Thoughts of LoWriter

A Weird Meal

As has become our habit, Ben and I cooked dinner on Sunday. It was a weird meal. I thought the recipe was weird to begin with because the serving instructions didn't seem to match the meal itself. It was called a "casserole," but it was really a skillet meal made with ground beef rather than chicken or steak.

It actually turned out ok, but I would say it is more a dip than a main dish. I think it would make a fantastic appetizer. We put ours in taco shells, and that was fine. It actually tasted really yummy even though it looked a little weird.

Basically, the recipe said to fry up hamburger, add in stir fry peppers (we accidentally doubled ours), a can of stewed tomatoes, and 3/4 teaspoon of cumin. Bring it to a boil, then let it simmer for 20 mins. After that, it said to sprinkle cheese and some crumbled chips on top.

We began in good faith, accidentally doubling the peppers, but so what? I added in a half a can of black beans because I thought it looked weird and I can usually eat anything if there are black beans in it. Then, after about 15 minutes, we decided it looked kind of like soup, so I decided it would be a great idea to throw in a half a pack of shredded cheese. This made it even more soupy, if you can believe it. So, basically, it was cheesy and good, and we threw it in taco shells rather than put chips on it (fewer carbs) and added lettuce on top. Then it was pretty yummy. We woulnd't eat it every day, but it was acceptable, and we didn't need to throw away the leftovers and never speak of it again.

I would not advise making this as a main dish. This is a chip dip, not a dish to sit down and eat with a fork, no matter what the recipe says.

On the whole, we had a meal, and it was pretty good, and we might even make it again. I wouldn't say it was 5 stars or anything, but it wasn't half bad.

Posted by LoWriter at April 28, 2008 01:56 PM