Enchilada Casserole

Submitted by brewabel

"A nice little casserole with great flavor. Another family favorite. Would be great for OAMC as well."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs chicken
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 crunched garlic cloves
• 4 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups taco sauce
• 10 -12 flour tortillas
• 1 lb shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1 cup sour cream

directions

1. Preheat over to 375.
2. Grease 13x9 baking dish and set aside.
3. Brown ground beef & discard drippings.
4. Add next 6 ingredients.
5. Simmer 10 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally or until most of liquid has evaporated.
6. Meanwhile pour 1/2 cup taco sauce into prepared casserole.
7. Arrange 1/3 tortillas to cover the bottom (May need to cut some in order to fit).
8. Pour 1/2 cup additional taco sauce evenly over tortillas.
9. Spoon in beef mixture.
10. Top with sour cream and sprinkle with 1/2 cheese.
11. Arrange remaining tortillas, spread remaining taco sauce.
12. Top with remaining cheese.
13. Cover with foil.
14. Bake 40 minutes.
15. Remove foil and bake 5 minutes more.
16. Let cool before cutting.

Reviews

[DebS 2]

I used cooked and shredded chicken breasts rather than use the ground chicken or beef. I just poured the sauce over the chicken and followed the directions. I did use 1/2 the flour tortillas on the bottom and 1/2 on the top. Very easy and tasty!