Southwest Chili Casserole

Submitted by LAURIE

"Tasty and quick this is great with a side of sliced tomatoes and chopped green onions. From Readers Digest Quick and Delicious."

 

• Ready In: 43mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 -3 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained
• 1 (17 ounce) can corn, drained
• 2 small 8-inch flour tortillas
• 4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated or shreds (1 cup)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Lightly grease 1 1/2 qt round casserole dish.
3. In large skillet, brown beef and onion 6-7 minutes.
4. drain fat.
5. Stir in chili powder and cook 1 more minute.
6. Add tomatoes, chilies and corn, bringing to a boil.
7. Remove pan from heat.
8. Line bottom of casserole with 1 tortilla.
9. Spoon 1/4 of the meat over it, then 1/4 of the cheese over the meat.
10. Repeat, ending with the meat, reserve the last cheese.
11. Cover casserole and bake until bubbly and hot 20-25 minutes.
12. Remove cover and top with remaining cheese.
13. Continue baking about 2 minutes until cheese is melted.
14. Garnish with fresh cilantro if desired and cut into wedges to serve.

Reviews

[windhorse23]

I was disappointed. The casserole was quite bland. I also found the directions to be unclear and confusing. For example, step 6 tells you to add the drained vegetables and then bring the mixture to a boil, but there was virtually no liquid. Also if I used only 2 tortillas, how could I layer this mixture four times? Sorry, I wish this were a rave review.

 

[lauralie41]

Quick and simple casserole, so good tasting! Even better the next day for lunch. I doubled this recipe and used a bit of ground turkey with ground round. The green chilies I only used about half the amount and did double the cheese. Also made JanetChristo's Easy Basic Enchilada Sauce Recipe #138711 to serve along with the casserole.

 

[jamb7866]

I used 99% lean ground turkey, red onion, no salt added corn and diced tomatoes, 3 low fat tortillas and fat free shredded mozzarella cheese. I added cumin, garlic powder, tomato bouillon and cayenne pepper for spice. Thank you for the recipe.

 

[ellie_]

Excellent casserole for the middle-of-the-week. I didn't have a can of green chilies so I chopped up two fresh green chilies instead--very good with just enough heat for us. We had this with Lazy Family Fruity Salad recipe#27260, corn bread and Chocolate-Orange Marmalade Brownies recipe#64575 for desert. Delicious dinner. We will be making this again soon.

 

[Rita1652]

I used a 9x13 pan. Cut the tortillas to fit. Layered away.A Southwest lasagna. We`re cheese lovers so I doubled the cheese! So very good.