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Need a Dinner Idea? Try This Easy Turkey Wrap!

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Sometimes…I just want some turkey-bacon-avacado in my life. So tonight I decided to make a wrap. I had most of the ingredients already, I just had to pick up some deli turkey and avocados. The whole dinner idea originated because we had some left over tortilla wraps that were going to go bad if we didn’t use them soon. So enough talking…here’s how to make it!

Ingredients:

Deli turkey – pepper jack cheese – iceberg shredded lettuce – avocado – turkey bacon – light mayo – garlic parmesan spread

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The Hidden Valley Oven Roasted Garlic Parmesan spread is the best find! They make all these new spreads for dip or sandwiches and they are DELISH! I strongly suggest that you check this spread out, it’s legit.

Preparation:

Put the tortilla on your plate. Spread a few squirts of low fat mayo and a few dabs of the Garlic Parmesan spread on the tortilla. Make sure it is spread evenly (Picture 1). Next, place the cheese on the tortilla, along with a few slices of avocado and two (or more) pieces of bacon (Picture 2). Now place the deli turkey on the wrap, and finish with the shredded lettuce (Pictures 3 and 4). Roll up the tortilla – this is a little tricky if you overloaded it like I did…

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And TADA! Dinner is served.

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How easy was that?! And it’s SO yummy. Your boyfriend will definitely approve of this one, I know mine did! 🙂

Leftover Status

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So remember when I made paninis and said you could use the turkey bacon for something else? Well the time has come. I was super lazy tonight and didn’t want to spend much money, so I decided to use what I had around the kitchen. What did I have to work with from my panini day?? Turkey bacon and cracked pepper deli turkey. Hmm, sounds odd right. Wrong! I turned it into a delicious pasta. Here’s how:

First – ingredients:

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Farafelle Pasta – I use the grocery store brand. It’s super cheap, and does the trick. I think it was literally 98 cents. You can use any pasta you like. Bow tie just happens to be my favorite.

Alfredo Sauce – Your favorite type. I love this CLASSICO brand. Tonight I picked “Light Asiago Romano Alfredo” flavor, but any alfredo will do. I’m all about easy dinners because let’s be real, no one wants to cook after they have been working all day. #ick

Turkey Bacon – This is from the panini night. For this pasta, you need about 6 pieces (so still some to spare for breakfast!).

Deli Turkey – I had cracked pepper turkey from the panini night. There was about a 1/3 pound left of the pound I originally bought. Perfect amount.

Optional – Parmesean cheese or mozzarella cheese…your call!

DIRECTIONS:

Start your water boiling for your pasta. Fill your pot about 3/4 of the way full and salt your water. Put on high heat to bring to boil.

Start cooking your turkey bacon. Put a sauté pan on medium high heat and place 4 pieces of bacon in the pan (or as many will fit).

Once your water comes to a boil, pour in about half a box of pasta.

Your bacon should take about 7-10 minutes to cook. Once cooked, place on a paper towel to get any access grease off. **Turkey bacon is actually a lot less greasy then real bacon, which is a definite plus. I mean really, who likes grease?? Not me.**

While the pasta is cooking, cut the deli turkey into bite size pieces. Do the same with the bacon once it has cooled.

Once the pasta is done cooking, drain it and return it to it’s original cooking pot.

Pour the alfredo sauce on the pasta and stir to distribute. Then add in deli turkey and turkey bacon. Sprinkle some parmesan or mozzarella cheese on top (if desired). and BOOM! You’ve got dinner!! Like how easy was that?? Genius. AND you don’t even have to add salt or pepper, because the bacon is salty enough, and the cracked pepper deli turkey adds enough pepper to void out seasoning. It is literally one of the easiest things to make.

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Have you ever made pasta from leftovers?? What have you made? Let me know!

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Foodie Friday!

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Welcome to my delectable dinner from last night, a PANINI!!  Paninis are super easy to make, and SO delicious!! My boyfriend is a pro at making these, so we eat them often. (I can make them as well, but it always seems better when he makes them haha) Paninis are a great go-to when you have no ideas on what to make for dinner. This particular panini is a turkey, bacon, avocado panini- my fav! All you need is the following:

1/2 a pound of turkey breast (fresh from the deli! I love the cracked pepper turkey or cajun turkey)

1 avacado (each panini gets half an avocado)

A pack of turkey bacon (Slightly healthier. You only need two pieces for your panini, so the rest can be used for breakfast or for a yummy pasta for dinner later in the week.)

Cheese – I branched out and tried a new type of cheese I saw at the grocery store. It was called “White Cheddar Chipotle”. It was pretty good. Any cheese will do. My favorites are pepper jack, provolone, or mozzarella. Pick whichever cheese is your favorite. I usually put two pieces on my panini for optimal cheesiness.

Bread – I used whole wheat bread because that is my go-to bread, but whatever is your favorite will work great.

Condiments – I’m not a big condiments person, but the sandwich just needs a little something so it’s not too dry. I put the slightest amount of low fat mayonnaise possible on my sandwich. My boyfriend puts mayo and mustard on his. It’s your call.

Now comes the fun part. First, preheat your panini maker. To make the panini, the first step is to cook the bacon so it is ready to go. Place the bacon in a small pan and cook for about 4-5 minutes depending on the temperature of the your stove. You will know when it’s done. Then put all the pieces together. On one side of the bread, spread a small amount of olive oil for the perfect crispiness in the panini maker. Place the bottom piece of bread (olive oil side down) on the panini grill. Next, place the condiments, then the cheese, then the turkey, then bacon then avocado. You can really layer these any way you want. Finish with the top piece of bread, with the olive oil side up. Close the panini maker and let the magic happen! It usually takes about 4 to 5 minutes for a perfectly melted panini.

The panini maker I use is the following:

http://www.target.com/p/bella-panini-maker-chrome/-/A-14438492?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=14438492&CPNG=Appliances&kpid=14438492&LID=PA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=14438492&gclid=CMvxi72fx70CFUVgMgodtHoAcQ

My mom gave it to me as a gift because she knows how much I like food! It is inexpensive, and does the perfect job!!

What’s your favorite panini to make??

xoxo ❤

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