Wednesday, August 08, 2007

All Purpose Meat Mix

I LOOOOOVE once a month cooking and can't wait to get back into it. Since I'm working extra hours right now and have a few other projects I'm in the middle of I decided to build my frozen assets slowly this month and start a full OAMC in January. I emptied the deep freeze last week since it was nearly empty anyway, did the defrost, and cleaned it. From that point on I've tripled every meal we've made and also cooked up 20 pounds of mashed potatoes (Ed's absolute favorite - he totally worships me when I make these). Anyway, I went to make a taco meat and didn't have the right ingredients so I just made one up as I went along and had the foresight to write it down. This was hands down the best mix I've ever had and honey, I’ve tried them from all the OAMC books.

Mexican Meat Mix
4 lbs hamburger
3 onions, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
2-3 cans fat free refried beans (I used 3)
2 cans Rotel
1 can enchilada sauce
1 small can tomatoe sauce
Hefty shakes of chili powder, paprika, oregano, S&P, and a little cayenne

Cook the hamburger, onion, and garlic in a large stock pot. Add everything else and cook for about 30 minutes.

I used it for mexican casserole, burritos, taco filling, and even a dip as a snack. It was absolutely awesome!

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