Gluten Free Enchiladas

If you’ve read my blog before, you know I love two things. Using my electric wok and mexican food! So when I get an opportunity to do both in one night, I’m pretty much in heaven! This combination of events made last night a wonderful evening, as I prepared delicious Gluten-Free Enchiladas. Sounds pretty good, right? They were! And even better, they’re ridiculously easy!

Here’s what you’ll need to make your own:
Pace Picante Sauce (I use Mild because I am a wimp, but spice it up to your liking!)
1 bag shredded cheddar cheese
1 block cream cheese
3 boneless chicken breasts
Gluten-Free or Corn Tortillas

Steps to Prepare:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Cut your chicken breasts up into bite size pieces. Cook chicken using your preferred cooking method until the middle of each piece is no longer pink. (Insert mental image of me smiling over my electric wok here).

2. Once your chicken is cooked, add cream cheese, 1/2 bag shredded cheese and picante sauce to the mixture. Mix it up until the cheeses are completely melted! Can’t you smell it already?!

3. Spray the bottom of a rectangular casserole dish. Take a Gluten-Free or corn tortilla and fill it with the delicious enchilada mixture. This time, I used Rudi’s Gluten-Free tortillas. Normally, I just use regular corn tortillas, but I wanted to try something new. I found the gluten-free tortillas held up better than corn tortillas typically do! They had a unique flavor to them, but they were good! The hubby liked them too!

4. Once you’ve filled the tortilla with the enchilada goodness, wrap it up like a taco and flip it so the “folded side” is face down in the casserole dish. Continue to do this with the remaining tortillas until your casserole dish is full of enchiladas!

Enchiladas all lined up in a row…

5. You should have some leftover sauce. Don’t throw it away! That’s the best part! Take the remaining sauce and pour it on top of your enchiladas. MMMMM. Is that going to taste good or what?!

6. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. After 10 minutes, remove and sprinkle the remaining 1/2 bag of shredded cheese on top. Cook for an additional 8-10 minutes.

How delicious does that look?!

The only thing left to do is ENJOY! 🙂

Eating Gluten Free on the Road

So I haven’t written in a few weeks… I am a slacker when it comes to my blog lately, but my work travel schedule has been insane! I travel a lot for work – sometimes, like this past month, a lot a LOT for work. And for those of you who travel, you know the hardships of eating Gluten-Free on the road. So I thought I would compile some of the highlights of awesome meals over my last few weeks.

1. Outback Steakhouse

Alright, so I am not normally a big Outback Steakhouse girl, but when I am on the road, I’ll eat pretty much anywhere I can. (And anywhere my customer wants to go!) So Outback it was. For starters, Outback has an awesome Gluten-Free menu. No – you can’t get their signature Bloomin’ Onion in a “Gluten Free” version. But you can enjoy their incredible Ahi Tuna in a GF version!!! They clearly highlight everything you can eat on a seperate menu. Check it out here: http://www.outback.com/menu/pdf/glutenfree.pdf (No, Outback doesn’t pay me any royalties for endorsing them to my 10 or so readers. Shocking, I know.)

But that isn’t the best part. The absolute best part is their flourless chocolate brownie. This cake will rock your world. I mean it! Delicious gooey gluten-free goodness topped with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge. I just about died while eating it. Just typing this makes me hungry.

2. Mexican Restaurants

If you are not a big Mexican lover, disregard this section. But I am obsessed with Mexican food. Sometimes I think I could exist solely on a diet of cheese dip and margaritas. So when I travel, I carry this obsession with me into my work life.

Things to eat at Mexican restaurants:
Corn tortilla chips (with cheese dip/salsa of course!)
Hard shell tacos
Fajitas with Corn Tortillas
Margaritas (should go without saying)

Or my favorite “Mexican” meal of all time: Chicken covered in cheese dip. If you are at a restaurant with chicken covered in cheese dip and a side of rice on the menu, jump on it. This stuff is glorious! Bonus – to make it “Atkins” friendly, just ask for it with no rice. 🙂

3. Bonefish Grill

Like Outback Steakhouse, Bonefish boasts a Gluten-Free menu. It is what you would expect – fish, steaks and salads mostly. But they do have some delicious fish and steak there, believe it or not!

Other menu items I am obsessed with include their edamame as an appetizer and their gluten-free brownie or creme brulee for dessert!!! Both are absolutely incredible!!!

There are so many incredible restaurants in every city nationwide. Whenever I travel, I tend to eat a lot of red meat and salad (can’t go wrong with a great steakhouse, I’ve always said). But chain restaurants like Outback and Bonefish have done an incredible job accomodating gluten-free customers! So next time you drive by one, stop in and try them. They might surprise you!