Leek and Potato Casserole (Quajado)

Quajado is simply a bully alteration for a vegetarian main people for brunch oregon a airy meal on with a salad. Because it holds up good to cutting and is enjoyable served blistery oregon astatine country temperature. It’s besides a bully broadside dish, buffet offering or, erstwhile chopped into bite-size squares, an easy-to-eat appetizer.

Although leeks sold successful supermarkets contiguous mostly are not arsenic soiled arsenic successful the past, they inactive bash person immoderate grit, truthful it is champion to cognize however to cleanable leeks easy and well; spot the directions, below. The leeks are steamed here; they besides tin beryllium boiled, but by steaming, you destruct a batch of the moisture they get from boiling.

Adding a spot much capsicum than you mightiness ordinarily usage works good with this dish, portion baking the potatoes yields greater spirit than boiling oregon microwaving them. Baking the potatoes besides provides a drier mash for the mixture, which is important to support the crockery from being excessively brushed oregon soggy aft baking.

An added payment is the leftover murphy skins, which go their ain benignant of dainty erstwhile layered with cheese, greenish onions, jalapeño peppers oregon different toppings of prime and baked until the food melts. Add a dollop of sour pick and it’s clip for a full different party.

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The quajado tin beryllium refrigerated for up to 4 days. The cooked crockery freezes well, for up 2 months. Reheat the defrosted casserole, uncovered, successful a 350-degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes, oregon until heated through.

From Washington navigator Susan Barocas.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 10)

• Calories

  220

• Fat

  7 g

• Saturated Fat

  2 g

• Carbohydrates

  34 g

• Sodium

  290 mg

• Cholesterol

  95 mg

• Protein

  7 g

• Fiber

  1 g

• Sugar

  3 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Washington navigator Susan Barocas.

Tested by Susan Barocas.