Stuffed BBQ Chicken

$9 per family, Easy, Prep Time: 2 hours, Ingredients are per family

Ingredients:
4-5 large chicken breasts
3 slices Provolone Cheese
3 slices PepperJack Cheese
3/4 cup BBQ sauce
Kosher Salt
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Cracked Pepper
Directions:
Spray pans with non-stick spray and trim fat from chicken breasts before slicing part-way into the breast to make a "pocket" or "butterfly" shape. Season both sides of chicken with spices. Place a half slice each of pepperjack and provolone on top of each breast and brush BBQ sauce over the cheese slices. Roll chicken breasts, place seam-side down into greased pan and brush all tops with remaining BBQ sauce.

Bake Thawed: 350 for 30 minutes or until juices run clear
Bake from Frozen: 350 for 45-50 minutes or until juices run clear

Spicy Black Bean Burritos (Easy, < $5 family)

Instructions for freezer club: Reheat bean filling in oven or microwave, serve in tortillas for burrito-style or on chips for nachos with your choice of toppings: sour cream, avocados, lettuce, salsa, cheese, tomatoes, etc!

 

Yield: about 6 servings

Ingredients:
For the bean filling:
2 tsp. canola or vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. minced chipotle in adobo sauce
1 tsp. ground cumin
¼ tsp. kosher salt
Dash cayenne pepper
1/3 cup water, vegetable broth or chicken broth
1 (15 oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 oz.) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
6 tbsp. fresh salsa

For serving:
6 (9- or 10-inch) flour tortillas, warmed
Shredded cheese
Diced tomatoes
Shredded romaine lettuce
Chopped green onions
Low-fat sour cream or Greek yogurt

Directions:
To make the bean filling, heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.  Add the garlic, chili powder, chipotle, cumin, salt and cayenne; stir, cooking just until fragrant, 30-60 seconds.  Add the beans and the water or broth to the pan.  Bring the mixture to a boil.  Reduce the heat to medium-low and allow the mixture to simmer for 10 minutes.  Remove the skillet from the heat, stir in the salsa and mash the mixture with a spoon or fork.

Spoon about a third of a cup of the bean mixture down the center of each tortilla.  Top each serving with a pinch of shredded cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, green onions and sour cream.  Roll the tortilla up tightly, burrito style, and serve immediately.