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Mexican casserole in a white dish, topped with cheese, olives, and green onions.

Mexican Casserole

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6
Calories 808 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
  • 1 can black beans (15 ounces) drained and rinsed
  • 1 can corn kernels (15 ounces) drained
  • 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilis (14 1/2 ounces)
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 12 corn tortillas cut into quarters
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup sliced black olives
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions plus more for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 8 minutes.
    Raw ground beef in a skillet being cooked with a wooden spatula.
  • Add the chopped onion and minced garlic to the skillet. Cook until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
    Cooking ground beef with onion and garlic for Mexican Casserole.
  • Stir in taco seasoning, black beans, corn, diced tomatoes with green chilis, and salsa. Simmer for 5 minutes.
    Adding black beans, corn, diced tomatoes with green chilis, and salsa to ground beef for Mexican Casserole.
  • Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange half of the cut tortillas evenly on the bottom.
    Arranging cut corn tortillas in a baking dish for Mexican casserole.
  • Spread half of the beef mixture over the tortillas. Then, sprinkle one cup of shredded cheddar cheese on top.
    Shredded cheddar cheese sprinkled over the beef and bean mixture for Mexican Casserole.
  • Place the remaining tortillas over the cheese. Spoon the rest of the beef mixture over the tortillas.
    Placing corn tortillas over the cheese layer for Mexican casserole.
  • Spread sour cream evenly on top, then add the rest of the cheese, sliced black olives, and chopped green onions.
    Mexican casserole topped with sour cream and shredded cheese before baking.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil, then bake for another 10 minutes until cheese is bubbly.
  • Allow the casserole to cool for 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with additional chopped green onions before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 808kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 32gFat: 61gSaturated Fat: 18gSodium: 4089mgFiber: 12g
Keyword Mexican Casserole
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