Cheesy Mexican Bake Recipes

CHEESY MEXICAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, onion and garlic in a large skillet; drain well.
• Add beans, soup, tomato sauce, and green chilies, stir together and set this aside.
• In a 9" X 13" greased pan, cover bottom with one layer of crushed chips.
• Add several large spoonfuls of bean and hamburger mixture, then sprinkle with cheese (both kinds).
• Continue layering in same way one more time; making two layers.
• If desired, top with one can tomatoes with green chilies. spreading to cover.
• Top with more cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

CHEESY LAYERED MEXICAN BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage and beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring often, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in beans, diced tomatoes, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• In 2-quart saucepan, stir together soups and enchilada sauce. Cook over medium heat 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
• Spoon one-third of the sauce into baking dish; top with 3 of the tortillas. Spoon half of the meat mixture over tortillas; top with another one-third of the sauce and 1 cup of the Cheddar cheese. Top with 3 tortillas. Repeat layers with remaining meat mixture, sauce, Cheddar cheese and tortillas. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese.
• Cover loosely with foil. Bake 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Top with tomato, onions, avocado and dollop of sour cream. Garnish with cilantro.

CHEESY MEXICAN CORN BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook corn as directed on bag.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Stir in poblano chile, bell pepper and onion; cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender. Stir in corn. Remove from heat.
• In large bowl, beat eggs, sour cream, cornmeal, sugar and salt with wire whisk until well blended. Stir in corn mixture and cheese. Pour into baking dish.
• Bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle with French-fried onions. Bake about 10 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.

CHEESY MEXICAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Stir condensed soup, sour cream, green chilies, and milk together in a large bowl. Add chicken, tortilla pieces, and taco seasoning; stir. Mix tomato and 1 cup Mexican-style cheese blend into chicken mixture.
• Spread chicken mixture out into the prepared baking dish and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Discard aluminum foil. Sprinkle remaining cheese over the top of the casserole and continue baking until cheese melts and casserole is bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes more. Let rest for 5 minutes.

SPICY MEXICAN CHEESY RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a medium bowl, combine cooked rice with cheese, chilies, and green onions.
• Mix together.
• In a small bowl, stir together sour cream, Recaito, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper.
• Add to rice mixture and stir thoroughly.
• Spray an oven-proof casserole dish with vegetable oil spray.
• Spread rice mixture in casserole bake uncovered for approximately 30–40 minutes until cheese melts.
• Top with additional cheese, if desired.

EASY CHEESY MEXICAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and onions; add chili powder, cumin, tomatoes and jalapenos. Heat through.
• Meanwhile line bottom and sides of a 13 x 9" pan with tortillas. Line bottom with refried beans.
• Add ½ of ground beef mixture. Cover with ½ of the cheese. Top with beans. Add the rest of the ground beef mixture. Top with the rest of the cheese.
• Mix Bisquick, milk and egg together; add chilies. Pour over casserole; top with crushed Doritos.
• Bake in 350° oven for 50 - 60 minutes until top is browned and toothpick inserted in crust comes out dry. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

CHEESY MEXICAN CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small skillet over medium heat cook onion and bell pepper in butter until tender. Add garlic clove(s) and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Add chili powder and cumin and stir to combine. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a blender container combine chicken broth, mushroom soup, undrained tomatoes and 1 tablespoon of the cooked vegetable mixture. Cover and blend on low speed until smooth.
• In 3-quart rectangular baking dish, layer half of soup mixture, half of torn tortillas, half of chicken, half of remaining cooked vegetable mixture, and half of cheese. Repeat layers.
• Bake, uncovered, about 45 minutes or until heated through and lightly browned. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.