I went on another quest to buy all things new to me at the grocery store this week. I've been having the worst summer of my life, and have been too sick to cook for several weeks. But now that I'm back in the game, I thought I'd dive in head first into my cooking. I bought a pack of pasta wrappers from the produce section at Publix. You can find them right next to the bean sprouts. Which I also bought, but neglected to use and therefore had to throw away. So anyway, I grabbed a pack of pasta wrappers thinking they were won ton wrappers, but much to my surprise there are many uses for this fantastic item! My initial idea was to make egg rolls or lumpia (Filipino egg rolls - amazingly delicious. By the way, did anyone else know that there was a Filipino restaurant in the Regency Square mall? I didn't either, but I'm looking for someone to go with me. Any takers?).
Matt and I decided to make some Southwest Egg Rolls like they have at Chili's since we had all the ingredients to make them. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/southwestern-egg-rolls/detail.aspx We used the pasta wrappers instead of flour tortillas and opted to "oven fry" them instead of deep fry. They turned out pretty good, except we didn't get them quite as golden and crunchy as you would normally like to eat egg rolls. Instead of an avocado ranch dipping sauce like they have at Chili's, I decided to make a copycat version of the ranch dressing at Outback Steakhouse, since it is SO good. This recipe does not disappoint! http://www.food.com/recipe/outback-ranch-dressing-70654 Just be sure to use the *buttermilk* ranch packet for the best flavor - and I used the whole thing, instead of a tablespoon. I also made a modified version of this Enchilada Soup recipe http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/cheesy-chicken-enchilada-soup/101433de-6049-4e50-8c49-db1d35f5cca9 which turned out really tasty.
On to the pictures...
