Keto enchiladas and tacos

Keto Enchiladas and Tacos

It all starts with the "tortilla shell" or in this case cheese. Yes, I did say cheese. I used a mixture of freshly shredded cheddar and Colby Jack cheese. Placed on my silpat covered jellyroll pans. Placed on the oven at 350F for approximately 7 min. Until the edges were Brown and the cheese melty.

Make sure to give enough room for spreading. About 1/4 of a cup or so. I eye balled it. 

I made a keto friendly taco meat mixture for the enchiladas and used the same meat in the tacos. Both were delicious. I used a low sugar taco mix (you can make your own). Diced tomatoes and ground beef with onion cooked in avacado oil. I added beans after I took out the portion for the keto enchiladas and tacos to add extra fiber for my kids enchiladas (made out of flour tortillas. I used regular red enchilada sauce for the enchiladas. About 1 medium can. About, 8oz I think.

 Meat for my kids enchiladas

 My keto pan for enchiladas was lightly spread with enchilada sauce in the bottom to keep the cheese "tortillas" from sticking to the pan.

 My separate meat mixture for the enchiladas taco and enchiladas. (No beans)

 I placed the meat mixture in the cheese and rolled them up then placed them in the prepared pan.

 Topped with more shredded colby Jack cheese. Then baked for 10min to heat through. My "tortillas" kept their shape and had a great texture for the enchiladas.

For my Taco shells, I took the cheese about 1 min after taken out of the oven. I draped them over wooden spoon handles to create the "tortilla" shells. Ate cold or cool with meat and it was hearty. I couldn't eat more than one it was so filling and delicious. Enjoy!

Cordon Bleu pockets

I was meal prepping this week. I don't always meal prep, but my weeks definitely go better when I do. One of the things I prepped was some sandwich pockets. These can be used as quick easy lunches, grab and go dinners on the run or a great after school snack. 

I love making sandwich pockets! So versatile and easy to make.

Ingredients:

1 lb deli ham

.5 lb Swiss cheese

4 cups Shredded or cubed chicken

3 grands flaky biscuit cans

2 eggs (used for egg wash)

Seasoning of choice (used for tops)

Follow pictures for easy assembly

Cut cheese and ham into 4ths

 Break biscuits apart in half

 Spread half of dough flat.

 Place a slice of cheese on bottom of stretched dough.

 Place a few ham slices on top of cheese.

 Place another cheese slices on top of ham.

 Place a spoonful of chicken on top of the cheese.

Top with another slice of cheese.

 Place top half of dough on meat and cheese layers and pinch sides to close it up.

 Repeat process until all the dough is used. (makes about 24) brush tops of dough with egg wash and sprinkle with seasoning of choice. I used Ms. dash.

 Bake 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 min.

 You can cool and freeze or place in container in the fridge.

Enjoy!

Chicken Salad Sandwich with fresh spinach

Today was my first day subbing at my children's school. I didn't want  the ham and cheese I was sending my children with for lunch today, so I made myself some chicken salad with fresh spinach. I had leftover chicken from my chicken cooked last night. I thought it would make a great chicken salad sandwich.

Makes 2-3 sandwiches

Ingredients:
1/2 a slice of red onion - diced
2 dollops of salad dressing/mayo
1/2 - 3/4 cup cooked chicken, chunky diced
1-2 Tbsp Ms. Dash
8-10 leaves of fresh spinach
4-8 slices roma tomatoes
2 -4 slices of bread (any type)

Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the diced onion, mayo, chicken, and ms, dash. Lightly toss, incorporating all ingredients while leaving chicken chunks. On 2 slices of bread spread some of the chicken salad mixture. Next layer the Roma tomatoes, and spinach. (use the spinach in place of lettuce). Place another slice of bread on the top of the tomatoes and spinach and cut in half, and enjoy! this is a tasty and healthy alternative.

You can use low fat mayo and even cut it in half. The spinach adds a nice flavor and gives you more essential vitamins than lettuce.  This was a satisfying lunch sandwich that really was tasty :) I really enjoyed the flavor.  I forgot to take a picture of it as I was running late. And lunch was rushed... If you try it, submit a picture of your sandwich. :)

Bruschetta

I have been craving yummy bruschetta for a few days now. I decided that I would try my hand at it with ingredients that I already had at home. This is a concoction that I thought would taste DELISH... I was so right. So yummy! I even invited over a friend to help me eat this. I had like 6 pieces if not more, I still have some left that my mouth is watering for and I'm trying to be good and not eat the rest. I don't know if I can be strong enough to not eat the rest myself. Here's hoping will power will be strong enough. I'm trying to loose weight... I know crazy right. But heck,.. it's worth a try.

I had bought the other day a loaf of sourdough bread at Walmart that was in their discounted bread area and I decided I would use that for bruschetta. It was so yummy! I paid $1.80 for the loaf of sourdough bread, what a steal! Next time I'm gonna try to make my own sourdough bread and see if I like it as much as the store bought. But that's for different post...

Ingredients:

1 loaf sourdough bread

4 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

1/4 red and yellow bell pepper (diced)

1/4 or 1/8 of a yellow onion (diced)

1/2 tsp minced garlic

3 fresh basil leaves (cut into slices)

2 roma tomatoes

Directions:

In a small food processor, add the diced bell peppers, onion, garlic and basil. Mince further til small pieces all about the same size. Dice the Roma tomatoes and place in a small-medium bowl. Add the minced veggie mix, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Stir lightly and set aside.

Slice the sourdough bread lay on a cookie sheet, set the oven to broil. Spread olive oil on the bread with a basting brush, and sprinkle with parmeasan cheese. Then broil til brown and crusty on top.

Serve the sourdough bread with the bruschetta mixture on top. MMM so yummy!

I ate til I was almost sick. It is so yummy, and what I call healthy it's a light yet tasty and satisfying lunch. I've even had this as just a dinner. You can mix the tomatoes up with the yellow and orange tomatoes and the bell peppers are so sweet, they add a sweetness along with the tartness of the balsamic vinegar. A winner!