Re: Catalyst Cookbook!
Posted by:
Amber R (IP Logged)
Date: July 31, 2012 02:29PM
My first cycle as a new thaw on Catalyst, a friend of mine was pesterin' me mighty about what was going to be for dinner that night, since I usually got such things planned out to make the best of what little we had to spread around at the time. Well, that day, I hadn't a plan for dinner, and each time I were asked, I just answered "I Don't Know!"
By the end of the day it was quite a joke, so when I disappeared into the pantry and emerged with a few scant ingredients, we were all waiting to see what I'd make with it (myself included, to be honest).
Here's what the cupboard yielded that day, and its come to be a recipe I've made many a time since, as it was favored by the folks who ate it that first night around the fire.
-Mother Grace
"I Don't Know Casserole"
1 pound whatever meat you got handy, ground up
1/2 pound of frozen or canned/drained corn kernels
1 tin of black beans, drained of excess liquid
1 small jar of salsa (or tomatoes, onion, cilantro, jalapenos & a lime if you're feeling ambitious enough to make your own)
1/2 pound of dried pasta
Cook the pasta how you like it, drain it and set aside.
Fire up a skillet over a medium flame. Scramble and brown up the meat. If its real lean, like chicken or bug, you might want a touch of oil of some kind, depends on taste.
Once the meat is browned up, toss in the corn, the black beans, and the salsa. Cook til heated through.
Toss in the pasta.
If'n the dairy farmers have been generous, and you made a good trade and are feelin prosperous, then by all means top this off with some shredded cheese or maybe even some sour cream. With or without, its a good nutritious and tasty meal at the end of a hard day's work.