Our Groovy Kitchen: snacks

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Homemade Chicken Taquitos

These are so much better than the frozen taquitos you buy at the grocery store!!

Using fresh ingredients helps make them so much healthier too.
We make a good size batch and then freeze them. So great for those of you who food prep like us!

For this recipe, to make it a little more authentic, we used canola oil.
Any kind of oil of your preference will work, of course.
We bake our taquitos in the oven rather than frying them, but we need the oil to dip

each taquito in before putting them in the oven.

Let's begin!

Let's start with cooking the chicken.
This is a great recipe to use up leftovers with, which we do often.
But, if you have no leftover chicken to use, cook some chicken and then let it cool.
We baked chicken this time, so we did it with fresh herbs and some EVOO.
Once cooled, chop it finely and set it aside.

Now we prepare the mixture to fill the taquitos.
In a medium size bowl, add your finely chopped chicken, garlic, seasonings, jalapeno,

refried beans and shredded cheese.

Mix it all together really well and set it aside.
Now it's time to prep the corn tortillas.

Using tinfoil, place your stack of corn tortillas in the center and then wrap them up.

Place the foil wrapped tortillas in the oven for about 10 minutes and they should be good to go.

♥ Please Note ♥

Jen has asked that I add that you can also warm them in the 'death box' (microwave).

Without using the foil, just put them on a death box safe plate and give them a zap.

Yes, yes, I (sylvie) have issues and call it the death box.

I am afraid of them, won't use them and ours sits unplugged.

If Jen uses it for herself, I go in another room and hide, lol
☺

Pull out your tortillas once warmed through and now it's time to get them filled.
Spoon about 2 Tbsp of filling into each tortilla and roll them tightly.
Dip your taquito into the canola oil and then place on an ungreased baking pan.

Bake in the oven for 10 minutes and then flip them, and give them about another 5 minutes, or until browned lightly on both sides.

Simple as that!

Now, here is the recipe in full for you all:

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Homemade Chicken Taquitos

Serving: 5 servings (2 taquitos)
Calories:
Carbs: - Fiber: - Net Carbs:
Prep Time:
Cooking Time:

Ingredients

10 corn tortillas

1/2 cup canola oil

2 cups skinless, boneless chicken breast, shredded

1 - 1/2 tsp cumin

2 Tbsp chili powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp finely minced garlic

1 tsp finely minced jalapeno pepper

1/2 of a 16oz. can refried beans

1/4 cup shredded cheese

Method

In a medium size bowl, add your finely chopped chicken, garlic, seasonings, jalapeno pepper,

refried beans and shredded cheese. Mix it all together really well and set it aside so we can

now prep the corn tortillas.

Using tinfoil, place your stack of corn tortillas in the center and then wrap them up.

Place the foil wrapped tortillas in the oven for about 10 minutes to heat through to help make

them pliable.

Pull out your tortillas once warmed through and now it's time to get them filled.

Spoon 2 Tbsp of filling into each tortilla and roll them tightly (both ends open).
Dip your taquito into the canola oil quickly, then let it drip and then place on an ungreased

baking pan.

Bake in the oven for 10 minutes and then flip them, and give them about another 5 minutes.

Or until they are browned lightly on both sides.

Serve warm.

Notes

• You can use any leftover chicken you have in place of the chicken breasts

• Refrigerate and freeze very well

• Warm the frozen taquito in the oven, about 10 minutes

• You can change seasonings, cheese, meat up for variety

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See how easy it is to make homemade chicken taquitos ?

So much healthier than any processed taquitos you buy at the grocery store.
We make a good amount and freeze them for quick meal choices during a busy week.

We also freeze them in small size freezer bags 2 at a time.

Thank you all for being here with us everyone.

We are truly blessed for great friends & family, and love that you follow Our Groovy Kitchen!

Namaste,

Jen & sylvie

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Our Homemade Applesauce ♥

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Our Homemade Applesauce

Want to make your own applesauce?

We decided since we had the applesauce shown in our Frittata cups photo,

that we better get our applesauce recipe posted the same time.
We make ours with skins for texture, and literally only takes 20 minutes.
(That's for preparation AND cooking!)

sylvie has always hated the smooth texture of things, like apple sauce, yogurt and puddings.
Well did we find a solution for that..
☺
Not to mention, making anything yourself cuts way back in no-no ingredients, so much healthier!!
(Now I'm an applesauce lover!)

Let's get started!!

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First let's start by chopping up your apples.
We used 1 large Gala apple and 4 small McIntosh apples.
We chop ours in bigger chunks.
The apples will cook down so it will still be saucy no matter the size of the apple.
But, the skins do stay intact, so if you prefer smaller bites of skin, chop the apples smaller.
If you prefer no skin at all, you can peel the apples instead.
It may change the cooking time by a few minutes faster.
(this is the size of our apples)

Once your apples are chopped, toss them into your pot.
Now add your lime juice, water, brown sugar and cinnamon.
Give them a stir and on medium heat let them simmer down.

In 5 minutes the apple peels will begin pulling off.
(picture above)
(possibly sooner if you cut the apples in smaller chunks)
You will notice the apples are already starting to break down.
Continue to stir every couple of minutes, watching them closely.
They will reduce and thicken, and you'll know when they're finished.

15 minutes total of cooktime, no joke!
How easy is that ?

We pull out about 1/3 of the apple skins, as that's our personal preference.
You may choose to keep them, or pull them all out, totally up to you.
We personally love the texture with the skins.
Now let them cool, and store in the refrigerator. Stays good for 4-5 days!
That is why we don't make a super big batch, no waste that way.

Here is your recipe in full, along with calories, etc..

Our Homemade Applesauce

Servings: 1.5 cups (Split in 4 servings)
Calories: 113 calories
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Super great for a healthy snack or a side dish to any meal.

Ingredients

5 medium apples, skin on, roughly chopped
(We actually used 4 small McIntosh apples & 1 really large Gala)
Juice of 1/2 lime (approximately 1/8 cup)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp cinnamon

Method

Chop your apples and toss them into the pot, skins on.
Add your lime juice, water, brown sugar and cinnamon.
Give it all a good stir around and put it on medium heat, allowing the apples to simmer down.
Continue to stir them every couple of minutes, watching them closely.
After about 5 minutes, you should start to see the apples breaking down and the skins pull off.
They will reduce and thicken as they cook down, so you will know when it's done.
Take the pot off the heat and let the applesauce cool down.

Storage
Refrigerate up to 4 or 5 days in a sealed container.
You can double the recipe easily.

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There you have it!
Our Simply Super Simple Homemade Applesauce, hehe.
You can make it in a quick pinch or while cooking dinner, it takes really no time at all.
It makes a super nice side dish to meals, and is lovely with your breakfast or as a healthy snack.
And, it's such a basic, simple recipe you can dress it up as you like.

Here is a picture of sylvie's breakfast with the applesauce and frittata cups,

which you can find HERE.

We'd love to hear from any of you if you try our recipes.
You can email us, contact us on our social media sites and of course leave a message here on our blog.
We will always get back to you as soon as we can!

Thank you so much for being here with us.
In gratitude,
Jen & sylvie