Family Meal Ideas: Skillet Chicken Risotto and Double Meal Enchilada Casserole

You’re whole family is sure to love the taste of both of these recipes. The best part, for the cook, is that the enchilada casserole recipe can be made once and enjoyed for two different dinners. How’s that for quick and easy, Mom?

Skillet Chicken Risotto

Ingredients:

*1-1/2 cups uncooked rice (Uncle Bens
*1 can cream soup
*2 cups cooked chicken chunks
*1 pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
*1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions:

1. Melt butter over medium heat in a 12” nonstick skillet
2. Add rice and 3-1/3 cup water
3. Soup
4. Chicken
5. 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper
6. Boil
7. Stir several times
8. Cover
9. Cook over low heat until rice is tender
10. Stir in thawed vegetables
11. Sprinkle mixture with cheese
12. Cover and heat until cheese I melted.

Serve with green salad

Yield: 6 servings

Double Meal Enchilada Casserole

Ingredients:

*1-tablespoon canola oil
*3 scallions, chopped
*2 cloves garlic
*1-1/2 lbs ground turkey
*1-1/2 teaspoon chili power
*1-1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
*3/4 teaspoon salt
*1 can black beans, rinsed, and drained
*2 cans mild enchilada sauce
*2 cups shredded Mexican-style cheese blend
*3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
*1 jar mild salsa
*8 soft taco size tortillas, 8”
* Toppings: sour cream and guacamole (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat over to 350F
2. In 12” non stick skillet heat oil over medium high heat
3. Add scallions and garlic
4. Cook until softened
5. Add ground turkey, chili powder, cumin and salt
6. Stir and break up turkey
7. Cook until no longer pink
8. Remove from heat
9. Stir in beans
10. Stir in 2 cans enchilada sauce
11. 1 Cup of cheese and cilantro
12. Combine remaining enchilada sauce and salsa
13. Spread 3/4 cup sauce mixture over bottom of 2 qt banking dish
14. Divide turkey filling among tortillas
15. Roll up
16. Place 4 tortillas seam side down in baking dish
17. Top with 3/4 cup sauce mixture and 1/2 cup cheese
18. Bake 25-30 minutes until bubbling

Garnish with sour cream and guacamole and enjoy! Use the leftovers from the recipe above for dinner next week, without having to cook it again. Here’s how.

Instructions:

1. In a freezer safe 20qt dish
2. Layer the remaining filled tortillas, sauce and cheese
3. Let the dish cool before you store in freezer
4. Wrap in plastic wrap, then foil
5. When you are ready to serve
6. Let the dish un-thaw before cooking
7. Bake for 45 minutes in oven

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