New Recipe Wednesday

I've mentioned before how much the 'Rents and I love to watch the Food Network. Paula Deen used to be our favorite, until she got just way out of control. We still love Giada de Laurentis, and would welcome her to The Compound any time to fix us an Italian meal. Another current favorite is Sandra Lee. In case you're not familiar with Sandra Lee, her show on the Food Network is "Semi-Homemade With Sandra Lee." Her mantra is using 70% store bought stuff with 30% homemade. We watch her show every Saturday morning, and just this week we received our first issue of her Semi-Homemade magazine. The 'Rents poured through it as soon as it came in the mail, and put small Post-It notes on the pages of recipes they wanted to try. They chose the Burrito Casserole as the first experiment. Let me tell you we ate it literally faster than the time it took them to make it - it was that good, and it was that easy to make. Sandra Lee's Burrito Casserole definitely gets the TWIT Seal Of Approval, and you can bet that it will be in permanent recipe rotation for supper at The Compound. Here's the recipe:

BURRITO CASSEROLE

Ingredients:

1 (32-ounce) package beef and bean burritos

1 (14-ounce) can mild enchilada sauce

1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

1 (2.25-ounce) can sliced black olives, drained

1 1/2 cups diced tomato

4 cups shredded iceberg lettuce (about 1/2 head)

Directions:
Line burritos in a single layer in a 13x9-inch microwave-safe dish.

Microwave burritos on High, for 6 to 8 minutes, or until heated through.
Pour enchilada sauce over the burritos. Sprinkle cheese over enchilada sauce.

Microwave burritos for 1 to 2 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Spread olives, tomato, and lettuce evenly over burritos. Serve immediately.

Note: the three of us are pretty big eaters, but they cut the recipe in half and only used 4 burritos in the pan. Mom had one and Dad and I had one and a half and we were full. And Mom said that the next time, she's going to microwave the burritos for maybe a minute or two less; as microwave burrito lovers know, the ends of the burritos can get pretty tough if you microwave them for too long.