Karen's Enchilada Casserole

Submitted by IndianMama

"This is a wonderfully easy recipe for a yummy dish that was passed on to me by my mother-in-law. My husband can eat these leftovers for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (if there is any left)! I usually serve this with Spanish rice, corn, and a salad with ranch dressing."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (24 ounce) can enchilada sauce (or a homemade recipe of your choice)
• 1 (3 ounce) can olives, sliced
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, diced
• 1 lb cheddar cheese, shredded (a blend of cheddar and Monterey Jack is also nice)
• 1 dozen corn tortilla
• sour cream (optional)

directions

1. Set oven temperature to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add the ground beef, cooking until well browned and crumbly.
3. Add the enchilada sauce and green chilies. Continue cooking over medium heat until sauce is heated through.
4. In the meantime, tear or cut tortillas into large bite-sized pieces.
5. Begin layering by adding a few tablespoons of sauce to the bottom of a 13x9in baking pan.
6. Dividing everything in thirds, layer the casserole in three layers as follows: tortillas, meat sauce, cheese, olives.
7. Place in the oven until cheese is melted thoroughly, usually about 15 minutes. After the cheese melts, you can place the casserole under the broiler for a few minutes to get a nice crusty cheese layer on top. Yum!
8. Let cool for 5 minutes before cutting. Add a dollop of sour cream to each piece, if desired, and serve!

Reviews

[strangemk1]

I made a slightly modified version of this recipe tonight and we really enjoyed it! I heated each tortilla a for a few minutes in oil (which gives them a little crisper texture). I used ground turkey, and made it up as taco meat with ROV Chef's Recipe #329479 (much better than store-bought, and no MSG). And I did not use green chilies or sour cream. But this was deliciosoooo! We will have this again!

 

[kstrating]

Simple, quick, all ingredients on hand = just what I was looking for. Tasty. Topped with some sour cream & sprinkled on chopped fresh jalopenos. Only change: 2 layers of each, instead of 3. Filled the 9 x 13 pan to the brim. Used recipe # 109685 for the enchilada sauce (also great!).

 

[kim4375]

Excellent and easy! As with most recipes, I added some garlic and chili powder but nothing substantial to change this recipe. Made it up the night before so all my husband had to do when he got home was turn the oven on and pop it in.

 

[KC_hockey_chick]

Oh my! How wonderfully easy and sooooo good! I stuck mine in the microwave to heat and melt in deference to the heat. Out of the 6-8 servings I think we are getting three...cause everyone is having seconds! What an easy meal to make, I need to make another one to keep on hand! THANKS!