Going FOWL - Day 9

Ah Mexican Food.  It is so wonderful.  I love going to a Mexican restaurant and getting one of their mixed dishes that has like a burrito, a taco and a tostado all on the same plate with some rice and beans.  Talk about a great meal.  Heather on the other hand is a quesadilla girl.  She gets them almost every time we go to a Mexican place.  And the great thing about them is that you can put anything you want in them, including chicken. 

Today's recipe is inspired by the Chicken Quesadilla and comes from the new Clean Eating classic comfort foods magazine, with my own special twists of course.

Ingredients


8 to 12 oz bonless, skinless chicken breast
2 10" whole wheat tortillas cut into 1/2" strips
2 cups frozen corn
1 can pinto beans (drained and rinsed well)
1/4 cup Jarred Tamed Jalepenos (available on the pickle aisle)
Leftover BBQ sauce from Going FOWL Day 2 recipe (see Day 2 blog post)
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Sour Cream
Olive Oil

Preparation

Bake, grill or saute chicken until cooked through or internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.  While chicken is cooking, cut tortillas into strips and add to large bowl.  Add olive oil to bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper and toss to coat.  Bake strips in 425 degree oven for 10-15 minutes.  Be sure and flip half way through.  Strips will get crispy. 

Once chicken has cooled enough to handle, shredd or dice the chicken.  Combine chicken, corn, beans, jalepenos and BBQ sauce in a square casserole dish and spread to even.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.  Add tortilla strips and cheese to the top of the dish and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is brown and bubbly.

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Thoughts:

This dish was pretty good.  I think there was too much corn and not enough chicken for me.  The original recipe did not call for jalepenos and asked for black beans instead of pinto beans, but I wanted the variety since we had black beans earlier in the month.  If I were to make this again I would probably add tomatoes and maybe some red onion.  I would definitely back down on the amount of corn.  I give it a 6 out of 10, but I bet it could be much higher with some simple modifications.