Pampered Chef... Where have you been my whole life?

My WONDERFUL sister inlaw Kim is AMAZING in the kitchen, so when she gave me a pampered chef  "29 minutes to dinner" recipe book, I knew it was going to be amazing. It is.  She has also given me a recipe to a DELICIOUS dessert ANYONE can make and look like you are a culinary whiz.  So here are my 2 recipes.

 BEEF ENCHILADA CASSEROLE (modified to use regular tools and not pampered Chef tools)
Pg. 81 ~ 29 Minutes to Dinner The Pampered Chef®

To speed up this family-pleasing dish, the ground beef mixture is cooked on the stovetop and then the whole casserole is heated in the microwave, NO OVEN REQUIRED!!!

Great show recipe!!

Approx time used 21 minutes!!!

1 lb  ground beef
1 tbsp Taco seasoning Mix
¼ tsp salt
1 can red enchilada sauce
 3/4 or 1/4  cup water
½ cup medium thick and chucky salsa
12  corn tortillas (yellow or white)
¼ cup snipped fresh cilantro divided
1 cup shredded Colby & Monterey Jack cheese blended, divided
Sour Cream and lime wedges (optional)

1.Combine beef, seasoning mix and salt in 10 in skillet. Cook over medium – high heat 8-10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles . Drain fat. Add enchilada sauce, water and salsa to skillet. Bring to a simmer and remove from heat.
2.As beef mixture cooks, place tortillas into 2 (6 tortillas each) stacks and cut into 1 inch pieces using Pizza Cutter. Snip cilantro using Kitchen scissors

3.Arrange half of the tortillas evenly over bottom of Deep Dish baker ( I use this glass pyrex bowl) ; top with half of the beef mixture and half of the cheese. Sprinkle 2 tbsp of the cilantro over cheese. Top with remaining tortillas, beef mixture and cheese.
4.Microwave baker on HIGH 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish with remaining 2 tbsp cilantro. Serve with sour cream and lime wedges, if desired.

** This recipe is awesome! And SOOO fast!**

Dessert!

Chocolate Caramel** Oatmeal Chews

Ingredients:

2 cup quick or old fashioned oats

1 ¾ cups flour, divided

¾ cups packed brown sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup butter, melted

1 cup butterscotch caramel ice cream topping

½ cup chopped pecans

1 (6 oz.) pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips

vanilla ice cream

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Combine oats, 1 ½ cups flour, brown sugar and baking soda. Add butter and mix until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup of this crumb mixture. Press remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of a greased 9x13 baker. Bake 15 minutes

Combine ice cream topping and ¼ cup flour. Whisk together until smooth. Drizzle over the crust. Then spread to edges.

Combine the reserved crumb mixture and pecans in a bowl. Sprinkle this and chocolate chips evenly over the caramel mixture and bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven, cool completely and cut into bars.

The recipe says to let this cool completely, but I am here to tell you EAT IT HOT! Scoop some vanilla ice cream on top and let the crumbles melt in your mouth!