Chile Lime Chicken Burritos

These burritos have got to be my favorite, of the 4 we make at our classes.  There is so much depth to them, and so many different flavors to enjoy. The chicken for this recipe comes from my

Chile Lime Chicken Tostadas In Slow Cooker recipe. I also created a yummy cilantro lime rice to go with it. 

Give these a try, you won't be disappointed!  These make an awesome freezer meal to put away for another day.

Chile Lime Chicken Burritos

To make the burritos,  put 1/2 cup of rice on the tortilla (recipe Below), about 1/4 to 1/3 cup chicken and  2-3 tbsp of black beans. Roll into a burrito. Heat and serve with salsa and/or sour cream.

This recipe makes about 12 burritos

Cilantro Lime Rice

3 Cups Uncooked white rice

6 Cups Water

2 tbsp butter

2 cloves garlic (minced)

2 tbsp lime juice

2 1/2 tbsp chicken bullion

1/2 cup chopped cilantro

2 tbsp lime juice

Pour first 6 ingredients into a rice cooker. (you can also cook it over the stove.  Simmer for about 20 min or until cooked through and there is no more water.) Cook on white rice setting.  When rice is cooked add chopped fresh cilantro and another 2 tbsp of lime juice.  Stir well.

black beans

(10 inch) Tortillas

1/2 recipe of Chile Lime Chicken Tostadas In Slow Cooker

 If freezing... wrap each burrito individually in foil and freeze up to 3 months. Then when ready to eat... microwave on high for 4 minutes or until heated through. You may also fry it, or bake it until heated through.

Tip: Double or triple the batch to store a bunch of burritos for a rainy day!

Mini Corn Dogs

I'm actually a big fan of corn dogs believe or not.  Especially if they are fried.  I found this recipe for mini corn dogs and really enjoyed it. You can also use the same recipe to make regular sized ones.  This is a fun meal to make.  you want to get a good quality hot dog.  It makes it taste that much better. I really like the Hebrew National brand.  But find which one you like and go for it!

Mini Corn Dogs



oil for frying (I use canola)

12 beef franks (I used Ball Park franks I got from Costco)

1/4 cup cornstarch

1 cup yellow (or white) cornmeal

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 tsp pepper
1/4 cup sugar

4 tsp baking powder

1 egg

1 cup buttermilk plus 2 tbsp

Preheat some oil in a deep fryer or large skillet to 365 degrees. You need it to be a couple of inches deep and the pan needs to be large enough to fit the corn dogs in. You want to completely submege the corn dogs in the oil.

Cut each of the hot dogs into thirds and toss in the cornstarch. Shake off any excess.

In a bowl, whisk together the corn meal,flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder. Add egg and buttermilk, then whisk until well combined. If needed, add more buttermilk to make desired consistency. You want it like a thick pancake batter so it will stay on the hot dogs.

Now if you want, you can insert toothpick into each piece of hot dog, dip in batter until well coated, and fry. I dipped the hot dogs in the batter and just removed each one from the batter using 2 toothpicks and gently dropped them into the oil. I recommend only doing 6 at a time. This amount was manageable. Fry until golden brown. Drain on towels.

If you want to keep them warm while you fry the others. Place them on an oven safe cooling rack placed on a cookie sheet and place in a 200 degree oven. This will keep them warm and crisp. Makes 36 mini corn dogs.

recipe taken from Sweet Pea’s Kitchen

Autumn Harvest Trail Mix

Even though it doesn't feel like it outside here in AZ...it's autumn time!  We are making our way into baking season and I am so excited!   To kick it off, I've got a simple yet delicious one for ya.

My mother-in-law made this for us a few years ago and it has become a must have for me ever since. As soon as they put those candy corn on the shelves... I'm there!  I actually like it even better without the m&m's just cause they aren't my favorite... but either way it's still pretty good.  I have always like the sweet and salty combo.  You know, like back in high school when we would by fries and a shake for lunch every day, and use our fries as the spoon?  Yeah, weird I know... but don't knock it until you've tried it!

This time I used the autumn candy corn mix. It has the pumpkins and chocolate ones in it too. But usually I just use regular candy corns. Totally up to you.

Autumn Trail Mix

1 ½ cups salted roasted peanuts

1 cup candy corn

½ cup m&m’s
Pour all items into a bowl and scarf!

Chicken Salad Sandwiches

I really enjoy a good Chicken Salad.  My mom made one growing up that I'll share in the future.  I have really enjoyed more fruit in mine lately. I've been playing around with a couple of recipes and my husband and I combined some and made this one.  It's super yummy!

