Pinterest Eats: Mini Mexican Pizzas

YUMMMMM!

This is seriously so delicious!  AND SO EASY!  Steve and I LOVE Mexican food. I put it on the menu once a week.  This is one of the new recipes that I have been wanting to try from Pinterest.  It was a HIT!

The pin I found noted that these were like Taco Bell's Mexican pizzas.  I'm not sure I totally agree with that statement.  I do love a Taco Bell Mexican pizza though. 
I precooked the meat without any seasoning so I could use the leftovers to make lunch spaghetti for the girls.

Recipe:

	3-4 large whole wheat tortillas, or enough to cut out 12 small circle--I used plain ole flour ones AND I tore them in half and "swooped" them around the muffin cup.
	1 cup lean ground turkey, cooked (ground beef for us)
	1/2 cup salsa of choice (I used Pace Picante.)
	2 teaspoons dry taco seasoning (I made my own using this recipe--leaving out the crushed red pepper flakes.)
	1/2 cup low fat refried beans
	1/2 cup low fat shredded mexican blend or 2% cheddar cheese

Cook:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a 12 count muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.

Start by laying each tortilla out individually on a flat surface, and use an empty can, glass cup, or cookie cutter to cut 3-4 medium circles out of each wrap....or tear them like I did.

Press each wrap circle into muffin tin using your fingers. (Note: it doesn’t have to cover the entire side of the tin, it should just fit snuggly!)

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together the ground meat, salsa, taco seasoning, and refried beans. Stir until well combined.

Scoop 1/8th cup of meat mixture into each wrap.

Sprinkle cheese on top.

Bake for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

They are a little crunchy, which I love.  The toppings stay on the tortilla when they are removed from the muffin tin.  I topped mine with a dollop of sour cream.  I think Steve added more salsa and jalapenos to his.

Here's the original recipe.

Pinterest Eats: Delicious Chicken.

I made a goal to try at least one new recipe each month this year.  We can really get in a rut over here when it comes to dinner: hot dogs, tacos, pizza (such healthy choices...), repeat! Now, don't get me wrong.  I love hot dogs, tacos, and pizza, but it will be nice to have more variety in our menu.

I pinned this recipe some time ago.  Aside from pizza, Steve would probably say bacon is the greatest food on earth, so this seemed like a great one to try!

It was SUPER easy.  I modified it a little because I didn't pay attention to the cook time...4 hours-oops.  Here's the original recipe:

Sunday Chicken 

skinless chicken tenderloins wrapped in bacon and then top with a mixture of cream of chicken soup and a cup of sour cream. Cover with foil and bake at 225 for about 4 hours. Then remove foil and bake at 350 for 15 minutes. 

I didn't have a cup of sour cream, so I used about a 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt.   I wrapped the chicken tenders and placed them in my 9x13 Pyrex bowl.  Then I combined the soup, sour cream, & yogurt in a mixing bowl.  It was really thick, so I added milk--just a little at a time until I like the consistency.  I'm sure I added salt and pepper too.

I covered the pan with aluminum foil and baked it at 300 degrees for eh...2 hours? 2.5 hours, maybe.  I then removed the foil and let it cook a little longer.  It smelled SO good.

I served it with roasted red potatoes, spinach, and green beans.  I think it would be really good with rice.  We will do that next time.

I was very surprised and pleased with how it turned out.  I kept telling Steve it was so delicious.  He agreed, but did not feel the need to comment on it throughout the whole meal like I did.  The chicken and bacon were tender, easily cut with a fork.  And the flavor was yummy.

Delicious Chicken is definitely going into the rotation!  Yay!

Pinterest Dinner : Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

I love everything about a cinnamon roll. When I came across this recipe, I knew I would give it a try. 
Most Sundays we have breakfast for dinner.  Our small group meets on Sunday at 4:30, and when we don't go have dinner together this is a quick fix for us when we get home.
I hadn't made our January meal calendar yet, so when Steve suggested pancakes for dinner, I immediately thought of these cinnamon roll pancakes.
They are easy to assemble.  I had all of the ingredients in my fridge and pantry.  Looking at the photo of the pancake(s) cooking, one might think they turned into a disaster.  (I did at first!) I might have gotten the batter too thin, or made the filling too runny.  When I poured the filling into the batter in the skillet, it started to spread.  Oops.
Regardless of how disastrous they looked, they tasted delicious! Thank goodness.