Healthy Wheat-Cracker
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 15
- Servings: 4
- Preparation Time: 5
- 1 cup corn kernels/ or canned
- 6 ounces reduced-fat wheat crackers
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
- 1/3 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese/ or cheese of choice
- 1/4 cup lower-sodium mild green salsa/ or salsa of choice
- 3 tablespoons 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened (optional)
- 1 (15-ounce) can organic black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups thinly sliced romaine lettuce/ or greens of choice
- 1 cup chopped plum tomato (optional)
- 1 cup chopped peeled avocado (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat broiler to high
- Arrange corn in a single layer on a heavy-duty baking sheet; broil 6 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring once
- Arrange crackers in a single layer on a baking sheet
- Top with cheddar and Monterey cheeses
- Arrange crackers in a single layer on a baking sheet
- Combine salsa, cream cheese, and beans in a food processor ( or mix by hand)
- Add 1/4 teaspoon salt to salsa mixture
- pulse until mixture is chunky and well blended
- 1/2 cup lettuce over each serving
- top each with about 6 tablespoons bean mixture
- also add 1/4 cup corn, 1/4 cup tomato, and 1/4 cup avocado on top
- sprinkle remaining salt
RECIPE BACKSTORY
This recipe is very fun and also happens to be one of our healthy go-to snacks. Again, this is a recipes that you can make your own and incorporate the food items you may already have in your cabinet or refrigerator. This recipe costs about $2.21 per serving give or take the ingredients chosen by you.