Grilled wraps are another quick healthy meal you can prepare with the Cuisinart Griddler GR4. But ou do have to think a bit about your ingredients to make them as healthy AND tasty as you can.
Ingredients
- 1-2 wraps per person: size 6-8 inch (or use 10-inch wraps cut in half)
- 4 oz per person: lean ground beef or ground turkey, or boneless skinless chicken breasts (any lean meat you like)
- Vegies of choice: I like shredded iceberg, red leaf lettuce, fresh chopped tomatoes, chopped sweet onion (look for Vidalia onions), mushrooms, chopped English cucumber (they are less watery), bell peppers (red, orange, yellow & green), green onion (chopped small), fresh herbs (dill, parsley, or chives) Use your imagination!
- 1/2 ounce per person shredded cheese: use your favorite (mozarella, cheddar, monterey jack)
- Fresh parmesan (to be grated at table)
- Light or 95% fat-free cream cheese
- Dressing: Made with 3 parts fat-free plain yogurt and 1 part mayonnaise (I use Hellman's) You need enough to put a bit in the wraps and some on the side for extra while eating them. Make a cup or two and keep the extra; it makes a great salad dressing, too.
- Hot taco sauce (or your own favorite spicy sauce or salsa)
Chop your vegetables the way you like them; they should be fairly small so they won't fall out of the wraps.
Mix your dressing and have it ready.
Putting the Wraps together
- Spread a thin layer of the cream cheese on each wrap (keeps them from getting dry)
- Put 1-2 ounces of meat in the center of each wrap (depends on what size wraps you're using) and drizzle a little hot taco sauce over it
- Top with a little bit of each vegetable; be careful, it adds up quickly and wraps can get very full!
- Drizzle some of the yogurt/mayo dressing over the wrap fillings, not too much or it will get drippy
- Sprinkle on a bit of the shredded cheese
I use a silicone brush to coat the grill plates very lightly with oil.
Place three wraps at at time on the Griddler GR4, placing them carefully so that the rolled edge is underneath to keep them closed. Close the Griddler and press gently.
Grill at medium heat for 4-5 minutes, or to your own taste, but don't let the wraps get dried out. When you remove them they will stay closed very nicely (if you haven't over-filled them).
Serve Wraps
Roll each wrap in wax paper for a restaurant-type presentation. Makes it very neat to eat!
Serve with the extra dressing and hot taco sauce on the side, and fresh parmesan to grate into the open end.
Voila! A truly tasty meal that the whole family will love. You can cook the meat and chop all the vegies in advance, so it's a very quick meal to put together when guests arrive or you get back from the beach on a summer day. ENJOY!
Remember: wraps are a GREAT way to use leftovers. You can put almost anything in a wrap with a little imagination, and no one will know it wasn't planned that way . . . :)
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