Skinny Sour Cream & Chicken Enchiladas

Hi Ya'll!

I have a yummmmy recipe to share today!
I found it on Pinterest years ago...like it was one of my first pins...but for some reason I'm just now making them!

Ingredients

• 16 oz. fat free sour cream
• 1 can fat free cream of chicken soup
• 1 tbls. fresh chopped cilantro (1/2 tbls. dried)
• 2 1/2 cups cooked shredded chicken breast (I recommend boiling this the night before)
• 1 can Mexican Rotel
• 1 cup chopped onions (optional)
• 8 low carb tortillas
• 1 cup shredded pepper jack and colby cheese blend
• 1 can diced green chilies

Take random pictures of your kitchen while waiting for the chicken to boil.

Seriously, boil your chicken the night before if you're making this on a work night.

If you do, it will take no time at all to make these puppies!

Directions

In a saucepan, mix together sour cream, soup and cilantro. Heat through and set aside.

Combine the chicken, rotel, onions and green chilies in a pan sprayed with cooking spray. Heat until onions are transparent. Or if you omit onions like I have done, for a few minutes to blend the flavors and juices. 

Warm the tortillas until flexible. (I microwave them for 10 seconds sandwiched between two damp paper towels.)

Fill each tortilla with about 2 tbs. of the chicken mixture.

Top with about 1/2-1 tablespoon of cheese

Roll the tortilla up and place seam side down (or they will unravel and you will be annoyed.) in a 8×11 dish sprayed with cooking spray.

Pour/Spread the sour cream sauce over enchiladas

Top with the remaining cheese

Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes until bubbly and cheese is melted.

 Seriously delish.  

If you love sour cream like me

 (I may have been known to eat just a spoon full)

A few tips from me:

Be sure to stir the sauce...a lot or it will burn.

This makes 8 enchiladas.  If you are childless, like us, I recommend halfing the recipe.

  We have leftovers for lunch, dinner and my prego bff is getting lunch tomorrow too.  

Boil your chicken the night before if making on a weeknight.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 275; Total Fat: 8g;  Total Carbs: 30g; Protein: 14g

This recipe adapted from Skinny Mom.

Enjoy...The Curvy Life.

Sorry I'm Not Sorry....

Hi Ya'll!

I'm trying out a new link up today with these lovely ladies...Staci (she's hilarious and loves Britney), Sara, Kaitlyn, and Katelyn for Sorry I'm Not Sorry...



Sorry I'm Not Sorry...

I still love me some B-Spears.

She's Britney, bitch.

Period. End. of. Story.

Sorry I'm Not Sorry...

That I turn my alarm off about 100 times before I get up. 

The Fiance wants to strangle me every morning.

He says "Just get up when it goes off..."

He doesn't realize that this is next to impossible for me...unless

1) I'm going on a fun trip

2) yeah...really just #1

Sorry I'm Not Sorry...

I speak my mind...before I think.

It's been cause for many  of those "hit yourself in the head" mornings after a long night out.

But hey, it's me and I don't plan on changing it.

Sorry I'm Not Sorry...

I'm bossy.

I'm the first girl to scream....no, wait, I'm not "bossy" like that...

I just know what you should be doing and how you should do it.

Sorry I'm Not Sorry...

I'm majorly addicted to Instagram.

I likely post random, sometimes dumb pictures.

If that annoys you...then don't follow me.

If you want to see the crap I post..go follow me.  

There's an Instagram link up at the top right of my blog.

Or...my name is heather_thecurvylife

Sorry I'm Not Sorry...

I am 30, I still like to go to a bar and drink.

I don't have kids and I'm living it up while I still can.

If that's not your cup of tea, ok...but it's mine...with a shot of vodka in my tea, please.

I might even do this dance...

which I think the youngins are calling the Harlem Shake...

but it looks more like the "Like Bernie" to me....

Sorry I'm Not Sorry...

I love, love, love a good nap.

Not just a cat nap...a good nap.

Like a good 3 or 4 hours on Sunday.

Makes me one happy lady.

 

Sorry I'm Not Sorry...

The only thing that motivates me to get my fat butt to the gym

 is the fact that I know I will get more calories to eat.

I see those shirts that say "I run so I can eat..."

If I was a runner I would totally say that...but I haven't earned that title just yet.

Go link up with these fun girls and tells us what you're not sorry for.

Tuesday's Threads

Hi Ya'll!!

I haven't done a threads post in awhile.  I have been taking pictures but just had better things to post about...like my war on my weight!  Which, btw, is going pretty good...not as good as it could be going.  My weight has won a few battles...but don't ya'll worry...I'm back on track and I WILL win this war, dammit!

