Quick And Easy Tex Mex Beef And Rice Bake Food

TEX-MEX BEEF & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Brown meat in large nonstick skillet. Meanwhile, mix cream cheese spread, seasoning mix and milk until blended.
• Drain meat; return to skillet. Add cream cheese mixture, tomatoes, corn and onions; mix well.
• Combine rice and 1/2 cup shredded cheese in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; spread to cover bottom of dish. Top with meat mixture and remaining shredded cheese; cover.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through. Top with crushed chips and cilantro.

TEX-MEX CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef with onions and garlic in a large skillet; drain.
• Line a 9X13X2-inch baking dish with 4 torn flour tortillas.
• Place ground beef mixture over tortillas.
• Layer with beans, enchilada sauce, and cream of chicken soup over ground beef.
• Next, top with shredded cheese, 4 more torn flour tortillas, tomatoes and green chilies.
• Cover with foil and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and top with a little extra cheese if desired; return to oven just long enough to melt the cheese.

EASY TEX-MEX CASSEROLE

Steps:

• brown ground beef, drain liquids.
• add seasoning mix and 1/4 cup water and stir until all the meat is flavored, adding more liquid if necessary.
• lay crescent roll dough as a bottom layer in a casserole, setting 2 dough triangles aside.
• layer the casserole as follows: 1/2 refried beans, 1/2 cheese, beef, 1/2 beens, thin layer of salsa, 1/2 cheese.
• use set aside dough triangles as finishing layer, not covering the casserole completely.
• bake in oven for 35 min at 400°F.
• Serve with salsa and sour cream.
• You can also use large flour tortillas instead of crescent roll dough.