tex/mex potatoe casserole
This is an adaptation of a Paula Deen recipe. My husband is spanish so I have to do both southern and spicey.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
depends on how much you eat
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 large bell pepper
- 1 small onion
- 6 medium jalapeno peppers depending on how hot you want
- 1/2 cup miracle whip
- 6 medium potatoes
- 1 1/2 cups pepper jack cheese
- 4 pinches chili powder
- 2 pinches garlic powder
- 2 pinches salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 3/4 cup milk
How To Make tex/mex potatoe casserole
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Step 1Take 3 of the medium potatoes and cube them. Boil in water til tender. Remove from heat and mash. Add 3T butter and 1/4C milk for mashed potatoes. Salt and pepper to taste. Spread this on the bottom of a 2qt casserole dish.
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Step 2Take onion, bell pepper and jalepenos. Dice them up. Melt rest of butter in saute pan. Saute veggies til tender. Pour all of it, butter included, on top of mashed potatoes.
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Step 3Spread MW evenly all over.
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Step 4Layer with about 1/2C cheese. Sprinkle with seasonings.
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Step 5Slice remaining potatoes thin. Lay them on top of the dish so far. Pour in 1/2C milk, or until it touches bottom of potatoes. Top with remaining cheese. Then sprinkle with seasonings. Place in oven on 350 for about 1hr, til potatoes are tender.
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Culture:
Mexican
Category:
Potatoes
Category:
Side Casseroles
Keyword:
#cheese
Keyword:
#Casserole
Keyword:
#potatoe
Keyword:
#jalapenos
Method:
Bake
Ingredient:
Potatoes
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