Hi everyone!
I’m so glad you liked the post on Meal Planning & Grocery Shopping Tips this morning! Sounds like a bunch of you already do some sort of meal planning – kudos!
Soooo – Pumpkins are in! I dropped by the drugstore after work today and there was a little pumpkin army just waiting to greet me 
Look how perfect and pumpkin-y they are! Do you carve pumpkins @ Halloween time? Do you free hand it or get the fancy stencil kits? Some of my absolute fondest memories of growing up are carving pumpkins with my Dad and brothers, than roasting the seeds with my Mom. It’s funny the things that stick with you, no?
So last week when I was meal planning, I got a craving. A craving for Mexican. I know I just had it, but this craving was for something specific…Burnt Nacho-Cheese Dorito Nachos. Fun Fact: I love burnt nacho-cheese dorito nachos more than…a lot of things. You just take nacho-cheese doritos, top with shredded cheese and put them under the broiler until the seasoning is burnt. It’s literally been yeeeears since I last had them because – hello, I think the name pretty much says it all.
Why am I telling you all this? I got a craving for the nachos but would never subject myself to eating them, so I started thinking about what I could make that would replicate the taste. One idea morphed into another, which morphed into another, which finally morphed into Enchilada Pizza! Kind of a long ways from Dorito Nachos – but the morphing process is a long and challenging one 
Ingredients for Enchilada Pizzas:
- Flat Out Wrap
- Enchilada sauce
- Refried beans
- Shredded cheese
- Sliced olives
- Chopped fresh tomato (un-pictured)
First I toasted 2 Flat Out Wraps under the broiler for about 1 min on each side.
Then I layered on enchilada sauce, refried beans, shredded cheese, black olives & fresh tomatoes.
Pop everything back under the broiler until the cheese melts – and you’ve got an Enchilada Pizza!
YUM!!! This is one of those fake-out dishes where your mouth is expecting one thing, but is tasting another. I kept expecting tomato sauce and tons of cheese, but instead I tasted spicy enchilada sauce and creamy refried beans!
This entire pizza clocked in at just under 350 calories…pretty good!!
The fresh tomatoes and black olives were the perfect toppers, and fresh bursts of flavor among the deep and flavorful sauce and beans.
This was an awesome meal and definitely easier than rolling up individual enchiladas and baking. 10 minutes start to finish!!
For dessert: a Blango. The name comes courtesy of Ben. It’s a blended mango!
That’s right friends – it’s just a blended mango. No juice, no sugar, no powder, no nothin’. Just a delicious, tropical, sweet – SMOOTH AS SILK – blended mango.
I eat this with a spoon and I’m telling you – you will think you have died and gone to Heaven if you eat one of these. They are amazing!
Tonight = Biggest Loser + The Bitch Is Back: The Hills Season Preview. I CAN’T WAIT! I know The Hills is 150% fake, but dangit, I love Kristin Cavalleri!
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What’s your pumpkin carving style:
a. Traditional:
b. Fancy
I’m currently watching 90210 and I can not wait either for ”The Hills” just that addicting!
It’s been a few years since I’ve carved a pumpkin, but it is SUCH a wonderful tradition. I always love thinking up a fun face/design! I’m more of a traditional girl though when it comes to my pumpkins.
LOVE that blended mango! So simple and healthy, yet the perfect treat. I love how some of the best snacks can be so simple!
xxoo
Heather
WOW! That pizza looks amazing! I am going to have to bookmark it!
Great Website! Good post for the season… my primary “it’s fall” indicator is when Starbucks starts offering its pumpkin lattes on their menu.
Great fake-out dinner! I’m a Mexican food addict and this sounds like an awesome way to satisfy my craving without going overboard!
Flat Out wraps are a great ‘crust’ for a healthy pizza. I am a total deep dish girl, but when I want to take a healthy spin on it, you can’t get a better base.
Believe it or not, I hadn’t tried a mango until last year. They are definitely up there in my favorite fruits. I never thought about blending one though, what a great idea!
I am all about carving traditional pumpkins.
I could seriously eat Mexican every day for the rest of my life. No joke. (and I love me some Hyvee cheese
I miss it! Gonna have to pick some up when Im down there this weekend!)
and blended mango!? really? Im already obsessed and I havent even tried it yet. Kudos to you on that one!
Kristin, I have a confession….
I am a pumpkin ADDICT! Every year, I go crazy just around this time. A little obesssed with the pumpkin goodness, but its all in good fun. I’m actually planning on having myself a Pumpkin Party this weekend and devoting an entire day to making everything pumpkin related… haha, I’m such a dork!
Hope you had a great day hun!
traditional pumpkins for sure!!!!
Your pizza dinner looks awesome!
i think flatouts are the best way to make your own pizza. not alot of bread, but so many yummy options for toppings1 
and its so big, so its like your having such a huge pizza but all for yourself! 
That pic of the blended mango in the ?champagne flute? is absolutely stunning! Dinner looked yum – I’ve been craving Mexican since last night like crazy for some reason haha…. may have to fix that soon.
pumpkin carving is so much fun
do you keep the seeds? I always roast mine with spices!
your pizzas look super yummy! and your mango shake
I last remember carving pumpkins in college with friends. We made the fancy designs and then roasted the seed with spices. So much fun and great memories.
I love to trick my brain with foods it thinks it wants and give it food it needs and still tastes good.
Blango sounds awesome. Just another reason for me to finally get a blender. My old one was my mom’s from college and it finally died.
Love the enchilada pizza! I’m more a traditionalist when it comes to pumpkin carving. However, the last 3 years, my husband and I have bought pumpkins and never ended up carving them. Yummy mango smoothie, just add some champagne and it could be a mango mimosa!
Great pizza idea, definetely putting it in my recipe book for later.
I wish my blender wasn’t packed away in some box so I could have a blended mango:( Looks amazing!
oh oh oh FABULOUS!! You have such creative and delicious looking dishes – I love them! Thanks
And I’m a classic pumpkin carver. I don’t have enough talent/patience for the fancy schmancy!
Yum! I love Mexican inspired pizzas!
Mango is one of my favorite fruits to put in my smoothies–esp good with vanilla hemp!
I go traditional when carving a pumpkin! I bought a mini pumpkin today too! You’re right, they’re just too hard to resist!
Yum, those pizzas look great. I’m a big fan of Flat Out Wraps! As for Halloween pumpkins, I’m a fancy carving kinda girl. I love the challenge of carving the detailed patterns, plus they just look so cool.
That’s a great post for the day I’ve come across. Wonderful Recipe. Surely wanna try it.
I think I’m going to make those pizzas tonight! That looked really good, even at 6am!
I’m a traditional pumpkin carver
I’m so excited KCav is back. I mean, I am all Team Lauren, but the drama KCav brings is amazing. Its like watching a trainwreck over and over again, exactly what reality TV should be! Hooray for the Hills!
innovative pizza!!
Way to morph the dorito meal into something equally yummy looking and sounding.
I love looking at all of the fancy shmancy punkins at Halloween, but I am a traditional punkin face girl. Plus I am not all that creative to do the fancy ones!
In what part of the grocery store can I find the flat-outs? Generally I shop at HyVee but our next trip will be from Target (to add in some variety to the dinner menu).
wow the blended mango looks so good, and i don’t even really like mango! did you blend it with ice?
i had the blango today! girl, it’s good!
i used frozen mango pieces so i had to use a little water, i’m drinking it through a straw
Where did you find your Flat Out wraps?
Do tortillas work as well if I dont have flatbread??
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