Mid November 2014

Prison Football Food

Well, there’s finally a chill in the air to go with the football.  It’s time to reach down into the commissary bag and bring out some goodies to make a celebratory meal.  This one is hot & spicy, will raise your blood pressure and isn’t cheap considering my 42 cents an hour wage.  But as a once-in-a-while treat, it’s hard to beat.  It’s kind of our version of chips & rotel.  (And for those of you that like to copy some of my menu selections, I’ll be as detailed as possible.)

3 chili flavored Ramen noodle soups (green wrapper)

1 chili pouch (no beans)

8 oz. refried beans (we have Sevilla Spicy Refried Beans.)

4oz hot pepper cheese (crumbled, chopped, or shredded

1 spoon of Velveeta Jalapeno Spicy Cheese Spread (we have 8 oz tubs/ use about half.)

1 Kraft ranch pouch (single serving dressing)

5 oz. hot summer sausage (we have Jack Links) crumbled or chopped into small pieces

1 or 2 handfuls of pickled sliced jalapenos (chopped into small pieces

 1 bag of nacho cheese chips (Doritos or generic.)

 Break the ramen noodles up into very small pieces, remove from wrappers and put into a very large microwave safe bowl reserving the season packs.  Put enough very hot water on them to cover them twice.  Cover and let noodles swell – stirring after 5 minutes.  Add more water if the top isn’t still covered. Wait another 5 minutes.  Once noodles have swelled, pour off all water.  In another bowl, mix together the beans and seasoning packs.  Add the summer sausage, chili pouch, ranch pouch, cheeses, jalapenos, and stir well.  Microwave for 3 minutes and stir.  Repeat until thoroughly heated.  Open up the chips and your mouth and prepare to burn.