Veggie Enchiladas: i was scared to try this one, but thought what the heck and it is actually pretty tasty cant really tell it is all veggies! 1 small onion chopped, 1 green pepper chopped, 8 oz canned mushrooms chopped, 2 teaspoons olive oil, 1 clove minced garlic, 1 can black beans drained and rinsed, 1 can corn, 1 can diced green chilies, 2 T taco seasoning, cilantro to taste, flour tortillas, enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese, saute the onion, peppers and mushrooms in olive oil, add rest of the vegies and seasoning an cook til heated through, spoon mixture evenly in tortillas, place in sprayed baking dish, cover with enchilada sauce and cheese and bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350.

Turkey Ole' is what I am calling this, I fooled around with a recipe that called for ground beef and dark kidney beans and came up with this:  1 lb lean ground turkey browned with, black pepper to taste, garlic powder to taste and southwest seasoning to taste, a medium chopped onion and 1/2 a chopped green pepper, 1 can chili beans, 1 can canelli (sp)(white kidney beans), 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilis, 1 8 oz can tomato sauce, 1 can water, 1/2 pkg ranch dressing mix, 4 T taco seasoning, simmer for about 20 minutes.  Serve with green onion, cheddar cheese and tortilla chips....everyone likes it!

O M G, I know, long time no hear, or read, or...well you get it!  So much has been going on, Becca's first dance recital, last of school stuff, and the most devastating tornado wiped out a good portion of my childhood town!:(  The recovery will be a long on-going process.  All could use your prayers, your time, your support!

MexiCali Turkey Casserole - 384 calories and extremely easy 2 lb ground turkey browned with one small chopped onion, one small chopped green pepper, 1 Tablespoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, southwest seasoning to taste, add 2 cans diced tomatoes, 1 can dark kidney beans, 1 can light kidney beans 1 3/4 cup water and 2 cups uncooked rice, cover and bake 45-50 minutes at 375 remove and sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese (I normally dont like ground turkey, but this turned out yummy!)

This was just a family pleaser. A tamale pie. Not sure of calories or anything, it was a hit with everyone and easy to make:)!.  Mix 2 packages of Jiffy corn muffin mix, 1 can cream corn, 2 eggs, a little less than 1/2 cup milk and 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese. Brown 2 pounds lean ground beef with chopped onion and bell pepper, stir in 1 can light red kidney beans,1 can chopped green chilies and taco seasoning, in 13x9 sprayed pan layer a thin layer of muffin mixture then all the meat then top with remaining muffin mixture.  Bake at 400 for about 45 min, check every now and then for it to get light brown. Sprinkle with more shredded cheddar the last 10 minutes of baking.

Gosh!  I have been so flippin busy, have not had a chance to post for a bit!  Guess that is how it goes when ya got kiddos! Got both the youngest kiddos off thier training wheels over spring break, YAY!  Here is a quick and easy recipe I found in a Taste of Home diet cookbook that I just added and deleted what I like!  Hope you like it!  It was yummy!  287 calories for one roll and I served it with a salad. Mix up1-24 oz container cottage cheese, 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup sour cream, pepper, 1 10 oz box frozen chopped spinach (drained and thawed) seasoned salt, italian seasoning and granulated garlic, cook 8 lasagna noodles according to the package, drain the noodles, spread about 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture on the noodle and roll it up, place it seam side down in a baking dish sprayed with Pam, top with shredded mozzarella, cover and bake 35 minutes at 350, uncover and pour on meatless spaghetti sauce and sprinkle with a little more mozzarella and bake 10-15 more minutes. Yumm-O!

This one is a mixture of a Thanksgiving favorite with my own twists to make it a one pan meal, which are staples around here because of less clean up and simplicity!:)  It is the good ole broccoli cheese casserole with browned chicken breast.  I brown 2 lb chicken breast cubed in 1/4 c butter seasoned with seasoned salt, pepper and garlic, cook 2 cup rice (this one was with brown rice), when the chicken is no longer pink add 1 large chopped onion and 16 oz of frozen chopped or cut broccoli, in a bowl combine 1 can of cream of mushroom soup, 1 can of cream of chicken(or celery)soup, 1 16 oz cheese whiz, 1/2 c milk, seasoned salt, italian seasoning and pepper to taste, when onion and broccoli are tender, mix in the rice and soup mixture and then bake 30 min at 350, top with fried onions and bake another 5 minutes. Yummy!