An Apple a Day

Inspired by food blogger, The Pioneer Woman, I adapted her recipe for the above for my take on some easy and delicious quesadillas.

These are guaranteed to get rave reviews from your guests!



8 Mission Carb Balance Flour Tortillas
Olive oil spray
2 c. grilled pineapple, slice in small cubes
3 chicken breasts, cubed
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp garlic salt
2 c. shredded or grated chihuaha cheese
1 whole jalapeno, sliced
1 small red onion, sliced thin
3 tbs BBQ sauce

Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt, pepper, chili powder and garlic salt. Spray olive oil on a grill pan and grill on both sides until done or broil in oven for 6 minutes a side, brushing with barbecue sauce. Set aside and slice into very thin slices.

Warm griddle or grill pan over medium heat and spray with olive oil. Slightly warm and toast tortillas on both sides, then remove from griddle and set aside.

To assemble, sprinkle four browned tortillas with grated chihuaha cheese. Arrange chicken slices evenly over the surface. Add pineapple, jalapeno, and red onion slices. If desired, drizzle extra barbecue sauce over the top. Add second browned tortilla on top of each one. (You’ll have four complete quesadillas at this point.)

Add to oven to warm, or back to skillet to warm, until cheese is melted. Cut each quesadilla into six wedges. Serve with sour cream, pico de gallo, and lime wedges.

Be careful, because you'll surely get suckered into standing at the stove making these all night!

One more item I constantly have in my fridge are these guys. For a low carb tortilla, they are very good.



I love bread probably more than the average person. Tortillas I can eat by the fistful -- and sometimes I do, but in trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, I have cut a lot of bread out of my diet. Keep in mind, a true foodie can and will take a face dive into some amazing, freshly baked bread, whenever necessary. I've just found that experiencing everything in moderation is what's right for me.

So, in saying that, I wanted to find something I could rotate through my daily food routine without sacrificing taste, but without skyrocketing my daily carbohydrate intake.

Enter Mission Carb Balance Whole Wheat Tortillas.

At only 80 calories, 2g fat, 12g of carbs, and a whopping 8g of fiber, this is an excellent alternative to the traditional flour tortilla.

I use it in a TON of ways:

Slathered with Nutella or peanut butter, sprinkled with cinnamon and wrapped up with sliced banana

Sliced deli ham with a smeared wedge of Laughing Cow swiss cheese and lettuce, wrapped and cut into roll-up pieces

With grilled or broiled chicken breast seasoned with some chili powder, garlic & cayenne, sliced green pepper and onion, fresh tomatoes and a dollop of sour cream

A little cream or neufchatel cheese, with sliced cucumber and deli turkey and a dash of celery salt

Cut into triangles, baked with garlic salt and dipped into hummus

The above are just a few ways I use the tortillas as a quick snack when I don't have the time to make a full dinner.

Mission has a variety of tortillas, but I like the smaller, whole wheat fajita tortillas best. They are soft and flavorful, with a subtle whole wheat taste that isn't overpoweringly flour-like.

You can find them in any grocery store, and they keep in the fridge for about two weeks when you seal them.