Wednesday 7/7 "Taquitos and Dip"

This is a Quick Fix by Robin Miller meal.

Taquitos
•2 teaspoons olive oil (already purchased)
•1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces (I purchased bulk for 2 meals so $8.06)
•1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers, drained (from water-packed jar) ($1.92)
•1 teaspoon liquid smoke (already purchased)
•8 (6-inch) corn tortillas ($1.59)
•1 1/3 cups shredded pepper jack cheese ($1.96)

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and saute 5 minutes, until browned on all sides. Add roasted red peppers and liquid smoke and cook 1 minute to heat through. Arrange tortillas on a flat surface. Top each tortilla with an equal amount of chicken mixture, to within 1/4-inch of the edges. Top chicken mixture with cheese (1/3 cup of cheese per tortilla). Roll up tortillas and place on a baking sheet. Spray with cooking spray and bake 10 minutes, until cheese melts.

Avocado and Bean dip
•2 ripe Hass avocados, pitted and peeled ($0.66)
•1/2 cup drained canned white beans ($0.86)
•2 cloves garlic, minced (already purchased)
•1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves ($3.19)
•2 teaspoons fresh lime juice (already purchased)
•Salt and ground black pepper

Directions
In a medium bowl, combine avocados, white beans and garlic. Mash with a fork until chunky. Fold in cilantro and lime juice. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.

The verdict: Okay. A couple of things to note. Corn tortillas really need to be nuked for about 30 seconds between 2 wet paper towels. Otherwise they will break as you try to roll them. The dip was delicious. I splurged on purchased a cilantro herb mix in a tube b/c I think the store was out of fresh cilantro. Also, I can use it several times...they keep it near the fresh herbs and greens in the produce section. All in all this was delicious, but slightly costly for what it was. However, chicken will get used again. And, I ate the dip for like, 2 days afterwards. Beans are a good way to stretch a dip. Total cost to make: $18.24.