Sometimes, the best thing you do...

I really love to cook. But it seems I don't have the attention span to keep it up every day. I'm a pretty good cook, too. So I have these times when I just don't have the desire to cook. I make big plans, like anyone with ADD, but when I get right down to it, something distracts me and I end up having a sandwich or quesadillas or something equally quick. While I can whip up some of the most interesting dishes just with cheese and tortillas and some fillings, it all gets a bit samey samey. So when we got snow on Sunday, and then a snow day on Monday, I was determined to cook something warm and satisfying. But the same problems cropped up - gotta do the dishes, nothing is thawed to make soup or stew, not really in the mood to put anything together that takes a long time. The excuses are endless - I've had a long time to make them up!

Monday, though, I resolved not to opt out of cooking. Sometimes, the best thing you do in the kitchen is a product of the freezer and the can. So below is the recipe for my Not Really Green Corn Enchiladas. My apologies to those who make the real green corn tamales I love!!

Not Really Green Corn Enchiladas

1 box (18 - 24) flour tortilla chicken and cheese taquitos
1 can chicken corn chowder
1 can green enchilada sauce
2 cups frozen corn
1 cup diced cooked chicken (optional)
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 400. Spray a 9x13 baking pan. Lay the taquitos in a single layer in baking pan. Pour the soup and enchilada sauce over the taquitos, sprinkle with the frozen corn and cooked chicken. Top with the cheese and bake 30 minutes or until all is hot and bubbly. Let set 15 minutes before serving.

I was nervous how the family would like this dish, but they ate it and raved. So this will be one of my new dishes to make when it's cold and we're hungry.