Layered Enchilada Casserole
Layered Enchilada Casserole is a great casserole recipe that is always a big hit with the family. Layered with cheese, meat, and beans, every bite gets better and better. Treat your family tonight with this fantastic dish.
Cooking Time1 hr
Cooking MethodCasserole
Ingredients
- 2 pound lean ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 1 jalapeno chile pepper, chopped
- 12 5 inch corn tortillas
- 15 ounce can chili beans
- 1 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, grated, packed
- 2 can (14.5-ounces) stewed tomatoes, Mexican style
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Butter 13x9x2" glass baking dish.
- Saute beef and onion in heavy large Dutch oven over high heat until brown, about 10 mins. Reduce heat to low.
- Mix in chili powder and jalapeno and saute 5 mins. Season mixture with salt and pepper.
- Overlap 6 tortillas on bottom of prepared dish, covering completely.
- Spoon beef mixture, then beans evenly over tortillas. Cover with remaining 6 tortillas. Sprinkle cheese over.
- Pour tomatoes with their juices over cheese. Bake until casserole is heated through and bubbling at edges, about 1 hour.