Q-Pon Cooking: September 2015: Sweet Corn -- Southwestern Egg Rolls

I had Southwestern Egg Rolls on our 2-week menu list for about a month (we just didn't get to it last pay period), so today, I decided I needed to use those egg roll wrappers!  As I looked over the recipe today, I realized I could completely THRIVEalize this meal!!!  And so I did :).  The original recipe can be found here.  The recipe below is my THRIVEalized version!

1 1/2 cup THRIVE Sweet Corn
1 cup THRIVE Spinach
3/4 cup THRIVE Instant Black Beans
1/4 cup THRIVE Green Chilis
3 tablespoons THRIVE Green Onions
1 cup THRIVE Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese*
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 package egg roll wrappers
2 1/2 cups water, divided

*Denotes other ingredients available through THRIVE Life.

In a small saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups water and black beans to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.

While the beans are cooking, put all remaining THRIVE ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.  Add 1 cup water and mix.  Allow to sit while beans finish cooking.  When beans are finished, drain the water and add to bowl along with cheddar cheese and seasonings.  Mix again until well combined.

Place an egg roll wrapper on a flat surface, with one corner pointing towards you.  Place about 1/4 cup mixture in the middle of the wrapper.

Fold corner closest to you over the mixture and roll a little bit.  Then fold in side corner and continue rolling.  Dip your finger in water and moisten the last corner and press to seal as you roll the rest of the way.

Continue with remaining wrappers.  (I ended up with about 17 egg rolls, but you could get more or less depending on how much filling you add.)  Place them on a lightly greased baking sheet.  Spray lightly with cooking spray.

Bake at 425 for 15 minutes, turning once during cooking.

And here's what they look like when done baking!

Serve warm with salsa!

Delicious!  We ate these for a meatless dinner, but they can also be a heavy appetizer!

Contact me at THRIVEingNilla@gmail.com if you'd like to have these ingredients on hand!

Cooking with the Q-Pon!: 10 Grain Pancake Mix: Sausage Cheese PopUms

THRIVE Life 10 Grain Pancake Mix isn't just for awesomely delicious and healthy pancakes!  I recently used them in Sausage Cheese PopUms -- and were they ever yum!

This recipe can be used as an appetizer, a snack, a lunch, a brunch, and even a breakfast!  Very versatile!!!

I also loved how fast these came together!  I spent 10 minutes hands-on with this recipe -- and most of that was spooning the batter into the mini muffin tins!  Not having to cook meat is a real time-saver!  You can choose to make bigger muffins and it would take less time.  But I chose to follow the recipe and make the mini-muffins.  Just because, sometimes, mini muffins are fun!

I found this recipe on the awesome new THRIVE Life Recipe site, but I made a few change to accommodate what I had on-hand!  Here's the recipe as I made it:

SAUSAGE CHEESE POPUMS
1 cup THRIVE Sausage Crumbles
1 cup hot water
1 cup THRIVE 10 Grain Pancake Mix
3 tablespoons THRIVE Butter Powder (plus 2 tablespoons water)
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Put THRIVE Sausage Crumbles into a small mixing bowl. Add hot water, stir and let sit 10 minutes.

Put THRIVE 10 Grain Pancake Mix into medium mixing bowl. Add THRIVE Putter Powder plus 2 tablespoons water.  Mix with your hands until crumbly.  Add cheese to mixture and toss to coat. 

Add the sausage AND the water to the pancake mixture and gently stir until moistened. Scoop into well-greased mini muffin pan that has been sprayed with Butter Spray. Bake 18-22 minutes until golden brown and done in the middle (mine took 17 minutes).  Yield: about 28 mini muffins

I took these for lunch at a friend's house and we liked them.  They were moist and delicious.  And super easy!

There's only a couple weeks left to get the 10 Grain Pancake Mix at Q-Pon price!  So contact me at THRIVEingNilla@gmail.com to get it! -- or any of the other awesome time-saving foods!

Happy THRIVEing!