Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps

I have been trying different recipes from other blogs lately and this one was a big hit. It was easy to put together and my kids loved it. My 9 year old boy ate 3 of them. I got it from www.mykitchencafe.blogspot.com

Printable Version

*Makes 6 wraps*

1 cup cooked rice, warm or at room temperature

1 cup cooked, shredded chicken

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 green onion, finely sliced (white and green parts)

1/2 red or green pepper, diced

1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

juice of 1 lime

1/2 tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

2 cups shredded cheese (I used a combination of monterey jack and sharp cheddar)

Mix rice together with chili powder, cumin and garlic salt. Add remaining ingredients except for cheese and sour cream. Sprinkle cheese over tortillas, leaving 1/2-inch border around edges, then arrange chicken and rice mixture down the center of each tortilla. (Optional: on some of the wraps, I dotted the cheese with about 1-2 tablespoons of reduced fat sour cream before arranging chicken and rice mixture down the center - it made the wraps delightfully creamy.) Roll stuffed tortillas, leaving edges open. Spray the tortillas all over with cooking spray.Heat a large non-stick skillet (or griddle) over medium heat for 1 minute. Arrange 2 wraps, seam-side down, in pan and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining wraps. Serve.

Chicken Enchiladas

1 lb Monterey Jack cheese cut into 1" cubes
1 block (8oz) cream cheese
6 chicken breasts cooked and cubes (I sometimes cook it for about 4-5 hours on low in the crockpot with some chicken boullion, water and seasoning and shred it)
1 pint sour cream
2 cans cream of chicken soup
Flour tortillas
Sharp Cheddar
Salsa

This recipe will make about 12-15 decent size enchiladas so you can either half the recipe or make the full recipe and freeze the other half for another dinner.

Mix sour cream and cream of chicken soup together. Spread half of the mixture on the bottom of a 9x13 dish. Mix together cream cheese, Monterey jack, chicken, and salsa to taste. Place that mixture in the flour tortillas and lay over the sour cream mixture. Spread the remaining sour cream mix on top of the tortillas and top with cheddar cheese. Bake in 350 oven for about 30 minutes.

Cafe Rio Chicken

5 pounds of chicken breast
1 small bottle zesty italian dressing
1 TBSP chili powder
1 TBSP cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced

Mix all ingredients together in a large crock pot. Cook on high for 5-7 hours. Remove chicken and shred. Reserve a small amount of juice and pour over shredded chicken. Keep warm.

Lime Rice

In a sauce pan, saute:
2 TBSP butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced

In a large pot, bring to boil the following:
(after boiling turn down to simmer and cover so rice will cook.)
6 2/3 cup water
8 tsp chicken bouillon
1/2 bunch cilantro (chopped)
2 tbsp cumin
2 small cans diced green chiles
1 TBSP lime juice
1/2 tsp pepper
3 cups rice (maybe a half cup more, you can play with it)

Cafe Rio Shredded Pork (another recipe)

3 1/2 pound pork roast
1 bottle taco sauce (8oz)
1 TBSP cumin
1 cup brown sugar
1 can coke (no diet)
Cook pork in crock pot on low for 6 hours (cover roast 1/2 with water.) Add ingredients to pork three hours before it is done.

Cafe Rio style shredded pork

Pork roast (I prefer the butt roast... it cooks really tender and falls apart)
5 cans tomato sauce
3 cloves garlic
4 cups coca cola
2 tsp cumin
3 cups brown sugar
4 TBS Molasses
1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste


This recipe makes a ton of sauce so I would highly recommend you cut it in half. I made a 2.8 pound roast the other day and it still had a ton of sauce.

Place all of the ingredients in a crockpot on low heat for about 8 hours or until the roast falls apart with a fork.

I had this at a neighbors the other night and we had it in a burrito using Costco's uncooked tortillas and added some yummy rice, black beans, cheese, tomatoes, avacado, cilantro lime dressing and cilantro. YUMMMM!!! It was delicious!!

Cilantro Honey Lime Grilled Chicken Breast

I made this chicken the other night and it was very yummy. I decided to make extra chicken and I used the leftovers for the Honey Lime chicken enchiladas. It made it so much easier for that dinner and was very yummy!

This recipe is from Prudence Pennywise website and these are her words.....

Thankfully, it doesn't take long to make and I've almost always got everything on hand. Its crowning virtue is versatility. You can shred up this chicken and stuff it into tacos, bathed in salsa and slathered with guacamole. Or you can rev up your chicken enchiladas with a little flavor from the grill. But it's also toothsome as is, plain, with a little heap of red Spanish rice on the side. Grill a few extra pieces to slice and scatter over some greens tomorrow with some Creamy Cilantro Tomatillo Dressing.


Notes: Saving a little marinade on the side to drizzle on the chicken gives it an extra pop of flavor.

1 lb. boneless, skinless chickens
1/3 cup lime juice plus 1 teaspoon lime zest
4 tablespoons olive oil4 cloves minced garlic, or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 chopped jalapeno or serrano pepper, optional
1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
2 tablespoons honey
1/3 cup chopped cilantro, leaves and tender stems

Rinse chicken and pat dry. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, zest, olive oil, garlic, jalapeno, salt and pepper and honey. Set aside two tablespoons of mixture. Pour remaining mixture into zip top bag. Add chicken and cilantro and squish bag to coat. Marinate for at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours. Grill (or broil) chicken over medium high heat, about four minutes per side. Let rest for five minutes. Drizzle with reserved marinade and serve.

Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa

Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa

Estimated Cost: $2.00

A couple of notes: I'm making the salsa today with canned fire roasted tomatoes for a little extra smokiness. They are a bit pricey, so if smokiness isn't your thing , you can substitute plain canned diced tomatoes. The easiest way to make this is to get diced tomatoes with green chiles and you won't even have to add in a hot pepper.

1/4 medium white onion, coarsely chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 hot chile pepper, such as serrano (you can use just a tiny bit if you don't like too much heat)
1 (14 ounce) can diced fire roasted tomatoes, undrained
1/2 cup cilantro, leaves and soft stems
juice of one lime
sea salt, to taste


Place the ingredients in the bowl of a blender or food process in the order listed. Process until smooth, or chunky, depending on preference. This salsa tastes best within the first two days it is made. After that, you can use it in cooked recipes for up to a week.

Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas

Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas from Brittany at The Sisters' Cafe

6 tablespoons honey
5 tablespoons lime juice (1 large lime)
1 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 pound chicken, cooked and shredded (I used 3 small chicken breasts)
8-10 flour tortillas
1 pound monterey jack cheese, shredded
16 ounces green enchilada sauce
1 cup heavy cream

Mix the first four ingredients and toss with shredded chicken. Let it marinate for at least 1/2 hour (I tossed mine together in a ziploc bag in the morning and let it sit in the refrigerator all day). Pour about 1/2 cup enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9X13 baking pan. Fill flour tortillas with chicken and shredded cheese, saving about 1 cup of cheese to sprinkle on top of enchiladas. Mix the remaining enchilada sauce with the cream and leftover marinade. Pour sauce on top of the enchiladas and sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until brown and crispy on top.