Spoon Bread & Burrito Pie.md

Mexican Spoon Bread

1. Get the bacon pieces fried, about 10 slices. Save the grease, set it aside.
2. Beat two eggs till frothy
3. To the eggs, add:
   • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
   • 1 can creamed corn
   • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda plus 3/4 cup milk ( this helps to dissolve the soda so you wont get lumps(yuk) poor milk slowly into soda, just enough to dissolve it, then use rest of milk to clean extra that may sit on the bottom of the cup.
   • 1 teaspoon salt
   • 1/3 cup vegetable oil/or bacon grease/can be mixed.
   • 1 small can of Ortega diced green chilies (mild, medium, or hot,your choice.
4. Add the bacon (cut into nice sized bits)
5. Mix all ingredients together nice and careful.
6. Pour into an 8" pie pan

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 -40 minutes or until toothpick come out clean when inserted in the center of pie. Top with cheddar cheese. Pop back into the oven to melt cheese. you can use the Mexican "5 Cheese" mix that's already shredded.

Serve with sour cream and salsa. Bon Appétit~

Burrito Pie

Complementary dish.

1. Brown and drain 1 pound hamburger
2. Add following ingredients to browned burger:
   • 1 diced small onion
   • 1 teaspoon garlic clove or garlic salt
   • 1 small jar salsa, mild med or hot, your choice
   • 1/3 cup taco sauce

4 flour tortillas

3. In 8" pie pan, put one (1) tortilla down. Put burger mixture on and spread around. Add shredded cheese. Add another tortilla and then more burger mixture and cheese. Layer the same way until all the mixture is used up ending with a tortilla on top.

4. Put ample cheese on the top especially around the edges of tortilla so it wont curl or get tough while baking.

Bake at 350 for 1/2 hour.

Addendum

These two combos go great with spaghetti and salad