Tortilla Casserole

Lavender Lynn's Note:

This recipe came from Pat Pearson. She was a friend I made while DH was in graduate school.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 (10 ½ ounce) can mushroom soup
• 1 (2 ounce) can black olives , sliced
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup taco sauce or 1 cup salsa
• 1 lb cheddar cheese , grated
• 12 corn tortillas , torn into small pcs
• salt and pepper , to taste

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef and onion in skillet.
2. Put all the other ingredients into large mixing bowl and mix well.
3. Add ground beef mixture.
4. Put in covered casserole dish.
5. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.

Reviews

[NELady]

This was a nice casserole. I served with a tossed green salad and called it a meal! If I make this again, I will use a spicier salsa (I used fire-roasted medium salsa) or I'll add additional peppers for some more heat. Following 1 reviewer's comments, I sprayed my baking dish with non-stick spray. I added some sea salt, fresh ground black pepper and a clove of minced garlic (I think my kitchen is single-handedly warding off all vampires from Western Nebraska - I use garlic in just about everything and LOVE it). I used sprouted corn tortillas in place of standard corn tortillas. Also, I used a mixture of Monterey Jack cheese & cheddar as I had both and needed to use both of them. Made for PRMR Tag Game, 1/12/09. Thanks!

[Sam #3]

This was great! Very filling too! I was wary of the recipe since it called for both cream of mushroom (we subbed cream of celery since DH hates mushrooms) and salsa. But the taste was a really nice spicy creaminess. Since it was complained that the tortillas were soggy I only baked this for 40 mins (since the beef is already cooked) and they were perfect! As usual I added more cheese than called for :)

[loof]

This was a very good and easy casserole! I subbed a jalapeno for the onion (ok maybe not an equivalent sub but I don't care for onions and we love jalapenos), otherwise made just as directed. The salsa and jalapeno made a nice contrast to the slight sweetness of the corn tortillas. We really enjoyed this and I will make it again!