Comfort Food Oh How I Love You!

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My darling grand-girl Jillian.  Is there anything cuter than a little blonde girl in braids, Farmgirl blue jeans and a vintage apron?  And sitting in her Gram’s kitchen on a vintage stool?  Smile!

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Merry Christmas friends!

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In thinking about this blog post, that will be live to you on Christmas Day, and knowing there are hundreds of things I could probably write about… the one that keeps coming to my mind is comfort food!  Because sometimes when the Holidays are over I get sort of melancholy.  Do you ever feel that way?  Maybe it is because all the Holiday excitement is over, company is gone, and things are back to normal life. But for whatever reason, I’m always eager for some comfort food.

Being raised in New Mexico by a Momma that could cook the best Mexican food around… that is the food I always want when I need some comforting!

So I thought I would share one of my favorite comfort food recipes.  I’ve made it for many years and I call it Burrito Stack. My grand-girls love to help me with this recipe – they can do the majority of it, so it is a great meal to cook when you’ve got little ones that want to help.

So… lets get cooking!

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Gather your ingredients:

1 onion, diced

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 pound ground beef

1 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 cup of corn (I prefer fresh, cut right off the cob or use you could use frozen)

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

1/2 cup water

4 large flour tortillas

1 cup sour cream

1 cup salsa

2 cups cheddar jack cheese, grated

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Cook your diced onion and minced garlic in a cast iron skillet with a little bit of olive oil, for just a minute or so.

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Add the ground beef, cumin, salt and pepper and cook until the meat is done.

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Add the rinsed and drained black beans, corn, and water to the meat.  Mix together and bring to a simmer.  Cook until liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes.  Remove from the heat and set aside.

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You will want to use a 9 inch springform pan.  You could use a 9×13 casserole dish, but it won’t taste as good.  It’s all about using the right pan, you know?!  Smile!  

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Using your springform pan as a template, trim around three of the tortillas to the size of the pan.  Do not trim the fourth tortilla.

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Lightly butter your springform pan and place the large, uncut tortilla in the bottom forming it up the sides of the pan.

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Spread 1/4 cup of sour cream onto the tortilla.

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Followed by 1/4 cup of salsa.

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Spoon and spread a quarter of the meat mixture over the salsa, then sprinkle 1/2 cup of cheese over that.

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Place one trimmed tortilla on top of the cheese and repeat the layering process until all the ingredients are used.  You should end up with four layers topped with the final sprinkling of cheese.

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Place in a 350 degree oven and cook for 30 minutes.  Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes.

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Remove the outer rim of the springform pan and cut into eight wedges.

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Serve with a slice of tomato on top!  Eat while it is piping hot and enjoy!

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And to make it easier for you to make and enjoy this yummy comfort food, you can click here to print the recipe: Burrito Stack Recipe

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So tell me friends, what is your favorite comfort food?  What is that one particular thing that comes to your mind when you close your eyes and think of home?  I’d love to hear!

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I hope you are having a very, very happy Holiday Season!

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Until our gravel roads cross again… so long.

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Dori