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tex/mex potatoe casserole

(2 ratings)
Devinesalvage avatar
Recipe by
Cynthia Rivers Martinez
@Devinesalvage
Dothan, AL

This is an adaptation of a Paula Deen recipe. My husband is spanish so I have to do both southern and spicey.

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For tex/mex potatoe casserole

  • 8 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/4 lg
    bell pepper
  • 1 sm
    onion
  • 6 md
    jalapeno peppers depending on how hot you want
  • 1/2 c
    miracle whip
  • 6 md
    potatoes
  • 1 1/2 c
    pepper jack cheese
  • 4 pinch
    chili powder
  • 2 pinch
    garlic powder
  • 2 pinch
    salt
  • 1 pinch
    black pepper
  • 3/4 c
    milk

How To Make tex/mex potatoe casserole

  • 1
    Take 3 of the medium potatoes and cube them. Boil in water til tender. Remove from heat and mash. Add 3T butter and 1/4C milk for mashed potatoes. Salt and pepper to taste. Spread this on the bottom of a 2qt casserole dish.
  • 2
    Take onion, bell pepper and jalepenos. Dice them up. Melt rest of butter in saute pan. Saute veggies til tender. Pour all of it, butter included, on top of mashed potatoes.
  • 3
    Spread MW evenly all over.
  • 4
    Layer with about 1/2C cheese. Sprinkle with seasonings.
  • 5
    Slice remaining potatoes thin. Lay them on top of the dish so far. Pour in 1/2C milk, or until it touches bottom of potatoes. Top with remaining cheese. Then sprinkle with seasonings. Place in oven on 350 for about 1hr, til potatoes are tender.
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