Here is a recap on what you’ve missed on Nutritious Eats:
I am doing a September Health Challenge (feel free to start it whenever you can- it lasts for 30 days). I will be posting the daily challenge to my facebook page, twitter and instagram so make sure to follow along.
Need some healthy kid lunch ideas? This post is for you plus I’m giving away a lunch kit to TWO readers- perfect for your kids! You have until Tuesday at 12:00pm CST to enter.
I am sharing today’s recipe with you because I LOVE it and because it’s a perfect example of why it’s so great when my readers engage in conversations with me via comments on the blog, facebook or twitter. I get great ideas from you guys too!
One of my readers who always participates in meal planning on the blog led me to this recipe and it is now one of my favorite appetizers. It is perfect for parties, game-days (hello college football!), even casual dinners. We do “appetizers” for dinner once in awhile and I often make these with guacamole, salsa and a veggie tray. We LOVE THEM. So thank you to my reader who first shared the link to these egg rolls. You know who you are!
I usually make the whole recipe for me and my husband (my kids don’t like these much and I think it’s because of the green chilies) so of course we have leftovers. I love them cold the next day or warmed up in the microwave too. If you are making them for a party and need to do some early prep-work, you can make the filling ahead of time and just assemble and bake closer to party time. I like that they are a healthy yet hearty appetizer you can feel good about eating. You will LOVE ‘em!
Now on to meal planning. I had some down time over the long Holiday weekend and I realized why my meal plans have been lacking over the last couple months. I stopped looking at cookbooks, magazines and cooking shows! Things just got busier since we moved and all the kids were home from school. I devoted an hour over the long weekend to do this and it was SO much easier to plan my menu for the week! It doesn’t mean I am trying a new recipe each night, it just gave me ideas and even reminders of things I’ve created in the past that I haven’t made in awhile. I totally recommend setting aside some time to flip through your cookbooks or online- just keep a notepad nearby to jot down the ingredients you’ll need and by the end of it you will have your grocery list ready. It helps tremendously!
Sunday
Cobb Salad (romaine, tomatoes, avocado, blue cheese & cut up spiral ham)
Monday
Brown Rice & Lentil Burgers & regular hamburgers (for the kids and for leftovers), Traditional creamy coleslaw, homemade potato chips
Tuesday
Garlic Shrimp (got bumped from last week), Orzo-Feta Pasta Salad , Mixed Greens
Wednesday
Southwestern Eggrolls, Guacamole (any other leftovers)
Tuesday
Spiced Rubbed Chicken breast, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Leftover roasted Veggies (used in enchiladas)
Wednesday
Leftovers
Thursday
Mint-Pea Falafel, Baba Ganoush & Pitas, Veggie Tray
Friday
Pizza!
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups frozen corn, thawed
- 1 can (15 OUNCES) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dried
- 1 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies, drained
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne red pepper
- 1 package (21) egg roll wrappers
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- **1 egg beaten for sealing egg roll (can substitute water)
DIRECTIONS:
- In a large bowl, combine everything but the egg roll wrappers. Place ~1/4 cup mixture in the center of one egg roll wrapper. Fold bottom corner over filling. Fold sides toward center over filling and continue to roll tightly to seal (see directions on egg roll wrapper). Using your finger, moisten remaining corner with egg. Repeat.
- Place seam-side down on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Brush tops of egg rolls lightly with olive oil. Bake at 425 degrees F for 10-15 minutes until lightly brown. Turn them halfway through baking.
- Serve warm with salsa, guacamole and/or sour cream.
Notes
I have substituted sauteed bell pepper for the spinach- how ever you make them they are always a big hit.
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home, Melanie Scott
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INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups frozen corn, thawed
- 1 can (15 OUNCES) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dried
- 1 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies, drained
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne red pepper
- 1 package (21) egg roll wrappers
- **1 egg beaten for sealing egg roll (can substitute water)
DIRECTIONS:
- In a large bowl, combine everything but the egg roll wrappers. Place ~1/4 cup mixture in the center of one egg roll wrapper. Fold bottom corner over filling. Fold sides toward center over filling and continue to roll tightly to seal (see directions on egg roll wrapper). Using your finger, moisten remaining corner with egg. Repeat.
- Place seam-side down on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Brush tops of egg rolls lightly with olive oil. Bake at 425 degrees F for 10-15 minutes until lightly brown. Turn them halfway through baking.
