Black Bean Taquitos

Black Bean Taquitos

• 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 T salsa
• 1/2 t cumin
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/2 t pepper
• 2 T lime juice
• 1 C frozen spinach chopped
• 1 can corn (do not process with beans)
• 1 C shredded cheese
• 8-10 soft whole wheat tortillas or corn tortillas

Preheat oven to 425 degrees 

Place beans, salsa, spices, and lime juice in food processor until mostly smooth. 

Add remaining ingredients except tortillas

Place in tortillas and toll them up

Spray outsides with nonstick cooking spray

Bake for 15-20 minutes 

Got from a great cookbook, but altered it a little bit.  VERY EASY.  I used a blender since I don't have a food processor. 

Cake Pops

INGREDIENTS:
1 box chocolate cake mix PLUS whatever ingredients are required for the cake
1 can chocolate frosting
1 bag of candy melts (can buy them at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, etc. )
Toppings- I used sprinkles and Heath candy bar bits
Sucker sticks (got mine at Hobby Lobby)


DIRECTIONS:
Bake the cake according to the directions on the box. Let the cake cool, then crumble into little pieces. Spoon the whole can of frosting into the crumbled cake and mix together well. Mold the cake into about 1 inch balls and place onto a cookie sheet. Stick the cake balls into the fridge or freezer and let cool a little longer. Then melt the candy melts into a bowl. Once the cake balls are ready, take a sucker stick and dip one end into the chocolate, then stick into the cake ball. Dip the cake pop into the chocolate and make sure the whole ball is covered. Then dip into desired toppings. Place on parchment paper until chocolate is set. 

Rigatoni

Okay, so this is probably one of the easiest meals to make when your starving, can't wait to eat, and don't have that much food in your fridge. This happened to me the other night, and this is what I made. Kind of embarrassing how easy it is.

Ingredients: 
1 cup uncooked rigatoni pasta
1 cup marinara sauce
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (You use the yogurt as a replacement for alfredo sauce, both are good the yogurt is just obviously healthier)
chopped green onions (optional)


Follow directions for cooking the pasta. Mix together both the marinara sauce and Greek Yogurt. Heat the sauce either on the stove or in the microwave. Pour sauce over pasta, mix together, and top with green onions. 

White Chocolate Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS:
2/3 cup of shortening
2/3 cup of butter (slightly melted)
1 cup of sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla

MIX ALL INGREDIENTS TOGETHER, THEN SLOWLY ADD IN:

3 cups of flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt

AFTER ALL INGREDIENTS ARE MIXED WELL, STIR IN:

1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

ROLL DOUGH INTO 1 1/2 INCH BALLS AND PLACE ONTO PARCHMENT PAPER

BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR 8-10 MIN.