Tortilla Meal
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
Yield: 8 Servings
1 pk Corn tortilla shells
2 cn Old El Paso Enchilada sauce
1 Head Iceberg lettuce
2 Large tomatoes
1 Large yellow onion
1/2 lb Cheddar cheese, medium
1 ea Mashed potatoes (lg serving)
1 ea Pinto beans (serving)
3 lb Hamburger
Recipe
Crumble hamburger into skillet with 1/2 cup water. Cook until done
then drain juice. You might want less hamburger but leftover can be
used for sandwiches. You want enough for a extra large serving for
each person, at least 3 tablespoons. (this is not just for the meat,
but large servings for everything, the reason why explained later).
Prepare mashed potatoes as you normally do.
The Pinto beans are best if they are fresh cooked although canned
beans will do. (I personally prefer the taste of fresh). Kidney beans
may be substituted if desired.
Dice onion, chop tomato into small chunks and grate cheese.
Place corn tortilla shell in hot skillet with enough cooking oil to
coat the bottom of skillet (cast iron works best), cook for about 30
seconds on each side.
With spatula remove to sauce pan with the simmering enchilada sauce
( I suggest 1 can of hot and 1 of mild for a medium taste or 2 mild
for a mild taste.
Soak in sauce for 1 minute then place flat on plate. Place mashed
potatoes on top of shell, then some grated cheese, then beans,
hamburger, and the lettuce - tomato salad (add garlic salt if deired)
followed by the diced onion and more cheese. Place a second tortilla
on top and build a second layer following the same process (if
desired) using smaller amounts. Warning, as my grandfather used to
say, "Your eyes can get bigger than your stomach!"
When I was a kid we ate these once a week.. Every Friday, 5:00 pm we
knew what was going to be for supper.. I would eat light all day just
so I would be prepared for "tortillas" as my grandparents called them.
Actually this is not a Mexican recipe, more of a depression era
recipe I would think. My grandparents got this recipe back in the
30's from a migrant worker that Granddad had met. It was funny tho,
one time we would be having "tortillas" for supper, the next it might
be "enchiladas" but they were the same thing. They called them
that for the tortillas or enchilada sauce I guess.. I thought of
calling them Tex-Mex Casserole but it really isn't that either and
anyways old habits are hard to break. So.... Enjoy
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