Mexican Tortilla Casserole
Sounds really good and I would say it makes a lot as well. On my to cook list. Plenty of shortcuts to use here for good savings. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 500 grams ground beef
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- 1 packet taco seasoning mix, OR make from a shortcut
- 2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 can refried beans, OR make from a shortcut, 2 cups
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 cup Mexican corn, OR make from a shortcut
- 4 large flour tortillas, 8 inches, or even corn tortillas
- 1 cup thick salsa, OR make from a shortcut
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 C. Grease a 8 inch spring form cake pan with butter or olive oil spray.
- Brown ground beef and onion, drain, then add the taco seasoning and cook according to package direction.
- To assemble, place 1 tortilla in the bottom of the cake pan, spread 1/3 of the refried beans on it, top with 1/3 of the meat and sprinkle on some cheese.
- Add the 2nd tortilla, top that with 1/2 the rice, 1/2 the salsa, 1/2 the corn and cheese.
- Add the 3rd tortilla, top that with 1/3 of the refried beans, 1/3 the meat, and sprinkle on some cheese.
- Add the 4th tortilla, top with the remaining refried beans, then the meat, then the corn, then rice, then the salsa and top with the cheese.
- Bake covered with foil for about 40 minutes, uncover and bake 10-15 minutes longer, let sit 5 minutes before cutting. After baking top with sour cream, diced onion, and shredded lettuce if desired.
Notes
The beef will cost about 100 Baht, the cheese about 180 Baht. The tortillas would cost about 120 Baht for 4. Make the shortcuts for savings as well. For 6 servings, this is about $1.96 per serving.
Shortcuts: Taco Seasoning, Refried Beans, Mexican Corn, Salsa, Sour Cream.
Variants: Very easy to use leftover chili in place of the refried beans, or to use cooked chopped red bell pepper, use corn tortillas in place of flour tortillas, use cottage cheese in place of the salsa, you get the idea. You could make this a different meal each time you make it.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
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