My Home Made Gringo Gordita

Hello everyone, Here is the newest dinner I have made. It was VERY good!! This one it a big thicker on the calorie side, but still isn't too bad. It was a total of 557 calories.

A couple months ago Amy and I got a small bag of pinto beans. I wanted to try to make some re-fried beans from scratch in a healthy way. We had some extra time today so I thought I would make a Gringo Gordita (my own invention).

First off the beans, I made it with a serving for 4. Here is what you need:

• 1 Cup of Pinto Beans
• 5 Cloves of Roasted Garlic
• 1/4 Cup Chicken Broth
• 2 Tablespoons Butter w/ Canola Oil by Land O Lakes
• Sea Salt
• Garlic Powder
• Onion Powder

The way I cooked this was:

• Boil the Pinto beans in water for 2 hour
• After 2 hours I pored out all the water until they beans were 1/2 covered with water.
• Then, put in the rest of the ingredients into the pot and put the flame at low-med
• Stir every 5~10 min or so for 30 min
• After 30 min, smash and your beans are done (it is about 4 1/2 oz. a serving)

That was the hard part. Next the rest of the Gordita:

• 1 Pita Bread, They one I used I got from the farmers market and is 116 calories
• 4oz of 7% fat Ground Turkey. I would have gotten 1% to save on calories but this is what I had
• 1/2 Cup shredded cabbage
• 1/4 Cup shredded Mozzarella 2% cheese
• 2 Tablespoons Chipotle Salsa Safeway Select

Here is how we cook the rest of the Gordita

• Cook the meat in a pan with a lid
• Once meat is cooked put the Pita bread on top of the meat, put the lid on and let it steam
• Once it is hot, build the gordita with all the ingredients

It was REALLY good... Here are some pictures...