Hyeyoung's Summer Chicken Wraps

I'm not sure where the last couple of months went, but I'm hoping to keep up with these recipes again. I have to admit that I haven't been baking as much lately, mostly because of the feedback I've been reading from others about how time-intensive some of these desserts have been, but also, Greg and I have been trying to avoid having an entire anything of something decadently tasty in the house...

That being said, I made Whitney's chicken wraps last night and it was a big hit. The hardest part of it for me was to remember to take the chicken out of the freezer the night before. And having done that, I liked that I was able to come home from work and get dinner on the table in about 30 minutes or so. Mine ended up pretty saucy, and while that as well as the parsley and pepper bits initially worried my children, they liked the chicken very much. We had ours with lettuce, tomatoes, avocados, black bean dip (from Trader Joe's) and cheddar/monterey jack cheese. If I had fresh salsa, I think it would have been good with it as well. Like Whitney, I also used the cook-it-yourself tortillas from Costco, which are awesome! (My sister who lives in Arizona got me hooked on these while I was visiting, so I was super excited when Costco in Chicago started carrying them). I'll definitely be making these again!

(And no, I did not take a picture of it since my visiting teaching companion was sitting in her car waiting for me while I inhaled my dinner in approximately 1.5 minutes.)

Cami's Summer Chicken Wraps

This is all I have for a decent picture. And that's arguable at best.

I really enjoyed these. I will be making them again for sure. Probably within the next month. They are so easy and quick. I made the full recipe since, as you can see, the missionaries came over. They at them all. Good stuff. I served mine with avocado, tomatoes, lettuce, black beans, cheese and plain yogurt. I used frozen chicken so I took it out the day before and marinated it in the chili powder, cumin and oil. I don't think it made a difference but I guess it's always an option.

Thanks for such a good recipe Whitney!

Melanie W.'s Chicken Wraps

I love burritos and wraps, so I definitely had to try these. I only used 2 chicken breasts and kept everything else the same. I topped mine with black beans, avocado, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and sour cream. I thought they were pretty good, but surprisingly weren't as spicy as I had envisioned them to be! Next time maybe I'll keep a few of the jalepeno seeds in there, or use Danielle's idea and throw a little chipotle pepper in. That sounds yummy!

Danielle's Chicken Wraps

Again, no picture. Taking a picture of my food is the last thing on my mind when I'm getting dinner ready. And I can't stand to let my food sit there getting cold while I take pictures of it (I can't just snap one quick one, I just can't do it).

Anyway, kudos to Whitney. This was a great dinner! I love a recipe I don't have to go out and buy any extra ingredients for. I was able to make these with everything I already had on hand. (Luckily Max's mom had buttermilk in the fridge. I think that's something I'm going to start keeping around. Buttermilk is one of my new favorite ingredients!)

In the sauce, I used a chipotle pepper instead of jalapeno because I discovered that my jalapeno had gone bad. I'm sure it would've been good with jalapeno, but I love the flavor added by chipotle. I think I'll make it that way all the time.

We topped ours with cheese, corn salsa, avocado, and tomatoes. Yum!

Whitney's Summer Fresh Chicken Wraps

RECIPE:

4 chicken breasts

2 tsp chili powder

2 tsp cumin

2 tsp oil

sauce:

1/2 c buttermilk

1/4 c low-fat mayo

3 T fresh parsley (chopped)

1 juice of a lime

1 large jalapeno pepper (seeded & chopped)

garnish:

2 tomatoes

1 head of romaine lettuce

10 flour tortillas

optional, but delicious with it: 1 avacado, cheese, black beans, sour cream

Cut chicken into strips. Place chicken, chili powder, cumin and oil (I used less than recommended) in plastic bag - shake bag to coat. Stir fry in pan 5 minutes. Combine sauce ingredients well and add to chicken, cook 3 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Dress tortillas with chicken and garnish and wrap.

COMMENTS:

This is such a simple recipe and it's a healthy, summer dish. If you want to get fancy, try to make your own tortillas (I used Costco's uncooked tortillas). I adjusted the recipe for just the 3 of us, but used the same amount of sauce. It had a little kick, but I think my jalapeno was especially hot. ENJOY!

QUESTIONS:

When did you start baking/cooking? Officially in college when I moved out. My mom didn't cook very much growing up. She struggled with her weight and always seemed to be dieting, so she didn't want to cook us something that she couldn't eat. She brought home meals from fastfood or restaurants at least 4 times a week and the other days we cooked up freezer meals in the microwave. It's amazing I didn't end up huge, seriously.

What is your favorite kitchen tool? My cheese graters - we just love cheese.

What is your favorite book? Can't say it's my favorite, but I recently read Confessions of a Shopaholic and thought it was great - an easy, fun read. I couldn't believe how different the movie was.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Europe, please.

If you had to change your name right now, what would you change it to? It's funny, I can't picture myself with any other name, but if I had to, I guess I'd choose "Carden" ... one of my favorites.

Where do you currently live? Orem, Utah just for the summer. We just moved from Chicago and are here while my husband studies for the Arizona bar. We're moving to Phoenix, AZ area in the Fall when my husband's job starts in September.

Where are you from? Orem, Utah

If you could eat one thing for every meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? Ice Cream or Candy (if it wouldn't ruin my teeth)

Hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July! We had a lot of festivities, so I didn't have time to bake any goodies out of Baked, but these mini cupcakes were a hit. It's red velvet cake mix, with cream cheese frosting and blueberries (yay for the red, white and blue). Yum!