Chicken-Cheese-Spinach Quesadillas

While perusing pinterest, I found a bunch of different chicken/cheese/spinach quesadillas, but none of them were really what I wanted from my quesadilla. So I did a mash up and got some pretty awesome results.

You will need:

4 tortillas
4 oz. chicken breast
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
1 tbsp feta
1/2 cup fresh spinach
1/4 yellow pepper
1/4 cup of onion

I used my foreman grill for this :) I put 4 oz. (1 chicken breast or 2 chicken tenders) on the foreman grill until cooked through (I cook it for 8 minutes, cut it in half and cook it for 2 more). While that is going, dice up the onion and pepper and put it on a frying pan until soft (6-8 minutes), season with cayenne if you want a little kick. Also, heat some water in a separate pot and cook the spinach. These should all be done around the same time.

Remove the chicken, onion/pepper mix, and spinach from heat. Put the onion/pepper mix in a bowl, drain the spinach, and shred the chicken. Mix it all together once cooled. Then, add the cheeses. Lay our the tortillas and fill half of them with the mix and fold. Place on the grill for 4 minutes, check to see the progress, then flip if necessary and cook for 2 more minutes.

Here is the nutrition info:

		Cals		Tot fat		sat fat		trans		sodium
4 tortillas		320		10		2		0		840
4 oz chicken		110		1.25		0.25		0		60
3/4 cup moz		240		18		10.5		0		600
1 tbsp feta		8.75		0		0		0		130
1/2 cup spinach		3.5		0		0		0		12
1/4 yellow pepper		12.5		0.1		0.025		0		1
1/4 cup of onion		16		0		0		0		1.5
total		710.8		29.35		12.75	8	0		1644.5
per quesadilla		177.7		7.34		3.195		0		411.13
per serving		355.4		14.68		6.39		0		822.26

This will make 4 quesadillas, but I could only eat 2 myself, so I stored the ingredients in the fridge for another day. This works great for dinner and only takes about 20 minutes to prep and cook. It's well under the daily allowances for calories, fats, and sodium, so I feel pretty good about this as a dinner (or 1 quesadilla for lunch).

I originally used 1 cup of moz for this, but it was super cheesy and I wanted to cut out some calories, so I took it down to 3/4 of a cup. Super tasty, right amount of cheesy.

Squash and Asparagus/Turkey Wraps

As promised, here is the prep and recipe behind the squash and asparagus wrap dinner. You will need

• 1 large yellow squash
• 6 large asparagus stalks or 9 slim stalks
• 6 slices of turkey (I use honey roasted)
• 2 tbls ligtht cream cheese
• 1/2 tbls of light butter

I do this entirely with the Foreman grill. You can bake it in your oven at 350 for 30 minutes instead if you prefer (be sure to pay attention to your food though, because my oven is a little wonky). 

So, layer 2 slices of turkey (about 2/4 of an inch of layer) and spread a bit of cream cheese down the center. Wrap 2-3 asparagus stalks long-ways in the turkey slices. Put on the grill for 5 minutes. 

While the asparagus wraps are grilling, slice your squash into 1/2 inch slices. Smear the butter on the half of the grill not occupied by the asparagus wraps. Put on the grill. After, the 5 minutes is up, flip the asparagus wraps, but leave the squash alone. Leave on the grill for another 5 minutes. Take the asparagus wraps off and set aside, flip the squash and leave them for 3 more minutes. 

After the 3 minutes are up, take off the squash and enjoy :) Nutrition info below.

	Cals	Tot Fat	Sat Fat	Trans	Sodium
1 lg Squash	30	0	0	0	12
1/2 tbls light butter	25	2.5	0.75	0	42.5
9 slim asparagus stalks (or 6 thicker stalks)	25	0	0	0	0
6 slices of turkey	60	4.5	0.75	0	480
2 tbls light cream cheese	60	4.5	3	0	170
Totals	200	11.5	4.5	0	704.5

In Insanity news, I've decided to push myself to max capacity while repeating month 1 and working on the nutrition aspect. So far, it is yielding results, which makes me happy. However, my muscles are sore like whoa. The first time I did month 1 of Insanity, I held back in a lot of the workouts because I was afraid of hurting myself. Now, I am cranking them out like there is no tomorrow. I haven't felt this level of soreness in quite some time. But I am pleased. 

I am currently house sitting for my parents, so I'm just going to sleep here, do my Insanity workout, recover (maybe eat if I need to) then do some work on the elliptical. My husband always talked about when he did two-a-day workouts. I'm going to try this once my current day job ends (next Friday). Of course, I know this won't last, as once we move and I obtain a full time job I won't have the time other than weekends. But for now, I am kicking my butt with Insanity and loving it. I can't wait until 3 weeks from now when I take my next progress pick. Honestly, I can't wait until the 22 and my husband comes back from training on the other side of the continent.