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Cocoanut Koala · 04-01-2008, 06:42 PM

I might try again later.

io Kukulcan · 04-01-2008, 06:46 PM

can i marry you?

Ten · 04-01-2008, 06:47 PM

wtf? O_o

Cocoanut Koala · 04-01-2008, 06:49 PM

Hehe - either I will feel in a few minutes like trying again with that nutty recipe format (and when you edit it, it deletes the other fields, and inserts "N/A") or I'll just give up and post it under "food" general.

coco

io Kukulcan · 04-01-2008, 06:49 PM

aww, it was soundin' so delicious.

Cocoanut Koala · 04-01-2008, 06:53 PM

I just gave up and made it a regular post under "Food." I will try eventually to convert it to this recipe forum. (Cristiano, you can just erase all these; I'll do this later.)

coco

Cristiano · 04-01-2008, 07:23 PM

I fixed it for you. The key to the editor is that each item for the ingredients and preparation directions are on their own line.

Cocoanut Koala · 04-01-2008, 09:23 PM

Ty, Cristiano!

coco

Clancy Sullivan · 04-02-2008, 01:35 AM

This recipe could provoke more violence against emo gangs in Mexico than I care to even speculate about.

Bard Jameson · 04-02-2008, 01:50 AM

Sounds good, Coco - if you marry io, will you adopt me and feed me Tuesday Afternoon Mexican Casserole every Tuesday?

Cocoanut Koala · 04-02-2008, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clancy Sullivan

This recipe could provoke more violence against emo gangs in Mexico than I care to even speculate about.

That was my entire motivation!

coco

Tuesday Afternoon Mexican Casserole - I just invented it!
Author: Cocoanut Koala
Time: N/A Difficulty: Easy Serving Size: N/A	Description Note: This is NOT a real spicy dish; more mellow, with more subtle flavors, with its personality coming primarily from the cream cheese.
Ingredients
1 pound of ground beef (my package had 1.11 lb in it) Campbell’s Fat-Free Broccoli and Cheese soup (I used about ¾ can) Water (I used probably a little over a half cup) Several heaping tablespoons Classico Buschetta, Basil and Tomato variety (this is sort of a tomato mix, not too spicy). Uncle Ben’s Original Rice – make enough for three to four (I had only enough for serving size of 3, but that filled the dish) 16-ounce can Old El Paso Refried Beans Azteka Supersize Flour Tortillas (about six) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened (I had only about 3-4 ounces to use; more would be better) Shredded Colby Cheese (I also threw in some shredded mild cheddar) – about ¾ cup, or more.
Preparation
No prior preparation is required.
Instructions
Cook hamburger meat in fry pan and drain. (Or do it accidentally in the microwave, like I did, then have to chop the bigger pieces up into lots of smaller ones!) Preheat oven to 350. Combine soup with water. (I combined mine at one side of the fry pan, which is why I can’t be sure of exact amount of water.) Stir into meat mixture, and simmer on medium-low heat. Add several heaping tablespoons of Buschetta, stirring in well. Allow to continue a low simmer, stirring occasionally. Cook rice according to package directions. (Takes about 20 minutes.) Cut tortillas into strips (mine were about 1-1/2 inch), stack loosely in pan lined with aluminum foil, and cook at 350 until warm and perhaps just beginning to show a tad bit of golden brown on some of them. (Check and turn strips several times – you want them heated through, but not crisp.) Takes maybe 10 minutes, but watch closely. Put cream cheese in a dish in microwave, heating at defrost level or slightly higher, 1 minute at a time, stirring in between, until cream cheese is nicely softened. Put refried beans in dish in microwave, and heat on moderately low level, checking and stirring frequently until beans are also warm and malleable. By this time, everything should be pretty much coming together, in terms of being cooked, or warmed, and ready to layer in dish. Using an 11x7 baking dish (mine is glass Pyrex), layer strips of tortilla on bottom, till bottom of dish is pretty much covered. Drop beans by spoonfuls on top; spread to cover. Drop rice by spoonfuls on top of that; spread to cover. Drop cream cheese on top of that; spread to cover. This will look a bit messy, but that’s fine. (My own would have benefited from using a little more cream cheese than I had on hand – I would say, use anywhere up to about 7 ounces. The cream cheese is what gives this dish its flavor.) Layer another layer of tortilla strips, reserving several strips for use at the end. Pour meat mixture over all, spreading to sides of dish. Take reserved tortilla strips and return, in foil-lined pan, to oven. Bake until starting to turn crisp, with portions of golden brown showing on some of the edges. Keep a close eye on this – the idea is, you want them just crisp enough to break into pieces. Remove strips from oven and cool a bit, then break into largish pieces. Dot casserole with these pieces. Sprinkle shredded cheese over all. This all fills up the dish beautifully. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or so, till cheese is nicely melted and casserole is heated through. (At least, I’m pretty SURE that’s what you would do – my crew didn’t come home for dinner, it turned out (hubby had a class I didn’t know about, and daughter had to work earlier than usual), so I put foil over it and put it in the refrigerator. Which is just fine for giving the ingredients time to meet and greet. Later, I used a knife to slice myself a piece (do that when you serve, because you need to slice through those tortilla strips) and heated it up in the microwave. And decided it was so good I ought to come post it!
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04-02-2008, 01:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
Bard Jameson Situationally Obtuse Skidding like a cat on a tile floor Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,182 SL Join Date: 1/27/2008 Business: Lady Atia's Keep My Mood: Awards: 1	Sounds good, Coco - if you marry io, will you adopt me and feed me Tuesday Afternoon Mexican Casserole every Tuesday? __________________ Second Couple - Yet another SL® blog. But chock full of Atia™, an essential vitamin

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04-01-2008, 06:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cocoanut Koala Coco's Cottages There is no sanctuary. You may think there is, but there is not. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6,398 Business: Coco's Cottages SLShopper Ads: 3 Awards: 1	I might try again later.

04-01-2008, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
io Kukulcan Senior Member copa cabana Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 917 My Mood:	can i marry you?

04-01-2008, 06:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cocoanut Koala Coco's Cottages There is no sanctuary. You may think there is, but there is not. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6,398 Business: Coco's Cottages SLShopper Ads: 3 Awards: 1	Hehe - either I will feel in a few minutes like trying again with that nutty recipe format (and when you edit it, it deletes the other fields, and inserts "N/A") or I'll just give up and post it under "food" general. coco

04-01-2008, 06:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
io Kukulcan Senior Member copa cabana Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 917 My Mood:	aww, it was soundin' so delicious.

04-01-2008, 06:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cocoanut Koala Coco's Cottages There is no sanctuary. You may think there is, but there is not. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6,398 Business: Coco's Cottages SLShopper Ads: 3 Awards: 1	I just gave up and made it a regular post under "Food." I will try eventually to convert it to this recipe forum. (Cristiano, you can just erase all these; I'll do this later.) coco

04-01-2008, 09:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cocoanut Koala Coco's Cottages There is no sanctuary. You may think there is, but there is not. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6,398 Business: Coco's Cottages SLShopper Ads: 3 Awards: 1	Ty, Cristiano! coco

04-02-2008, 01:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
Clancy Sullivan Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 4,630 Business: Rollerskating My Mood: Awards: 1	This recipe could provoke more violence against emo gangs in Mexico than I care to even speculate about.