Goodbye to the Dinner Doctor- Chicken Fajita Wraps

This is the last recipe from the Dinner Doctor before she ships off to Valerie tomorrow (At least until I break down and buy another copy).

These chicken fajita wraps were absolutely delicious, super easy, customizable, and the best part is that they don't stink up your house like regular fajitas!!

Meet the all-star ensemble:

Here's the good thing about the Dinner Doctor, she's flexible. She's not going to show up at your door with a rolling pin and an angry eyebrow if you doctor her recipes a bit.
Things you definitely need-
Chicken
Fajita Seasoning
Burrito sized tortillas
Pepper Jack Cheese


Take your own liberties here- (I used the following)
Black Beans
Mexicorn
Green onions
Bell Pepper
Tomato


Throw in what YOU like, avocado, salsa, cilantro, onion...etc.

Enough yapping,

Dice up the chicken (I used 2 breasts) and toss it with the fajita seasoning. Dang, I need a better camera....probably a user error.



Saute that chicken until it's done


When the chicken is done (or almost done) dice up your fresh vegetables (excluding tomatoes, they go in close to the end.)


and.....you guessed it! Throw 'em in.

Let that hang out for a couple of minutes and......

Add your drained black beans and corn.


Now is a good time to add the tomatoes so they get just a little bit soft, but not slimy and mushy.

Give all that a good 2 minutes or so.

MMMMMMM.........

You know what, forget the tortillas, just give me a spoon!!

But, NO, I can't do that, because then I would miss the best part,

Delicious, soft, spicy, hand-shredded by my dear starving husband PEPPER JACK CHEESE!

Holy Mother, I didn't know how much I loved pepper jack cheese until I tried it yesterday!
This girl has been deprived of cheese for too long!

Seriously though, this cheese made the dish have juuuuust enough spice. Do yourself a favor and do not substitute this cheese.


Layer the cheese, fajita mixture, and some brown rice inside a tortilla and do the burrito envelop if you can. (Since I just got a new video camera, I smell a burrito tutorial coming.)

Y'all, these were SO good and they will definitely be going in the dinner rotation!

I'll miss you Dinner Doctor! Come back soon!

Cookbook Winner!

The winner of the Dinner Doctor's awesome cookbook is.............................................

Comment Number 18..................Valerie

Valerie said...

My favorite thing to cook and my family's favorite thing to eat.

http://valeriegail.blogspot.com/2008/12/tasteful-thursday-yum-yum.html

July 17, 2009 11:48 PM

Valerie, please email me at rachel.p.robinson@gmail.com with your shipping info. Congratulations!

Asian Chicken Salad: Courtesy of the Dinner Doctor

This recipe is inspired by...well, almost exactly like...the one from the Dinner Doctor book that I'm giving away. It's the first of 3 I'm going to cook before I give the book away on Monday. This was ridiculously easy and took very little time. Plus, I imagine it will keep in the refrigerator for a few days.

Here's what you will need:

The Dinner Doctor book of course...but I guess not since I'm putting the recipe on here.
Some chicken breasts (My grill was still hot from hamburgers, so I threw them on, but you can bake or saute them as well.
1 pack of oriental flavored ramen noodles uncooked (I'm not even gonna lie...I love ramen!)
A few green onions
Fresh Parsley (The book called for cilantro, but I had to buy parsley anyway for another recipe, so I just used parsley)
1 bag of coleslaw mix
1 broccoli crown
Dressing (I'm using Ken's light asian toasted sesame because it was buy one get one free at Publix, but you can mix up your own vinaigrette too....Take the shortcut where you can)


Put your coleslaw mix in a giant bowl. This is a hot topic I'm sure, but I don't wash bagged salad. Publix tells me it's "triple washed and ready to eat" I trust those guys.


Chop the onion, parsley, broccoli, chicken, and break up the uncooked ramen noodles.


Dump it all in the bowl.


Mix it all up reeeeeaaaaal good.

So it looks like this!

For the dressing, I'm using this:


And doctoring it up a little with this:

The seasoning from the ramen noodles

The book gives you a couple of ideas for the dressing, but I figured this way was pretty healthy (minus the ramen sodium of course!)

Don't dress the salad until you put it on your plate. This way, it will stay fresh and crunchy for a few days.

That was easy enough, right?

I can't wait to make the next two recipes before the giveaway!

Don't forget to enter!

Giveaway! Because Everybody's Doing It!

Today, in the spirit of....um.....Tuesday, I'm giving away a copy of one of my favorite cookbooks!



This cookbook is similar to some of the "semi-homemade" ideas. It has over 230 recipes that use some fresh, and some ready-made ingredients.They are pretty much easy, yet impressive. Basically, it's awesome.

The book is not just 536 pages of straight recipes...that would be boring. Seriously, this is bathtub reading material!

There are lists (which I automatically love) about "doctoring" things you probably already have, and some light reading about...you know...cooking stuff.

The bottom line is, unless you are the Pioneer Woman, Martha Stewart, or Paula Deen, this book will be an absolute GEM to have in your kitchen.

To enter: Do any or all of these 4 things

1. Leave a comment with something you LOVE to cook, or WOULD LOVE to cook (gold star if you leave the recipe!)

2. Follow me on Twitter and comment that so I'll know.

3. Follow my blog and comment that so I'll know.

4. Tweet the giveaway and comment that so I'll know.

Enter until Midnight on Sunday July 19. I'll randomly pick a winner on Monday July 20.

Love y'all, mean it!

P.S. I'm going to make some recipes from this book in the coming week, be sure to check back!