Cheesy Enchilada Casserole

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Join us on Facebook to see our latest recipes!I plan my menu out for the week every Sunday.  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.  I love it. I just can’t get enough!  My husband is learning to love it almost as much as I do, and he definitely liked this.  So did the toddler!  It is a keeper!
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Serves: 8

Cheesy Enchilada Casserole

A delicious Cheesy Enchilada Casserole that your whole family will love!

20 minPrep Time

25 minCook Time

45 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
  • 1 large onion, chopped or season with Onion powder or minced onion
  • 2 1/2 cups salsa
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans or red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat Italian salad dressing
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium taco seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 6 flour tortillas (8 inches)
  • 1 small can of drained corn, or about 1 1/4 cups of frozen corn (optional)
  • 3/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream *Note: I used 1/2 cup
  • 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce
  • 1 medium tomato, chopped
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
  2. Stir in the salsa, beans, dressing, sour cream, corn (optional), taco seasoning and cumin.
  3. Spoon a generous layer of meat mixture on bottom of 2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
  4. Place a flour or corn tortilla on top of meat mixture. Layer with half of the meat mixture, and cheese. Repeat as many layers as you like.
  5. The last & final layer should be a healthy dose of grated cheese.
  6. Cover with foil that has been sprayed with pam or other and bake at 400° for 25 minutes, or until hot & bubbly.
  7. Let stand for 5 minutes before topping with lettuce, tomato and cilantro. Yield: 8 servings.
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100 Responses to “Cheesy Enchilada Casserole”

  28. Amie
    Okay, this looks FANTASTIC! I always seem to incorporate too much Mexican as well and try to add some variety to our kitchen, but I can't seem to do it consistently enough when recipes like this keep tempting me! Thanks for sharing, I'm excited to make this :)
    April 16, 2012 at 5:35 pm
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  30. J
    I had to modify this as I didn't have the right beans(used refried beans instead) but we really enjoyed this!! I cleaned the kitchen and was about to put the leftovers away when my oldest came in and asked if he could have another small plate :) Thanks!!
    April 27, 2012 at 6:50 pm
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  40. pennjos
    I found this recipe on Pinterest, tried it for dinner tonight. LOVED IT!!!! Husband scarfed it all down, so I'm guessing I can add it to my line-up! :-D
    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!
    July 30, 2012 at 5:13 pm
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  54. Beth
    This is a family favorite as well. I look forward to trying your recipe as you add some italian dressing into it and a little extra punch would be fun. Just to respond to the women asking about freezing, I freeze ours for our freezer club all the time. We do use refried beans, but I don't imagine beans make any difference. I do highly recommend only using jarred salsa and not fresh. The only time we had an issue with it was with fresh salsa and it flooded the food when thawed. It is a Freezer Favorite with our group! It is an easy one to multiply and put several away for later. Always great when thawed.
    February 25, 2013 at 5:26 am
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  57. Bonnie Fritz
    TRIED IT! LOVED IT! I doubled the meat mixture because, well, I wanted thick layers of it in between the tortillas. I did have quite a bit extra but that's ok. I just stored it and heated it back up the next day and put it on the extra tortilla shells. Even my most pick eater asked for seconds of this!
    April 1, 2013 at 8:38 am
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    • Leslie
      I just wrote down the recipe and both are mentioned. Taco seasoning is mentioned right after the Italian dressing in the list. The dressing is in directions right after the beans. Long story short: mix everything except the tortillas, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and cilantro in the meat.
      July 6, 2013 at 11:43 am
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  62. Amanda
    I used whole wheat tortillas, and Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream. It was AMAZING! My picky daughter ate it all, even the beans! I think I'm gonna try it meatless next time, and just double the amount of beans. Thanks for an awesome recipe!
    August 16, 2013 at 5:47 pm
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  64. Carla Jo
    I found this on Pinterest and it was listed under gluten free. I am just starting to use a gluten free menu so maybe I can lose some weight. I want to know if there is such a thing as gluten free tortillas. I am not sure if I have ever seen any. Help! The recipe is a lot like several we already make and we love it!
    September 10, 2013 at 1:07 am
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  67. Joyce
    This is in the oven as we speak. I made a batch of homemade salsa to use and will keep the remaining ford weekday snacks. Ingredients 1 can (28 Ounce) Whole Tomatoes With Juice 2 cans (10 Ounce) Rotel (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies) mild 1/4 cup Chopped Onion 2 cloves Garlic, Minced 1/4 teaspoon Sugar, we use 2 Splenda packets 1/4 teaspoon Salt 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cumin 1 bunch cilantro, just leaves 1/2 whole Lime Juice Place in food processor and process about 30 seconds, or to desired consistency.
    January 26, 2014 at 12:20 pm
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  74. Danielle
    This recipe was amazing, I'm frustrated it took me so long to remember to make it ! I took some great pictures that you could feel free to use in your blog, if you share your email (or email me above at my address) I'd love to send them to you. FANTASTIC!
    March 3, 2015 at 11:08 am
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    • Anjelica
      Tried it for the first time this evening for dinner. I had to double my ingredients due to the fact that we are a family of 7 lol! I used pinto beans instead of kidney and did not add the corn, but still looks delicious! Can't wait to try it.
      March 28, 2018 at 5:19 pm
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  76. Pamela
    Sometimes I find that recipes found on Pinterest aren't as good as they look. I've made a couple of things that weren't all that great. But, this recipe was AMAZING!!! My husband and 6 year old son loved it. Both are super picky eaters. Especially my son lately. My husband said that I put my foot in it ( it's a compliment). Some of the ingredients that I used were corn tortillas, ground turkey and Rojo's restaurant style salsa. I think the sour cream brings it all together. I sprinkled chopped cilantro and green onion on top once I took it out of the oven. I did not use corn in mine. Had salad on the side along with mexican rice. SO GOOD!!! Will KEEP this recipe!
    September 7, 2016 at 10:32 pm
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