Super Simple Enchilada Casserole

Super Simple Enchilada Casserole

Pre-heat oven to 375°

1 Package Corn Tortillas

1 1/2 Cans Rosarita Enchilada Sauce (It’s gluten-free) or  I now like to make my own by using Against All Grain’s Enchilada Sauce Recipe (It freezes well too!)

1 1/2 Cans Rosarita Low Fat Refried Black Beans or You can make your own by mashing 2 cans of rinsed organic black beans with about 1 Tablespoon of olive oil or avocado oil

1 Package Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds

1 lb. Ground Beef

1 Yellow Onion, diced

1 Red Jalapeno Pepper, diced with seeds and membrane

Open re-fried beans or make your own and set aside. Place the enchilada sauce in a small sauce pan and heat until warm. Place the hamburger, onion, and jalapeno in a large skillet and cook until meat is done, drain oil if necessary.

Spray a 9×11 baking dish lightly with non-stick spray and layer four tortillas on the bottom.

Pour a ladle of sauce over the tortillas.

Add about 1/2 of the beans and spread them out a little bit.

Add about 1/3 of the meat mixture.

Sprinkle with a little cheese and then do the process all over again until you run out of ingredients. I think I did three layers with about a cup of sauce left over. You don’t want it too juicy. The picture below is after the third layer before going into the oven. The third layer gets a more generous helping of cheese.

 Spray a piece of tin foil and cover. Bake in a pre-heated oven until bubbly, about 3o-35 minutes or so. Top with green onions and tomatoes before serving.

16 Comments on “Super Simple Enchilada Casserole

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  3. Hi there! This looks amazing! I would just like to point out within the recipe you say “flour” tortilla when you mean to say “corn” tortilla. Thanks for a yummy recipe!

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  4. Can you substitute chicken, turkey, or another ingredient (suggestions welcome) for the beef?

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    • Hi Ashley! Yes, absolutely. You could do ground chicken or turkey or shredded. You could do buffalo meat too. And if you’re interested in a vegan dish, you could probably even layer it with roasted root vegetables and onions. It could really be a pretty versatile dish. Let me know how it goes! 🙂

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  5. This looks like a great easy recipe; I’m going to make it for my sister-in-law who’s about to have a baby. I want to freeze it so she can bake it as needed, but since I haven’t made it before, I don’t know what to recommend for baking it — bake from frozen, doubling the time, or thaw in fridge and bake as directed?

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