Beefy Mexican Casserole Food

BEEFY MEXICAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook ground beef and diced onion. Drain off excess fat, and then add the taco seasoning, corn, beans, and rotel.
• Put a layer of tortillas down in a 10x13 inch baking dish. Layer meat mixture on top. Sprinkle half of cheese on top. Layer more tortillas, then more meat, and finish with the remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, or until the entire mixture is hot and the cheese is melty. Remove from oven, let cool for 10 minutes, and then serve with garnishes.

EASY BEEFY CHEESY ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350degrees F.
• For the sauce: In a saucepot over medium heat, add the oil, onions and a pinch of salt. Saute until the onions are tender and translucent. Add the tomato paste at this point and turn the heat up a bit, if needed, to cook the paste. Stir and cook until it deepens in color, and then add the cumin, thyme and garlic. Stir to blend and cook until fragrant. Then add the beef broth and crushed tomatoes. Raise the heat to bring the mixture to a boil, and then lower to a simmer and cover, simmering for 20 minutes more. (The sauce can be stored and frozen at this point.)
• For the beef filling: Meanwhile, in a large pan with straight sides, add the olive oil over medium-high heat. When the oil begins to swirl, add the onions and green and yellow bell peppers. Add the garlic and cook until tender, about 4 minutes more. Add the ground beef, broth, cumin, onion powder, thyme, tomatoes and Spanish seasoning, allowing time between each addition to blend. Season with a pinch of salt and a grind or 2 of pepper (the Spanish seasoning adds salt content, so be careful to not over season). Stir and break down the beef into bits using a spoon or fork. Cook until the beef is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. (The beef can be stored and frozen at this point.)
• To assemble the casserole: Toss the shredded cheeses together to blend and set aside. Add 1/2 cup of the red sauce to a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish baking dish and spread to coat the bottom evenly. Top with 6 tortillas, overlapping to cover the bottom of the casserole dish. Layer the dish by next adding half of the beef mixture and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheeses, spreading evenly in the casserole. Next, dunk 6 tortillas, one by one, in the warm red sauce and layer over the cheese and beef, overlapping where needed. Top with the remaining beef, another 1/2 cup of the shredded cheeses and another layer of tortillas dunked in the red sauce. Pour the rest of the sauce over the top, spread evenly and finish with the remaining shredded cheese. Place dish on a baking sheet and bake until the cheese is melted and the sauce bubbles, 25 to 30 minutes. If baking the dish from the freezer, add 15 to 20 minutes to the cook time, or until it's bubbly. Cover loosely with foil if it's browning too quickly. Serve hot.

BEEFY LAYERED BURRITO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large skillet, brown ground beef with onion; drain. Return beef & onions to hot skillet off of heat and stir in rice, undiluted soup and taco seasoning. Mix together well.
• Lightly spray a lasagna pan/ 13" x 9" pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Line bottom of pan with 4 of the tortillas.
• Evenly cover tortillas with half of the meat/rice mixture, then 1/2 of the salsa, then sprinkle with half of the corn, half of the black beans and 1 cup of cheese.
• Cover again with 4 more of the tortillas and repeat these layers again.
• Finally, top with the last 4 remaining tortillas. Pour entire can of enchilada sauce over top. Sprinkle with remaining 2 cups cheese and cilantro.
• Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.
• Serve with a dallop of sour cream, if desired.

MEXICAN GROUND BEEF TORTILLA LAYER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease an 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
• In a large skillet brown the ground beef with onion, garlic, green bell pepper and jalapeno (if using) until the beef is no longer pink; drain any fat then return to skillet and add in one can of enchilada sauce, black beans, corn and cumin.
• Bring the ground beef mixture to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20-25 minutes stirring occasionally, then season with salt and lots of black pepper.
• Arrange 3 corn tortillas in the bottom of the baking dish, cutting as needed to cover bottom of the dish.
• Spread 1/4 cup canned enchilada sauce over the tortillas in the baking dish.
• Cover the sauce with 1/3 of the cooked ground beef mixture, then about 1/3 of the shredded cheese.
• Repeat the layers twice but omitting the final cheese layer on top.
• Drizzle any remaining canned enchilada sauce (from the second can) on top.
• Cover with foil and bake in a 350 degree F oven for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and sprinkle with more cheese (any amount desired) then return to oven and bake for another 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
• Let stand 10-15 minutes before slicing.
• Top with sour cream and/or tomatoes, green onions and crushed tortilla chips if desired.
• Delicious!

MEXICAN BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown meat with garlic, cumin and basil.
• Add rotel, beans, and corn.
• Simmer a few minutes.
• Spread a layer of chips in a casserole dish.
• Layer 1/2 meat mixture.
• Cube or slice velvetta over the meat mixture.
• Layer more chips & meat mixture.
• Top with cheddar cheese.
• Bake at 375 until cheese melts and bubbles.
• Serve with sour cream.

BEEFY MEXICAN CORNBREAD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef, using spices of your choice to flavor. Drain with slotted spoon.
• In a seperate mixing bowl, mix together all ingredients, adding drained ground beef at the end.
• Follow cornbread package baking instructions or use following directions. Pour in greased 9x9 glass baking dish. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Allow to cool before cutting. Makes 4 servings for a main dish or up to 12 individual slices for a side dish.

BEEFY TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown beef and drain fat.
• Add onion, garlic and bell pepper and cook until soft.
• Add chopped tomatoes, enchilada sauce, chili powder and cumin.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.
• Grease a 9 x 13 pan or 3 quart casserole.
• Fry tortillas.
• Put 1/3 of the meat mixture into a 9x13 casserole dish followed by a layer of tortillas, cheese and olives.
• (note: I cut some of the tortillas in half to make them fit better in the pan) Repeat layer and then end with sauce.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.