This recipe is super easy, and everyone always seems to love it. Pieces of corn tortillas are layered in between a creamy meat, onion, and tomato mixture and topped with shredded cheese. What’s not to love?
Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef
1 chopped onion
1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 1/2 cans cheddar cheese soup
1 pkg. (about 12) corn tortillas
1 16 oz. pkg. Mexican-style Blend Shredded Cheese
Instructions
1. Brown Meat.
Brown meat and saute onion, then drain.
2. Mix in Other Ingredients.
Stir into the browned meat tomatoes, corn, and soups, then heat.
3. Layer tortillas with meat mixture.
Tear tortillas into bite-sized pieces and layer some on the bottom of a 9×13 casserole dish. Add a layer of the meat mixture on top of the tortillas then add some shredded cheese. Repeat until all the meat mixture is gone (2 – 3 layers). Leave the top layer of shredded cheese off until the last 15 minutes of baking.
4. Bake
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and spread a layer of shredded cheese on top, then bake 15 more minutes.
5. Serve
Serve warm with a dollop of sour cream.
Variations:
To make this casserole healthier, substitute ground turkey for beef and use low sodium soups and low fat cheese.
To add more protein add ranch style beans instead of corn.
To make it spicier add one envelope of taco seasoning.
Mexican Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes
- 1 can whole kernel corn drained
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 1/2 cans cheddar cheese soup
- 1 pkg corn tortillas yellow or white (about 12 tortillas)
- 1 16 oz. pkg. Mexican Style Blend Shredded Cheese
Instructions
- Brown meat and saute onion then drain.
- Mix in tomatoes, corn, and soups and heat.
- Tear tortillas into bite-sized pieces and layer pieces on the bottom of a 9×13 casserole dish.
- Add a layer of the meat mixture then top with some of the shredded cheese.
- Continue layering tortilla pieces, meat mixture and cheese (2 – 3 layers). Leave the top layer of cheese off the top until the last 15 min utes of baking.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes, then take out of the oven and add a top layer of shredded cheese and bake for 15 more minutes.
- Serve warm with a dollop of sour cream.
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