Yo Quiero MAS Quesadillas!

We all should know by now how much I love quesadillas. It's almost illegal and immoral how much I love them. So I got the strongest craving for some last week, and I mean really strong. My mind wouldn't let me rest, so I scoured the internet for a decent recipe.

I was NOT disappointed.

Thanks to Pinterest, I found a whole slew of recipes. However it was once again my girl Hungry Girl who saved the day. And the best part of all, it's BEEFY and CHEESY! You can't go wrong with that! This weekend, I plan on eating the delicious recipe I found :-)

HG's Beefy Cheesy Quesadillas

*drool*

Calling all Mexican-food fanatics! We've got a gooey, crispy, two-cheese beefy quesadilla for you. And it's UNDER 200 CALORIES!!! Not coincidentally, our new book, Hungry Girl 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories, is in stores TODAY! Consider this recipe (straight from its pages!) a sneak "chew" of what's inside...

Ingredients:
1 large La Tortilla Factory Smart & Delicious Low Carb/High Fiber tortilla
1/3 cup frozen ground-beef-style soy crumbles (like the ones by Boca andMorningstar Farms)
1/4 cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
One-half wedge The Laughing Cow Light Original Swiss cheese
1 tbsp. fat-free sour cream
1/2 tbsp. chopped scallions
1/4 tsp. dry taco seasoning mix
Optional: additional fat-free sour cream, for dipping

Directions:
In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine soy crumbles, cheddar cheese, scallions, sour cream, and seasoning mix, stirring thoroughly. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir again, and set aside.

Lay tortilla flat and spread cheese wedge evenly over one half.

Bring a medium-large pan sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat, and lay tortilla in it with the cheesy side up. Cook for about 30 seconds. Top the cheesy tortilla half with soy crumble mixture.

Using a spatula, carefully fold the plain tortilla half over the other half, pressing down with the spatula to seal. Cook for about 1 minute, until slightly toasted on the bottom.

Flip and continue to cook for about 1 minute, until both sides are toasted. Remove from heat and cut into four triangles. Serve with sour cream for dipping, if you like. Enjoy!

MAKES 1 SERVING
Serving Size: entire quesadilla
Calories: 196
Fat: 5g
Sodium: 931mg
Carbs: 25g
Fiber: 13.5g
Sugars: 2.5g
Protein: 25.5g

PointsPlus® value 5*

New Recipes Tab/Page

I've decided to make a page for all the neato recipes I find. Right now my main source is Hungry Girl (LOVE THAT BIOTCH!) but as time goes on I know I'll have a few more different sources (thanks to my obsession with Pintrest and FitSugar)

I Needza some Pizza!

Lately it seems like everywhere I turn, pizza is in my face. At work, at home, after a night of hanging out with my friends...EVERYWHERE. And it sucks because I can't have any.

So I went to Hungry Girl and searched for the perfect substitute to cure my pizza cravings. She had some good recipes, but this one takes the cake-- erm, pie. Pizza pie, that is. Here is the perfect swap for Sausage Pizza!

HG's Sausage Topped Pizza Swap

yumm-o

Ingredients:
1 frozen meatless or turkey sausage patty with about 80 calories (like the kind by Morningstar Farms or Jimmy Dean)
2 tbsp. diced bell pepper
2 tbsp. diced onion
1 stick light string cheese
1 whole-wheat or high-fiber pita with about 125 calories
2 tbsp. jarred pizza sauce
Optional toppings: garlic powder, red pepper flakes

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray and set aside.

Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat on the stove. Add sausage patty and cook for 4 minutes.

Flip sausage patty and continue to cook for 2 minutes.

Add veggies to the skillet with the sausage and cook for about 2 minutes, until sausage is hot and cooked through and veggies have slightly softened and lightly browned. Remove from heat and set aside.

Break string cheese into thirds and place in a blender or food processor -- blend at high speed until shredded/grated. (Or tear into pieces and roughly chop.) Set aside.

