Left Over Tex Mex
I had to feed the husband Sunday afternoon after his job running sound at a local church. He often calls on his way home wanting to know what’s for lunch. Most of the time he spends Saturday evenings working a gig until the wee hours, sleeps a mere six hours, maybe less, and then gets up and works at the church. After that he is famished. I usually cook big on Saturday evening and sleep in on Sunday, (my only day off), so cooking is the last thing on my mind. We had soft tacos Saturday night, a staple meal at my house. Hubby doesn’t much care for leftovers so I took what was left and made a fabulous casserole that he has just gobbled up.
Layer in a casserole coated with cooking spray, Spanish rice, black beans, your taco meat, grated cheese, (jalapeño jack makes it awesome) some salsa and enchilada sauce and crushed tortilla chips. Repeat layer one more time and top with grated cheese and fresh chopped cilantro and bake. I would personally add some Mexican corn and black olives to the mix but that is purely optional. Bake at 350 degrees til bubbly and serve. I top it with some sour cream and guacamole.
Just an idea on using leftovers. Hope it works for you. (tip: you can season your soft taco meat with a packet of taco seasoning, let sit for a while and then grill.) Really, it is so easy. Check back with me later on easy Spanish rice if you don’t want to use the box mix.
