Left Over Rib Wraps!

Oh my gosh!  I was so glad I made enough Asian Ribs last night to make these tasty wraps tonight.  Seriously, my husband is not a fan of leftovers but tonight he gobbled it up.  So did the kids.

I pulled out my George Foreman grill and went to town.  If you don't have a GF grill, you should! Oh my I use it all the time.  Otherwise you could use a pan and spatula to grill the tortilla wrap.

First I heated up the leftover rib meat that I had pulled off the bone.

Wrap ingredients:
rib meat
wholegrain or  flour tortillas ( or GF brown rice tortillas)
white cheddar (I use Horizon Organic White Cheddar Slices)
lettuce leaf ( I used red leaf that I had on hand)
Peanut sauce ( I made yesterday for my Asian salad recipe below)
** You can also use pre-made dressing from a jar.  I just personally like homeade.

Spread the peanut sauce on the tortilla, lay a piece of cheese, lettuce, then the rib meat.
Roll it all up and tuck in the sides and stick it on the grill...or pan till its heated and the tortilla is a bit crispy to the touch.

All wrapped up and ready to go!

I served this with some peanut coleslaw and steamed green beans topped with honey roasted peanuts.

I just steam the green beans and drizzle about a TBS of olive oil and a pinch of sea salt.

The coleslaw is so easy.  I used already cut cabbage.  Toss it in a bowl and mix with my dressing.

Asain Dressing: makes about 1/2 cup.  Or make extra like I do so you have it on hand.  Just double the recipe and it keeps for about 5 days in an air tight container in the refridgerator.

Peanut Dressing:

1/4 cup Natural Peanut butter

1 TBS rice vinegar

1 TBS Tamari ( soy sauce)

1 small clove of garlic (pressed or minced)

1/8 TSP powdered ginger ( or use fresh)

1 TBS honey

2 TBS unsweetened coconut milk. 

juice of half a lime

*** I put a few drops of liquid STEVIA in the dressing to sweeten it up without the calories of table sugar.  It is a great nautral no calorie sweetner.  

* I like to use my little magic bullet to blend this all together.  Use can hand whisk but blending it makes it more creamy.

Pour enough of the dressing on the cabbage, mix it up and "BAM!" Asian slaw even the kids will love.

(I used this Peanut dressing to spread on the tortillas for the wraps.) 

OK now, since I try to stay away from Gluten, I used lettuce for my wrap.  If you want to stay away from processed foods, this is the way to go!  Go ahead and try it out.  It's so much better for you.  My daughter told me she had already had enough salad today so she wanted the tortilla.  She cracks me up!

This is my GF (gluten free) alternative.  TASTY!  I love veggies so this was a great dinner for me.

Steven and his veggies.  

Ava enjoying her wrap.

Here is Clayton.  He just got home from DEVO, his mountain biking program.  He showered and came to eat in his towel.  He was so ready for dinner he didn't want to waste any time getting dressed first.  I'm still trying to get this one to eat veggies.  This is a hard nut to crack.

 This took no time to make.  Think about cooking extra of anything you want and turn it into something easy for the next meal.  It makes those nights with little time a chinch!  We are all so busy shuttling kids around it's often easy to grab fast food and unhealthy choices.  You will not have to do that if you just plan ahead.  It's so simple.  Serve it up... fast, simple, and healthy....Lizzy style!

I hope you give it a try!