Zona Rosa Chilequiles - won prize in Newman's Own contest - xp

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Zona Rosa Chilequiles

 

Recipe By :Crescent Dragonwagon

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 package corn tortillas -- (8 to 10)

cooking spray

1 1/2 cups salsa -- see*

16 ounces Neufchatel cheese

2 eggs

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 1/2 sliced fresh zucchini -- (in 1/4 inch rounds) to 2 cups

- OR string beans (in 1/2 inch lengths)

2/3 cup fresh corn -- cut from the cob

4 ounces grated sharp cheddar cheese -- or Monterrey Jack cheese

 

*preferably Newman's Own Bandito Salsa, Medium Hot

 

1. Tear tortillas roughly into quarters. Let sit out, uncovered, at least an

hour, so they get a bit stale.

 

2. Spray a 10X14 rectangular baking dish (preferably Le Creuset) with cooking

spray. Spoon about 1/4 cup salsa over the bottom of dish, and smear it. Scatter

over this 1/3 of the torn tortillas.

 

3. Make cheese filling: in food processor fitted with S-blade, place 1/2 cup

salsa, cheese, eggs, and cornstarch. Process till well blended. Set aside.

 

4. Preheat oven to 350.

 

5. Bring a medium saucepan or water to a boil. Drop in prepare zucchini or green

beans and blanch (3 minutes for zucchini, 5 for green beans) . Drain vegetables

well rinse with cold water, and toss with raw corn. Set aside.

 

6. Spoon half the cheese filling over tortillas in baking dish. Scatter

vegetables over filling, drizzle with another 1/2 cup salsa, and top with

another third of the torn tortillas. Cover with remaining cheese filling. Top

with last third of tortillas and pour over remaining salsa.

 

7. Cover baking dish, and bake for 40 minutes. Remover cover, sprinkle with

shredded cheese, raise heat to 375, and bake another 10 to 12 minutes longer, or

until cheese is melted and slightly browned. Serves 8.

 

This is Dragonwagon's winning recipe in the Food Professional Division of the

Newman's Own Recipe Contest, Co-Sponsored with Good Housekeeping Magazine, 1997.

 

This is a luscious layered vegetarian casserole --- imagine a lasagne, but with

corn tortillas instead of noodle strips, and with salsa instead of tomato sauce.

The cheese filling is quite light as these things go, both because it's made

with Neufchatel (a low-fat equivalent of cream cheese), and because it's

scattered with loads of fresh vegetables: zucchini, corn cut off the cob. This

recipe is one they used at home, not at the restaurant.

 

Description:

" Newman's Own Recipe Contest winner, 1997 "

Source:

" Crescent Dragonwagon --

http://www.dragonwagon.com/11zona_rosa_chilequiles.htm "

S(Formatted and posted by:):

" <BrendaAdams "

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