or two.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Fresh Salsa...with Spicy Soft Turkey Tacos


Salsa recipe adapted from here.

Ingredients:

2 cups combination of chopped tomatoes and mango (you can also substitute fresh peaches, nectarines...etc)

1/3 cup chopped yellow or white onion

handful of frozen corn

2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

2 tablespoons lime juice

1 to 2 jalapeƱo or serrano peppers, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Directions:

Put all ingredients into a bowl, toss well and serve chilled or at room temperature.