Now...on to a few outfits!

 Top -Steinmart, Scarf-Sam Moon, 

Pants-Ross, Boots-Payless

 Top-TJ Maxx, Necklace-Sam Moon, 

Tights-Wal-Mart (only $5, ya'll!) Boots-Target

Sweater-Wal-Mart (a couple of years ago), Scarf-Sam Moon,

Pants-Ross, Boots-Payless
No, you're not drunk...this picture just really sucks.  
Sorry...well, unless you're enjoying some adult bevs..
.then you might actually be drunk and I might be jealous.

I am blessed to have readers from all over and it's your lucky day if you're not in the Dallas area....I have posted a link to the Sam Moon store (see above)!  It's not as good as the real thing but it's got some great stuff for some great prices!  Go..shop!!  I accept gifts from Sam Moon as gratitude! 

I hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!  

Enjoy...The Curvy Life.

LOVE is in the Air!

Hi Ya'll!

I don't know about you, but I love, love.  
Confession:  Before I found my true love I kind of hated love.  I thought it was way overrated and pretty much was jealous of hated anyone in love. 

Today I'm going to share the few Valentine's decorations I have out and the "love" part of my hall collage.  I don't really get that into Valentine's Day because, to be honest, it comes way too soon after Christmas and aint nobody got funds for that..but I still love to celebrate my love.  

Probably one of my fav decorations. My dining room table.

I used these at Christmas too w/ Christmas candy.

So fun!

The jars are from Kirklands-forever ago.

The tray is from a thrift store.

I got the vintage Valentine at an antique store in Frisco, TX-Frisco Mercantile

Entry decor.

The mirror was my great grandmother's and so special to me.

 My momma got me this sign at Home Goods. Love it!

Another vintage Valentine from an antique store.  

 It's not Valentine's Day without Cupid! 

I got this little guy at Frisco Mercantile.  LOVE that place!

When I moved into my house, I knew I wanted to do a hall collage like you see all over Pinterest!  Unfortunately, I had way too many pictures for the small hallway.  I had an idea for the remaining pictures...I made a "love" wall.  I had pictures of our grandparents and us in loving embraces.  It was perfect and so meaningful. 

My hallway is small and skinny...getting a good, straight on picture is impossible!

 My maternal grandparents - Moner & Granddaddy.  

I love, love, love this picture.

My grandmother has this on her dresser mirror to this day.

 The Fiance's grandparents - Granny and Pawpaw.

It's hard to tell from this picture of the picture but they are gazing so lovingly at each other.

 The Fiance and I at a friends wedding.

Someone caught this picture of us and I love it!

 My fraternal grandparents - Grandmother and Granddaddy.

So, do you love Valentine's Day and just LOVE in general or do you hate it?

Enjoy...the Curvy Life.

 

Wednesday Ramblings + A RECIPE!

Hi Ya'll!

I keep thinking that today is Tuesday!  Those holidays always throw me off...but in a good way!  It's already hump day!  

First up I'm going to share one of my all time favorite recipes.  It's seriously the easiest thing to throw in the crock-pot on mornings you know you'll be home late...or you just don't want to cook that night!

It has no name...not that I know of.

We'll call it Taco Rotel Chicken!  Nice.

Are you ready to hear this?  All three ingredients are in the title.  MIND BLOWN?

Seriously...here is what you do

Throw in a few chicken breasts (you pick, depending on how many you're feeding)
1 -2 Cans of Rotel...or more cans if you're making A LOT.  Like if you have 1000 kids or something!
A packet of Taco Seasoning
A couple of cans of water.  I mainly add the water because I know that it will be sitting there ALL day without any love and I don't want it to burn!

Put your crock-pot on low and head to work or wherever the day leads you!

I made mine into Chicken Fajitas tonight.  It was so dang good!!  Below is a list of the cals for EVERYTHING on my plate above...if you just do the chicken it's only 130 cals!   On nights I work out though, I eat more because my body needs it!  FUEL, ya'll!

 Speaking of working out...I've had several people ask me what Couch to 5k app I use.  See above.  It's free and does the job.  I don't have any love story to write about it.  I usually hate it when I'm running...simply because I am running and my shins feel like they're about to fall to pieces.  Fun times!

This beauty is on sale at Ulta!  $19!  What the what? SIGN ME UP!  I don't know when the sale ends but hurry because the other eye shadow box they had on sale was already sold out! I may have cried into my keyboard a little when I found out.

If it's already sold out...please don't hunt me down.  Sorry to have led you one...

I'm a tease...

Last random of today...spell check tried to change crockpot to crack pot...so that's nice.

