Spicy Mexican Casserole

Hola!

Well faithful readers here we are once again it's Tuesday, our favorite day of the week. See I said it was only a hop, skip, and jump right on over to the next Tuesday and here we are! =D
This week we are getting in touch with our inner Mexican side. Gosh I wish I had a head full of fruit and shook it like a Polaroid picture all fiesta style right now...OH! sorry daydreaming a bit, haha. Anywho, tonight's dish comes from the Pillsbury website and it's a little bit of Mexico in your kitchen. What's in the details? Let's see shall we?


And away we go:

First here's the recipe from the Pillsbury website: http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/spicy-mexican-casserole/bf435235-2f7d-409b-a38e-80f3c1762e01/

INGREDIENTS
1lb chorizo or pork sausage
1 can (11 oz) Green Giant® Mexicorn® whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, drained
5 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup chopped green onions (4 medium)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar-Jack with jalapeno peppers cheese blend (6 oz)
1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet
Sour cream, as desired
Salsa, as desired

DIRECTIONS
* 1Heat oven to 375°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook chorizo over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until cooked through; drain. Stir in corn. Spoon into ungreased 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish.
* 2In medium bowl, beat eggs, salt and pepper. Stir in onions and cilantro. Pour evenly over meat mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.
* 3Unroll dough; place on top of cheese.
* 4Bake 23 to 28 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Cut into 6 rows by 2 rows. Top with sour cream and salsa.















While this was a hit with everyone else I was not a fan. I thought the egg was too much and the title was a bit misleading. Sometimes it's a hit and sometimes it's a miss and tonight for me it was a miss. Oh, no sad faces we knew it was bound to happen. We can't like everything. I digress though, please I encourage you to give this a try because who knows you may end up liking it like everyone else here did. I may just be the lone woman out with this Mexican dish.



Tid Bits:

*It really works well with turkey and beef. Which is what we ended up using since pork really isn't my style of meat.

*We also suggest checking on it during the 25 minute mark. When we pulled ours out of the oven it wasn't completely done in the middle so we ended up having to cook it about 5 minutes longer than the maximum time listed but that was just us, every oven is different so bake tonight's dish at the suggest temperature but keep an eye on it.

*We also used cheddar cheese instead of the cheese listed but really we believe it would work with either or maybe a nice spicy cheese.



Ma's Spot: Like all recipes unless you've had it before it's a risk making a new one. Dinah's pick was "Spicy Mexican Casserole". When I heard the name I was a little worried because I'm not into spicy food, actually that's an understatement I hate spicy foods. Turns out there is actually nothing spicy in it. Not a drop. Which is odd considering the name. Nonetheless I really enjoyed it but to give it that Mexican flavor I suggest putting salsa on top with sour cream as well. That really set it over the top and made a delicious dinner. Without the sour cream and salsa it lacks it's Mexican flair. I will be making it again as myself and my sister Jane both enjoyed it.


Our night has come to a close, hey look, I love it when we're together like this but guys it's Glee night and they're doing love songs and Puck is gonna sing.
So we're gonna have to part but as always we'll be back here next week with another trip to Mexico! Get your taste buds ready =D


Spoons & Spatula's
~Dinah & Ma