God bless Mr. Lady and all she stands for. Corj made this a month or two ago and it was a triumph. Back in rotation last night… and I’m still thinking about it.
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Stolen without a gun from Mr. Lady
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This is one of those throw-together casseroles that tastes much better than a regular weekday supper should.
Burrito Pie
2 pounds ground beef or turkey (I use half of each so I don’t have to hear The Hubster bitch about it!)
1 onion, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 2 oz. can black olives, sliced
1 4 oz. can diced green chili peppers
1 10 oz. can Rotel tomatoes with green chiles
1 16 oz. jar taco sauce
2 16 oz. cans refried beans
12 8-inch flour tortillas (I prefer The Hubster’s homemade ones, but White Wings brand has a pretty close replica)
9 ounces shredded Colby/Jack cheese (Um, this is totally an estimate. More is obviously better!)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the ground beef for 5 minutes. Add the onion and garlic, and saute for 5 more minutes. Drain any excess fat. Mix in the olives, green chile peppers, tomatoes with green chile peppers, taco sauce, and refried beans. Stir mixture thoroughly, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Spread a thin layer of the meat mixture in the bottom of a 4 quart casserole dish. Cover with a layer of tortillas followed by more meat mixture, then a layer of cheese. Repeat tortilla, meat, cheese pattern until all the tortillas are used, topping off with a layer of meat mixture and cheese. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is slightly brown and bubbly. Yield: 16 servings
I added some yellow peppers and might toss in some corn next time. Deeeeelish!
HAHAHAHA Jeremy left this logged in. I could post blawgs and stuff. But I won’t.
rozie the recipe modifier out.
ps: hotsauce. hotsauce makes this extra delicious.
2lbs of ground meat?!
holy crap, this must make a whole shitload of food.
i would suggest trying it with a pack of ground round instead of meat…
also i love my beans on their own. so i’d do a solid bean & cheese layer instead of mixing the beans into the meat.
but i’m crazy like that.
mmm… 16 servings… impossible to eat all at once, but must… try… aghlaghlaghlagh
ooooh i dont use the full amount of meat. I hald it, and leave everything else the same. Its a way better radio I think. Plus, I dont use jarred sauce, I just use the burrito seasoning (the yellow one, because Im drawing a blank on the name!!). And I also dont layer the tortillas all the way through, we actually only use about six and make the layers thicker. When you add the salad greens and sour cream on top, its messy and gooey and usually requires a few tortilla chips to finish up with. But its deeeelightful.