Mexican Casserole - 6.5 Weight Watcher Points

"This is a delicious Mexican Casserole recipe with only 6.5 weight watcher points per LARGE serving! YUM! (on the new, Points Plus system of Weight Watchers, this recipe is 9 points)"
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Brown ground beef and chopped onions in large skillet; brown 10 to 12 minutes or until thoroughly cooked, stirring constantly. Drain well and rinse with warm water to remove all fat; return beef/onions to skillet.
  • Add corn, black beans, tomatoes, chilies/jalapenos and taco seasoning mix; mix well. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile spray 12x8-inch (2-quart) baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cut each tortilla in half; place 8 halves in bottom of sprayed baking dish, overlapping slightly.
  • Spoon half of beef mixture evenly over tortillas. Spoon sour cream over beef mixture; spread evenly. Top with remaining 8 tortilla halves and remaining beef mixture. (Cover tightly with foil & Freeze for later OR cook as directed below…).
  • (Thaw overnight if frozen) Heat oven to 350ºF. Bake at 350ºF for 25 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with cheese. Cover; let stand 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve with fresh chopped lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, black olives, etc… /.
  • Makes 6 large Servings at 6.5 weight watcher pts/each.

Questions & Replies

  1. How many free style points?
     
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Reviews

  1. I am giving this 5 stars for several reasons (1) my husband, teenage son, and college-aged daughter all loved it and went back for seconds. That right there is hard to find! I'd call THAT a rave review! (2) Easy to prepare with many common ingredients I often keep on hand. I substituted flour tortillas, but think corn tortillas might have actually been better. (3) Low fat ingredients = low WW PointsPlus value! Everything in this recipe (other than tortillas) can be a "filling food" making this an excellent WW meal! (4) Huge servings! In inadvertently forgot to cook a vegetable making this the only thing on our plates. It was plenty to fill my belly. (5) Great and versatile flavor. Others have talked about adding more taco seasoning but I thought it was perfect as is. It is easy enough to top with hot salsa if you want to add some heat. I served without extra toppings, but I think the addition of cilantro (as suggested), some baked tortilla ships, salsa, and black olives would really take this to a higher level.<br/><br/>Sadly, my husband and kids ate all of it at dinner tonight so no leftovers for me. I will definately make this again as my husband said "This one is a keeper!" Thanks for sharing!
     
  2. Absolutely great! I used ground turkey, flour tortillas, no jalapenos and salsa instead of tomatoes...ridiculously good. My family of 5 loved it and said this was a keeper for sure. Thank you so much for a new, much loved, recipe!
     
  3. This is actually 9 points plus per serving.
     
  4. This casserole tastes great! Made it exactly as instructed. Excellent flavors. Topped with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and sour cream. Now the bad news - this recipe is 9 points under the new WW points plus program. Worth every point for the large portion you get!
     
  5. omg my fam love it i use ground turkey and made my own salsa cuz i didnt have none very good
     
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Tweaks

  1. Used Frito Corn Chips instead of Corn Tortillas. Put a dollop of sour cream on top of helping when served. Yummy!
     
  2. Used full fat options , kidney beans, Greek yogurt, and fresh jalapeño.
     
  3. Made as directed -- most excellent! I love things hot so next time will use salsa instead of diced tomatoes. A keeper! Thanks for posting! LOVE THIS SITE!!
     
  4. This is so good and easy~and it makes a lot so I can eat off it all week! The only change I made was to add a can of chopped green chilis and I used light sour cream instead of non fat (the only kind I had). I also used a can of corn instead of frozen. Next time I may stir in a little salsa and try ground turkey breast to reduce the fat content even more! I served this with whole wheat tortillas.<br/>Thanks so much for posting this!
     
  5. Made own taco seasoning, swapped plain yogurt for sour cream, used 4 T colby jack cheese, frozen cooked corn, added a can of Rotel with green chile's (mild).
     

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