Mexican Recipe

Well, we tried another new recipe the other night and it was pretty good. It's Mexican Chicken and Beans. It did have a little heat to it in my opinion, but it was still good! The kids ate it which is a big plus, and it made enough for leftovers for lunch today! I love recipes that make enough to use for lunch the next day or two! Here is the recipe for you:

Mexican Chicken and Beans

1 lb uncooked chicken breast strips for stir-fry

1 package (1 oz) Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix
1 can (15 oz) Progresso® black beans, drained, rinsed
1 can (11 oz) Green Giant® Mexicorn® whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, undrained
1/4 cup water
Flour tortillas, if desired

1. Spray 10-inch skillet with cooking spray. Add chicken to skillet; cook over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink in center.
2. Stir in seasoning mix, beans, corn and water. Cook over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until sauce is slightly thickened. Serve with tortillas

I found this recipe on the Betty Crocker website under the diabetic recipes. I also cut the chicken into small bite size pieces instead of making them into strips. It's easier for Gabryle to eat chicken when they are in pieces not strips in meals like this. The next time we do this recipe we plan on maybe adding sour cream when we wrap the food in the tortillas. We might even try them with some of the whole wheat tortillas you can find in grocery stores. This meal was even quick and easy to make that next time I might let Kenzie help me make it.

Hope you enjoy!

Changing our meals...

Starting this week in our house, we are starting to eat a less starch, less carbs, and just in general more healthy. Besides just needing to start eating healthier, I had my doctor suggest the change after I had some general blood work done. (I couldn't remember the last time I had blood work done to check everything so it was suggested to have it done)

I have found it's not easy to switch over to healthier cooking. As I was making our meal list for the next few weeks, I kept wanting to go back to fixing all the heavy starchy foods and some more processed food. After two days of looking online at different recipe sites, I finally got a meal list together after two days of looking online and in some of my cookbooks and all of the cooking magazines I now have. (Thanks Mom for the Racheal Ray magazine! I love them!)

All in all, I ended up doing half of the meals new, healthier meals, and half of what we normally eat. At least this way we don't have it changed all at one time. It might not go over as well with the kids if we change everything all at once. The good thing about the kids, is they usually love trying new things. Plus I was able to find recipies with some of their favorite meats, favorite veggies, or favorite sides. I think this will help them alot liking to the new changes.

One thing we added a while ago was Tilapia. I wasn't sure if the kids would enjoy the fish, but it has become one of their favorite foods to eat! Jerrod cooks it and just adds a little salt, pepper and italian seasonings, then cooks it in a little olive oil. We usually serve some wild rice and a veggie with it, and it turns out great! As we try the new recipies I'll put a review of it up on my blog with the recipe and I'll make sure to include if the kids really enjoyed it also!

Till Next Time!!