Beef Enchilada Casserole

Beef Enchilada Casserole is a Mexican recipe that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 22g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 418 calories. For $1.45 per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. It works best as a main course, and is done in around 25 minutes. Head to the store and pick up ground beef, corn tortillas, enchilada sauce, and a few other things to make it today. 22888 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by Taste and Tell Blog. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 64%. Beef Enchilada Casserole, Beef Enchilada Casserole, and Beef and Bean Enchilada Casserole are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese

12 (6-inch) corn tortillas

1 10-oz can enchilada sauce

¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped, divided

1 pound ground beef

sour cream and lime wedges, for serving

½ cup medium thick and chunky salsa

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon taco seasoning

¾ cup water

Equipment:

oven

frying pan

pie form

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat the oven to 350F.Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the ground beef, taco seasoning and salt. Cook, stirring and breaking up the beef, until the beef is browned and cooked through. Drain any fat, if needed.Add the enchilada sauce, water and salsa and bring to a boil. Cook for 4-5 minutes, until slightly reduced. Remove from the heat.Stack the tortillas and cut into 1-inch strips. Arrange half of the tortilla strips in the bottom of a 9-inch deep dish pie dish. Add half of the beef mixture, then sprinkle half of the cheese over the top. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the chopped cilantro on top. Repeat the layers, using the remaining tortillas, beef and then cheese.Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining cilantro over the top before serving. Serve with sour cream and lime wedges.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 350F.

2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the ground beef, taco seasoning and salt. Cook, stirring and breaking up the beef, until the beef is browned and cooked through.

3. Drain any fat, if needed.

4. Add the enchilada sauce, water and salsa and bring to a boil. Cook for 4-5 minutes, until slightly reduced.

5. Remove from the heat.Stack the tortillas and cut into 1-inch strips. Arrange half of the tortilla strips in the bottom of a 9-inch deep dish pie dish.

6. Add half of the beef mixture, then sprinkle half of the cheese over the top. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the chopped cilantro on top. Repeat the layers, using the remaining tortillas, beef and then cheese.

7. Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining cilantro over the top before serving.

8. Serve with sour cream and lime wedges.


Nutrition Information:

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417k Calories
22g Protein
23g Total Fat
29g Carbs
7% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
417k
21%

Fat
23g
36%

  Saturated Fat
10g
66%

Carbohydrates
29g
10%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
74mg
25%

Sodium
869mg
38%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
22g
45%

Phosphorus
391mg
39%

Zinc
4mg
30%

Vitamin B12
1µg
30%

Selenium
17µg
26%

Calcium
214mg
21%

Vitamin B3
4mg
21%

Vitamin B6
0.42mg
21%

Fiber
4g
18%

Magnesium
59mg
15%

Iron
2mg
15%

Vitamin B2
0.24mg
14%

Vitamin A
685IU
14%

Potassium
395mg
11%

Manganese
0.21mg
10%

Copper
0.16mg
8%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Vitamin E
0.8mg
5%

Vitamin B5
0.53mg
5%

Vitamin K
4µg
5%

Folate
13µg
3%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.21µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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