White Trash Casserole

White trash aka tatertot casserole is one of the greatest foods in existence and is one of those foods that you can make for a ton of people. It's super simple, takes no time and is one of my favorite things in the world. 

I made this like a week ago for my 20th birthday white trash bash and am just now posting the recipe, I take forever posting I know. 

1 LB Ground beef
1 Medium onion- chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup 
1 TBS Worcesteshire sauce
1 TBS Ketchup
1 Bag of tater tots

1. Cook beef and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until beef is well browned, stirring to break up meat. Pour off fat.
2. Stir soup, ketchup and Worcestershire into skillet. Spoon beef mixture into 12x8-inch shallow baking dish. Arrange potatoes around edge of casserole.
3. Bake at 425 degrees F for 25 minutes or until potatoes are done.

Lady Bird's King Ranch chicken

So I’m kind of a sale and freezer whore, when I find something on sale I have to stock up on it and if it’s food I just keep it in my freezer until I actually need it. I went grocery shopping this morning after spending way too much money on a new charger for my laptop (thanks a lot apple) and found chicken on sale and I had to get like 15 pounds, not exaggerating. 

Since I have a ridiculous amount of chicken in my freezer I figured I would pull some out and make King Ranch Chicken to live off of until I get to make food for my white-trash themed birthday party this Saturday because my life is about to get hectic with tests and work and pretty much everything

King Ranch chicken is possibly the best soul food casserole around. The recipe origins are pretty unclear, but I think it’s safe to say that it probably originated somewhere in the vicinity of the King Ranch. The King Ranch is the coolest ranch in the world and one of the only places in Texas that you can actually hunt zebra. 

I’m using Lady Bird Johnson’s recipe, because it’s freaking Lady Bird. Us Texans love the Johnson’s and L.B. is practically the hero of every debutante ever from the great state. She even has a lake named after her in Austin. I got the recipe from the LBJ presidential library website http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/faqs/recipes/king%20ranch.asp

Here is a recipe that is super good, just not the original recipe

http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/2007/10/king-of-casseroles-king-ranch-chicken.html

Tamale Pie

Healing a tattoo and watching the Texans game was pretty much the two things to do on my list for the day, and with the tattoo being under 24 hours old this was no easy feat even though this is far from being my first, I can still be a baby about it... 

I decided that I wanted to make some texmex because my lovely mother constantly sends me pictures of everything she eats that I could possibly miss about Texas. This week it was Chuy's tamale pie, so I decided to make my favorite recipe of tamale pie, the recipe is from HEB.com

Oh, I'm sorry have you never been to HEB? It's the most fantastic grocery store in existence. 

This was hands down the exact thing I needed to heal and enjoy watching the Texans beat the bills, and pretty badly.. not trying to brag or anything but the Texans are actually doing great this year. Anyways back to the recipe, 

1 Lb ground beef

1 envelope Taco Seasoning

2 teaspoons oil

1 onion, chopped

1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained

2 (10 ounces) cups frozen corn

1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese

2 large eggs

1 cup milk

1 cup yellow cornmeal

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese

-Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Chop onion. Rinse and drain black beans.

-Brown the ground beef, drain and add onion, add the taco seasoning packet and probably 1/3 cup of water and simmer, letting the water evaporate. Add the corn, tomatoes, tomato sauce and beans along with 1 cup of the cheese

-Whisk eggs and milk together in a medium bowl; whisk in cornmeal and baking powder. Pour topping evenly over beef mixture in skillet; sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. 

-Bake 20 minutes, or until the top feels firm when lightly touched. Serve with a spoon.