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Prodigal John over at Stuff Christians Like is still cranking out the funnies. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out. Here are my next six favorites…
#103 – Singing “Our God Is An Awesome God” (we sang that Sunday)
#104 – Putting God in the liner notes
#108 – Not knowing how to hold hands
#123 – Flags, handbells, & puppets
#126 – Hype Man
#128 – Throwing stuff away; buying it again
Here’s my picks of favorite Weight Watcher recipes my mother-in-law shared with us. You will notice I *heart* Mexican food!!!!!! Peanut butter & chocolate rock, too! Does she know me or what?
Layered Tortilla Bake
(serves 8 making 5.5 WW points a serving)
1# lean ground beef browned
1 can dark red kidney beans drained & rinsed
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes, Italian style
1 can (4oz) chopped green chilis (mild)
1 pkg (1.25 oz) taco seasoning dry mix
tortillas (about 7, 6″)
1 + cup of shredded low fat cheese (cheddar or Mexican)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix hamburger, beans, tomatoes, chilis, & taco seasoning. Spray 9×13 pan. Cut tortillas in half & place half of them in bottom of pan, overlapping to cover. Spoon 1/2 of the beef mixture over tortillas. Cover with remaining tortillas & then remaining beef mixture. Top with cheese. Cover. Bake for 45 minutes.
Mexican Casserole
(serves 8 making 7 WW points a serving)
flour tortillas
32 oz can fat free refried beans
12 oz canned chicken, shredded
2 1/4 cup salsa
16 slices 2% pepper jack cheese
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix beans, chicken, & salsa together to make it easier (recipe officially says to layer these, but who cares? It’s all good.). Spray 9×13 pan. Cut tortillas in half. Place 1/4 cup of salsa in bottom of pan – spread evenly. Layer tortillas, bean/chicken mix, cheese. Remember to alternate which way the tortillas go (flat edge facing outside of pan once, then rounded edge on outside edge of pan, etc. so tortillas are more evenly spread). Make about three or four layers ending with cheese slices on top.
Cover & bake about 60 minutes or until hot all the way through. Remove cover & bake for a couple more minutes or until cheese on top star5ts to brown. Let sit 2 or 3 minutes before serving.
(This is awesome when served with sour cream on top!)
Snicker Pie
(serves 8 making WW points 3 per serving)
12 oz. frozen fat free vanilla yogurt (1 & 1/2 cups)
1 small box sugar free instant chocolate pudding
1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
1 cup lite cool whip
3/4 cup grape nuts cereal
Mix together & pour into a 8″ pie pan & freeze.
(Graham cracker crust is awesome on the bottom of this! Also, you can double it & put it in a 9×13 pan, too.)
