Jill's Dinner

So I know I said I'd have pictures. I promised even. You know what though, I stink at taking pictures and I'm even worse when it comes to uploading them. When my phone could send pictures, I did it all this time but now I have this crappy phone that doesn't send or receive pics, so I don't often do it.

I will however share the wonderfullness that is Jill's Dinner. This dinner started off as a "i think this is what I used to put into the burrito casserole..." then I just sorta played with it from there. I also put different things in it all the time. Sometimes I use turkey meat. Sometimes it's two different peppers. Other times I make my own concoction of seasonings. Point is, I've never disappointed with this dinner. I cooked it once for my bff and she loved it so much, and requested it over and over that I named it after her. It really is that easy and yummy, so onto the recipe!

Filling:
1lb ground beef
1 onion chopped
3-4 garlic cloves (pending the size and love of garlic) minced
1 red or green pepper (which ever is on sale)
1 can refried beans
salt, pepper, sprinkling cayenne
1/2 packet taco seasoning

Sauce:
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can tomato soup
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 packet taco seasoning

Extras:
8 soft medium sized taco shells (i think they are fajita size-NOT soft taco or burrito size)
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar or mexican blend cheese

Saute the onion, pepper and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until soft. Add ground beef until brown, cooking it slowly (for some reason it tastes better this way). Add seasonings to taste, turn off heat and add the refried beans and blend well.

In a separate bowl, mix all the sauce ingredients until well mixed. Add more salsa or sour cream as you see fit. Basically, if it doesn't taste good or is too thick, add those two accordingly.

Heat the soft shells in the microwave until they are soft. Cover the bottom of a 9x13 pan with a little sauce to keep the burrito things from sticking. Fill each with the mean filling, fold like a burrito then place seam side down in the pan. You should be able to fit 6 vertically and 2 horizontally. Cover the burrito things with the sauce, cover with cheese, cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30 min, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove, let sit for 5 min or so. Add optional chopped cilantro for color.

Serve with either salsa, sour cream, both or none.

And enjoy.

And be prepared to make best friends.