Tranny-Dip Tuesday! Don't become a dangerously unbalance woman! Make this tonight!

Make this tonight and avoid a Eunice Burns Tranny-Dip!



It's Tuesday. Classic Tranny-Dip day. It's only one day into the work week. You want to make a fast dinner but Lord KNOWS it's hard when all you want to do is Dip!

One of my favorite go-to meals on a Tuesday is a fast burrito paired with a green salad. And there is a way to make it taste deep-fried without making it deep-fried.

You know my blog is about Food and Mood...and one of the ways we are influenced by the foods we eat are by eating foods which makes up physically feel GOOD.

This meal has a nice bit of cayenne, red pepper flakes and garlic in it. Cayenne gets its heat from capsaicin, a compound linked to killing cancer cells and may help fight cancer in the brain, liver, prostate and the skin. Can't beat that!

And garlic has a sulfurous compound called allicin. This compound is known for reducing cancer risk and lowering blood pressure. It's a fact, baby!

We also use olive oil in this recipe which is great for your body. Olive oil contains monounsaturated fat which lowers the good cholesterol.

On the fats!

Here is your handy-dandy fats/oil eating guide!

STAY AWAY FROM:

TRANNY TRANS FATS - Found in margarine and processed foods. Baked goods have them as well as deep-fried foods. This shit actually REDUCES good cholesterol in your body. Get this - eat just four grams of this crap and you increase your risk for heart disease. McDonalds fries have FIVE grams of this stuff in it.
Read labels - any foods that contain vegetable shortening, hydrogenated fats or ESPECIALLY hydrogenated fats are to be avoided at all costs.

SATURATED FAT - Again - eat this and you increase your risk for HEART DISEASE. Cut back on butter, cream, whole milk (who drinks whole milk anymore?), fatty meats and unskinned chicken.

EAT ONLY A LITTLE:

OMEGA-6 FATTY ACIDS: Here is the low down - we get to many omega-6's, not enough omega-3's. Avoid vegetable oils, sunflower, safflower, corn and soy oils they are high in omega-6's and make us get all inflamed.

CHOW DOWN, BABY:

MONOUNSATURATED FAT: Olive oil lowers LDL cholesterol. Canola is a good bet as well.

Print this up/save this/put it up nearby - you don't need more info. than this to eat the right oils.

Now, today's quick meal:

SPICY CHICKEN UN-FRIED CHIMICHANGA!

This one is so easy it will knock your socks off.

This will make two UN-FRIED CHIMICHANGA'S which translates into FOUR MEALS. Why four?

You want to serve half of a Chimichanga with a side salad to each person and trust me...you will be full.

You will be using store bought tortillas which are never the healthiest choice, but eating half of one per meal isn't bad.

We are also going to add extra beans and lean chicken to this so you'll get loads of protein.

Here is your ingredient list:

• 4 large burrito size Misson tortillas
  
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 jalapenos, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
• 2 cans no-salt black beans OR pinto beans - drained and juice from one can saved
• 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded with all skin removed
• 1 package Uncle Ben's ready-made brown rice
• 1/2 cup 2% sharp cheddar cheese
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream

• 2 heads Romaine lettuce, shredded
• 2 plumb tomatoes, chopped
• 1 bunch radishes, sliced
• 1 bunch carrots, sliced
• Balsamic/olive oil dressing for drizzling

Let's cook!

Heat your oven to 425 degrees. Oven wrack in the middle of oven.

Chop up your onion and garlic. Put the garlic aside. Pour a dab of olive oil in a 12 inch non-stick pan and heat for 2 minutes. Add onion, tiny dash of salt. Cook for 4 minutes. It's okay if the onions brown a bit.

Throw in the garlic, cook 30 seconds, throw in the jalapenos and the spices. Cook for 1 minute, or until very fragrant.

Throw in the beans, cook for 3 minutes. Throw in the RESERVED JUICE and cook and reduce for 2 minutes until a little thick. Throw in your shredded chicken and mix.

Transfer entire mixture to a large bowl.

Zap your Uncle Ben's Brown Rice; add to the bowl. Mix. Add the cheese, a healthy toss of pepper and mix a few rounds. Wait a moment, then add the sour cream, mix and taste. Salt and pepper as needed. Don't over salt!

Get out a baking pan big enough to contain four large burritos. Spray with Pam.

Fill 4 separate tortillas with the mixture and roll so they are tight and place in the dish.

Spray well with Pam Olive Oil spray all over the tortillas. This is what will change your tortillas to a fake Chimicanga...as they bake they crisp in the oven.

Pop in the oven for ten minutes and then take a look - if they are browning too quickly, take them out of the oven, spray again with a bit of spray and put them back in the oven 5-10 minutes more.

As they bake, cut up the lettuce, throw with the tomatoes, radishes and carrots, serve with the dressing and a half of the finished and browned burrito.

BRILLIANT!

Time for a little old dress up and celebration!