Fact: If I could, I would only eat macaroni and cheese, pb&j sandwiches, greek yogurt, oatmeal, bananas and grapes. I swear I have the taste buds of a 5 year old. I'm not into spices or variety, and certainly not most vegetables. So when I eat veggies they have to be GOOD. So in an effort to eat more spinach I decided to work out an easy lunchtime recipe that has spinach incorporated, and I have to say it's pretty great!
Ingredients
2 whole wheat tortillas
1 tbsp (or less) butter
1 tbsp (or less) olive oil
1/2 cup chopped baby bella or crimini mushrooms
1/2 cup fresh baby spinach
2ish ounces goat cheese
1 tbsp chopped garlic
** As a side note, keep a small jar of minced garlic in your fridge and it will cut down on prep time when you are making solo meals. You probably wont even notice the difference.
Directions
Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium.
Add a little butter and a little olive oil.
Add the chopped garlic and chopped baby bellas. Saute until the mushrooms begin to brown.
Remove the skillet from heat.
Add the baby spinach and stir mix. The residual heat from the skillet will wilt the spinach.
Once the spinach is a beautiful bright green color and still a little firm it's ready to go.
Warm your tortillas in the microwave for 5 seconds, just to get them soft.
Spread goat cheese in the center of the tortillas. You want a pretty good layer because some cheese will melt in the cooking.
Add the spinach and mushroom filling to each tortilla, distributing evenly.
Roll up the tortilla so the cheese, mushrooms and spinach are safely inside.
Heat up a george forman grill to medium.
Lightly butter the outside of the tortillas (not required), and place on grill seam side down.
Grill until lightly toasted. It should still be warm through because of the mushroom/spinach.
Cut in half and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving 1 (2 rollups), Calories 533, Fat 40g, Protein 19g, est ww points 13
Review and Notes
I would definitely give this recipe 5 out of 5 honeybees for ease, taste and texture.
* A note about goat cheese. I really recommend seeking out good quality, local and ethically produced goat cheese. You might pay a little more than the 'national' brands, but the money stays in our community and you can seek out high animal husbandry standards, which I think is worth it. Here in DFW we are lucky to be the home of Latte Da Dairy. They care so much for their goats that they are animal welfare approved, plus their goat cheese is some of the best I've ever tasted! You can catch them at several local farmers markets, Central Market or at one of their open houses all listed on their web site.*
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