Green Chili and Quinoa Enchiladas

I was making these enchiladas last week. And I realized my brown rice was all the way downstairs in my storage room. But my quinoa was sitting on top of the fridge. I was way too lazy to walk all the way down stairs so I decided to substitute the quinoa instead. And it worked. It really worked! And was totally delicious. And now I feel super trendy because I used quinoa. 

These enchiladas turned out really good. They were a little spicy because I subbed 1 can jalapneos for my normal green chilis and they had a good ratio of creamy chicken and chili mixture to quinoa. 

Ingredients:

Filling:

2 chicken breasts, grilled and shredded

1 cup plain greek yogurt (or sour cream)

2 small cans chopped green chilis

1 small can chopped jalapenos (if you don't like the heat, you can just use another can of green chilis)

Mix all ingredients in large bowl, season with garlic salt and pepper as desired. 

1 cup shredded cheese

2 cups cooked quinoa (I do the rice cooker method and it turns out perfect every time)

8-10 tortillas

1 large can green chili enchilada sauce

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 pan and pour 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce on the bottom. Fill tortillas with chicken mixture, quinoa and cheese. Roll up and lay seam side down in the enchilada sauce. Pour an additional 1 cup of enchilada sauce over tortillas and top with cheese. Bake at 400 for 15-20 min. Switch your oven to broil and broil for 2-3 minutes until cheese on top is bubbly and starts to brown. 

Serve warm and enjoy!

Amish Friendship Pancakes

 Remember that one time I got Amish Friendship Starter? And I made that delicious bread? Yeah, it was awesome. And then I got creative and used that starter to make sourdough pancakes. They were so good.

And there are so many options! Add cinnamon for that traditional "Amish Friendship Bread" taste, or just top it off with a cinnamon syrup. Or add fruit like I do to my bread. 

These sourdough pancakes have that delicious sourdough tang, and they are still fluffy and a tiny bit sweet. 

These are a great alternative when you get tired of your Amish Friendship Bread or if you just want to try something new!

On your baking day (Day 10 or something), do this:

Add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup flour to your starter bag. Mash it all. Now it is ready to use!

In a large bowl combine:

1 egg, beaten

1 cup Amish Friendship Starter

1/2 cup milk

2 Tbsps oil (or applesauce)

1 tsp vanilla

Next add dry ingredients:

1 cup flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

Mix until smooth. It might take a little while to get the lumps out, but just keep mixing. Once smooth, spoon batter on to hot griddle and cook both sides. Top with a favorite syrup or jam. 

Tinfoil Tacos

 Have I mentioned how much I love camping? I do. In fact I do it for a living. But more on that later.
I love the hiking, and the fire, and the fresh air and trees and the food. Mostly the food. It might be my favorite part of camping. Ok fine, it IS my favorite part of camping! And I like getting creative with camping food. Like these tacos.

Tinfoil dinners are pretty classic, and they are pretty good. But not my favorite. So I spiced them up and made tacos! They were a huge hit with the group we went camping with. They are easy, delicious and quick. 

 You can mix it up with soft shell and hard shell tacos, different kinds of beans and so on. Here's how you do it:

2 lbs hamburger- seasoned with taco seasoning, cooked and stored in an airtight bag
1 package small tortillas
1 package hard shell tacos
1 can beans (black or pinto work great)
Shredded cheese

Stuff torillas/taco shells with meat, beans and cheese. Wrap in tinfoil. Place in coals/fire for 10-15 min. Tacos are done when you can hear the cheese sizzling through the tinfoil. Open carefully with tongs and top with toppings:

Sour cream
Salsa
Lettuce