Baked Layered Enchilada Casserole Recipes

ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles; drain. Stir in enchilada sauce and salsa; set aside. , Place 2 tortillas, overlapping as necessary, in the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover with a third of the meat mixture. Top with 1 cup corn; sprinkle with 1-1/3 cups cheese. Repeat layers once, then top with remaining tortillas, meat and cheese. , Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes or until bubbly., Freeze Option: Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.

LAYERED VEGETABLE ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini and onion and cook for 5 minutes or until they're tender. Stir in the spinach and corn. Cook and stir until the spinach is wilted.
• Spread 1/2 cup enchilada sauce in a 3-quart shallow baking dish. Line the bottom of the baking dish with 6 tortillas, overlapping as needed. Spread with half the remaining enchilada sauce. Top with the vegetable mixture and half the cheese. Top with the remaining tortillas and enchilada sauce.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Top with the remaining cheese and bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Sprinkle with the cilantro before serving, if desired.

DOUBLE-DUTY LAYERED ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, mix reserved chili, corn and beans. Spread 1 cup chili mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 2 tortillas, 2 cups chili mixture, 1 cup cheese and 1/2 cup enchilada sauce. Repeat layers. Top with the remaining tortillas and chili mixture., Bake, covered, 20-25 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, 10-15 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. If desired, serve with lettuce and tomatoes. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 375°. Cover casserole with foil; bake as directed, increasing covered time to 40-45 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°. Serve as directed.

LAYERED ENCHILADA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Brown meat with onions in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Return meat mixture to skillet; stir in next 4 ingredients.
• Arrange 3 tortillas in single layer on bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Cover with layers of half each of the meat mixture, sour cream and cheese. Repeat layers; cover.
• Bake 40 min. or until casserole is heated through and cheese is melted, uncovering after 30 min. Let stand 5 min. before cutting to serve.

MAKE AHEAD LAYERED ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine ground meat, onion, pepper and seasonings. Cook until meat is brown. Drain fat.
• Mix soup with enchilada sauce and water until well blended and add to the ground meat mixture. Simmer for about 10 minutes and reserve.
• Grease 9x13" baking pan. Layer six tortillas, half meat mixture with the sauce and half grated cheese.
• Repeat another layer with the remaining ingredients. Cool completely. Cover with foil and refrigerate 24 hours.
• Bake at 350ºF. for 45 minutes covered with foil until heated through before serving.
• Serve with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, salsa and guacamole if you like.
• VARIATION: this casserole can also be made filling each flour tortilla with the ground meat and rolled up, then covered with the enchilada sauce and soup mixture, and the grated cheese on top. Refrigerated and heated before serving.

LAYERED CHILE-CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix chicken, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese, the chiles and sour cream.
• Layer 3 tortillas in baking dish, overlapping as necessary and placing slightly up sides of dish (cut third tortilla in half). Spread about half of the beans over tortillas. Top with about half of the chicken mixture and half of the enchilada sauce. Layer with 3 more tortillas and remaining beans and chicken mixture. Place remaining 2 tortillas over chicken mixture, overlapping slightly (do not place up sides of dish). Pour remaining enchilada sauce over top. Sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese.
• Cover baking dish with foil. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until bubbly and thoroughly heated. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting. Garnish casserole or individual servings with onions, lettuce and tomato.

LAYERED CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large skillet, heat oil and cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender.
• Stir in enchilada (or taco) seasoning, 1 tbsp cilantro and 1 cup water; heat through.
• Remove from heat and stir in shredded chicken.
• Arrange 4 tortillas to cover the bottom of baking dish. Spoon 1/2 chicken mixture over tortillas. Evenly spoon 1/2 kidney beans, then 1/2 of corn, then 1 cup cheddar cheese over top for first layer.
• Repeat layers.
• Top with last 4 tortillas. Evenly pour salsa over top and sprinkle with Monterey jack cheese and remaining 2 tbsp cilantro. Bake at 350°F for about 45 minutes.

BAKED LAYERED ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan. Cook the ground beef over medium high heat with the onion, garlic, and jalapenos.
• 2. Mix the meat mixture with the soup. Spread a small amount of enchilada sauce on bottom of pan Place 6 corn tortillas in bottom of pan. Pour half the meat mixture on top. Pour some enchilada sauce on top. Place half the cheese over the sauce
• 3. Place another layer of corn tortillas on top. Top with the remaining meat mixture. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over top and remaining cheese
• 4. Bake for 15 or 20 minutes until cheese is bubbly. Serve garnished with cilantro.

LAYERED ENCHILADA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil.
• Brown meat with onions & drain.
• Add salsa, beans, dressing and chili powder; mix well.
• Arrange 3 of the tortillas in a single layer on the bottom of the disk and cover with half of each the meat, sour cream and cheese.
• Repeat the layers.
• Bake covered with foil 30 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake another 10 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes, then serve.
• To cook later: freeze assembled casserole for up to 3 months.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Bake, covered for 1 hour and then uncovered for 15-20 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes, then serve.