Tortilla Casserole

Tortilla Casserole

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs 3 mins
  • Servings: 6

    • About This Recipe

    “This is from my daughter in law, the grandkids love it and so do we, lots of taste, we pass the salsa to spoon over.”

    Ingredients

  • 3/4 lbextra lean ground beef
  • 1 (15ounce) cans dark red kidney beans, drained,rinsed
  • 1 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 (4 1/2 ounce) cans green chilies, chopped
  • 2teaspoonschili powder
  • 6corn tortillas
  • 3/4 cupsour cream
  • 3ounces mozzarella cheese or 3ouncescheddar cheese
  • 2tablespoonsfresh cilantro

    • Directions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees, spray large nonstick frypan with veggie spray, heat over high heat until hot.
  • Add ground beef, brown 8-10 minutes , until thouroughly cooked, stirring constantly.
  • Drain well, return beef to frypan.
  • Add beans, tomatoes, chilles and chilli powder, mix well.
  • Reduce heat, simmer 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, spray 12 x 8 inch (2 quart) baking dish with veggie spray.
  • Cut each tortilla in half, place 6 halves in bottom of sprayed baking dish, overlapping slightly.
  • Spoon half of the beef mixture evenly over the tortillas.
  • Spoon sour cream over beef mixture, spread evenly.
  • Top with remaining six tortilla halves and remaining beef mixture.
  • Cover tightly with foil.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, sprinkle with cheese.
  • Cover, let stand 3 minutes or until cheese is melted, sprinkle with cilantro.

    • Reviews

  • “I’ve made this caserole many times…it’s a real keeper, and has always been a big hit at Pot-Luck luncheons at my workplace.I put Pace Pacante sauce on the top, and then sprinkle with shredded cheese.”

  • “I’m happy I found this recipe,so I can try others that you have.You Have a ton of recipes that look good.I made the tortilla casserole,served with spanish rice and refried beans.Company said better than mexican restaurant.Thanks for the recipe,I will make this again.Good Stuff!”

  • “Derf, Delicious! I had pinto beans and I had about 1 cup of diced cooked chicken and some white diced onions so used those with the hamburger. I did add some cumin.This was so easy!
    I got a call to pick apples tonight and thought this was the recipe to make! I used cheddar cheese and of course the sour cream. I can hardly wait tomorrow to reheat the leftovers. Our son is gone to school so we do have leftovers now! Thanks for posting.”

  • “I just made this for dinner and was excited about it due to all the positive reviews…but I found it to be unedible. The tortilla shells became really soggy,which is bad for someone that is big on texture like me. It also seemed a bit dry as another reviewer stated.”

  • “I’ve made this twice, first time I used kidney beans, second time, pinto beans. It’s good both ways and so easy to make. This will be made often with ingredients I have on hand. I added minced onions and garlic when browning the meat. Made with low fat sour cream and put it under the broiler to brown the cheese at the end. Second time I reduced the meat to 1/2 LB and it was still Delicious !!! Thank you !!!”

  • “Derf a big thank you to you and your DIL, this is 5++++ star review! We loved this tortilla casserole and it takes no time at all to put it together. The creamy sour cream filling in the middle was very nice and I lovegreen chilies. I had a little more than two teaspoons of chili powder left so I used it all. Very good flavor, love the red beans, and the corn tortillas were a nice change. Made and reviewed for Bergy’s BEYOND BURGERS, GROUND / MINCED MEAT Challenge in the Photo Forum.”

  • “This is truly a no-fail recipe. I’ve made it several times with additionas/variations, including flour tortillas, green salsa, black olives, black beans…Anything that you like in tacos/burritos/chili would work great in this recipe. Plus it’s all the stuff you’re likely to have on hand.And I love that I can throw it together in the morning and have it ready to stick in the oven when we get home. Thanks for posting!”

  • “Derf, you did it again! LOVED it. We made our tortillas due to allergies. I used canned refried beans, ground chicken, salsa, sourcream and cheddar. Baked it up and served quacamole on the side. I know, not your exact recipe, but I didn’t have some things in stock, so I used what i had. I made this saturday and everyone wanted it again tuesday!”

  • “Loved this casserole!I had all the ingredients onhand, with the exception of the cilantro.I did have green onions, so I just chopped a few and used that for garnish on top.The only other change was to add cumin, as some of the other reviewers suggested.Thanks for a keeper, Derf!”

  • “Great recipe with a lot of potential.I added cummin also for and a little extra chili powder. Will try adding salsa next time.”

  • “This was pretty good.I used flour tortillas instead of corn.Quick and easy, will be making it again.”

  • “Excellent recipe and so quick and simple to make. I made a few changes, starting with me forgetting to buy sour cream, so I did what one of the other reviewers suggested and added about 1/2 cup of salsa instead. I also added about 3/4 tsp each of ground corriander and ground cumin for extra flavour. We don’t get canned green chilies here in the UK either so I used some pickled jalapenos instead, but reduced the amount so it wouldn’t get too hot. Thanks for sharing, Derf, this will become a regular at my house.”

  • “This was yummy and EASY.I added some salsa instead of sour cream, and added 2 cups of Mozzerella cheese on top.Served with rice and refried beans.Thank you for a great recipe!”

  • “This is a nice, easy recipe my whole family enjoyed. I especially love the taste of the corn tortillas.It’s wonderful served with salsa and additional sour cream.Thank you!”

  • “It was very good. A little on the dry side.I think the next time I make it I will add a little hot suace.Thanks for the great recipe!”

  • “This was delicious! My husband asked me why I’d been holding out on him, and my 20 month old loved it too 🙂 I used fat free sour cream and it worked out fine. I’ll be making it quite a bit I think…Thanks!”

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