Enjoy...the Curvy Life!

What a Weekend!

Hi Ya'll!

My three day weekend has come to an end and for that I'm very, very sad!  The Fiance is just not quite convinced yet that I would make a great "Stay at home fiance".  *sigh* so back to work I go.

Here's my weekend wrap up....

Friday night we kept my cousin's 2 babies...their weeny babies.

We had 3 weenies and a lab and it was like a circus!

A fun, loving circus.

Just imagine 3 wieners are all trying to get in your face at once.  HA.

Bad joke.

 I got all of my Valentine's Day decor out.

My momma got me some cute stuff at Home Goods, too!

Love that store!

I did a super neat trick I learned awhile back from Pinterest on my burners.  

You can see my original post on it HERE.

I love having a gas stove but man, they get dirty and are impossible to get clean. 

But not with this trick!

 Daydreaming about this amazing bathtub turned into a lifesaver for my house.  

My cousin, Jeremy is a plumber and I was texting him Saturday night about how my bath water was turning brown.  Lucky for me, he came over that night and discovered that my hot water heater was about to bust.  Like, it was already leaking disgusting brown water.  He said we would have either woke up or come home to a flooded house on Sunday.  Fun.  NOT!  Thank GOD he came over that night and thank GOD I was dreaming about a new tub with out gross brown water

and thank GOD we have 2 hot water heaters and a shower that uses the other hot water heater!  If anyone would like to make donations to our new hot water heater, I'm all for it!

 Sunday I participated in "Funday Sunday".  I never go because I have to work on Monday's or I'm too hungover from Saturday or both.  (We always have one of these pics where he looks like he hates me! HA!)

 I don't give a crap about football, to be honest.  It was just a fun excuse to dress cute and have a few beers with the Fiance. 

Convo between me and Emily:

ME:  I think everyone in here is going for the red team.

Emily: Oh, ok.  Who are they?  

ME:  I don't know, Atlantaaaa

Emily: CARDINALS??

<We both look at each other so proud of knowing the team name by state!>

ME: YES. and up next is the Baaaaltimorrrrrre.....RAVENS?

<more proud looks>

I honestly have no idea who won that second game, therefore, I don't know who's in the Superbowl.

I do know this.  I will be watching the Superbowl but again, only as a reason to dress cute and have beers with the Fiance.

I sure do love this man!  

Even if it takes about 5 pictures to get him to act normal. 

(IE. Not licking me or acting super pissed off.)

Back to the gym and WAR on my Weight this week.  You will most definitely hear more griping from me this week!!  Follow me on My Fitness Pal!  User hmw0250,

Enjoy...The Curvy Life.

EXCITING NEWS: Pretty Muddy!!

Hi Ya'll!

I have some exciting news to share with ya'll today!!

I have been asked to be an ambassador for the Pretty Muddy 5K on June 1 in Dallas and I could not be more excited!!!!  

What is the Pretty Muddy, you ask?  Here is a description taken straight from their website.

• 5k Course (3.1 miles, run or walk)
• Women Only (sorry, guys)
• Mud (lots of it)
• Architectural Obstacles (much better than shabby hay bales and shaky plywood)
• Pretty Epic Finish Line Party (entertainment, music, drinks & celebration galore)

Is Pretty Muddy a timed event?

Nah. If you want to race the course, then we fully support that. You can take as much time out there as you like. If you love an obstacle and want to do it again – go for it!

What are the obstacles like?

The obstacles were built with “fun” being our number one objective. Some will challenge you a little, some might challenge you a lot – but we’ll be there every step of the way to help you through it.

Do I have to do every obstacle?

Of course not.  Every obstacle will have a sign showing you around it. Only do the ones you feel comfortable doing and don’t feel bad going around a few – this is your day, do what you want to do.

Is the whole course muddy?

No… unless of course it’s raining and then… who knows (but probably not)

Do I have to crawl through mud?

No, but then how will you be Pretty Muddy?

Sounds pretty fun, no?  You don't have to be super in shape or able to run, at all.  It's just a fun day to get together with your girlfriends and get muddy and maybe a little tipsy!  :) 

But WAIT...You haven't heard our team name yet (courtesy of my friend Emily)....You ready?

MUDterial Girls!!!

I just love the name.  And of course, we have to dress up and we have to dress up like Madonna, obv!

SO...who is with me?  You know you want to!  

Even if you don't want to be a MUDterial Girl, form your own awesome team and we'll hang out after!!  

Check out the website HERE!!  Use code GIRLTIME to get $20 off registration through January 31!!  Make sure you put MUDterial Girls as your team name if you want to be on my team.  We will be in the 11:45 heat.