You guys are awesome, really.
I totally KNEW I could count on all of you to agree with me on my debate!!!
Some of you even caught on to my *clue*:
“I debated on another overly delicious oatmeal bowl, but was feeling too lazy…” (Nice catch, Gabby!) 😉
Jay swears he’s still right, but I now have tons of proof that I am, in fact, the winner of this debate. He’s now blaming it on the fact that he’s left handed…so maybe you were onto something, Nancy!?! 🙂
Dinner tonight was an A+ for quickness and deliciousness.
Chicken & Veggie Quesadillas
Please forgive the horrendous looking plate – I had to move the little buggers around a bit for the camera and they were bein’ a little sloppy. 😉
My quesadilla started with a LaTortilla Factory whole wheat tortilla, which I stuffed with some diced red & green peppers, red onion, tomatoes, spinach, grilled chicken, & a mexican 4-cheese blend.
I kept the cooking method simple: heat up the stovetop, toss the tortilla into a large skillet pan, cover the entire tortilla with cheese, and 1/2 with your fillings. After about 5 minutes, fold it over, and cook until nice and toasty on both sides.
Along with our quesadillas, I cooked up some corn on the cob. I wanted to cook it on the grill, but the weather was a little icky, and I didn’t feel like waiting. Oh well, next time!
After dinner, I was really in the mood for some baking, so I scrounged around the kitchen to see what I had. A friend of mine was telling me the other day about a kind of cookie bar that she had just tried with granola in it. Well, wouldntcha know – I have had almost a full box of granola, which resulted in some delicious Granola Blondies!
Granola Blondies
Ingredients:
1 egg
1 egg white
1-1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups reduced-fat granola with raisins
1 cup dried cranberries
Directions:
Combine egg, egg white, brown sugar and oil; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the wet ingredients just until blended. Stir in granola & dried cranberries (batter will be thick).
Spread into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool & cut into bars. ENJOY! 😛
Now if you’ll please excuse me, I have to go finish eating the piece I just cut for myself. 😉
Have a good night!!
Filed under: Baking, Dinner, Recipes | Tagged: dinner, granola blondies, quesadillas, recipes |
That’s hilarious! For some reason I totally thought YOU were the lefty, which is why this topic came up in the first place. I also thought your hint was the bowl on top of the grocery list. But of course the real hint was definitely a catcher, I didn’t get 🙂
omg those blondies look sooooooo good!
Those look delicious! I have been REALLY wanting blondies lately… and when I saw them on your blog I got excited! This recipe looks really tasty… I think I might have to try it… just gotta get some granola… I’m out!
those granola blondies look delicious! do you know how many calories are in a bar??
I estimated around 195 if you cut them into 16 bars. But there’s room to play with the ingredients if you want to try to make it less — you just not might end up with as good of a texture?
ooh ok..i wonder if you could substitute the granola with oatmeal to get a more oatier bar? i might have to play around with that recipe! 😀
Yeah definitely! You might even be able to try some applesauce in place of the canola oil?
they’re a really good idea! your blondies sounds pretty simple too! x
I’ve never had a blondie….those look sooooo good. Love quesadillas.
Wow those granola blondies look sooo good! They would be really good with white choc. chips too! (Of course not as healthy tho 🙂 ) ha I’m definitely going to make these this week!
Oooo, I LIKE that idea!
those look AMAZING!!!
Holy Cow! I am new to your blog and those look AMAZING!!! I must make them this weekend 🙂
Those quesadillas look amazing! I love how nice and browned you got them…mine never get like that! And those healthy treats look delish… xxSAS
Okay those quesadillas look amazing! YUM! Okay I just went back and read the post and I found the hidden clue…duh!! haha!
[…] For dessert, I whipped up a batch of Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies! I had a serious craving for one after seeing them at Magnolia this afternoon. My recipe was inspired by Courtney’s Granola Blondies. […]
[…] I just picked up a brand new box of granola, which immediately made me think of my favorite Granola Blondies. […]