We're just a little over a month from the best food holiday of the year: Thanksgiving!
I am so, so, so extremely excited for our trip to California/ Vegas in November, but there is one little teensy disappointment: we'll be on a plane from Denver back to Little Rock (my kids will be staying with my family in Arkansas so we're flying in and out of LR) while my family is grubbing up on turkey and dressing.
Every year around this time I start craving all the yummy things that makes Thanksgiving so delicious. Deep fried turkey. Smoked ham. STUFFING (one of my favorites!). Potato casserole (hello, lover!). Cranberry sauce. Homemade hot rolls. Pumpkin pie. And, of course, at least one or two quirky dishes that have you saying, "Really? For Thanksgiving?" (Butcha love it anyway -- one year it was tamales. Mmmm, I think that was my favorite)!
I know I shouldn't be complaining in the least considering I'll be eating my very first In-and-Out burger. And I'll try Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles for the first time. And I'm sure I'll dive into one of those famous Vegas buffets. But, dammit, none of that is turkey and dressing in front of the Cowboys game! *Pouts*
I'm seriously considering a Thanksgiving-style meal for just our little family before we go. But seeing as I've never so much as attempted to make a turkey before, that could get pretty in-te-rest-ing. Hmm.
Tonight I made a healthified taco bake. Jaybird and I loved it so I thought I would pass on the recipe. Keep it mind I was just baking for two so you'll need to double (or more) the recipe depending on how many you cook for.
Ingredients:
30 Baked Doritos, crushed
2/3 cup Morningstar Grillers Crumbles
1/4 cup 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup
2 tablespoons Salsa
1/2 cup Black Beans
Low Fat or Fat Free Shredded Cheese (I used 1 pouch of the WW 2-pt cheddar cheese)
Heat crumbles over the stove with soup and salsa. Layer in a casserole dish:
Crushed Doritos
Black Beans
Crumbles
Top with shredded cheese
Cover and bake 15-20 minutes at 400. We're not big lettuce and tomato eaters in our family, but these can be added (as can FF sour cream). Enjoy!
By the way: When I calculated it yesterday, I didn't add in the black beans. One serving is 6 WW points (rather than five as when I made my daily menu yesterday).
I also made Orange Dreamsicle Delights today. I wasn't too impressed (tasted too artificial), but Jaybird absolutely loved it. That's another one of those that stays in the recipe box, but only to be made for the kiddos.
Daily Menu for Tuesday:
Breakfast:
Oatmeal
2 slices toast
Total Points: 4
Lunch:
Mexican Pizza
Fun sized Raisinettes (yup, I made it a whole day without them. Cannot do two days in a row)!
Total Points: 6
Snack
Pringles Sticks
Total Points: 2
Dinner
French Onion Chicken and Potato Bake
Green Beans
Bread
Total Points: 7
Snack
Baked Pear Slices
Total Points: 1
Daily Total: 20
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