Super Bowl Snacks

Hi all!

 

So the super bowl is coming up this weekend (go Patriots!) and with the super bowl also comes snacks!  This week I am going to talk about different snacks for the super bowl.  

The first recipe is Guilt-Free Chicken Taquitos (http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2011/03/guilt-free-chicken-taquitos.html) with a few of my changes from what I learned from making these.  This recipe from the website says that it is 197 calories for two taquitos but when I cooked them they were 238 calories for two, so you just need to pay attention to what ingredients you are using. 

Chicken Taquitos

  

Ingredients:

·         8 small (6-inch) yellow corn tortillas

·         One 9.75-oz. (or 10-oz.) can 98% fat-free chunk white chicken breast in water, drained well

·         1/2 cup salsa, fresh salsa is best

·         1/3 cup shredded fat-free cheddar or mexican cheese

·         1 tsp. dry taco seasoning mix

·         Use salsa, fat free sour cream, or guacamole (my favorite, recipe below)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In a medium bowl, combine the chicken and salsa, and mix thoroughly.  Cover and refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes.  Remove chicken mixture from the fridge, and drain any excess liquid.  Add cheese and taco seasoning, and mix to combine.  This is your filling, set aside.

Prepare a baking sheet by spraying with nonstick spray and set aside.  Dampen two paper towels, and place tortillas between them.  Microwave for about 1 minute, until tortillas are warm and pliable.  Take one tortilla (keep the rest between the paper towels) and place on the baking sheet.  Spoon about 2 heaping spoonfuls of filling onto the tortilla.  Spread it evenly across the middle of the tortilla, and roll tortilla up tightly, so that you have a cigar-shaped tube.  Place the seam-side down on the baking sheet.  Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.  Bake for 15 minutes, until crispy.  Allow taquitos to cool for 5 minutes

The second recipe is my famous guacamole (everyone who has it tells me it is their favorite), I got this recipe from one of my mom’s ex-boyfriends.  Although he is an accountant he is an amazing cook, and is one of the people who inspired me to become an accountant.

Guacamole

Ingredients:

·         2 avocado’s

·         ½ cup of salsa

·         1 tsp of garlic salt

·         1 tsp of lime juice

·         1 lid full of white vinegar (this is the most important ingredients!)

Directions:

Smash up the avocado with a fork then add in the salsa, garlic salt, lime juice, and white vinegar.  Taste to see if you think it needs more of anything. 

The third recipe is spinach artichoke dip, I got this recipe from, http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2011/03/skinny-spinach-and-artichoke-dip.html, they got 120 calories per ½ cup and I got 149 calories per ½ cup which depends on ingredients you choose to use!

 

SpinachArtichoke Dip

 

Ingredients:

·         1 (8 ounce) package of fat-free cream cheese, softened or whipped

·         1/4 cup low fat mayonnaise

·         1/4 cup grated low fat Parmesan cheese

·         1/4 cup grated low fat Romano cheese

·         2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

·         1/4 tsp. garlic salt

·         1/2 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped

·         1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

·         1/4 cup shredded low fat mozzarella cheese

·         Salt and pepper to taste (you don't need much)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).  Lightly grease a small baking dish.  In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, mozzarella cheese, minced garlic, garlic salt, salt and pepper.  Gently stir in artichoke hearts and spinach.  Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.  Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, until bubbly and lightly browned.

Next week I am going to be posting about fun Valentine's day gifts/crafts!  I have already started to make some of them and they are so cute and so easy, everyone will love them!