Chicken Enchilladas (again!)

Ingredients:

2 tbsp oil
8 (6inch) tortillas
1c chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 can black beans
2 cup shredded cooked chicken
½ cup water
1 tsp cumin
1 (4oz) can chopped green chilies
1 (8oz) jar taco sauce
1cup shredded cheese

1. Heat oil in skillet cook onion and garlic until tender, stir in beans, shredded chicken, water, cumin and heat through.
2. Spoon about 1/3-cup mixture onto tortilla. Roll up, arrange tortillas in 12x8 baking dish. Pour taco sauce evenly over enchiladas. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover with foil.
3. Bake at 350 25 min covered, bake 5 more minutes uncovered.

Jersey Style Tuna Melt

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Ingredients for 4 sandwiches:

• 2-3 (6 ounce) cans solid white tuna in water, drained
• approx. 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
• 1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley (I used 1/4 tbsp. b/c we arent fans of parsley)
• 3/4 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 4 slices seedless rye bread
• 8 slices ripe tomato
• 8 slices Swiss cheese
• optional: paprika, for garnish

Directions

1. Preheat the oven broiler.
2. In a bowl, mix the tuna, mayonnaise, celery, onion, parsley, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Place the rye bread slices on a baking sheet, and broil 1 minute in the preheated oven, until lightly toasted. Remove from heat, and spread with the tuna salad. Place 1 cheese slice over the tuna salad on each piece of bread, layer with a tomato slice, and top with remaining cheese slices.
4. Return layered bread to the preheated oven, and broil 3 to 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.

Courtesy of All-Recipes

best baked ziti

Ingredients:

• 1 pound dry ziti pasta
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
• 6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
2. In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
4. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.