I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy last
night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too much leftover!
I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding some dark red kidney beans
or maybe black beans (yes, from a can) and spicing it up to create sort of a
one-dish Tex-Mex rice and beef dish. I could add sauteed onion and garlic,
Mexican oregano, some ground ancho chili pepper (smokey but very little
heat). Maybe a little ground chipotle or some hot sauce for a little
heat... or maybe some of those canned diced jalapenos. Just musing, here.
AC might suggest I add some corn chips and turn it into a casserole a la
Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL

Jill

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:03:39 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy last
> night along with some rice as a side.

> I could add sauteed onion and garlic,
> Mexican oregano, some ground ancho chili pepper (smokey but very little
> heat). Maybe a little ground chipotle or some hot sauce for a little
> heat... or maybe some of those canned diced jalapenos.

Yes..Nice tortilla's and a whole new meal. I actually make a Tex-Mex
braised chuck that is a similar set of flavors.

jay wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:03:39 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy
>> last night along with some rice as a side.
>
>> I could add sauteed onion and garlic,
>> Mexican oregano, some ground ancho chili pepper (smokey but very
>> little heat). Maybe a little ground chipotle or some hot sauce for
>> a little heat... or maybe some of those canned diced jalapenos.
>
> Yes..Nice tortilla's and a whole new meal. I actually make a Tex-Mex
> braised chuck that is a similar set of flavors.

How could I forget tortillas! Thanks

Jill

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> "jmcquown" >
> :
>
>> I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy
>> last night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too much
>> leftover! I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding some dark
>> red kidney beans or maybe black beans (yes, from a can) and spicing
>> it up to create sort of a one-dish Tex-Mex rice and beef dish. I
>> could add sauteed onion and garlic, Mexican oregano, some ground
>> ancho chili pepper (smokey but very little heat). Maybe a little
>> ground chipotle or some hot sauce for a little heat... or maybe some
>> of those canned diced jalapenos. Just musing, here. AC might
>> suggest I add some corn chips and turn it into a casserole a la
>> Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL
>>
>> Jill
>
> I'd make roast beef hash, a couple of eggs over easy. I would use the
> rice as a side and smother it with the gravy.
>
> Michael

Well, with the exception of the eggs and no potatoes for the hash (and I
don't have any potatoes), that's pretty much what I had for dinner last
night The leftover chuck roast was already in gravy and a good bit of it
went on my serving of rice. Now I'm searching for something different to do
with what is left. But thanks!

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in
:

> I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy
> last night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too much
> leftover! I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding some dark
> red kidney beans or maybe black beans (yes, from a can) and spicing it
> up to create sort of a one-dish Tex-Mex rice and beef dish. I could
> add sauteed onion and garlic, Mexican oregano, some ground ancho chili
> pepper (smokey but very little heat). Maybe a little ground chipotle
> or some hot sauce for a little heat... or maybe some of those canned
> diced jalapenos. Just musing, here. AC might suggest I add some corn
> chips and turn it into a casserole a la Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker
> LOL
>
> Jill


Sounds like you're on the verge of a beef jambalaya!

Andy

jmcquown wrote:

> AC might suggest I add some corn chips and turn it into a casserole a la
> Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL

you don't have to use corn chips jill, some cheesy poofs would work just fine!
:-P

AC wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> AC might suggest I add some corn chips and turn it into a casserole
>> a la Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL
>
> you don't have to use corn chips jill, some cheesy poofs would work
> just fine! :-P

ROFL !

Andy wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in
> :
>
>> I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy
>> last night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too much
>> leftover! I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding some dark
>> red kidney beans or maybe black beans (yes, from a can) and spicing
>> it up to create sort of a one-dish Tex-Mex rice and beef dish. I
>> could add sauteed onion and garlic, Mexican oregano, some ground
>> ancho chili pepper (smokey but very little heat). Maybe a little
>> ground chipotle or some hot sauce for a little heat... or maybe some
>> of those canned diced jalapenos. Just musing, here. AC might
>> suggest I add some corn chips and turn it into a casserole a la
>> Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> Sounds like you're on the verge of a beef jambalaya!
>
> Andy

Hmmmm, beef jambalaya. Interesting concept! I normally make jambalaya with
andouille or chaurice sausage. Along with onion and garlic I'd need to add
diced bell pepper (I only have Penzey's dehydrated) and some diced tomatoes
(I always keep a few cans of those around). It's a thought Thanks,
Andy!

