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1/27/10

Delish Hot Potato Dish

Ingredients

  • 12 potatoes, medium
  • 3 ounces cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 onion, grated
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Peel potatoes.
  2. Boil potatoes.
  3. Mash.
  4. Mix all ingredients together except Parmesan cheese.
  5. Put in 9x13 pan.
  6. Sprinkle with cheese.
  7. Bake 1/2 hour in 375 degree oven then brown under broiler.
Serves 6-8

Tortas (Mexican Sub Sandwich)

Tortas are kind of like a sub sandwich and served a lot in Chicago.

Ingredients
  • 8 bolillos ~ 4" long
  • 16 ounces refried beans
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup fresh pico de gallo
  • 1 avocado, peeled and thinly sliced
  • tomato, slices
  • shredded lettuce
  • 16 ounces chicken, cooked or beef, fajitas cooked

Directions

  1. First, split bollios in half, lengthwise.
  2. Spread mayo on the top halves. (you don't have to use mayo if you don't want to).
  3. Spread beans on the bottom halves of bollios.
  4. Top the beans with Pico de Gallo, avocado slices, tomato slices and lettuce. If you want to add cheese you can, personal preference.
  5. Evenly layer fajitas on top of vegetables.
  6. Cover with top half of bollio, press down and secure with toothpicks.
  7. If you don't want to use fajitas, you can use ham or turkey and whatever kind of cheese you want.
SERVES 6 -8