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crazycook
04-27-2001, 01:49 PM
I also posted this on another BB because we enjoyed it that much! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

I made this for dinner last night and we thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a quick, easy, fairly inexpensive, extremely flavourful dish. I've included the recipe as well as the slight changes that I made to the recipe. For anyone on WW, the point total is 7 points. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Spicy Ranch Chicken Wraps

2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt (I upped this to 1 teaspoon)
1 1/4 pounds skinned, boned chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch strips
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/4 cup light mayonnaise
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
2 garlic cloves, finely minced (I used 3 large sized cloves)
4 (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas
3 cups chopped romaine lettuce
1 1/3 cups chopped seeded tomato


1. Combine the first 4 ingredients in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. [I used the zip-lock bag that the tortillas came in.] Add chicken; seal and shake to coat. [It was more like mush the chicken into the spice mixture--I just kept rubbing the bagged chicken between both hands until all the pieces were coated.] Remove chicken from bag. [I kept the chicken in the bag until I was ready to cook it, then just dumped it into the pan.] Combine the buttermilk and next 5 ingredients (buttermilk through garlic) in a small bowl, and stir well with a whisk.

2. Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. [I sprayed a light coating of oil in the pan.] Add chicken, and saute 2 minutes or until chicken is done. [definitely more than 2 minutes--I cooked the chicken until there was very little juices left in the pan.] Add the buttermilk mixture, cover and cook 1 minute. [ I did not cover the pan and cooked the mixture until the chicken had absorbed most of the liquid and was lightly coated with it.] Remove from heat.

3. Warm the tortillas according to the package directions. Spoon about 3/4 cup chicken mixture onto each tortilla, and top each serving with 3/4 cup chopped lettuce and 1/3 cup chopped tomatoes. [ I just let each of my children help themselves to whatever toppings they like--I had chopped up some green and red pepper, green onions, shredded low fat Monterey Jack cheese and No fat sour cream.] Roll up wrap. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 wrap) [ Both of my children had 2 tortillas wraps each, I had one, and one to make for lunch tomorrow-- we did not use as much chicken per wrap as called for.] We had a tossed salad with the wrap. Counts below are for the recipe as presented by CookingLight. They do not include the added toppings mentioned above.

Calories: 362 (20% from fat)
Fat: 7.9g (sat 1.8g, mono 2.2g, poly 3.2g)
Protein: 38.7g
Carb: 32.9g
Fiber: 2.9g
Chol 87mg

Enjoy! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Terrytx
04-27-2001, 02:24 PM
Thanks for the review. I have this on my list to try soon.

What did you serve with it, if anything?

[This message has been edited by Terrytx (edited 04-27-2001).]

crazycook
04-27-2001, 03:34 PM
Hi Terrytx http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif
You're welcome. Deciding on side dishes is where I'm usually stumped. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/frown.gif I just served a boring tossed salad. If you come up with something more imaginative, please do share. If any other readers have a suggestion, I would love to hear it. Thanks. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

CHRIST1NE
04-27-2001, 05:47 PM
I actually had these for dinner just the other night.... L-O-V-E them!

I served it with Spicy Black Beans. I got the recipe of the CL recipe search. I just looked under "mexican" cuisine. This is my new permanent side dish for the wraps.

The leftover are great for lunch the next day too!

ama47369
04-27-2001, 07:54 PM
Crazycook-

Thanks for posting this recipe, we are always looking for great wrap recipes. (They are great to take to the beach!) We will definately try these!

http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gifAmanda

aka
05-02-2001, 08:26 PM
I made this last night and it is totallly YUMMERS! Definatley a "make again". Pretty quick and easy too. I made a dip (not low-fat) with some nachos. Later I thought maybe some gazpacho would make a nice "go-with".

Lilia

patsyk
05-03-2001, 06:04 AM
I was just thinking that I would love to find another good wrap recipe! I made the turkey-asparagus wraps from May 01 earlier this week and loved them... these will be on my list for next week! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

beacooker
05-03-2001, 08:11 AM
Those ranch wraps have been on my 'to-try' list forever! I have tried some of the other wraps from that article (the Thai Chicken wraps and the Blue-Cheese Beef wraps), and loved them. Now I will definitely make these wraps next week. Thanks, crazycook!

crazycook
05-03-2001, 05:05 PM
I'm happy to hear others have tried this and enjoyed them as much as we did. Thanks for the side-dish suggestions. I made a note next to the recipe for the next time we have these for dinner. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif The gazpacho and the beans sound much more interesting than the green salad we had.

mandarin2j
05-03-2001, 05:09 PM
crazycook:

I posted this side-dish suggestion on the WW Points thread I started in reply to your posting. Just in case you missed it, here it is:

crazycook: I saw your post and printed it before I even wrote my original post. The
wraps sound yummy! Oh, and as a suggestion for a side, how about making the fajita
marinade from CL July 2000(or was it June???, oh well, the cover recipe of that month's
magazine, anyway!) and then just using it to marinate the peppers and onions only, and
then grilling them outside? I can't get enough of grilled veggies in the summer!

-Amanda

crazycook
05-03-2001, 05:49 PM
Ooooooooh! Amanda-mandarin2j I did miss your reply; so sorry. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/frown.gif Thank you so much for posting it here. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif I have to say the grilled veggies do sound yummy! I can picture the cover recipe you mentioned. The fajitas on the cover look very appetizing--may just try that whole recipe.

Anna http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

patsyk
05-09-2001, 05:24 PM
I just made these tonight and dh LOVED them! They are definately on my list to make again... so easy, and they tasted wonderful! I can't wait to have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

Thanks for sharing the recipe!

Lynn B
05-09-2001, 07:28 PM
Could you please tell me which issue (or cookbook) this recipe is from? Thanks!
Lynn

aka
05-10-2001, 12:35 AM
Lynn B,
It's from the June 2000 issue.

Did anyone else find that there were a bunch of great recipes in that issue -- I loved the Blackberry-Lemon Upside-Down Cake also the Berries Jubilee and who can forget the Beef-and-Chicken Fajitas with Peppers and Onions ? I still have a bunch to try too (some great looking salmon, zucchini and couscous recipes to name a few)....I'd better hurry...June 2001 is just around the corner!

Lilia

karenv
05-10-2001, 07:35 AM
These sound yummy! I have about 1/2 lb of chicken thighs left over from another recipe so I think I will use them. Looking forward to it.

KarenV

Terrytx
05-10-2001, 10:37 AM
aka, what a coinsidence, I just re-discovered the June 2000 issue and found a whole lot of recipes I overlooked before. I wonder where my head was at last June!

Linda in MO
05-15-2001, 08:19 AM
I made these the other night and they were fantastic! Even my husband loved them and he doesn't usually like chicken in Mexican-type food. I didn't even realize until later that I forgot the garlic! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/eek.gif And I used about 1/2 T. dried parsley because I was too cheap to buy fresh parsley. Next time I will try it with fresh cilantro. They still turned out great! I will definiely make this one again. And we made about 7 or 8 "wraps" and ate 2 as a serving. Maybe my tortillas were smaller.