Mexicali Casserole Food

MEXICALI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook turkey, onions and pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up turkey into crumbles, 6-8 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in beans, tomatoes, water, rice, olives, chili powder and salt., Transfer to an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, covered, until rice is tender, 50-55 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes longer.

MEXICALI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Start browning meat in a large skillet adding the chopped onion and green pepper-drain excess fat.
• After browning meat, stir in taco seasoning mix, corn (non-drained), and entire jar of picante sauce.
• Simmer mixture on med heat approximately 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While meat is simmering, preheat oven to 375°F.
• Mix Mexican cornbread mix and your 2/3 cup milk in a medium mixing bowl; set aside. Pour about 1/2 of mixture into 9-inch casserole dish then cover with 1/2 bag of shredded cheese. Repeat-layering the two cover top with cornbread mixture-spreading over entire casserole.
• Bake in oven for approximately 25 minutes or until brown.
• Cool for 5 minutes then serve.
• Add sour cream to taste.

MEXICALI HAMBURGER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees. brown beef, drain fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes and corn; heat through. Transfer to greased 2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of cheese.
• For corn bread toping, in medium bowl combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt. Stir in egg, milk, and oil. Evenly spread on beef mixture. Sprinkle remaining two T cheese over the topping. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until topping is set. Let stand five minutes.
• Stir together tomatoes, cilantro, and olives. Spoon over casserole before serving.

EASY MEXICAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef until no longer pink. Stir in salsa, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in beans, and heat through.
• Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Spread crushed tortilla chips in dish, and then spoon beef mixture over chips. Spread sour cream over beef, and sprinkle olives, green onion, and tomato over the sour cream. Top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

LOADED MEXICALI CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a hot pan, melt butter and oil; immediately brown chicken on all sides (about 15 minutes total).
• Put rice and water into a covered large casserole pan--microwave for about 45 minutes until soft and plump--check your owner's manual. My microwave has "rice" cycle.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix sauce ingredients--EXCEPT cheese.
• Place chicken in a 13x9-inch pan or a casserole dish, pour sauce over the chicken, then sprinkle with cheese; cover lightly with foil.
• Bake chicken for 35-40 minutes; remove foil, continue baking for 5-10 minutes.
• Serve with rice and use chicken sauce for a gravy.

MEXICALI CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in 3 qt casserole or dutch oven.
• In large bowl combine all dry ingredients and then add milk, margarine and eggs.
• Stir in onion, chilies and pimento.
• Pour over chicken mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 50-60 minutes.