Mexican Monday...

Ok, so tonight's dish was called "Outside-In Turkey Tamale Pie" from the Hungry Girl book, page 312. It was another crockpot recipe and it was delicious!!!! Basically I took ground turkey and browned it. Then the recipe called for kidney beans, but I don't like them so used pinto beans but you could use black beans too. I don't know why kidney beans were recommended but maybe they are lower in fat or more healthy. This may be true but I am not totally going to stop living by eating things that I think are disgusting. 

Besides the kidney beans the recipe called for various amounts of corn, black olives, diced tomatoes with chilies, instead of using the specific measurements I just poured the entire can in. How much fat or calories are in sweet corn? Probably not that much. Besides, what was I supposed to do with 1/2 a cup (can) of corn? There were also some spices. Then the recipes says to add the turkey to the crockpot, pour in the veggies and spices and finally add some cornmeal with chicken broth.


When the meal is done, the cornmeal has expanded with the turkey and veggies and makes it thick like a casserole. The Hungry Girl recommends adding fat free sour cream and fat free shredded cheddar cheese I took it one step further and added a spoonful of salsa to my plate. 


I am not one to love Mexican dishes but this one left me wanting seconds...of course I did not have them...I'll save them for lunch tomorrow. 


The recipe is supposed to serve seven people (1 cup each) and be 230 calories (this # may vary a bit depending on the calories in the type of bean and whether or not you use salsa etc..)

No Cook Friday

Before lunch today I figured that I might struggle a little with Madison considering that she did not like dinner last night, and today was going to be left overs.....yummy..NOT! So, I looked through the fridge to see what I could add to the concoction that I made last night and I found some low fat Colby Jack cheese. I heated up the casserole dish and sprinkled some cheese on it, and it was a hit for her. It ended up tasting like tuna noodle casserole which is not a hit with a lot of people and very weird considering that there were no similar ingredients in the the dish that tuna noodle casserole has except for noodles and cheese.

Tonight is a no cook night. We try to have Fridays as our get out and do something exciting for dinner night, while still trying to make healthy choices.

Tomorrow I am going to be making a Mediterranean grilled salmon with a flavorful fresh herb marinade. It is coming from the AHA book.

I'll keep you posted about the meal....Good night!