Place pita on the baking sheet. Evenly spread pizza sauce onto the pita, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge. Sprinkle cheese over the sauce and set aside.

Once cool enough to handle, roughly chop sausage patty. Sprinkle chopped sausage and veggies over the cheese.

Bake in the oven until hot and toasty, 10 - 12 minutes.

If you like, season to taste with garlic powder, red pepper flakes, or your guilt-free pizza toppings of choice. Enjoy!

MAKES 1 SERVING

Serving Size: entire recipe
Calories: 290
Fat: 8g
Sodium: 834mg
Carbs: 33g
Fiber: 7g
Sugars: 3g
Protein: 19g

PointsPlus® value 7*

Yo Quiero Quesadillas!

I. LOVE. TEX. MEX.


If there were a shirt with that on it, I'd wear it at least once a week.


Yes, I love all things tex mex, and in the past, the cheesier the BETTER! But alas, I cannot indulge in such diet destroying delicacies anymore...or so I thought till today!


Now with Jenny, I was able to get my tex mex fix with their Chicken Fajitas dinner. I didn't put cheese on it, but i got some fat free sour cream to make it all better.

yumm-oooooooo

And for the longest time, it was good...but I've still been missing my cheese! I'm a cheese girl, hence why I love the cheesiest Italian dishes (Chicken Parm, Fettuccine Alfredo, Ziti), so this was a band-aid, but not a stitch to the addiction problem.


So while browsing Hungry Girl I came across a recipe that had angels singing from the heavens....

a Clubhouse Chicken Quesadilla!

my face for reals

I've been looking for a good quesadilla substitution for THE LONGEST TIME and I've friggin estatic to have found one! What I love about this recipe is that you get all the good stuff without the bad nutrition. Whereas a regular quesadilla would cost you around 1300 calories and damn near 3000 grams of sodium (DAMN!), this recipe saves you 1000 calories and 2000 grams of sodium.


God I love Hungry Girl!


So without further delay, here it is:

Hungry Girl's Clubhouse Chicken Quesadilla

*drooling all over keyboard*

Some clubhouses have a no-boys-allowed rule, but we welcome all people -- it's extra calories and excess fat grams that we choose to keep out. This recipe is welcome ANYTIME. We think you'll agree...

Ingredients:
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
2 tsp. fat-free ranch dressing
1/8 tsp. hot sauce
1/2 oz. mashed avocado (about 1 tbsp.)
Dash each chili powder, ground cumin, and garlic powder
1 medium-large high-fiber flour tortilla with 110 calories or less (like the kind by La Tortilla Factory)
1/4 cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
2 oz. cooked and chopped skinless chicken breast
1 tbsp. precooked real crumbled bacon (like the kind by Oscar Mayer)
Optional: fat-free sour cream, salsa

Directions:
Bring a large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and pepper until softened, 3 - 5 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside.

In a small bowl, mix ranch dressing with hot sauce. In another small bowl, mix avocado with chili powder, ground cumin, and garlic powder.

Lay tortilla flat and spread avocado mixture on one half of the upward-facing side. Evenly top avocado with 2 tablespoons cheese, followed by the chicken, bacon, and cooked veggies. Top with ranch mixture and remaining 2 tablespoons cheese.

If needed, clean skillet. Re-spray skillet and return to medium-high heat. Place the half-loaded tortilla flat in the skillet and cook for 2 minutes. Fold the bare half of the tortilla over the filling with a spatula and press down lightly to seal. Carefully flip and cook until crispy, about 3 minutes.

Slice into wedges, and if you like, serve or top with sour cream and salsa!

MAKES 1 SERVING

Serving Size: 1 quesadilla (entire recipe)
Calories: 309
Fat: 7g
Sodium: 996mg
Carbs: 34g
Fiber: 8.5g
Sugars: 5g
Protein: 32g

PointsPlus® value 8*