Our Cheesy Enchilada Casserole takes all our favorite things about Mexican food and combines them into one pan! Perfect for a busy weeknight.
We love casseroles and this recipe for our Cheesy Beef Enchilada Casserole is one of our favorites!
I plan my weekly dinner menu out for the week every Sunday night.
I usually don’t realize until I get to the grocery store the next day that I have planned Mexican dishes for 3 or so of the 7 meals for the week. We love Mexican food!
My husband is learning to love it almost as much as I do, and he definitely liked this. So did the our toddler. It is definitely a keeper!
Ingredients in our favorite Mexican Casserole:
This Mexican Casserole is a simple and quick recipe. It doesn’t require any expensive or weird ingredients. It’s simple, basic, and delicious.
- lean ground beef (or ground turkey works great)
- onion
- salsa
- canned black beans (or red kidney beans or pinto beans will also work!)
- Italian salad dressing
- taco seasoning (try this homemade taco seasoning!)
- ground cumin
- flour tortillas (you can also use corn tortillas)
- canned corn
- sour cream
- shredded Mexican cheese blend
- shredded lettuce
- tomato
- fresh cilantro
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What to serve with Cheesy Beef Enchilada Casserole:
Serves: 8
Cheesy Beef Enchilada Casserole Recipe
Our Cheesy Enchilada Casserole takes all our favorite things about Mexican food and combines them into one pan! Perfect for a busy weeknight.
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 1/2 cups salsa
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed (15 ounce can)
- 1/4 cup Italian dressing
- 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning (or 1 taco seasoning packet)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 6 8-inch flour tortillas (corn tortillas will work as well)
- 1 can corn, drained (15 ounce can)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 1 tomato diced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, minced
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
- Stir in the salsa, beans, dressing, sour cream, corn (optional), taco seasoning and cumin.
- Spoon 1/3 of meat mixture on bottom of 2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the grated cheese.
- Layer a couple of tortillas on top of meat. Continue with next layer using 1/3 of the meat mixture and and then 1/3 of the cheese. Top layers with tortillas.
- Continue the next layer with remaining meat mixture and the rest of the cheese on top.
- Cover with foil that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and bake at 400° for 25 minutes or until hot & bubbly.
- Let stand for 5 minutes before topping with lettuce, tomato and cilantro.
Notes
You can also sub ground turkey for the ground beef and it works great!
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I just use the cheapest salsa they sell at WalMart. Any salsa that is "chunky" will do! And mild is best if you have kids! :)
I think that would work fine! I wouldn't make it more than a day in advance so the tortillas don't get soggy.
I think that would work fine! I wouldn't make them more than a day in advance to avoid them getting soggy.
-Anna
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I have never tried to freeze it before. I am not sure if it would work because the tortillas might get soggy when it thaws. Let us know how it goes if you try it!
We don't have the nutritional facts but you can plug the ingredients into this website to find out. Thanks!
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thanks for a very yummy recipe! I follow you guys on Facebook, I'll be checking out more of your recipes. Keep up the good work!
I have never tried it but that is a great idea! I think it would totally work. Let us know if you try it!
You are fine! It is a regular rectangle baking dish. Hope you like it!