Quick South Of The Border Casserole Recipes

S.O.B. (SOUTH OF THE BORDER) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a small saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook until almost tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Crumble the turkey in a large skillet set over medium heat. Cook and stir until evenly brown; drain. Add onion to browned turkey meat and cook until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, gravy mix and chili powder until combined then mix in the corn and macaroni. Cover; reduce heat to low and simmer, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve on a bed of tortilla chips topped with shredded lettuce and sour cream.

QUICK SOUTH OF THE BORDER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 2 1/2 quart or 9x13" casserole dish with nonstick spray; Set aside.
• 2. Heat large skillet on medium high and add oil; Add ground beef, salt, garlic powder and dried onion. Stir and cook until beef is cooked, about 5 minutes.
• 3. Don't drain meat; Add the enchilada sauce, beans and chiles (or jalapeno peppers for a hotter dish); Stir and cook 2 minutes on medium low, then remove from heat and set aside.
• 4. In a medium bowl, mix cottage cheese and 1 cup of cheddar cheese.
• 5. Layer 1/3 of the meat mixture to the bottom of the casserole; Top with half of the cheese mixture and half of the crushed chips.
• 6. Repeat this one more time, ending with the last third of the meat mixture. Top with the remaining 1 cup cheddar cheese.
• 7. Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Serves 8

SOUTH OF THE BORDER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 and grease 1 1/2 qrt casserole dish.
• Brown meat and drain.
• Add onion and jalapeno (if using) and cook with meat until tender.
• Stir in tomato sauce and seasonings.
• Layer one-third of meat mixture, cheese and one half of tortillas in casserole dish; repeat layers, ending with cheese.
• Bake at 325 for 20 minutes.
• Note: Corn tortillas will soften and absorb the sauce.
• These are recommended.
• Flour tortillas will expand and the casserole will be too doughy-therefore flour tortillas are not recommended.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Add ground chuck and onion to large skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef until no longer pink. Stir in salsa, taco seasoning, then reduce heat, and let simmer for 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in beans, and heat through.
• Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray or coat down with olive oil.
• Spread crushed tortilla chips in dish, and then spoon beef mixture over chips.
• Spread sour cream over beef; sprinkle corn, mushrooms, chilis, olives, and fresh tomato over the sour cream.
• Top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown and drain beef. Add onion, garlic, tomato sauce, pepper, and chili powder. Simmer. Place 6 tortillas in bottom of 9x13" pan, and cover with meat mixture. Place remaining tortillas on top. Pour soup mixed with milk over them. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350* for 30 minutes.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Blend together sour cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese.
• Add soup, salt, garlic powder, chilies, chicken, rice, cheeses, tomatoes and black olives (if using).
• Spray a 9x13-inch pan with non-stick spray and pour combined ingredients into pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER QUICHE

Steps:

• Line unpricked pastry shells with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer., Sprinkle chili powder and cumin over shells; sprinkle with cheeses. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, chilies, olives, onions, cilantro, salt and pepper. Pour evenly over cheese. , Cover and freeze one quiche for up to 3 months. Cover edges of remaining quiche loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with salsa and sour cream if desired. , To use frozen quiche: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Cover edges of crust loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER EGG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x12" baking dish and preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly beat eggs in a bowl.
• Tear up corn tortillas into large pieces and layer half of them into bottom of baking dish.
• Top tortillas with half of the chili sauce and half of the cheese.
• Pour half of the beaten eggs over this and then repeat the layers again of tortillas, chili sauce, cheese and then eggs.
• Bake in oven for 30 minutes, uncovered.
• Serve topped with salsa and additional cheddar cheese if desired.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Add the olive oil to a 5 quart nonstick saucepan and place over medium-high heat.
• Add the ground beef, breaking it up with the edge of a spatula, until it has lost its pink color.
• Drain any fat from the pan.
• Add the onions and green pepper, cooking until softened.
• Stir in the jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, sour cream, honey, chili powder and salt.
• Add the pasta.
• Stir, cover, lower the heat and gently simmer until the pasta is tender, about 25 minutes.
• Stir every five minutes, to keep the pasta from sticking to the saucepan bottom.