Poppy Seed Chicken
Courtney Zaugg
2 c. chicken, cooked and diced ( I cook mine with a little lemon juice and seasonings so that it is nice and tender, and very flavorful!)
1 can Heart Healthy cream of chicken soup
1 ½ c. fat free sour cream
8 oz. crushed Ritz crackers (whole wheat or reduced fat)
1 stick butter
1 T. poppy seeds
Combine chicken, soup and sour cream. Combine crackers, melted butter, and poppy seeds. Mix half the cracker mixture with the chicken; reserve the rest for garnish. Spread chicken in greased 2 qt. casserole. Top with crumbs, parsley, and paprika. Bake 350ᵒ oven for 30 minutes. Serve over noodles or rice.
To mix it up a bit I added about 3/4 cup of sliced crimini mushrooms to the chicken/cracker mixture. You can add less or more depending on how much you like mushrooms. :)
Black Bean and Tortilla Bake
Jasmine Sagum
- 2 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cup chopped tomato
- 1 cup chopped green onion
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 4 teaspoons cumin powder
- 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 2 (16 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can corn, drained (or frozen)
- 1 can tomatoes, drained
- 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- salt and pepper
- 12 soft corn tortillas
- olives?
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (OPTIONAL)**
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spray a large skillet with cooking spray.
- Add garlic, onions, tomato, green onion, cumin, and chili powder.
- Cook on medium heat until onion is tender.
- Add tomato sauce and cook 5 minutes more.
- Stir in beans, cilantro, salt and pepper.
- Spray a 9 inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
- Layer 4 tortillas, 1/3 cheese (if using), and 1/3 of the bean mixture; repeat 2 more times (reserve 2 Tbsp of the cheese for the top).
- Top with 2 tablespoons of cheese.
- Bake 20 minutes, covered, then 10 minutes uncovered or until bubbly.
- **NOTE ON THE CHEESE: I made this without the cheese. The corn tortillas get very creamy when you bake them like this, so I didn't think it needed the cheese! Even Chase, who loooves cheese, thought it tasted great without the cheese. So, if you're making this for company or something, you can use the cheese, but if you want to save on the calories :) feel free to make it without the cheese, or put just a little bit on top.
