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Last night, Kouryou-chan and I cooked an enchilada casserole. It was three cups of grated cheese (a combination of cheddar and flagship), a half-pound of beef (not in the recipe, but we had some in the 'fridge that needed to be used up), sour cream, shallots (we were out of onions, so we grabbed the nearest equivalent), and various herbs, oregano, parsley, all mixed together. Then, we simmered tomato sauce, water, minced garlic and minced green peppers, chili powder and cumin until it was thick.

We wrapped the filling in tortillas, arranged them in a casserole dish, poured the sauce on top and sprinkled some more cheese.

She actually did most of the work. Only the grating of the cheese intimidated her; our cuisinart broke, so we had to grate the cheese by hand and she has tiny hands. She complained about getting her hands dirty while we rolled the tortillas, she simmered the sauce down to thicken it, she put it in the oven.

They were the most ridiculously filling things we've had in a long time. Absolutely delicious, down to the very end. And now she has another favorite recipe.

Date: 2011-10-05 07:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kistha.livejournal.com
If you are willing to share the full recipe I'd like that. Also, how hot would you rate it?

Date: 2011-10-06 12:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elfs.livejournal.com
Make Head Cheese Enchilada Casserole (http://www.food.com/recipe/make-ahead-cheese-enchilada-casserole-110776)

I would rate it very tasty, very filling, high in protein and fat, but probably low in fiber and micronutrients. It is pure comfort food. It was not very hot at all; feel free to add pepper sauce.

Actually, feel free to do whatever you want with this. We had ½ pound of ground beef in the 'fridge we needed to use up, so I sautee'd that in a pan and added it to the filling. It worked just fine. We didn't have the right mix of cheeses, so we went with what we had, and it worked fine. We didn't have an onion, so we used shallots, and it worked fine. Be brave! Cook well!
Edited Date: 2011-10-06 02:54 am (UTC)

Date: 2011-10-06 11:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iluvtehlulz.livejournal.com
You could add some beans to increase the fiber.

Date: 2011-10-06 07:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kistha.livejournal.com
Cool thanks!

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