Chicken Salad Sandwiches



2 ( 12.5 oz) cans of chicken (or 3 cups diced cooked chicken)

1 1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 cup red grapes, halved

1 green onion, diced

1 rib celery, diced

1/2 cup diced apple

salt and pepper to taste

pecans or cashews, optional

¼ cup of sugar

Combine all ingredients into a bowl. Stir well.

Serve on any type of bread (I like to put it on a bagel.  Using lettuce to cover the holes.)

Cooking Class Picts

Here are a few pictures from our last couple of cooking classes!  We had such a great time. 

 I had 4 crock pots going for almost a week, for our burrito class.  That's a lot of food!!!

The first Burrito class. Making the Chile Lime Chicken Burritos. Yummm

My friend September was my Sous Chef for the day. I couldn't have made it without her!!

2nd burrito class.



A Huge thanks to all that attended and helped out.

Box Tops Giveaway

I'm back! At least for a little bit. (4 weeks left before I have my baby!) My life has been crazy lately but it's been loads of fun!  My cooking/freezer meals classes have been such a huge hit lately!  It has been really fun for me to do those.  We did another burrito class this week and I actually remembered to have someone take pictures!  We have made over a thousand burritos the past 2 months!  Crazy huh?

Well to get things rolling again, I've got a cool little giveaway for ya.  This one comes through  My Blog Spark via Betty Crocker. The thing I like about this one is that it celebrates Box tops for education!

Last year box tops contributions earned more than $59 million dollars for Americas school.  And a pizza party for my little girls class!  (the school offered a pizza party to the class that brought in the most box tops!)

The winner of this Giveaway will receive this cool package. It includes

Cupcake iclips

Cupcake bag

Cupcake notepads

Box Tops for Education pencils

Neoprene Lunch Sack

Here's how to enter:  you may chose one or both.  Choosing both will give you an extra entry...

1: Post a link to your favorite recipe of mine, on your facebook page, then  leave a comment on this post about which one you shared with your friends.

2: donate 5 or more box tops to any school of your choice (you can give it to a school aged child who collects them. You don't have to take it to the school yourself.). If you need a school, my daughter would happily take them! Leave a comment telling me which school will be receiving your box tops!

The giveaway ends Friday October 7th! So hurry and get your submissions in!!!

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Skinny Soup

I have a delicious and nutritious one for you today!  My husband loves this soup.  It's a great one to help you get your daily vegetables in.  I found this recipe online and my husband changed it up quite a bit.  I really like the way he makes it.  It's loaded with fiber and all kinds of good stuff.  See health info below.

Skinny Soup



8 cups chicken broth

28 oz diced tomato (with juice)

2 tbs tomato paste

1 head of cabbage chopped 

1 large yellow onion diced

1 cup sliced carrots

1 can green beans (drained) 

2 large zucchini chopped 

1 green bell pepper chopped

4 celery ribs chopped

1 tbsp dried basil

1 tbsp dried oregano

1/2 tbsp dried parsley

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

1 tsp granulated garlic (or about 4 cloves)

salt and pepper to taste

pepper

1 tbsp Oil

Pour olive oil into a pot and saute onions garlic and carrots 5 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer on low for 1 hour.

Nutritional information

This makes 12 servings. 

Each serving is 79 calories

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 340 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 79

Calories from Fat 22

Totals with % daily value

Total Fat 2.4g   4%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 0mg                      0%

Sodium 546mg                       23%

Total Carbohydrates 10.1g     3%

Dietary Fiber 3.3g                  13%

Sugars 5.6g

Protein 5.3g

Vitamin A 55% • Vitamin C 65%

Calcium 5% • Iron 7%

Nutrition Grade A

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 340 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 79 Calories from Fat 22

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.4g 4%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 546mg 23%

Total Carbohydrates 10.1g 3%

Dietary Fiber 3.3g 13%

Sugars 5.6g

Protein 5.3g

Vitamin A 55% • Vitamin C 65% Calcium 5% • Iron 7%

Nutrition Grade A

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Good points

• No cholesterol
• High in dietary fiber
• High in manganese
• Very high in niacin
• High in phosphorus
• Very high in potassium
• Very high in vitamin A
• High in vitamin B6
• Very high in vitamin C

Bad points

• Very high in sodium
• High in sugar

Recipe adapted from Calorie Count

Nutritional information can be found at caloriecount.com and type in the recipe under recipe analysis.

(take out words like chopped, diced etc)