1 cup low fat grated Mexican blend cheese – separated
1 cup salsa
Directions:
Heat a large skillet on medium high heat and coat with cooking spray. Add ground turkey and beef and sauté for 5 – 7 minutes until browned. Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
Add chili sauce, water, Tabasco sauce (if using) and taco seasoning. Heat on medium low for 5 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly. Remove from heat and set aside.
Heat a non-stick skillet on medium high. Heat tortillas until slightly browned.
To Assemble: Coat an 8 X 12 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Layer 3 tortillas on the bottom (you may have to cut the tortillas so that they cover the bottom). Add the ground meat mixture and top with half the cheese. Layer the meat and cheese mixture with the remaining tortillas. Spoon salsa on top and finally, top with the remaining cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned.
This is a beautiful sweet treat for your love this Valentine’s holiday. It takes a little while to prepare but you can make all of the components in advance and assemble at the last minute. Instead of buying something at a store, add a little romance to this holiday season and bake up some love instead.
Enjoy!!
Valentine’s Pavlova
Preheat oven 300o
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes + 45 minutes cool time in oven
Decorating Time: 10 minutes
Estimated Values per Serving:
Calories: 375 Fat: 6 grams
Valentine’s Pavlova
Meringue Shell:
Ingredients:
3 egg whites – at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon cream of tarter
Dash of salt
15 drops red food coloring (optional)
1 cup sugar
Directions:
Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and draw 6 hearts as a template for the shells. Turn over parchment paper and set onto baking sheet.
In a electric mixer, add egg whites, vanilla, cream of tarter, salt and food coloring. Beat on medium speed until soft peaks form (the tips curl). Slowly add the sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating on high speed until very stiff peaks form (tips stand straight up).
Spoon meringue into a pastry bag fitted with a wide tip and pipe the meringue onto the parchment paper, using your heart drawing as a guide. Build the sides of the hearts up so they form a shallow cup. Save a little of the meringue to create 6 rosettes on the parchment paper between the hearts.
Bake for 35 minutes then turn off the oven, keep the door closed, and let stand in the oven for at least 45 more minutes.
Remove the meringues and cool.
Chocolate Ganache hearts:
Ingredients:
1 (6 ounce) bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon Chambord liquor
2 tablespoons fat free half and half
Directions:
Spray a silicon heart or chocolate heart mold with cooking spray and refrigerate until ready to use.
Place chocolate chips in a small bowl and add Chambord.
Heat the half and half until steaming hot. Pour the half and half into the chocolate mixture and mix until all the chocolate is melted.
Pour chocolate mixture into the molds. Refrigerate until form.
Raspberry Sauce
Ingredients:
1 bag ( ounces) frozen raspberries – defrosted
2 tablespoons Chambord liquor
2 tablespoons sugar
Directions:
Combine raspberries, Chambord and sugar in a blender.
Puree for about 30 seconds until mashed.
Valentine’s Pavlova
Decorating
Ingredients:
Fat free whipped cream (from a can or whipped topping)
Meringue hearts
Meringue rosettes
Chocolate ganache hearts
Raspberry sauce
Directions:
Place a large heart on a dessert plate. Spread whipped cream on one side with raspberry sauce on the other side.
Squeeze the excess water from the defrosted spinach and place in a large bowl.
Add turkey breast meat, ground beef, onion and garlic powder, salt, pepper, dried basil, egg substitute, ricotta and parmesan cheese and bread crumbs and mix together well until incorporated.
Coat a 9 X 5-inch bread pan with cooking spray. Shape meatloaf and place into baking pan.
Decorate top with tomatoes.
Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake an additional 30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165o.
Remove from baking pan and slice into 6 equal servings.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet on medium high heat and coat with cooking spray. Add chicken and sauté for 7 – 10 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
Squeeze excess water from thawed spinach and add to the skillet. Add chicken broth, onion and garlic powder and cook until the liquid is absorbed (about 5 minutes).
In a small bowl, whisk together the half and half, ricotta cheese and parmesan cheese. Reduce heat to medium low and add the cheese mixture, heat through until the sauce is warm and the cheese has melted.
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