The frozen dinner swap is back! Revived for the first day of summer. Just in time to save us from having to turn on our stoves and ovens during this sweltering heat. It's hard to get motivated to cook when it's so darn hot.
A group of us got together last night to catch up and swap meals and devour appetizers and wine. It's always such a good time, and I love sampling some new recipes. I highly encourage everyone to round up friends and start your own recipe swap. Here's a list of what everyone brought and recipes I'll share in the coming weeks.
Taco Pie
Latina Lasagna
Chicken Dorito Casserole
Red and White Tortellini
Chicken Zuchini Casserole
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken Spaghetti
Meatballs
King Ranch Chicken
I took a risk this time around and made a recipe I've been lusting after but have never made. Risky move. I made six servings of Latina Lasagna, a delicious recipe I eyeballed in Southern Living several months ago. It's a fusion of traditional lasagna and south of the border flavors. Mexican-inspired lasagna doesn't sound the most appealing, but this dish is a divine twist on the original.
It was a hit in my household. We nearly mowed down the entire pan. And there's only two of us.
I hate to call anyone out ... but I only had one serving.
The best part about this recipe is you can use no-boil lasagna noodles. Boiling should be forbidden this time of year.
The second best part about this recipe is that it uses chorizo, a spicy mexican sausage, which is not expensive and has far more flavor than ground beef.
Me encanta el chorizo!
English Translation via Google Translate, "I love chorizo."
Odio Wal-Mart.
English Translation via Google Translate, "I hate Wal-Mart."
It's true, but I'll go there for chorizo.
I found my chorizo at the Wal-Mart in the small town (population 12,799 as of 2009) where I work. If you can find it here, you can find it just about anywhere. Check in your grocery store near the other refrigerated sausage or wherever the specialty chilled Mexican ingredients are kept.
Here's the recipe and more great swap recipes are on the way!
2 comments:
Jenny was telling me about this on Sunday. sounds fab!
I really liked it. The chorizo made me nervous since I've never cooked with it before, but it wasn't bad or difficult. I put a lot of faith in Southern Living.
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