Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Tortilla Pie

Andy and I always try to cook enough dinner that we can have leftovers, which I bring to work for lunch during the week.  But sometimes we find ourselves with an excess of leftovers, and we need to find more creative ways of using them up so that I don't have to eat the same lunch for days in a row.

This was the situation we were in after a dinner of nachos.  Lots of leftover tomatoey, beany, sweet potato mix sat in the fridge, asking to be transformed into something delicious. 

I thought of my ill-advised purchase of a $5 round silicon cake pan - it was too cheap and cakes don't bake properly in it.  But, it is beautifully non-stick.  So I decided it would be a good pan for a tortilla pie.

I cut tortillas to fit the pan, and then layered it with nacho filling and uncheese sauce.  After the pie baked for 30 minutes, it was time for the moment of truth.  I flipped it over and slid off the silicon pan, worried that it would fall apart, but success! It looked great.


And it sliced up pretty well, and was very tasted topped with salsa and jalapeno slices.

It was a respectable use of leftovers, especially served with potato wedges.

10 comments:

steph said...

Uh hello, that looks super delicious. And I want to eat it.

Hannah said...

That looks like my kind of lasagna-esque non-lasagna. (Because I've never had tortilla pie.) And it slices so well! I've been doing fine with my silicone muffin tin but I don't think I'll ever buy any other silicone baking tin. So much better in theory...

shawna said...

that looks sooooo good! it's like a mexican lasagna.

Emma said...

Oh yum.

I think any kind of leftovers could be made into a pie, tortilla or not!

Gina said...

Very nice use of leftovers.

K said...

OMG!!!

I really want this, I wonder how it would work with corn tortillas.

Btw Toby and I do the same with trying to make enough dinner for leftovers.

vegan.in.brighton said...

Tortilla Pie! You're awesome!

Theresa said...

Hannah & Shawna - we almost made a mexican lasagna, and then decided to go in pie form!

K - I think it would definitely work with corn tortillas, especially if they're big enough around to fill up a layer.

Debra said...

That's such a cool idea! And so delicious!

Blessings, Debra
Raw Vegan Diet

Vaala ◪ said...

This reminds me of a dish Mum sometimes makes when I'm round for dinner but yours looks much prettier and more exciting!