Pinto Cheese Casserole Food

PINTO BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Crush tortilla chips and sprinkle into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large bowl, combine the beans, corn, tomatoes, tomato sauce and taco seasoning. Pour over chips. Sprinkle with cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 18-25 minutes or until heated through. Serve with lettuce, sour cream and salsa if desired.

TORTILLA, BEAN AND CHEESE CASSEROLE ("ENFRIJOLADAS")

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the drained beans and chicken broth in a large bowl.
• In a saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, tomato, chile, and garlic. Saute until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Rub the oregano, between palms of your hands and sprinkle over the beans. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Add the beans and broth to the pan and simmer for 10 minutes. Cool the beans for about 5 minutes before putting them in the blender. Carefully, pour the mixture into a blender and puree. Return the pureed mixture to the pan and gently reheat over medium-low heat, stirring frequently.
• Using tongs, pass the tortillas 1 by 1 through the refried bean sauce until they are somewhat softened and coated on both sides with the sauce. Set aside on a plate. Fill each tortilla with 1/4 cup of shredded cheese. Fold in half and arrange them, overlapping, in a 9 by 13-inch baking dish. Top with an additional 1 to 1 1/2 cups of the bean sauce, just enough to cover the beans but allow the edges of the folded tortillas to show. Bake until cheese is melted about 10 to 15 minutes.
• To serve, drizzle with Mexican sour cream lengthwise in a 2-inch thick strip down the center of the dish. Top with 8 overlapping red onion rings.

CHEESY ZUCCHINI TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the zucchini slices all over with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside. Stir together the beans, pico de gallo and oregano in a medium bowl.
• Arrange the following in layers in a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan or 10-inch round microwave-safe dish: 4 of the tortilla halves, one-third of the bean mixture, one-third of the zucchini and 1/4 cup of the cheese. Repeat twice, while packing down the layers. Sprinkle with additional salt and the remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• Microwave on high until the zucchini is fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Remove from the microwave and loosely cover with foil to finish the cooking process, about 5 minutes. (Alternatively, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and cook until heated through and the cheese is melted, 15 to 20 minutes.)
• Sprinkle with the cilantro, slice into 4 wedges and serve.

PINTO-CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly oil a 1-quart casserole or spray with a nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine rice, beans, and cheese. Mix well.
• In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Beat with a fork or wire whisk until well blended. Add to rice mixture, mixing until thoroughly combined. Place in prepared casserole. Press mixture down gently with the back of a spoon.
• Bake uncovered, 35 minutes or until set.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

PINTO BEAN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2-qt. casserole, combine the beans, picante sauce, rice, beef and half the cheese. Bake at 350°, uncovered, for about 20-25 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Serve with tortilla chips if desired.

PINTO BEAN & GROUND BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute beef, onion, and pepper.
• Place in a sprayed casserole dish.
• Layer next 3 ingredients.
• Mix milk and corn meal together.
• Pour on top of other ingredients.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.

PINTO BEAN CASSEROLE WITH HATCH CHILES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a casserole dish.
• Melt bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chorizo, onion, and bell pepper; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 7 to 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add pinto beans and salsa verde; mash most of the beans. Season with salt.
• Spread 1/2 of the bean mixture in the bottom of the prepared casserole. Layer with 1/2 of the chile peppers and 1/2 of the cheese. Repeat layers once. Cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until thoroughly heated, about 30 minutes. Remove foil and turn on the broiler. Broil until cheese starts to turn golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

PINTO BEAN AND CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a large casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Combine pinto beans, chicken, corn, diced tomatoes and green chiles, tomato sauce, onion, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• Spread corn chips on the bottom of the prepared casserole dish and evenly distribute the bean mixture over top. Sprinkle with Colby-Jack cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese has melted and casserole is heated through, about 25 minutes. Serve immediately.

PINTO BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown hamburger, onion, and green pepper. Drain. Mix in casserole dish the following:
• browned hamburger, onion, green pepper, pinto beans, tomato sauce, and grated cheese.
• Mix corn muffin mix with egg and milk. Blend together. Spread on top of mixture in casserole dish.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes until bread on top is golden brown.

PIMENTO POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in jackets until almost done; chill until very cold; peel and shred with a grater Melt butter in double boiler Add cheese, a small amount at a time Mix together the sour cream and milk Add to cheese mixture.
• Add onions and stir Add Salt and pepper to taste Add shredded potatoes Put in casserole dish Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, uncovered.

HAND-MASHED PINTO BEANS WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Place beans in heavy large pot. Add 10 cups water, green onions, and 1 tablespoon lard. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover partially, and simmer until beans are just tender, about 55 minutes. Mix in 1 teaspoon fine sea salt. Cover partially and continue to simmer until beans are very soft, adding more water by cupfuls if water level falls below top of beans, about 20 minutes longer.
• Heat remaining 1/3 cup lard in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add white onion and sauté until beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Using slotted spoon, transfer beans to skillet. Mash with potato masher to coarse, lumpy puree. Mix in enough bean cooking liquid (about 1/2 cup) to moisten. Mix in cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool 30 minutes. Cover beans and liquid separately and refrigerate. Rewarm beans over low heat, mixing in bean cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if dry.)
• Serve beans warm with tortillas.
• *Light yellow, semi-soft mild cheese that is different from the aged Spanish cheese of the same name. Substitute mild cheddar, Monterey Jack, or Muenster.