Mexican Muffin Recipe and Weelicious Lunches Giveaway
Today I’m sharing a recipe that my friend Catherine McCord, who blogs over at Weelicious, has included in her new book, Weelicous Lunches, Think Outside the Lunch Box, with more than 160 Happier Meals!
You can head right over to Amazon and order this book, or you can enter to win a copy today, as I’m giving away 2 copies!
I love Catherine, her vibrant personality, and her passion for healthy cooking and kids. Since my kids are older now, 2 in college and 1 in high school, I think back to all the lunches I made. I can honestly say I wish I had had a healthier approach back then, which is why I wanted to host this giveaway today. Heathy eating for kids is something I strongly believe in and feel it’s so important for our upcoming generation.
On average, children attend school 180 days in a year. While it’s not practical to expect 180 different lunches, packing the same meal every day can be redundant and nutrtion-starved.
In steps Catherine with her new book with recipes for making healthy lunches for your kids!
This book gets parents organized, gives all the ideas you need for packing lunches, and relieves the guilt of the traditional PB&J we have all made over and over again.
My hand is in the air. I did that!
Here’s another thing that I appreciate as I read from cover to cover, Catherine’s new book. She does a fantastic job of engaging the 5 senses (think colors, shapes, and textures), and gives tips on stocking the pantry, and helps with allergies and picky eaters, too.
You may ask how complicated can a lunch be? Well, I think our kids get tired of eating the same things, and Catherine’s approach to health with “out-of-the-box” lunch ideas, such as salads, soups, pizza, dips, snacks, and more, can relieve that guilt for so many parents.
Today I’m sharing Catherine’s Mexican Muffin recipe that I just made last week. YUM! These muffins have chicken in them, and you can double, or triple, or quadruple the recipe and freeze them to use in the months ahead.
I love being prepared, so I’m encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and try some of the Weelicious Lunches for your family!
2 WINNERS will be chosen on Wednesday at 9 pm PT. US entrants only, please.
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Mexican Muffins
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg, whisked
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 1/3 cup mexican cheese blend, mozzarella, cheddar, monterrey jack
- 1/4 cup corn kernels, frozen or fresh
- 1/2 cup cooked chicken, diced
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F and spray and muffin tin with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, tomato paste, honey, cheese, and corn.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Gently fold in the chicken.
- Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full of batter.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly brown.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
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My creativity at lunchtime is severely depleted. Would love some inspiration!
I’d love to add some variety to lunches.
I’d love to win this cookbook because I’ve been reading Weelicious for years and would love to add Catherine’s book to my collection!
I have two little ones and try very hard to not get stuck in a rut. This would be perfect!
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I would love to get some fresh ideas to make for my kids lunches!
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I would love to get some kid-friendly variety into my toddler’s diet!
I’ve been cutting and pasting, pinning and noting here and there, Catherine’s recipes, so it would be great to have them all together in one book. I just love those lime green paper muffin cups in the pics too!
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Sandy, these muffins look SO good! Congrats to Catherine!! I am heading to find her book on Amazon now (I have to have it!)!
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Weelicious Catherine and her recipes are synonymous with easy, healthy, delicious recipes for the whole family and that’s what I am trying to learn from this book, It would be awesome if I could win this treasure of recipes someday.
I’d love to win this book for my co-worker who has two children, and are picky eaters.
I pack lunches all the time and this book would give me some new ideas!
The muffins look fantastic, Sandy! :)
I have two toddler boys who love variety. They (and I) will be super happy with this cookbook:)
Thank you!
Priti
I am always looking for lunch ideas for my children. It seems like my default is sandwiches and I would like to add to my repertoire!
I’d enjoy using her ideas while making lunches for our three kids! Thanks for the opportunity