This Tex-Mex enchilada casserole contains ground beef, corn tortillas, tomatoes, refried beans, taco sauce, and a delicious melted cheese topping. Add this crowd-pleasing enchilada casserole to a potluck event or your tailgating menu. It’s always a hit!
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In this tasty Tex-Mex enchilada casserole, beef and refried bean filled tortillas are baked with a seasoned sauce and cheese topping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Casseroles, Tex-Mex Food, Ground Beef
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup chopped onion (divided use)
- 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
- 2 15-ounce cans tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes or 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/4 to 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 16-ounce can refried beans
- 8 ounces taco sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 12 corn tortillas
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups (6 to 8 ounces) shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 1/3 cup sliced ripe olives
- shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, guacamole, and sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Lightly grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the 1/2 cup of chopped onion and bell pepper; saute until tender. Stir in tomato sauce, parsley, chili powder, 1/8 teaspoon pepper and bay leaf. Bring mixture to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove bay leaf and set aside.
- In a large skillet, combine the ground beef and the remaining 1/4 cup of chopped. Cook until beef is no longer pink, stirring frequently; drain.
- Combine beef mixture, refried beans, taco sauce, salt, and garlic powder; set aside.
- Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil. Bake the wrapped tortillas for 10 minutes.
- Spoon half of sauce mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Spoon meat mixture evenly in center of each tortilla; fold opposite ends over and place seam side down on top of sauce in baking dish.
- Spoon the remaining sauce over tortillas. Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the foil and sprinkle with cheese and olives. Bake, uncovered, for about 5 minutes longer. S
- Serve with shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, guacamole, and sour cream.
