Rotel uses please

[suzigirl]

Got a kick @$$ price of 69¢ a can but I have only used it a few ways. The queso dip, in Spanish rice, enchalladas. Any other ways I can use up these cans. I am a good eater so fire away

[katz66]

I make a three cheese mac n cheese and drain a can of rotel tomatoes and chili and mix it in my mac n cheese before I bake it. yummy. Sometimes I add the juice or I save it for making salad dressing.

[corneygirl]

I like it with mac and cheese - a once or twice a year guilty pleasure is blue box mac with a can of the hot rotel. I also make a quick and dirty dinner of packaged rice and beans, rotel and whatever I can scrounge from the fridge or freezer (sausage, vegetables, cheese). Not gourmet but satisfying and fast for a weeknight dinner after a long day.

[cstout]

In homemade Chicken & rice soup. No name dish that I make - browned hamburger meat, can of yellow hominy, a little chili powder & powdered cumin, onions & a can of Rotel & a small can of chopped green chilies. Maybe a little chopped bell pepper if I have it. You could add some cubed pork instead of the hamburger meat, making it sorta like a green chilie pork stew. Or just some elbow macaroni cooked with chili powder, onion & Rotel..simple yet good. Add any other veggies you like.

Sometimes I just blend a can of Rotel with some jalapenos & onion to make a quick hot sauce.

Oh yes, there is "Mexican Style" Rotel, but I do not care for it at all....just saying....

[ForFoodsSake]

Sausage Dip! I can rotel, 1 tube hot breakfast sausage, 1 8oz pack of cream cheese. Brown your sausage, then dump everything into a crock pot and warm on medium heat until everything can be stirred together. It looks gross, but it's highly addictive.

[splatgirl]

I've seen this made with velveeta, too.

[LauraGrace]

It's unbelievably good. One of my junk food indulgences. I could eat it with a spoon.

[suzigirl]

I bet it looks awful but it sounds delicious. I would totaly dive into that head first.

[luvcubs]

If you have more than a few people, double (or triple) the cream cheese and the Rotel; brings down the cost, but it's still so yummy...

[elimcfli]

Use it when slow cooking roast, pork or chicken, then shred for tacos or sandwiches.
I use it in soups; a "gringo menudo" with rotel, enchilda sauce, chicken or vegetable broth, hominy, pork or chicken, black beans.

[Will Owen]

Great for braising turkey thighs, too - just brown a couple of them in some oil in a heavy lidded pot, remove them and cook sliced onion (in more oil if needed) until soft, then add the thighs and a can (or two!) of the Ro-Tel, put the lid on and place in a 350º oven for an hour or until cooked through. The thighs should be at room temperature and salted all over - a pinch per side - before browning. Good over rice.

[hippiechickinsing]

Black bean soup, I use 1/2 lb. dried beans, a can of rotel and water to cover plus 1/2inch, and salt, then cook in the crockpot. I like the rotel with lime and cilantro, but if it's not the one you bought, you might want to add some for flavor. I put the crockpot on low and am usually at work 8-10 hours. I like to stick the immersion blender in for a couple of pulses, but my friend likes the beans whole.

[magnoliasouth]

OH MY GAWD I love this thread! Suzigirl you are SO lucky to get them so cheap. I seriously love Rotel and can hardly live without it.

I love the ideas. I have stirred an undrained can in with condensed tomato soup to kick it up a bit. I've also simmered pork chops in a can or two, again, undrained.

[suzigirl]

I know I got lucky as can be. I love the stuff. That soup and Foodlum's soup sound simple and tasty. I am glad I started this thread. I am getting tons of great responses of things I will be trying for sure. I am giddy. I bought SEVERAL cans because the price was so right.

[Foodlum]

When I have to eat now, and real cooking is out of the question, I head for the pantry and grab 1 can of rotel tomatoes, 1 can cannellini beans (both drained or undrained, your choice.). Mix together in saucepan over medium-low heat until warmed through. Serve in bowls with plenty of olive oil and parmasean for garnish...

[splatgirl]

Lucky you . I hope it's the hot variety. I can't get that around here so I buy a case in places that have it when I go on road trips.

Breakfast burritos. Add to skillet after you've browned sausage or bacon and sauteed onion and peppers. Let most of the liquid evaporate, then start cracking eggs and lightly scramble. top with cheese, wrap in tortillas. Eat at least two, even if it makes you feel like you're gonna bust.

[suzigirl]

Three even if you do, right?

[Bacardi1]

Around here we're fairly lucky in that many markets carry all or most of the Rotel varieties - Mild, Original, Mexican/Cilantro & Lime, & - my favorite - Hot/Habanero. Man does that Habanero Rotel have a major kick. Make sure you really enjoy uber-spicy food before using that baby - lol!!

Oh, & Rotel has also recently come out with a couple of canned tomato sauces with that good old Rotel kick. Haven't tried them yet, but I bet they'd be great as enchilada & taco toppings, or added to any recipe calling for tomato sauce where you want a little zip.

[magnoliasouth]

Our local Walmart carries all levels of Rotel. In fact, all Walmarts in our area do.

[coll]

I tend to buy it at Walmart even here in New York, they always have the best price.

[splatgirl]

Yes--it's the one thing I'll give myself permission to buy from them, but I'm almost sure they don't carry the hot up here. Iowa stores do though, or at least the one in the armpit of the midwest, aka council bluffs.

[coll]

Our Walmart doesn't have anything but Original, luckily that works for me. I can get it and the other flavors in most other stores here, but usually about $1.50, so I just buy a dozen at a time at Walmart to have on hand.

