melanie makes

enchilada casserole.

 

there's a reason why i've never added this to my recipejournal before - there's really no good way to make this dish appear as appetizing as it truly is!  this is hands down my favorite recipe that my mom makes.  it's my number one request for when we visit and what i'd select as my birthday dinner if someone asked to make me something for the occasion.

ENCHILADA CASSEROLE | 9x13 casserole dish
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• 1 bag taco flavored doritos
• 1 pound ground beef or turkey
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1 can diced green chilies
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 15 oz. can enchilada sauce
• 1/4 cup milk

preheat oven to 350 degrees.

brown beef/turkey with onion and drain if needed.  stir together chilies, soups, enchilada sauce and milk in medium bowl.  in 9x13 casserole dish, layer chips, meat, cheese and soup mixture.  repeat.

bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

comfort food at it's finest and so easy to put together.  i don't use cream of something or other soups very often, but for this dish i make sure i have some on hand in the pantry.  i've made it with ground turkey so often that now i think i prefer it to ground beef.

cake batter pancakes.

 

 

the perfect third birthday breakfast for my sweet girl.  how can you go wrong with sprinkles in pancakes, pancakes topped with sprinkles and last but not least, a vanilla sugar glaze?  nothing says happy birthday like a sugar high!

CAKE BATTER PANCAKES |12-15 pancakes
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• 1.5 cups flour
• 2/3 cup yellow cake mix
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1-2 cups milk
• sprinkles

combine flour, cake mix, baking powder, sugar and salt in medium bowl.  add milk, egg and vanilla and stir until smooth.  your batter should resemble typical pancake batter.  begin with 1 cup of milk and add additional milk as needed to reach desired consistency.  scrape inside of vanilla bean into batter and stir to combine.  fold desired amount of sprinkles into batter.  pour batter onto griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup batter for each pancake.  once bubbles form on top of pancake, flip and cook until browned.  serve with vanilla sugar glaze and additional sprinkles.

VANILLA SUGAR GLAZE

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 vanilla bean
• sprinkles

stir together sugar, milk vanilla and vanilla until glaze forms.  scrape inside of vanilla bean into glaze and stir to combine.

adapted from how sweet it is.  hello sugar!  why not give your newly turned three year old daughter sugar dressed as pancakes for breakfast?  these were really good.  the pancakes themselves aren't sweet which makes the glaze a perfect addition.  i was worried it would be over the top sugar, but it really wasn't.  i love the little black flecks of vanilla in the glaze and how they add that extra special touch.  i doubled this recipe so that we'd have leftovers for the girls to eat later in the week.  i don't think they'll last long!