Hungry Dad’s Mexican-Inspired Casserole

  5.0 – 3 reviews  • Mexican

a more palatable variation of this Chinese classic.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 1 9×13-inch casserole

Ingredients

  1. 1 pound ground beef
  2. ¼ cup diced yellow onion
  3. 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
  4. 1 (8 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  5. 1 cup picante sauce
  6. 1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning
  7. nonstick cooking spray
  8. 4 (7 inch) flour tortillas
  9. 1 ½ cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
  10. 1 ½ cups shredded pepper Jack cheese, divided
  11. 3 cups crushed tortilla chips, divided
  12. aluminum foil
  13. ½ cup chopped green onion
  14. ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  15. ¼ cup sour cream, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and onion to the hot skillet; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in diced tomatoes, black beans, picante sauce, and taco seasoning. Simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  3. Spread flour tortillas in the prepared baking dish, overlapping to cover the bottom and sides. Spread beef mixture over tortillas, and sprinkle with 3/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese, 3/4 cup pepper Jack cheese, and 1 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips. Cover with aluminum foil.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and discard foil. Sprinkle remaining Monterey Jack cheese, pepper Jack cheese, and crushed tortilla chips on top. Place back in the oven and bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted and bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with green onion and cilantro and serve with sour cream.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 653 kcal
Carbohydrate 42 g
Cholesterol 111 mg
Dietary Fiber 5 g
Protein 34 g
Saturated Fat 18 g
Sodium 1524 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 39 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Gabriel Dennis
Fantastic! I made this when family came into town and everyone loved it. I cooked as directed and didn’t change anything.
Kimberly Obrien
Delicious and would probably feed more than six!!!
David Myers
Very yummy, all I did was cut it in half and added corn. Will make it again!

 

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