Sunday, November 9, 2008

Chicken taco on a pita?!?!

Currently Digging: oven baked chicken wings and italian salad

PITA CHICKEN TACO... whew... that's confusing! Well that was my morning breakfast today! haha.. yeah.. for breakfast!
CHICKEN TACO ON A PITA:
  • left over grilled chicken or rotisserie chicken breast-sliced
  • lettuce, onions
  • taco bell' sauce (FIRE, MILD or HOT: I used fire.. coz I love spicy foods! ***and don't look at me like that!!! everybody have some extra sauces in their fridge!)
  • pinto bean hummus ^recipe below^ (hahha.. just another confusing name! whatever)
::: TOAST Pita bread half (80 Cal) on oven toaster
::: Heat through chicken slices in microwave
::: Spread inside of pita with Pinto bean hummus (50 Cal)
::: Place lettuce slices/shreds/or leaf, with thinly sliced onions (15 Cal)
::: Place sliced chicken breast (130 Cal)
::: Squeeze in packet of taco bell's FIRE sauce (5 Cal)
TOTAL CALORIES: 280


I have been craving for refried beans since yesterday... I slow cooked a pound of DRY pinto beans... ($0.92 cents / lb of dry pinto beans at walmart: That has 13 servings after cooked!)

Instead of soaking them overnight, I just placed it in a crock pot covered with lots of water turned to low... and let it cook for hours... SET it and FORGET it! heheh

PINTO HUMMUS: (serves 1-2)

  • 1/4 cup cooked pinto beans
  • 1.5 tsp plain non fat yogurt
  • 1 small clove garlic
  • pinch of cumin
  • pinch of crushed red pepper
  • pepper & salt

>>Blend pinto beans with garlic, cumin, crushed red pepper
>>Add yogurt, blend, adjust to desired consistency
>>Add pepper and salt if needed

SAVE MONEY: pinto beans: use dry ($0.08/serving) instead of canned ($0.20/serving)

SAVE SODIUM: pinto beans dry (5mg) instead of canned (250mg)