Sunday, March 7, 2010

What to do with leftover fajita fixings and tortillas?

This weekend, our good friends Mark and Danielle got married.  They had a beautiful wedding and reception.  We had a blast!  Andy and I were lucky enough to get to go to the rehearsal dinner as well.  It was at Casa Gallardo since Mark is from Texas.  They served us a fabulous meal of margaritas, queso, chips and fajitas.  There was so much food to eat and leftover.  At the end of the meal, my lovely husband had all the leftover fajita fixings and tortillas boxed up for What's for Leftovers?  Lukily we were with great friends, they just laughed at us as we left with our three boxes.  Tonight we used the leftovers to make Gigantic Nachos.  They were a perfect way to top off our fiesta filled weekend!

Gigantic Nachos
Ingredients:
6 Small Flour Tortillas
1 Can Refried Beans
4 Packets Taco Bell Sauce
2 Cups Fajita Meat and Veggies
3/4 Cup Shredded Cheese
Salsa (optional)
Sour Cream (optional)

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Warm up refried beans in a small pot.  Mix in the four packets of Taco Bell Sauce. 
3. Chop up fajita meat and veggies into bite-sized pieces.  Warm these up in a separate frying pan.
4. Cut each flour tortilla into 4 triangles.  Heat a thin layer of oil in a large frying pan.  Fry tortilla chips in pan until golden brown on both sides.  Lay on a paper towel to drain off excess oil.
5. Spray a large baking sheet with Pam.  Apply a thin layer of refried beans to each tortilla triangle.  Put on baking sheet in a single layer.
6.  Add a layer of fajita fixings and shredded cheese to each triangle. 
7. Put in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.  Cheese should be melted when finished.  Top off with sour cream and salsa and enjoy.

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