What’s for dinner returns with What To Do With Left Over Refrie Beans
It was such a great deal, a resturante size can refries but there is only so many bean burritos a person can eat in a sitting and I’m out of tortillas And too lazy/tired to make fry bread ...
Refrie “Lasagna”
In a large casserole pan, that has been lightly oiled:
one layer rice
one layer salsa as desired (not too wet!)
one layer refrie beans
one layer cheese
one layer topping (option/ make up your own) mix of diced olives, dried bell peppers, grated carrot, diced onion and other veg -- if you have a picky eater, mince and mix so they can’t see what they are eating and then --
one layer cheese to cover topping
sprinkle last layer with favourite herbs and spices (smoke paprika, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper, oregano/cilantro, garlic powder)
optional base: polenta, either warm or if cold then sliced / crumbled to cover bottom of a greased/oiled pan
bake in medium oven until hot/warm all the way through; if all ingredients are cold at the start, use a small bit of additional water (or salsa juice) and cover casserole in foil to heat evenly and a bit quicker without drying out edges/layers