- Serve warm with salsa, guacamole and/or sour cream.
Notes
I have substituted sauteed bell pepper for the spinach- how ever you make them they are always a big hit.
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home, Melanie Scott
Questions:
What do you have on your meal plan for the week? Are you excited about college football? Do you have any fun Labor Day plans
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Looks very yummy! I pinned! Thanks for sharing! And I love college football…especially Auburn football!!
Thanks for sharing Mindy! I need to start looking for more football snacks because that is part of the fun!
We will have to try the egg rolls sometime. They look great. Here at our plans for the weeks.
Sun- we ate at Rudy’s for Greg’s birthday
Mon- we are having a labor day picnic for lunch so maybe popcorn or cereal for dinner
Tues-making a new vegan spaghetti and “meat”balls for us and the smiths
Wed- asian noodle salad
Thurs-leftovers
Fri- pizza
I had forgotten…Saturday we are trying you roasted veggie enchiladas.
Thanks Gretchen, Happy Belated to Greg! Hope you guys like the enchiladas!
I have the pickiest eater. This looks like a great way to sneak in some veggies!!!
I love baked eggrolls and these ones look amazing!
Thanks Bree!
I recently made a very similar recipe and LOVE this! such a fun way to serve an appetizer!
It is! I need to think of different combos- they bake so nicely that I don’t miss them being fried at all!
Monday- Veggie stir fry with quinoa
Tuesday- Roasted Tomatoes with Fresh Basil over Polenta for us, pasta for the kids.
Roasted asparagus and Cauliflower
Wednesday- Bean Burgers, homemade potato chips, broccoli
Thursday- Breakfast tacos, tofu scramble for us, eggs for kids, Going to give soyrizo a try, Fruit
Friday- Pizza, going to try Bob’s Red Mill GF pizza crust mix
Looks yummy Dana! Hope you’re having a good week!
Do you have a recipe for the Baba Ganoush? Love that stuff but have never made it myself.
I love it too and haven’t made it in YEARS! I recently bought one from Costco that was really yummy and had a great nutrition profile- low in calorie and not a lot of added junk. I am going to try this recipe from Aarti Party (one of the food network gals). I can let you know how it goes! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/middle-eastern-fire-roasted-eggplant-dip-babaganoush-recipe/index.html
I’m ready for dinner part 2 after looking at your gorgeous southwestern egg rolls! Thx so much for your sweet comment on my blog-I’m feeling much better now
. I highly recommend the Kung Pao chicken from my weekly meal plan (link on my blog). I left out the spice for the kids and we all loved it. Hope you have a wonderful week!
Oh that sounds awesome. We never live close to good Chinese restaurants so I need to start making it myself!
those looks AMAZING.. i just need to pick up some egg roll wrappers and we’ll be ready to go! adding to our weekend menu!
Hiya!
Just found your blog and I love it! Great pics and info. I am a newish food/health blogger and I think your blog is really great inspiration, super clean and professional looking, good job! Never tried egg rolls before but look fab, will be attempting soon.
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Thanks for all the posts
Georgia
Thank you so much for the sweet comment Georgia! It’s hard at the beginning to keep up with all the more established blogs out there but everyone is so different! Hope you enjoy blogging and I will definitely stop by for a visit.
These look delicious! Have you ever tried freezing them?
Thanks Lori! I haven’t but I am always curious to how they’d turn out. We usually just enjoy them for leftovers for a few days or sometimes I will only make half the rolls and use the remaining half of filling for burritos. I’ll let you know if I do try freezing them!
These have all my favourite ingredients in them and I love that they’re baked! Can’t wait to try them!
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I always make these fried… I exclusively fill them with left overs and serve them with homemade bbq or what have you for what is in them…. now Id like to try them baked… look delish and I like pioneer womans recipes so I think we have a winner
I plan on making these, thanks for sharing! However, I made the BUFFALO CHICKEN EGG ROLLS not too long ago, which were GREAT, however, it also called for baking in the oven and that made them so, so…I DEEP FAT FRIED the next batch and BIG improvement! Do YOUR BAKED egg rolls taste the same and or as good as the deep fat fried ones or did I mess mine up some how? I am discovering that you can pretty much make anything into an egg roll-yum! I made bbq chicken ones for a picky kid. And also made some filled w/only cabbage and (cooked) ground beef then dipped in bbq sauce to eat.