Spanish Casserole Recipes

SPANISH RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• In a large skillet, brown the ground beef over medium-high heat; drain the fat, and transfer beef to a large pot over medium low heat.
• Stir in onion, garlic green pepper, tomatoes, water, rice, chili sauce, salt, pepper, brown sugar, cumin and Worcestershire sauce.
• Let simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, then transfer to a 2-quart casserole dish; press mixture down firmly.
• Sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• Garnish with fresh cilantro if desired.

SPANISH RICE CASSEROLE: PAELLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
• In a large braising pan, render chorizo in oil over low heat, creating a flavored oil. Once rendered, heat the flavored oil to almost smoking and saute onions and garlic until translucent.
• Add chicken pieces to pan and cook until brown on all sides. Remove chicken from pan and hold at 200 degrees, in the oven.
• Add tomatoes to pan with paprika and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add drained rice and saute for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Return chicken pieces to pan and add boiling stock. Season, to taste, and add saffron stock.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the cover and place all seafood on top. Replace cover and continue to simmer until chicken and seafood are tender and liquid is absorbed by the rice.
• Add pea pods to the pan and cook, covered for an additional 2 minutes.
• Serve immediately. Plate onto preheated dinner plates being sure each portion has rice, chicken, lobster, snails, squid, and clams.

EASY SPANISH RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Partially drain fat from the skillet.
• Heat remaining bacon fat in the skillet over medium heat. Cook onion and bell pepper in the fat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, pepper, and salt; continue to cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add cooked rice to sauce mixture. Transfer rice and sauce mixture to a large mixing bowl.
• Crumble bacon. Stir 3/4 of the Cheddar cheese and 3/4 of the crumbled bacon into the hot rice mixture until cheese is melted. Transfer to a 9x11-inch glass oven-proof dish. Sprinkle remaining bacon and Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese on top is bubbly, about 25 minutes.

SPANISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and onion together; drain.
• Add taco seasoning mix and water, according to package directions.
• Then, add all other ingredients (except tortillas and 1/4 of the grated cheese).
• Line 9 x 13 pan with six tortillas.
• Pour beef mixture over tortillas with small amount of cheese.
• Continue with layers until are tortillas are gone; then cover with remaining cheese.
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

SPANISH NOODLES & GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with green pepper and onion over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain., Stir in noodles, tomatoes, water, chili sauce, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until noodles are tender, 15-20 minutes, stirring frequently. Top with bacon.

SPANISH CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• heat oil in pan and fry onions until browned and transfer to a plate toss chicken in the flour and fry evenly til browned add the stock, onions, orange zest, orange juice, sherry and worcestershire sauce bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 25 minutes
• stir in the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes season with salt and pepper sprinkle over the chopped parsley serve

SPANISH CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Marinate chicken in 1 1/2 tsp Sweet paprika, seasoning and a splash of olive oil. Leave for an hour, or longer if possible.
• Preheat oven to 190 C, then heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a casserole or tagine.
• Fry chicken for a couple of minutes each side until browned then remove.
• Add the onion, garlic, carrot and fry on a medium heat for 5 minutes or until softened.
• Add the red pepper and remaining spices, stir fry for 1 minute then return chicken to the pan.
• Add the tomatoes, dried spices, stock and sherry vinegar then bring to the boil, season, then cover and put in the oven for 1 hour until the chicken is cooked through.
• Add the chopped olives and stir through.
• Serve with couscous.