Improved Quesadillas!

Back in January, I posted Easy Dinner Recipes, which included a recipe for Easy Quesadillas. I'll admit, that they're easy and they're good, but kind of bland. My father-in-law called me a couple of months ago and suggested using my indoor grill to make quesadillas. Around the same time, I found a recipe for Homemade Taco Seasoning, which tastes much better than the store-bought stuff. I made chicken quesadillas using the Homemade Taco Seasoning and my indoor gill; what an improvement!!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. cooked, boneless, skinless chicken; shredded
• Taco seasoning (homemade or store bought)
• About 1 cup (or so) shredded cheddar cheese (or a Mexican blend)
• 5 large flour tortillas
• Indoor grill
• Garnishments: sour cream and/or taco sauce

Instructions:

Step 1: in a pan, add chicken and taco seasoning and cook according to package directions.

Please excuse my pics, I used my phone again, ARGH!

Then on half of a flour tortilla, add meat and desired amount of cheese:

Fold over, cook on preheated indoor grill for 5 minutes:

Then, using a pizza slicer, cut each into halves or thirds:

Serve with desired toppings and enjoy!!

You could always cook up the meat and keep the ingredients in the fridge and have them handy for a quick lunch. You may want to preheat the meat in the microwave, or cook them on the grill for a couple of minutes longer.

Trying It Out-Breakfast Burritos

A friend of mine referred me to a recipe at Southern Plate for Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos. It sounded good, but I was skeptical because I have never had a breakfast burrito...

I tried this recipe yesterday, but made some changes... I was working with what I had on hand.

• 7 large soft taco shells (not as big as burrito)
• 3 whole eggs
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 package turkey bacon (or as Boo calls it, Fake-on)
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Here are some images of my process:

Egg, bacon, mushroom mixture

Then, building the burrito:

And, my finished burritos... I ran out of foil.

Let me say, these things were great! I'm almost tempted to buy whole wheat tortillas to make them even healthier... I'd have to leave the mushrooms out in order to get Bob to eat them.