Turkey Wraps

[gategrrl]

Now, with this baby, there are ways to get the calorie count down (like using low-fat cream cheese, yo). Without calorie cutting, one serving of this is about 525 k. I'll mark down where I'd make my own substitutions.  Serves 6. You can go to All Recipes and vary the number you want to make. Very cool feature of the site.

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese with chives  --here's where you use the low- or no-fat cream cheese, and use fresh chives!
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard  -no problems here
• 6 (8 inch) whole wheat tortillas  -you can find 80 calorie whole wheat high fiber tortillas now on the market that are *awesome*!
• 1 1/2 cups finely shredded iceberg lettuce  -no problemo here
• 12 slices thinly sliced deli turkey   -use what you like, or use fresh cooked turkey or chicken you already have in the fridge
• 3/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese  -LOW FAT shredded swiss cheese and yes, it exists
• 1 large tomato, seeded and diced
• 1 large avocado, sliced
• 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled --turkey bacon for the truly devoted to weight loss, but dudes, I'd go for the Trader Joe's Applewood Smoked bacon every time.

1. Mix together the cream cheese and Dijon mustard until smooth. Spread each tortilla with about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture, spreading to within 1/4 inch of the edge of the tortillas.
2. Arrange about 1/4 cup of shredded lettuce on each tortilla, and press the lettuce down into the cream cheese mixture. Place 2 turkey slices per tortilla over the lettuce, and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of shredded Swiss cheese. Top each tortilla evenly with tomato, avocado slices, and crumbled bacon.
3. Roll each tortilla up tightly, and cut in half across the middle with a slightly diagonal cut.

This is a simple wrap recipe. How hard could it be?  You might also want to add cilantro instead of chives for a varied taste, or ham, even, with barbecue mixed into the cream cheese. Or does that sound gross? The point is, flexibility. And use LOTS of veggies in your wrap. The meat? Is there for flavor. Well, that's what the bacon is for, but it's not even necessary, if you don't like the stuff. But who doesn't like bacon?

And to throw this wrap recipe in (because I'm just that kinda gal), here's a truly simple wrap called a B.L.A.T.-a BLT with an Avacado in the mix.