Rachael Rays Mexican Sundaes Food

SPANISH SUNDAES

Steps:

• Bring a small pot of water to simmer over low heat.
• Stand the jar of chocolate sauce in the water and heat until warmed through.
• Whisk the cream, almond extract and sugar in a medium bowl until soft peaks form, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Chop the Marcona almonds.
• Season the warm sauce with cinnamon and cayenne.
• Fill sundae dishes with chocolate fudge, nuts, ice cream, more fudge, more nuts and top with whipped cream.
• OLE!

MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil - twice around the pan. Add chicken and season with chili powder, cumin, and red onion. Brown the meat, 5 minutes. Add taco sauce or stewed or fire roasted tomatoes. Add black beans and corn. Heat the mixture through, 2 to 3 minutes then season with salt, to your taste.
• Coat a shallow baking dish with remaining extra-virgin olive oil, about 1 tablespoon oil. Cut the tortillas in half or quarters to make them easy to layer with. Build lasagna in layers of meat and beans, then tortillas, then cheese. Repeat: meat, tortilla, cheese again. Bake lasagna 12 to 15 minutes until cheese is brown and bubbly. Top with the scallions and serve.

TORTONI SUNDAES

Steps:

• Combine softened vanilla ice cream with crumbled macaroons, chopped maraschino cherries and mini semisweet chocolate chips. Spoon mixture into a small, glass, mixing bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until ready to serve dessert.
• To form sundaes, scoop tortoni ice cream mixture into ice cream bowls. Drizzle with chocolate syrup or warmed hot fudge, top with remaining whole maraschino cherries and nut topping.

LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR SUNDAES

Steps:

• Get 4 sundae cups or goblets out and place a huge scoop of ice cream in each. Heat the fudge sauce 30 seconds in microwave, with the lid off the jar. Sprinkle a handful of nuts into each dish, top with a layer of fudge, another scoop of ice cream, a spoonful more of fudge. Heat the honey in microwave 10 to 15 seconds. Top sundaes with whipped cream, a drizzle of warm honey, then garnish with a few red peanuts and a couple of mini candy bars at the edge of the cup or goblet. edge. Serve with long spoons if you got them on plates, to catch any overflow.

MEXICAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cut avocados in half, working around the pit. Separate the 2 halves. Remove pit and scoop out avocado flesh with a spoon. Wedge avocados and pile in the center of a large platter. Seed and wedge tomatoes and arrange around the avocados. Spread sliced onion over platter. Sprinkle platter with cilantro. Squeeze the juice of 2 limes evenly over vegetables. Season with coarse salt. Drizzle platter with oil and serve.

TROPICAL SUNDAES

Steps:

• Place 2 scoops of ice cream in a dessert bowl. Top with some toasted coconut, nuts, whipped cream, a drizzle of caramel sauce and some extra coconut.

RACHAEL RAY'S MEXICAN SUNDAES

Steps:

• Drizzle a little honey in the bottom of each ice cream dish.
• Place a scoop of Vanilla bean ice cream on top.
• Drizzle scoops with a little more honey, just enought to glaze the scoops.
• sprinkle sundaes with salted Spanish peanuts and serve.

RACHAEL RAY'S MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• TO COOK THE FILLING: Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil - twice around the pan.
• Add chicken and season with chili powder, cumin, and red onion.
• Brown the meat, 5 minutes.
• Add taco sauce or stewed or fire roasted tomatoes.
• Add black beans and corn.
• Heat the mixture through, 2 to 3 minutes then season with salt, to your taste.
• ASSEMBLE LASAGNA: Coat a shallow baking dish with remaining extra-virgin olive oil, about 1 tablespoon oil.
• Cut the tortillas in half or quarters to make them easy to layer with.
• Build lasagna in layers of meat and beans, then tortillas, then cheese.
• Repeat: meat, tortilla, cheese again.
• Bake lasagna 12 to 15 minutes until cheese is brown and bubbly.
• Top with the scallions.
• *NOTE* - I omit the last step and offer the chopped scallions, chopped tomatoes, salsa and sour cream on the side as additional toppings.