Low Low Fat Southwestern Egg Rolls

Submitted by Fat Free Queen

"If you like egg rolls, then you'll love my almost fat free recipe. These are just as good as a restaurants and easy to make."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 8 eggrolls
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 8 egg roll wraps
• 0.5 (14 ounce) package firm tofu
• 1⁄2 cup frozen spinach (defrosted and drained)
• 3 slices fat-free cheddar cheese (or any other cheese)
• 1 onion
• 1⁄2 cup white rice
• 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro
• 1⁄2 cup fat-free vegetarian refried beans
• 1⁄4 cup chopped chipotle peppers or 1/4 cup dried crushed red pepper flakes

directions

1. Cut tofu into moderate chunks and pan fry with onions untill golden brown on all sides.
2. Pan fry rice in a souce pan untill golden and then add a cup of water to cook ( frying will make the texture of the rice a little firmer).
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4. After tofu and rice is cooked, begin to make your egg rolls; there are directions on the package on how to roll them and also pictures in case you get confused.
5. Place wrap in front of you in a diamond shape and spread beans in the middle of it. Add peppers, cilantro, spinach, tofu and onions, rice, then finally top with thin peices of the cheese slices.
6. Be careful not to add too much cheese because it will melt out of the wrapper.
7. Finally fold the peice closest to you over the insides and tuck tightly. Fold the outer corners in then roll to form the egg roll.
8. Place onto cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown ( I spray 9 calorie butter spray casually to make them cripier).
9. Take out, cool, and enjoy.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Made these to take to a potluck the other day, & just before serving them, I cut the rolls in half so that more people could have a taste! For myself, I wasn't that eager to include the chopped pepper, but I did, & everyone else seemed to enjoy them a lot, so I can't argue with that! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current Pick A Chef]