Santa Fe Grande

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Santa Fe Grande

Recipe By : http://www.lhj.com
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Casseroles Cheese
Ladies Home Journal

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 cups fat free milk
1 1 1/4 ounces taco seasoning mix
3 tablespoons butter
few dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
1 cup quick-cooking grits or quick-cooking
-- polenta mix
1 4 1/2 ounces chopped green chilies
1 1/4 cups shredded colby-monterey jack cheese -- (5 ounces)
2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
salsa -- taco sauce, light
-- dairy sour cream,
-- and/or chopped
-- tomato

In a large saucepan combine fat free milk, taco seasoning mix, butter, and hot
pepper sauce; cook over medium heat just until boiling. Gradually add grits or
polenta mix, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirrin
g constantly, for 4 to 5 minutes or until mixture is very thick. Remove from h
eat and stir in green chilies.

Pour mixture into a greased 2-quart square baking dish. Cool slightly. Cover
and chill in refrigerator 4 to 24 hours or until firm.

Uncover dish and invert onto a large cutting board. Cut grits mixture into qua
rters. Cut each quarter portion diagonally (in an X shape) to make 16 triangle
s total. Arrange triangles in the same baking dish, overlapping as necessary.
Sprinkle with cheese.

Bake in a 400ø oven about 25 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted.
Let sta
nd for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and green onion. Serve with salsa, t
aco sauce, sour cream, and/or tomato. Makes 8 side-dish servings.

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