Ground Beef Enchilada Casserole

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"To serve a crowd double all ingredients and bake in a large casserole dish. To save time prepare the ground beef filling up to a day in advance just warm slightly when ready to use. see recipe#168653"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
• 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried chili pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt (or to taste or use white salt)
• black pepper
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, diced
• 12 (6 inch) corn tortillas (cut into about 1-1/2-inch pieces)
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1 1⁄2 cups canned sliced black olives
• 1 1⁄4 cups red enchilada sauce (I use my own recipe for this)
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 3 1⁄2 cups cheddar cheese (or use a Mexi-blend cheese)
• 2 firm tomatoes, coarsely chopped

• TOPPINGS

• shredded lettuce
• diced tomato
• chopped sweet onion

directions

1. Set oven to 400 degrees.
2. Grease an 11 x 7-inch casserole dish.
3. In a large skillet cook the ground beef with the green chiles, onions, garlic, bell pepper, dried chili flakes (if using) and chili powder; cook over medium heat until beef is no longer pink; drain fat completely (you can prepare this mixture up to a day in advance and refrigerate).
4. Season with seasoned salt and black pepper to taste then transfer to a large bowl.
5. Stir in the tortilla pieces with cream of mushroom soup, black olives, enchilada sauce, sour cream and 1-1/2 cups shredded cheese; mix to combine.
6. Transfer to prepared baking dish.
7. Cover and bake for about 30 minutes.
8. Uncover and sprinkle with about 2 cups (or more of shredded cheese then chopped tomatoes.
9. Return to oven and bake uncovered until casserole is bubbly and the cheese has melted (about 8-10 minutes).
10. Serve with toppings.

Reviews

[mammafishy]

Well as always, any Kittencal recipe is a winner and I will add this one to the list...SO GOOD!! I used Recipe #31811 for the sauce. Thanks so much for posting!

 

[DownHomeDinner]

Great casserole! I made this and my family loved it. I have been wanting to make this but my daughter has a gluten allergy so I normally avoid recipes that call for soups because most contain gluten. I found a gluten free substitute for cream soups so I substituted the can of cream of mushroom soup for a packet of "full flavor gluten free cream mix". It turned out wonderful! We had tortilla chips with the casserole and ate it like a dip. I will be back to search through more of your recipes, thanks!

 

[whatsachef]

Holy cheeseballs! What a great supper! Made as written! Great the second time around too, as the heat really kicks up overnight. :)

 

[thedixongang]

As always, a real winner, Kittencal! Thanks for another great family dinner :)

 

[Chef de Sucre]

Very good recipe! I added around 1/2 Tablespoon of chili powder, and that seemed pretty good. Thanks for a great meal!