Beef & Onion Enchiladas
Beef & Onion Enchiladas
Adapted from Mia’s Recipes.
Yield: (More than) 4 servings. I got 10 enchiladas from it.
Ingredients:
1 lbs ground beef
1/2 chopped onion
1 can Enchilada sauce
1/2 can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1/2 can refried beans
10 corn tortillas
1/2 lb cheddar cheese – (grated)
red pepper to taste
chili powder to taste
salt to taste
pepper to taste
Italian herbs to taste
Directions:
- I always brown my beef with seasoned with salt, pepper, chili powder, red pepper and Italian herbs. You’d be surprised at how versatile the mix is. Brown ground beef in a pan, drain off grease.
- Add chopped onion, 1/2 can tomatoes w/green chilies to beef. Cook until onions are tender.
- While these are cooking, pour the enchilada sauce into a measuring cup and add the remaining tomatoes w/green chilies to the sauce.
- Add refried beans to ground meat mixture.
- Put a scoop of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of a greased pan. It will probably fit in 1 9×13 if you are making them all. I used smaller dishes and froze half the enchiladas.
- Heat a few corn tortillas at a time in the microwave by wrapping them in a paper towel and heating them for about 15 seconds.
- Spoon meat mixture in tortillas, roll them up and place in the pan until all are filled. If you have some meat left over, dump it in the enchilada sauce and pour the enchilada sauce over the enchiladas.
- Bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove and cover with cheese and bake until the cheese is melted. I gave it another 10 minutes.
Before the cheese.
Mock La Madeline Tomato Basil Soup
Mock La Madeline Tomato & Basil Soup
Adapted from this recipe.
Ingredients:
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes and 1 14 oz can diced tomatoes
3 cups V8, 1 cup Chicken Broth
14 fresh basil leaves
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 lb butter
sea salt and ground pepper to taste
1 tsp lemon juice (or more for taste)
Directions:
1. Simmer tomatoes, tomato juice and chicken broth together over medium heat for 30 min.
2. Puree in small batches in blender or food processor with 14 basil leaves. Move back to pan.
3. Add cream, butter and lemon juice. Season with salt & pepper. Heat through, being careful not to boil.
Meredith’s Notes:
I used canned tomatoes. I also used Gourmet Garden Basil Herb Blend, about 4 tablespoons, which I simmered with the tomatoes and V8. So, I skipped blending the fresh basil leaves. This soup turned out very close to La Madeline’s version, and freezes very well.
Northern Exposure, Alaskan Style
We’re going to Alaska! Yay! It’s been a dream trip of mine for a while now. We are flying free, thanks to miles, and got a good deal on our cruise stateroom – including the unobstructed view balcony. We’re traveling with my parents (thanks for using miles on us too!) But we’re going to be gone for 2 weeks, so I’m carefully planning what I’ll pack.
We usually take at least 1 laptop, but this trip we’ll be taking both. I want to document my trip this time. Had great plans to do that for London and Italy, but by the time we got home it turned out to be too much of a hassle. So I’m planning a do it as I go thing this trip. Which won’t be too difficult since for a week we’ll be on the cruise. Days at sea can be very long.
Something I discovered over the weekend is that Lonely Planet had pdfs of their guidebooks available online to buy. You can buy the whole thing or inidivual chapters. They call it “Pick and Mix” and it makes incredible sense. Who wants to carry around every guidebook you buy for the trip – it just takes up that much more space in your luggage. I wish everyone – yes, you, Frommers and Fodors! – did this. I’d gladly by the whole book to be able to download pdf chapters.
Also, if you are planning a cruise of Alaska, Frommer’s Cruises & Ports of Call Alaska 2009 is a very handy book to have. It specifically mentions what excursions to do yourself and which to book through the cruise line. It gives great info on what’s within walking distance of port and transportation options to sights. Very handy to have when planning your shore excursions, which can get pretty expensive.
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