Savvy with Abbie

Life is all about balance, right? Last night we had Beef Enchiladas - homemade - with a recipe from NW Kidney that can be found HERE . Being a "healthier" recipe, I didn't know what to expect but I was more than surprised on how good these turned out. PLUS, I dropped 1.5 pounds overnight. Although I can't guarantee weight loss, I typically lose weight when I switch over to DaVita or kidney-friendly recipes.  In this recipe I used onion powder in place of an onion and garlic powder in place of garlic. I didn't want to use small corn tortillas because they fall apart so I found some Handmade Style Tortillas that were made from a blend of white and wheat corn. Will definitely buy again! Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef 2 tbsp onion powder 1 tsp cumin Black pepper for taste 1 tbsp garlic powder 6 Handmade Style Tortillas 1 can enchilada sauce 2 tbsp olive oil Four Cheese blend, to top Directions: Brown the meat in a frying pan. Add onion powder, garlic powder, cumin a

I just sat down for the first time today to actually relax. And it's 4pm on a Saturday. Yesterday was my birthday (yay for 36!) so my fiance and I went down south and stayed at a hotel. We had a nice time. I drove home two hours today and then finished up putting resin on some tumblers, I went to the market so I can make more recipes for you guys, wrapped presents for my son because his birthday is next Friday, and then worked for a few minutes. I also received some Amazon orders because, you know, Christmas is in a few weeks, so I went through those as well. Whew, ready for a break. I am so behind on blogs and I am pretty sure I say that in all of my blog posts. I actually have a blog post that I'll be making next about discounts and deals you can receive from companies during your birthday. And my birthday was yesterday so that tells you how behind I am on blogs :/  So I think I made this recipe last week, or maybe the week before and it's for Ground Beef Enchiladas. Kevi

With so many enchilada recipes I have blogged about, I'm surprised that none of them are just regular, ground beef, cheesy enchiladas. So here we go. Ingredients: 1lb ground beef 2.5 cups red enchilada sauce 1 packet taco seasoning 5 large flour tortillas 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded Directions: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a pan with PAM or spray. Cook beef on the stove until brown, 5-7 minutes. Add taco seasoning with 3/4 cup water. Boil. Turn heat down and cook for about 2.5 minutes. Add 1 cup enchilada sauce and cook for 2.5 minutes more. In a tortilla, pour the meat mixture in the tortilla and add cheese. Roll tortilla up and place in a pan or baking sheet. Do this for all 5 enchiladas. Pour the remainder enchilada sauce on top and top with more cheese. Cook for 25 minutes. Serve with rice and beans. If you are looking for other Enchilada recipes, here are ones I have blogged about: Chicken Enchilada Nachos Slow Cooker Chic