Cooking: Skillet Tamale Pie

Last week I wrote about my favorite resources and mentioned the America's Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook. This recipe is from that. It has a great Mexican flavor, a delicious cornbread topping, and makes six plentiful portions. I also like that it is made in one dish for easy cleanup.

My baby nephew wasn't too sure what to think about it while I babysat him, but I think he came around eventually.

Serving information from Americas Test Kitchen (makes 6 servings): 420 calories, 13 g. fat (6g saturated), 45g carbs, 31g protein, 6g fiber

Let's get cooking!

Cooking: Chicken Enchiladas

One of my favorite food blogs this year as I have been trying to cook healthier has been Skinnytaste. I have used a handful of recipes from it, and I have never been disappointed. I saw this post for Chicken Enchiladas awhile ago and have now made it a few times, with some minor variations. The chipotles in adobo sauce add a wonderful smoky flavor to the sauce/filling. The best part about learning to make this recipe is you can use the same combination of enchilada sauce/tortillas/cheese from this recipe and make several different variations of enchiladas simply by making a different filling. The other week I made turkey and black bean enchiladas using leftover ingredients from the chicken enchilada recipe. The only downside is having to explain you are not as boring as you seem when your coworkers ask, "Enchiladas again?" (Oh wait, I am).

Let's get cooking!