El Diablo Chorizo Casserole Food

MELON WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Combine melon and blueberries in a nice bowl.
• Pour honey and lemon juice onto fruit.
• Grate ginger over top.
• Stir well.

CHORIZO EGG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and crumble chorizo over medium-high heat until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• In same skillet, cook and stir potatoes, onion, and pepper until tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic, cook a minute longer. Remove from heat and stir in chorizo. Cool 15 minutes.
• Whisk eggs, cream, green chilies, and chili powder. Layer a greased 11x7 inch baking dish with half of each of the following: chorizo mixture, cheeses, and egg mixture. Sprinkle with tablespoon cilantro. Top with remaining chorizo and eggs. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and a tablespoon cilantro. Refrigerate, covered, overnight (I just made mine right away and didn't refrigerate).
• Preheat oven to 350. Remove casserole from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, until set and bubbling, about 35 to 40 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro.
• Serve with sour cream and pepper sauce.

ESPRESSO CARAMELS

Steps:

• Place the nuts in a medium sized, glass or ceramic mixing bowl.
• In a medium, thick-bottomed saucepan heat the cream, espresso powder, and salt until tiny bubbles start forming where the milk touches the pan - just before a simmer. Stir in the honey. Bring the mixture to a boil. Now reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for about 15-20 minutes minutes or until the mixture reaches 260F degrees - hard ball stage. Remove from heat.
• Pour the caramel over the nuts and stir until all the nuts are well coated. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for 10 or 15 minutes to allow the caramel to thicken before you attempt to shape it. It is easier to handle this way - not as much spread. Stir one last time and drop by tablespoonful onto a prepared baking sheet (Silpat, parchment-lined, or oiled). Alternately, skip the nut addition and simply spread the (cooled but not set) caramel out on a slab or parchment-lined pan, let it cool completely before cutting into small pieces. Wrap & twist in parchment paper.
• In either case keep the caramels in a cool place (or refrigerate) until completely set.

EL DIABLO (CHILE RELLENOS WITH BROWN RICE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to Broil.
• Place poblanos on baking sheet and put under broiler. **YOU WILL HAVE TO WATCH THESE** Keep the door cracked and don't walk away. Rotate the poblanos every couple of seconds, until they are evenly blackened (the goal is to evenly blacken the skin without burning the meat of the pepper).
• As soon as the poblanos are blackened, wrap them in a towel, and set aside on a plate until they have cooled.
• Peel the skin off. **It helps if you do this under running water.
• Cut off the tops and remove the seeds. Cut poblanos into strips.
• Coat skillet with cooking spray. Cook ground turkey until no longer pink.
• Add black beans, tomato paste, cumin, Splenda, salt and pepper. Stir until well mixed.
• Add in poblanos, Cholula, rice and 1/4 cup cheese. Stir well.
• Place on top of bread slices (a la open faced sandwich).
• Top with jalapenos to taste, and a hefty handful of cheese.
• Microwave until the cheese has melted.

TALLERINA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef with chopped onion until beef is thoroughly cooked and onion is soft and translucent. Drain fat.
• Place DRY noodles in bottom of 9x13 pan.
• Spread ground beef mixture evenly across the noodles.
• Drain 2 cans of corn and spread in pan on top of ground beef.
• Open tomatoes, but DO NOT drain. Layer in pan evenly, breaking tomatoes up slightly so that the tomatoes are evenly dispersed.
• Cut Velveeta cheese into 8 thick slices and layer on top of casserole. You can substitute other processed cheese loaf-type cheese, but be aware that some do not melt well on this casserole, so I always use Velveeta.
• Bake 45-60 minutes at 350 degrees (no need to preheat oven) until cheese is melted and brown.
• Noodles will be cooked and soft - infused with the flavors of the ingredients. Enjoy!