Showing posts with label easy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label easy. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Beef Taco Bake


Looks like I'm on a Mexican roll, two in a row.  I forgot to take a picture of this before we dove into it, so I accept that a partially eaten casserole isn't the most appetizing way to present this recipe, but it tasted pretty darn good and was so easy and quick. 
This was originally off the Campbell's website, but I made a few minor changes to suit our tastes.  First, I sauteed 3/4 cup of chopped onions, then added a pint of my bottled hamburger rather than using fresh burger.  I also added a can of corn and stirred in a little dry cilantro before putting mixture into baking dish.

The original recipe called for 8 corn tortillas, I used 10 since I added the corn and the onions, thus stretching it a bit.  It still fit nicely in a 2-quart baking dish and was still plenty saucy.

Those were my only changes, but I think chicken would be a good substitute for the hamburger, or even leftover roast beef or pork.  I did, however, cut the corn tortillas into 8ths rather than 1" pieces.

Here's the recipe as I made it:

Beef Taco Bake
1 lb. Ground Beef
3/4 cup Chopped Onion
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Tomato Soup
1 cup Pace Picante Sauce (or substitute brand)
1 can (16 oz.) Corn
1/2 cup Milk
6 Flour Tortillas (8") or 10 Corn Tortillas (6"), cut into 1" pieces
1 1/2 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese (about 6 oz.)

1.  In a 10" skillet saute onions in a little oil until transparent, then
      add the beef and cook over medium-high heat until well
      browned, stirring often to separate meat.  Pour off any fat.
2.  Stir in the soup, picante sauce, corn, milk, tortillas and 1/3 to
      1/2 the cheese into the skillet.
3.  Spoon the beef mixture into a 2-quart shallow baking dish.
4.  Cover the baking dish.
5.  Bake at 400 degrees F. for 30 minutes or until the beef mixture
      is hot and bubbling.
6.  Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

Give it a try!  :)

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Whew!  I can't believe how long it's been since I posted something, but it just might be a long time before I do another one, too!!  I make no promises when the next one will show up, so just come back every so often to check.

This recipe was so easy, and tasted so good, with stuff that I bet is already in your pantry, that I thought I better share it with you. 

The hubby had to leave early this morning to start meetings at 6 a.m., so I thought I'd surprise him and actually have something for us to eat when he/I got home from church this afternoon.  (Trust me, it IS a surprise when I cook something, especially without him asking "So, what's for dinner?" first!!  I really hate that question!  I always feel like saying:  "I don't know, what are you fixing?!"  I know, I'm bad!)

The recipe came from allrecipes.com, makes 8 servings and is super easy!  Hope you like it.

Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 lb. shredded, cooked chicken
1 (15 oz.) can whole peeled
       tomatoes, mashed
1 (10 oz) can enchilada sauce
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (4 oz) can chopped green chilies
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups water
1 (14.5 oz.) can chicken broth
1 t. cumin
1 t. chili powder
1 t. salt
1/4 t. black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 (10 oz) pkg. frozen corn, or a can of corn
1 T chopped cilantro
7 corn tortillas
vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, green chilies, and garlic into a slow cooker.  Pour in water and chicken broth, and season with cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, and bay leaf.  Stir in corn and cilantro. Cover and cook on Low setting for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
2.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
3.  Lightly brush both sides of tortillas with oil. Cut tortillas into strips, then spread on a baking sheet.
4.  Bake in preheated oven until crisp, about 10 to 15 minutes.  To serve, sprinkle tortilla strips over soup.

(I used green enchilada sauce, canned corn, 1 pint of my bottled chicken and garlic powder.  To garnish the soup, I sprinkled grated cheese over the tortilla strips then added a dollop of sour cream on top.  Oh yeah, and I didn't have any cilantro, so I just threw in some dry basil and dry parsley.)