The Spaniard Salad

There seemed to be a theme of mexican foods going so I thought I would continue it with a salad. Easy and very low calories, only 319. This is another recipe you can adjust the ingredients to make for 2 or for a large party.

3 Corn Tortillas
1 pd chicken (or you may use ground beef)
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
2 tomatoes, diced.
6 cups shredded lettuce
2 green onions sliced
1 can black olives, drained
1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup fat free thousand island dressing

Optional: If you want to add some spice, you can add hot chilies of your choice.

Oven set to 350.
Cut the tortillas into strips and place on a cookie sheet. I would recommended using butter or cooking spray before placing them on the sheet as they will stick as the brown and will break easy. Cook strips until lightly brown. You may have to shift them on the sheet to get all sides.

Cook chicken and add taco seasoning mix according to the packet. Combined separately lettuce, tomatoes, green onion, olives and kidney beans. Add chicken, tortilla strips and thousand island. Toss altogether and its ready to serve.

Enjoy!!

Inspiration

"Cooking has always brought me a happiness that I didn't think was available. I just fire up the stove, and things start to fade away." - Paula Deen

I could not agree more with that quote. No matter how bad of a day I have had, getting in the kitchen and getting my hands dirty creating a dish seems to make all the bad things disappear. I have always found great inspiration in the kitchen. I am Kassandra, a 26 year old Southern California girl with Spanish and Irish heritages running through my veins. Currently engaged to be married this October to a wonderful man who has three daughters who are 17, 13 and 7. I love large families and cant wait to start adding additions to our family. Call me nuts. I grew up in a family that gathered in the kitchen to cook meals every day. My great grandmother was an artist in the kitchen. I don't recall ever seeing her measure out ingredients and her creations were to die for. As you will see in most of my recipes, I don't have an exact measurement for ingredients as I have taken on her inspiration but I will try my hardest to give you the exacts.

I make home cooked meals 5-6 times a week to keep my family healthy. I believe its the most health way to live nowadays. I am always looking to create and find new inspirations so I really hope you all enjoy this blog as much as us ladies.

Till Next Time....

~Kassandra