From the category archives:

Mexican Meals

Baked Chicken Chimichanga w/ Pineapple and Jicama Salsa

by Penny June 4, 2010

Anytime I can take a favorite dish and modify it to be healthy or at least ”healthier” than it’’s original – I am on it! Traditionally, chimichangas are deep fried – so the thought of making the same type of recipe and then baking them in the oven was an appealing alternative for me.
Pretty quick [...]

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Black Bean & Chicken Blue Nachos

by Penny May 28, 2010

Lunches can be a challenge for me. I don”t always take time to plan and prepare that meal. I do plan dinners, so many times lunches are leftovers from the healthy meal the night before. I seem to be busy and moving during the day, so quick and easy is key.
Last weekend, I grilled a [...]

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Mexican Tortilla Dinner

by Penny May 24, 2010

This was a quick and easy dish to put together and can be modified to fit just about any meal plan. I used ground meat, but you could very easily make this a vegetarian dish by added more black beans, (or a mixture or black and kidney beans) and eliminate the ground meat. Of course [...]

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Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas

by Penny May 4, 2010

I feel a bit like I have fallen off the blogging grid lately. Life has been very busy and the weather has been so beautiful, it is more difficult to spend time indoors on the computer. We are also shifting the focus of the blog posts to be informational with more features on healthy eating, [...]

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Vegetarian Chimichangas

by Penny April 21, 2010

One of my favorite foods is anything Mexican! Tacos, nachos, burritos… you name it I LOVE it! Unfortunately, so much of the food I love is so bad for you. One thing I like and have had prepared many ways is a chimichanga. Basically, a deep fried burrito – stuff ”em with meat and cheese, [...]

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New Mexico Crock Pot Chicken

by Penny April 12, 2010

Well now that we are on our second 100 posts we are continuing to look for inspiration where we can. I was reading a post about this the other day from one of my favorite bloggers – Tasha from The Clean Eating Mama and she was talking about using a block of Tempeh.
So I decided [...]

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Chicken and Black Bean Tortilla Soup

by Penny March 28, 2010

This dish started from a recipe in the latest Eating Well magazine, but like most things, I feel the need to make changes. I have made Tortilla Soup many times before, and I liked some of the ingredients in this version and was inspired to incorporate some of them into my own dish. We are [...]

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Chicken and Black Bean Quesadilla

by Penny March 8, 2010

This is a quick and easy meal that is perfect for light calorie days. It is also a twist on a traditional quesadilla that is cooked in just one tortilla and folded in half. This version uses two tortillas so you can get even more of the good stuff into it.
Now the real key to [...]

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Mexican Salsa for Another Take on an Old Favorite!

by Penny March 7, 2010

A while back we posted a recipe that has become a regular in our house – 3 Chili Mexican Lasagna. It is really easy to make and lends itself well to leftovers for lunch. I was watching FoodNetwork and saw Tyler Florence make Huevos Rancheros, (which I love BTW!) but specifically, I was interested in [...]

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Turkey Kielbasa with Mexican Sweet Potatoes

by Penny February 28, 2010

This was not only a delicious meal but it was super cheap too. This was an even better deal than usual since we had a buy-one-get-one sale going on this past week on Turkey Kielbasa at our local grocery store.
And since I absolutely love sweet potatoes I am constantly trying different ways to dress them [...]