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy last
> night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too much leftover!
> I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding some dark red kidney beans
> or maybe black beans (yes, from a can) and spicing it up to create sort of a
> one-dish Tex-Mex rice and beef dish. I could add sauteed onion and garlic,
> Mexican oregano, some ground ancho chili pepper (smokey but very little
> heat). Maybe a little ground chipotle or some hot sauce for a little
> heat... or maybe some of those canned diced jalapenos. Just musing, here.
> AC might suggest I add some corn chips and turn it into a casserole a la
> Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL
>
> Jill
>
>

I thought from the title that this was going to be Miracle of The Ham story.

You're on the right track, but using the wrong peppers (IMHO.) Ancho is
OK, but don't mix it with those others you listed.
I'd probably cook it to pieces with ground New Mexico chilies, beef
bouillon, onions, garlic, cumin, oregano, etc, and shred it for making
soft tacos and burritos.

Bob

"jmcquown" > wrote in
:

> Andy wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy
>>> last night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too
>>> much leftover! I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding some
>>> dark red kidney beans or maybe black beans (yes, from a can) and
>>> spicing it up to create sort of a one-dish Tex-Mex rice and beef
>>> dish. I could add sauteed onion and garlic, Mexican oregano, some
>>> ground ancho chili pepper (smokey but very little heat). Maybe a
>>> little ground chipotle or some hot sauce for a little heat... or
>>> maybe some of those canned diced jalapenos. Just musing, here. AC
>>> might suggest I add some corn chips and turn it into a casserole a
>>> la Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> Sounds like you're on the verge of a beef jambalaya!
>>
>> Andy
>
> Hmmmm, beef jambalaya. Interesting concept! I normally make
> jambalaya with andouille or chaurice sausage. Along with onion and
> garlic I'd need to add diced bell pepper (I only have Penzey's
> dehydrated) and some diced tomatoes (I always keep a few cans of those
> around). It's a thought Thanks, Andy!
>
> Jill


Yer welcome.

If you keep stretching out your original dish, will you ever run out of
it? Kinda/sorta "The Theory of Leftover Evolution." Maybe in another
life/thread.

All the best,

Andy

i use leftover beef in my mexican casserole.
add spices, salsa, and layer with tortilla's.
sprinkle with cheeses and bake.
serve on chopped lettuce and sour cream!

--

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:03:39 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy last
>night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too much leftover!
>I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding some dark red kidney beans
>or maybe black beans (yes, from a can) and spicing it up to create sort of a
>one-dish Tex-Mex rice and beef dish. I could add sauteed onion and garlic,
>Mexican oregano, some ground ancho chili pepper (smokey but very little
>heat). Maybe a little ground chipotle or some hot sauce for a little
>heat... or maybe some of those canned diced jalapenos. Just musing, here.
>AC might suggest I add some corn chips and turn it into a casserole a la
>Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL

Hee! With leftover meat, I nearly always make hash. Potatoes,
onions, other veggies, and a small dice of the meat, sauteed in butter
until it all gets crispy. Mmmmmmmm.

serene, who makes turkey hash every day-after-thanksgiving

Andy wrote:

> "jmcquown" > wrote in
> :
>
>
>>I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy
>>last night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too much
>>leftover! I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding some dark
>>red kidney beans or maybe black beans (yes, from a can) and spicing it
>>up to create sort of a one-dish Tex-Mex rice and beef dish. I could
>>add sauteed onion and garlic, Mexican oregano, some ground ancho chili
>>pepper (smokey but very little heat). Maybe a little ground chipotle
>>or some hot sauce for a little heat... or maybe some of those canned
>>diced jalapenos. Just musing, here. AC might suggest I add some corn
>>chips and turn it into a casserole a la Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker
>>LOL
>>
>>Jill
>
>
>
> Sounds like you're on the verge of a beef jambalaya!
>
> Andy

The one thing I won't do with leftovers I'm trying to use up is to
expand them by adding to them. <lol>

If I feel I'm really done with them, the Border Collie gets a treat!

Om

OmManiPadmiOmelet wrote:
> Andy wrote:
>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>
>>> I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy
>>> last night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too
>>> much leftover! I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding
>>> some dark red kidney beans or maybe black beans (yes, from a can)
>>> and spicing it up to create sort of a one-dish Tex-Mex rice and
>>> beef dish. I could add sauteed onion and garlic, Mexican oregano,
>>> some ground ancho chili pepper (smokey but very little heat).
>>> Maybe a little ground chipotle or some hot sauce for a little
>>> heat... or maybe some of those canned diced jalapenos. Just
>>> musing, here. AC might suggest I add some corn chips and turn it
>>> into a casserole a la Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>>
>> Sounds like you're on the verge of a beef jambalaya!
>>
>> Andy
>
> The one thing I won't do with leftovers I'm trying to use up is to
> expand them by adding to them. <lol>
>
> If I feel I'm really done with them, the Border Collie gets a treat!
>
> Om