[kubasd]

I've heated it up with black beans, corn, cumin, coriander, and cayenne and served it over a baked sweet potato for a hearty, filling, and VERY fast dinner. So yummy when you're kind of scraping the cupboards looking for a meal. A dollop of crema on top and some cilantro freshen up the canned ingredients.

[peppergal]

Any way you use canned tomatoes! That's the way we like it here in Texas!

[coll]

I'm not in Texas, but my answer is the same. So glad I discovered Rotel, my favorite "secret" ingredient.

[Bacardi1]

Oh - I also use it when I'm making chili or tacos. Adds a nice kick. For tacos though, you need to be sure to cook the mixture down a bit so it doesn't soak into the tortillas, whether hard or soft.

[suzigirl]

I tend to use flour tortillas like a utensil instead of a fork. So I would cook it down for hard but probably leave it saucy for soft. But that sounds good.

[cheesecake17]

Brown chicken, peppers, onions, mushrooms, gRlic. Add in rotfl and some broth. Simmer till chicken is cooked through. Very quick if you use tenders or cubes, but can also be done with bone In pieces. Serve with rice.

[suzigirl]

That sounds really tasty. And it will use up peppers from the garden.

[LauraGrace]

Quick and dirty rice and beans: Start the rice. Drain and thoroughly rinse a can of black beans. Heat up a skillet with a glug of olive oil. Add a pinch of cumin seeds, then the beans, then a smashed, minced, or pressed clove of garlic, or a sprinkle of garlic powder if you're feeling especially lowbrow. ;) Saute them until they start to break down a little. Dump in a can of Ro-Tel. Salt to taste, simmer until the rice is done. Serve over the rice. Spicy, savory, fast.

[GretchenS]

I use it to make a bastardized Qeema or Keema. Brown chopped onion and half a cinnamon stick in oil, add one pound ground beef or lamb and brown it while breaking it up, then add 1 can Rotel, a good half inch or more of ginger root minced really fine, 1/4 cup plain yogurt and a pinch of salt, with either bite-sized chunks of potato (standard) or chopped fresh kale (always my choice). Simmer covered for about 40 minutes. You can stir in a handful of peas at the end. A good shake of garam masala at the end takes it to the next level. Serve over rice or quinoa. Don't eat the cinnamon stick. :) Oh and it reheats really well, good make ahead dinner.

[Isolda]

This sounds awesome! In fact, it just might be dinner tomorrow.

[GretchenS]

Hope you like it! Whenever I make it I wonder why I don't more often...

[Bacardi1]

Warmed up & poured over plain grilled or baked chicken or fish.

[sueatmo]

King Ranch casserole, if you like it.

http://www.ro-tel.com/Tomato-Recipes.jsp Here are some ideas from their website.

[suzigirl]

Excellent link

[Isolda]

I adore King Ranch casserole, but make it without all the canned soups. Leave in the Rotel, of course.

[megjp]

Yeah, this site is good - I like their site's Fiesta Chicken too, although I'm not certain how closely I follow the recipe (what else is new).

[pinehurst]

In chili.
In meatloaf.
For a faux (but tasty) arrabbiata pasta sauce.

[jujuthomas]

last summer I sliced up some zuchinni and onions and sort of stewed them in a can of rotel. very tasty.

[tacosandbeer]

+1 on this - sliced zucchini and yellow squash, onions, RoTel, with a little fresh mozzarella sliced over it, bake. My idea of summer side-dish heaven...

[randyjl]

How much squash per can of Rotel. This sounds great! How long do you bake.

[tacosandbeer]

Oh gosh, I never do measurements for that sort of thing - kind of a "how many squash do we need to use up and how many people are we feeding?" - I would estimate about two good layers of squash/zucchini slices to a can of RoTel in a 8x8 Pyrex, probably around 350, just until the squash is tender, I generally watched the cheese for browning more than anything else as an indicator. Sorry I can't be more specific than that. We like our squash nice and soft, so I never worried about it getting overdone, just covered it with some foil if the cheese got too done and we weren't ready to eat, left it in the (turned-off) oven. (It's a pretty relaxed household!)

Eliminate the cheese and this also works really well in a heavy foil packet on the side of the BBQ when it's too hot to cook inside.

[Berheenia]

We made calabacitas Sunday using 2 med zuke, 2 med yellow squash, 1 large onion- all sliced very thin and cooked down in 3 tablspoons canola oil, then add 2 cups of corn and some garlic, s&p, cook off excess liquid and finish with a can of Rotel and 2 cups of cheese. Cover to melt cheese- no baking,

[tacosandbeer]

Oh, that sounds even better!!! What kind of cheese do you use? Do you drain off the excess liquid from the RoTel?
As soon as I can find a can here in the UK - I am trying that!

[Berheenia]

Cheddar or jack or a combo and I don't drain the Rotel. I saw Amazon.com.uk had a pricey can for sale.

[tacosandbeer]

Yeah - should have said "when I can find a can that doesn't cost more than a gallon of gas" - I guess I'll add it to my 'what to purchase next time I fly home' list. Along with some Fritos. All this chiles and tomatoes talk has me thinking Frito Pie.

[suzigirl]

I have to get to the farmers market tomorrow. To bad I didn't read this before I went out. It would have been great with my roast chicken tonight. I have to figure out a protein to go with the zuchinni

[jujuthomas]

I just wish DH would eat squash because I made a HUGE batch and by the time I ate through it all it was SPICY! lol. he would have loved the flavor, but he refuses to eat squash of any kind. (His loss, right?)