Yum-o Layered Enchiladas

I was tired and didn't want to cook dinner tonight, but I am SO, SO, SO glad that I did!!  So super tasty and full of yummy veg as well!  I must give the credit for the basics of this recipe to my awesome friend and one of my inspirations, Maggie!!  I took the recipe and tweaked it, 'cause that's what I do.

I topped mine with plain nonfat Greek yogurt and cilantro, the nutrition information for that is not included below.

Please enjoy!

Layered Enchiladas 

1 Tbls Olive Oil

2 Cup Onion, diced

1         Serrano Pepper, Remove Seeds and Dice

4         Garlic Cloves, Minced

2 Cup  Zucchini, chopped

20       Grape Tomato, cut in half

1 Lbs   Ground Turkey Breast

2 Cup  Reduced Fat Cheese (I used Mexican 4 Cheese)

2 Cup  Baby Spinach

14 oz   Red Enchilada Sauce**

4         Brown Rice Tortilla (I used Trader Joe's)

Preheat oven to 400.  Over medium heat, heat olive oil in a large skillet.  Add diced onions, cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.  Add pepper and garlic, stir and cook for about 1 minute.  Add zucchini and tomatoes, cook for about 3 minutes.  (At this point I removed the veg from the skillet and set aside to cook the turkey)  In the same pan cook turkey until cooked through.  When cooked, add veg back into the pan and continue to cook for a couple of minutes.

 If you have a deep enough pan you could use one pan and make it multiple layers, I didn't so I used two 9" cake pans.  In the bottom of each pan put one brown rice tortilla.  Add half of the veg and turkey mixture to each pan and top with enchilada sauce. Save some sauce to go on top of each pan.  Use a spatula to spread the sauce so the turkey and veg mixture is coated.  Spread half a cup of cheese onto mixture.  Top with one cup of baby spinach. Place brown rice tortilla over the spinach.  Pour the remaining sauce on the top of each pan and top with remaining cheese.

Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.

Here is the Nutritional Information:

4 servings
Calories 488, Fat  24.9 g, Carb 28.7 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 9.9 g, Protein 36.6 g 

8 Servings
Calories 244, Fat 12.9 g, Carb 14.3 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Sugar 5 g, Protein 18.35 g

**Read the label, if there are things you can't pronounce for anything that says modified, put it back on the shelf and find a different brand.  Also if you can find enchilada sauce in a bag rather than a can go with that instead.  

The Joys of Shopping?

Two outlet malls and countless stores later, all I have to show is a new pair of khakis.  I really need clothes that fit me, but to be honest, shopping today completely overwhelmed me.  I stood in one shop today, lovingly holding a beautiful sweater vest.  It was a gorgeous deep plum and was on a killer sale.  Did I buy it?  No. I had no idea what size to buy.  I reached for the extra large and withdrew my hand, because well, that would be  way too big.  I picked up the large and thought "All of my larges are starting to be too big on me."  There was something in me that just couldn't pick up the medium, a little voice in my head kept telling me that I will never be that size so why even bother.  It completely shut me down.  I really did not expect today's shopping trip to be so emotionally distressing!

Shopping has never been a joy for me.  Typically it consisted of finding the one or two racks with sizes large enough for me, picking through them until I found something that kinda fit my style, and then feeling horrible every time I had to pick up a larger size.  The idea of being able to walk into any store, go up to any rack, and pick up a size that will fit me is completely foreign to me.  I am so accustomed to having very limited selections and only taking a few minutes to sort out if I am going to buy anything or not.  Now, I feel like I need to completely relearn how to shop.

I am going to try shopping again tomorrow.  This time, on my own with no time constraints.  I am also writing a list of things to look for, so I am not mindlessly wandering picking up whatever catches my eye. It will be thrift store shopping which is kinda like treasure hunting. And I do love looking for treasures! Hopefully I will find some great buys and go home with a couple new (to me) pieces of clothing!!