I don't have a border collie and my cat is on a strict prescription diet;
shall I mail you the leftovers? LOL

Jill

Serene wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:03:39 -0500, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>> I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy
>> last night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too
>> much leftover! I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding some
>> dark red kidney beans or maybe black beans (yes, from a can) and
>> spicing it up to create sort of a one-dish Tex-Mex rice and beef
>> dish. I could add sauteed onion and garlic, Mexican oregano, some
>> ground ancho chili pepper (smokey but very little heat). Maybe a
>> little ground chipotle or some hot sauce for a little heat... or
>> maybe some of those canned diced jalapenos. Just musing, here. AC
>> might suggest I add some corn chips and turn it into a casserole a
>> la Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL
>
> Hee! With leftover meat, I nearly always make hash. Potatoes,
> onions, other veggies, and a small dice of the meat, sauteed in butter
> until it all gets crispy. Mmmmmmmm.
>
> serene, who makes turkey hash every day-after-thanksgiving

But the meat is already in gravy (it was crock-potted to begin with and I
froze it in the gravy from the drippings). When I make corned beef hash
there certainly isn't gravy mixed in with it.

Jill

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:28:14 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>But the meat is already in gravy (it was crock-potted to begin with and I
>froze it in the gravy from the drippings). When I make corned beef hash
>there certainly isn't gravy mixed in with it.

I don't worry about it. I just use less (or no) butter -- gravy's
mostly fat, after all.

serene

Serene wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:28:14 -0500, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>> But the meat is already in gravy (it was crock-potted to begin with
>> and I froze it in the gravy from the drippings). When I make corned
>> beef hash there certainly isn't gravy mixed in with it.
>
> I don't worry about it. I just use less (or no) butter -- gravy's
> mostly fat, after all.
>
> serene

Actually, no. I removed all but about a Tbs. of fat before I thickened the
gravy. Too late anyway, I've proceeded with the Tex-Mex theme, with a few
adjustments. I didn't use the chipotle pepper. I did decide on black beans
and some ground ancho pepper. It tastes pretty good!

Jill

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:41:42 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>>> But the meat is already in gravy (it was crock-potted to begin with
>>> and I froze it in the gravy from the drippings)

It still amazes me how many have been here for years but continue to
have obnoxious food failures. Doesn't anyone here learn any lessons?
And no...I don't really care what you "contrived" with three green
beans, one scoop of grits and two cups of a questionable container
from the back of the refrigerator........delete the pics.....that is
even more repulsive.

jmcquown wrote:

> OmManiPadmiOmelet wrote:
>
>>Andy wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"jmcquown" > wrote in
et:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I prepared leftover (home made but then frozen) chuck roast in gravy
>>>>last night along with some rice as a side. I still have way too
>>>>much leftover! I'm thinking of stirring it all together, adding
>>>>some dark red kidney beans or maybe black beans (yes, from a can)
>>>>and spicing it up to create sort of a one-dish Tex-Mex rice and
>>>>beef dish. I could add sauteed onion and garlic, Mexican oregano,
>>>>some ground ancho chili pepper (smokey but very little heat).
>>>>Maybe a little ground chipotle or some hot sauce for a little
>>>>heat... or maybe some of those canned diced jalapenos. Just
>>>>musing, here. AC might suggest I add some corn chips and turn it
>>>>into a casserole a la Cooking with Jolene Sugarbaker LOL
>>>>
>>>>Jill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Sounds like you're on the verge of a beef jambalaya!
>>>
>>>Andy
>>
>>The one thing I won't do with leftovers I'm trying to use up is to
>>expand them by adding to them. <lol>
>>
>>If I feel I'm really done with them, the Border Collie gets a treat!
>>
>>Om
>
>
> I don't have a border collie and my cat is on a strict prescription diet;
> shall I mail you the leftovers? LOL
>
> Jill
>
>

<grins>

Got the e-mail... :-)

I do like to make "leftovers Frittata".
Eggs and cheese mixed with beef scraps topped with gravy. ;-d

I'd just keep the rice as a side, maybe adding some mushrooms to that.

Om

Ward Abbott wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:41:42 -0500, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>>>> But the meat is already in gravy (it was crock-potted to begin with
>>>> and I froze it in the gravy from the drippings)
>
> It still amazes me how many have been here for years but continue to
> have obnoxious food failures. Doesn't anyone here learn any lessons?

You have a problem with slices of tender beef in gravy? More's the pity.

> And no...I don't really care what you "contrived" with three green
> beans, one scoop of grits and two cups of a questionable container
> from the back of the refrigerator........delete the pics.....that is
> even more repulsive.

What pics?!

Jill