My husband Andy loves all Mexican and Tex-Mex foods. I could make tacos and burritos every night of the week and he would be in heaven. However, our daughter Celia, wouldn't like it very much. You can imagine Andy's surprise when his daughter did not pop out of the womb wanting some nachos. In fact, it took her three and a half years to find something on the Taco Bell menu that she actually likes besides cinnamon twists. Lucky for Andy, they started selling cheese roll-ups- melted cheese and a tortilla, which Celia loves. So now, we can regularly visit Taco Bell again.
Last night, when I started to make dinner, I wanted to make something Mexicany for Andy, but I was tired of tacos. I had a few tortilla chips at the bottom of the bag that I wanted to use, so I made a Tex-Mex Meatloaf for dinner. It was really good and moist! The best thing about it is, if you have any leftover, crumble it up, throw in some taco seasoning and beans and have tacos the next night.
I did not make the meatloaf very spicy so Celia and Charlie would eat it. Add some red peppers and use spicy salsa to heat it up.
Tex-Mex Meatloaf
Ingredients:
1 lb Ground Turkey
1/8 Cup Dried, Chopped Onions
1 TBSP Dried Green Peppers
1 TBSP Dried Red Bell Peppers
2 Eggs
1/2 TBSP Southwest Seasoning Mix (I used a Pampered Chef one)
3/4 Cup Crushed Tortilla Chips (divide into 1/4 Cup and 1/2 Cup)
1/4 Cup Bread Crumbs
3/4 Cup Salsa (divide into 1/4 Cup and 1/2 Cup)
3 Slices Colby Jack Cheese
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix together ground turkey, onions, peppers, eggs, southwest seasoning, 1/4 cup crushed tortilla chips, bread crumbs, and 1/4 cup salsa.
3. Spray a glass bottom pie pan. Form meat mixture into a log and place on pie pan. I did this by making two large balls. I placed them next to each other on the pan and filled in between them with the rest of the meatloaf mix.
4. Spread 1/2 cup of salsa on top of meatloaf. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, place cheese slices on top of meatloaf, bake for another 10 minutes. When timer goes off spread 1/2 cup of crushed tortilla chips on top of melted cheese. Bake for another 15 minutes.
5. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes after you take out of oven. Serve with salsa.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
What to do with ham and potatoes?
Happy Anniversary What's for Leftovers? readers! It's been one month since our blog was started! I have really enjoyed sharing my recipes with everybody and I love reading your comments. I look forward to more cooking suggestions and ideas from you! To celebrate, Andy and I are taking our little ones to McDonalds tonight and not cooking. So tomorrow night, tune in for leftover McDonalds :)
Since today is rainy and cozy, I made my family Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup for lunch. It made our house smell great while I was cooking it and then it tasted delicious when we ate it. Plus, I was able to use up the rest of the ham my mom and dad had bought me from the Amish store at the Lake of the Ozarks. After the soup was done cooking, the cheese separated from the broth a bit. When I make this soup again, I'll make a paste out of a little bit of broth and flour. I'll mix it into the soup and bring it to a boil. This should make it a little bit thicker and help with the problem of separating. If you make the soup and include this step, let me know how it turns out.
Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup
Ingredients:
4 Medium Baking Potatoes
3 Medium Carrots
1/2 Cup Choppped Yellow Onion
1 Cup Ham Chunks
1 Can Chicken Broth (I used reduced sodium/fat-free)
1 Can Evaporated Milk (I used fat-free)
1/2 Cup Water
Salt
Pepper
1 Cup Shredded Colby Jack Cheese
Peel and chop potatoes and carrots. Put potatoes, carrots, and onions into a medium-sized soup pot. Add ham, chicken broth, evaporated milk and water. Start cooking on high. Stir frequently, so milk won't burn. After soup starts to boil, turn burner down to medium and cook for 30 minutes. Continue stirring frequently so soup won't boil over or burn. After 30 minutes, potatoes, onions and carrots should be completely cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste. Toss in shredded cheese, let it melt and then turn off burner. Serve as is, or topped with croutons. This recipe will make enough soup for 4 adults.
Since today is rainy and cozy, I made my family Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup for lunch. It made our house smell great while I was cooking it and then it tasted delicious when we ate it. Plus, I was able to use up the rest of the ham my mom and dad had bought me from the Amish store at the Lake of the Ozarks. After the soup was done cooking, the cheese separated from the broth a bit. When I make this soup again, I'll make a paste out of a little bit of broth and flour. I'll mix it into the soup and bring it to a boil. This should make it a little bit thicker and help with the problem of separating. If you make the soup and include this step, let me know how it turns out.
Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup
Ingredients:
4 Medium Baking Potatoes
3 Medium Carrots
1/2 Cup Choppped Yellow Onion
1 Cup Ham Chunks
1 Can Chicken Broth (I used reduced sodium/fat-free)
1 Can Evaporated Milk (I used fat-free)
1/2 Cup Water
Salt
Pepper
1 Cup Shredded Colby Jack Cheese
Peel and chop potatoes and carrots. Put potatoes, carrots, and onions into a medium-sized soup pot. Add ham, chicken broth, evaporated milk and water. Start cooking on high. Stir frequently, so milk won't burn. After soup starts to boil, turn burner down to medium and cook for 30 minutes. Continue stirring frequently so soup won't boil over or burn. After 30 minutes, potatoes, onions and carrots should be completely cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste. Toss in shredded cheese, let it melt and then turn off burner. Serve as is, or topped with croutons. This recipe will make enough soup for 4 adults.
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