Chicken Chilaquiles

Here's a great Southwestern chicken casserole. What makes this sooooo easy is using store bought rotisserie chicken. This is a little spicy. If you would like it even spicier, add 1/4 tsp ground red pepper to tomatillo mixture. To lessen the spice, use Monterey Jack cheese without jalapeno peppers. Either way you like it, this is sure to please the pallet!!!

Ingredients:

2 cups shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeno peppers, divided
2 TBS grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
3/4 cup 1% low-fat milk
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
1 (11 oz) can tomatillos, drained
1 (4.5 oz) can chopped green chiles, drained
12 (6 inch) corn tortillas
Cooking spray

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Combine chicken, green onions, 1/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese, Parmesan, chili powder, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.

Place milk and next 3 ingredients (through chiles) in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth.

Heat tortillas according to package directions. Pour 1/3 cup tomatillo mixture into bottom of 11 x 7 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 4 tortillas in dish and top with half of chicken mixture. Repeat layer with remaining tortillas and chicken mixture, ending with tortillas.

Pour remaining tomatillo mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle with remainingg 1/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until bubbly.

Serves 4.

Nutritional Information:

Calories 347
Calories from fat 28%
Sat Fat 4.5 g
Monofat 2.9 g
Polyfat 2.9 g
Protein 30.9 g
Carbohydrate 33.3 g
Fiber 5.9 g
Cholesterol 79 mg
Iron 1.5 mg
Sodium 560 mg
Calcium 272 mg

Recipe and Nutritional Information taken from www.cookinglight.com.

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The Start of a Healthy New Year!

After indulging for what seems like the entire year, I have decided that I'm going to be more aware of my meals and planning in 2015. Even though we do tend to eat fairly healthy, there is always room for improvement.

Throughout the year, I plan to post healthy recipes that you might like to try. I thought I'd start with a meatless meal that is veggie heavy and will leave you feeling full and satisfied. Perfect for the waistline too :-)

Baked Ziti and Veggies

Ingredients

4 oz. uncooked ziti (I used Rice Shells as shown in the photo)

1 TBS olive oil

2 cups chopped yellow squash

1 cup chopped zucchini

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 cups chopped tomato

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided

2 TBS chopped fresh basil

2 tsp chopped fresh oregano

3/4 tsp salt, divided

1/8 tsp crushed red pepper

1/4 cup part-skim ricottta cheese

1 large egg, lightly beaten

Cooking spray

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain. Rinse. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In an 8-inch baking dish, spray with cooking spray.

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to pan. Add squash, zucchini and onion; saute 5 minutes.

Add tomato and garlic; saute 3 minutes.

Remove from heat; stir in pasta, 1/2 cup mozzarella, herbs, 1/2 tsp salt and crushed red pepper.

Combine ricotta, remaining salt and egg. Stir into pasta mixture. Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until bubbly and browned.

Serves 4. (Serving size: approx. 1 1/2 cups)

Nutritional Information:

Calories 301

Fat 312.1 g

Sat Fat 5.3 g

Monofat 5 g

Polyfat 0.9 g

Protein 16.5 g

Carbohydrate 32.8 g (if using regular pasta)

Fiber 4.1 g

Cholesterol 65 mg

Iron 1.9 mg

Sodium 640 mg

Calcium 291 mg

(Recipe and nutrititional information taken from www.cookinglight.com)