Recipe: Southwest Chicken Wraps & Homemade Oreos

So we had a snow day, which left us all a bit bored because it wasn't a typical snow day like in the states of Iowa, North Dakota and Colorado. However, more to come on that later. But in our boredom Chantel and I went through the recipe book made by Natalie's sisters to make dinner and dessert.

Southwest Chicken Wrap
Ingredients
1 cup rice, cooked
1 cup cooked, shredded chicken (just boil the chicken until it's done & then shred it with a fork)
1 can black beans, rinsed & drained
1 green onion, chopped
1/2 red or green bell peppers
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Juice of 1 lime
1/2 T. chili powder
1 t. ground cumin
1/2 t. garlic salt
2 cups shredded cheese
Sour Cream (optional)
6 burrito-sized flour tortillas

Directions
In a large bowl, mix together rice, chili powder, cumin and garlic salt. Add chicken, beans, onion, bell pepper, cilantro and lime juice.

Preheat skillet or griddle to medium heat. Assemble wraps by sprinkling cheese on a tortilla leaving a one-inch margin (it's important to spread the cheese out because as it melts, the cheese holds it all together).

Place generous amount of rice/chicken mixture in the middle. If desired, dot the mixture with sour cream. Tuck in edges and roll up tortilla.Spray the outside of the tortilla with cooking spray and place seam-side down on heated skillet or griddle. Cook until golden brown and crisp, about 2-3 minutes per side.

It was delicious! We didn't add the chicken, so it was vegetarian style. Chantel also cooked the onions and green peppers before mixing them in, it was great!


Homemade Oreos
Ingredients
Cookie
1 Devil's food cake mix
1 stick of butter, melted
1 egg

Cream Cheese Frosting
4 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Directions for Cookies
Combine all of the above ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Form into one inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Cool and frost.

Directions for Frosting
Cream the butter and cream cheese together. Beat in the powdered sugar until smooth. Add vanilla and cream well.

***Special note: Make sure you check the cream cheese box and see how many ounces it is. I didn't check and it turns out a typical cream cheese box is 8 oz., so we have double the amount of frosting sitting in the fridge...ooops!