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Enchilada Casserole
"It is a good meal for the whole family, with meat, beans, and cheese. Very good."
photo by Marlene.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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1 Casserole
- Serves:
- 8-10
ingredients
- 5 -6 flour tortillas (I use the large ones)
- 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs chicken
- 1 package taco seasoning
- chopped onion (to taste)
- sliced or chopped jalapeno (optional)
- 1 can refried beans
- 1 can enchilada sauce
- sliced black olives (optional)
- 2 - 2 1⁄2 cups grated cheddar cheese (Sharp or Mexican are good)
- cooking spray
directions
- Brown beef, with onions and jalapenos.
- Drain; add the Taco mix as directed.
- Spray a casserole-baking dish with oil spray.
- (Large enough dish to be able to place tortillas flat).
- Add the flour tortillas in layers.
- Spread each tortilla with 1-2 tablespoons of beans.
- Distribute desired amount of meat mixture on beans.
- Spread beans and meat with 2-3 tablespoons of enchilada sauce.
- Add some olives.
- Add some cheese.
- Continue to layer until desired amout of tortillas are used, stopping with beans, meat, sauce, and cheese.
- Cover and bake in 350 degree oven until hot and bubbly (about 45 min) or heat until hot in microwave.
- Cool 15-20 min. before serving.
- It will set up better.
- This will reheat in microwave in no time, it also, freezes well in single serving section.
- Thaw before reheating.
- I like to save a little sauce and cheese to use before reheating, the casserole absorbs them.
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Reviews
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I have tried many enchilada casserole recipes and this is the best yet. I added green onions to the meat mixture and used sweet corn kernals instead of olives to add a contrast to all of the other salty ingredients. I also cut back the cheese by about half (health concerns) and this came out just super delicious! Also, put your refried beans in the microwave for 2 minutes and then stir them, it makes them very easy to spread. -
this is a very easy and delicious dish, you could also change the recipe for your prefrences or even roll these up to make actual enchiladas. I reccomend this dish highly!! -
I made this for a potluck and everyone gobbled it up. Its quite easy to make. I left with an empty dish and requests for this recipe. A definate winner! -
Excelent! Exactly what I was craving! I used corn tortillas instead of flour, shredded chicken, and a can of chopped ortega chilis instead of a jalapeno, and I omitted the beans. Everybody loved it! -
I am always worried when I plan to try enchiladas, as my family has never liked the ones I've done. I tried this, using corn tortillas, 1 jalapeno, beans instead of refried, added chopped homegrown tomatoes when cooking veggies (and I think another veggie). I made it in a 9x13 and used 10 small sized tortillas. I thought it would come out too hot, so I added some sour cream and the whole family loved it. My picky 17 yo ate a lot. As did the picky 8 yo! Yeah!
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Excelent! Exactly what I was craving! I used corn tortillas instead of flour, shredded chicken, and a can of chopped ortega chilis instead of a jalapeno, and I omitted the beans. Everybody loved it!
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I am always worried when I plan to try enchiladas, as my family has never liked the ones I've done. I tried this, using corn tortillas, 1 jalapeno, beans instead of refried, added chopped homegrown tomatoes when cooking veggies (and I think another veggie). I made it in a 9x13 and used 10 small sized tortillas. I thought it would come out too hot, so I added some sour cream and the whole family loved it. My picky 17 yo ate a lot. As did the picky 8 yo! Yeah!
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This was really good. I didn't really measure anything and used chicken instead of beef but it all turned out well. The flavor was very mellow for my tastes (but that has a lot to do with which enchilada sauce you choose) so next time I will spice it up with the jalepenos and some other spices. Thanks for the great recipe claudia! -
This was fantastic.My husband loved it too. I used soy crumbles instead of hamburger to cut down on fat. Couldn't tell any difference. I also sprinkled some avocado in the layers. It was wonderful. I'll deffinitely be making this again. Thanks a ton for this great recipe. =) -
I have tried many enchilada casserole recipes and this is the best yet. I added green onions to the meat mixture and used sweet corn kernals instead of olives to add a contrast to all of the other salty ingredients. I also cut back the cheese by about half (health concerns) and this came out just super delicious! Also, put your refried beans in the microwave for 2 minutes and then stir them, it makes them very easy to spread.
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