Was looking for a casserole type of dish, and this is really more of a chicken chile type of dish! I followed the advice of some of the positive reviews to include the liquid from the beans and the corn AND, I doubled the meat (which was only about two boneless/skinless breasts) and used the entire packet of taco seasoning. Added some diced onions (because my family LOVES onions!). While everything was brewing on the stove, I checked some of the negative reviews. One comment that came up multiple times was, "There's nothing to hold it all together!" Uh oh! Went to some of the similar recipes on this page & got a few ideas and ended up with quite the experiment! Lol I let the mixture cook down to eliminate some of the soupiness, then added about a cup of sour cream and removed from the stove. Next, used a couple cups of crushed tortilla chips with some grated cheese on the bottom of the 13x9 pan & pre-baked it for approximately 10 minutes. Dumped the mixture from this recipe onto the "crust", topped with onions, 1 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips and more grated cheese. Popped it in the oven for about 25 minutes, served with guacamole and more sour cream. It actually turned out to be a pretty successful experiment! Bottom line, though, the way the recipe is written, it is not a casserole, regardless of how many tortilla chips and cheese you add. It's a soup or stew.
Anyone who has a garden with zucchini in it understands the need/desire to find new recipes to try! This bread is excellent! Surprisingly, it is not overly sweet (I was slightly concerned about that with 2 cups of sugar), the orange zest lends a nice flavor. The only thing that I did differently was to add a butter/flour/brown sugar topping that was left over from another recipe! The family loved it & I will definitely be making this bread again. I'll probably experiment with different dried fruit and a different topping! May even juice the orange used for zest, poke holes in the bread once it's baked and cooled and poor the juiced orange over it! It seems pretty versatile and I was very surprised that there weren't more reviews! This would be a great choice around the holidays also!
My family loves this salad! We use the coleslaw mix with carrots, green onions and we double the amounts for the dressing, with the exception of the sugar (we generally use 3 tbls instead of 4 tbls). It seems perfect with double dressing!
Very light and not overly sweet. Perfect for our family! Just one comment, though! If you are frosting a 13x9 cake with this recipe, it just barely covers the top with a very thin layer. Either 1 1/2 times the recipe or double the recipe would have been much better.
My family absolutely loved this soup! Going off some of the reviews, I used 6 tbls butter to saute the onions and the garlic and 6 tbls flour to make the soup creamier (just a matter of personal preference), and also used a 15 oz can of tomatoes with green chiles in place of the salsa. In addition, I added a 7 oz can of green chiles. Not sure why there were so many complaints about the color, we did not find it to be the least bit un-appetizing! In fact, my 10 year old son was already making plans to reserve some for his lunch the next day! My 16 year old daughter is a bit pickier, and typically not a fan of soup, but she thought that it was very good also! Thank you, Julie, for a very good recipe to add to our recipe box. We will have this again!
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