Mexican Casserole

[Holly]

So, I made this for dinner tonight.  It was sooooo good, every single member of my household LOVED IT!  Seriously, I did not feel like cooking (I never feel like cooking, lol!) but Mexican sounded good.  So, I had a box of slightly out of date taco shells, some left over Doritos, both nacho and cool ranch varieties.  Not a great start!  I only had 2 soft taco shells.... so.... I searched my pantry and here is what I came up with. 

 

 

Mexican Casserole

Family pkg. of ground beef (about 2 lbs.)

1 ½ C rice – cooked

1 can corn

4 Cups shredded cheese (your choice)

1 sm. Can tomatoes with green chilles 

1 sm. Can tomato soup

3 Cups water

1 burrito seasoning pkt.

1 taco seasoning pkt.

1-enchilada sauce seasoning pkt.

Onion powder (to taste)

Garlic  powder (to taste)

Paprika (to taste)

4 Cups Crushed chips (taco shells, tortillas, doritos…. Your choice, I used taco shells, cool ranch and nacho cheese Doritos)

Mix enchilada sauce pkt., burrito seasoning pkt., tomatoes –w- green chilles, tomato soup and 2 Cups of water together, set aside….

Cook Rice

Cook ground beef,  add seasonings, drain, then add taco seasoning pkt. and 1 C water

Add rice and corn and mix together, cover til well  blended and bubbly.

Layer ½ of chips in bottom of baking dish

½ of ground beef mixture

2Cups of cheese

Repeat layers: chips, other 1/2 ground beef, cheese.

Bake at 350 for ½ hour

Serve with sour cream (optional), guacamole, (optional)

Serves at least 12 people with good appetites! 

 

 

[Qapla]

Almost sounds like you were given a "Chopped Basket" and did an excellent job making an entrée out of it.

[Holly]

LOL!  Love that show!   Never thought of it like that!

[GStorrs46]

Holly,

 

  That's sounds great. Thanks for sharing it. I think I'm going to try it.

 

                                                                                           GStorrs46