Leftover Tex Mex Pork Casserole Recipes

PORK AND GREEN CHILE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, brown pork in oil; drain. Stir in the beans, soup, tomatoes, chiles, rice, water, salsa and cumin. , Pour into an ungreased 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; let stand 5 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with jalapeno slices. Freeze option: Sprinkle cheese over cooled unbaked casserole. Cover and freeze. 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°. If desired, serve with jalapeno slices.

PORK AND MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat butter in a skillet over medium-low heat; add onion and sauté until tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in flour until well blended and cooked, about 2 minutes. Add salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper.
• Add broth and water, stirring until thickened and bubbly. Add the diced pork and vegetables and heat through.
• Pour the pork mixture into a lightly greased 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.
• Spoon prepared mashed potatoes evenly over the mixture.
• Bake at 350 F for 25 to 35 minutes, topping with cheese for the last 5 minutes, if desired.

TEX-MEX CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, 10-12 minutes, breaking into crumbles; drain. Stir in soups, enchilada sauce, milk and garlic powder. , Place half of the broken taco shells in a 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with half of the meat mixture and half the cheese. Repeat layers using remaining taco shells, meat mixture and cheese. Bake until heated through, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

LEFTOVER PORK CASSEROL

Steps:

• Place skillet on medium-low heat. Add a tablespoon of butter.
• Peeled and coarsely chopped the onion into bite size pieces. Coarsely chop the celery. Add to the skillet. Stirring occasionally as it cooks.
• While onions and celery are cooking, break up the broccoli into florets. Add more if you like lots of broccoli. Cube the pork into bite-size pieces. Place these into a casserole dish.
• Mix the soup, milk and Worchester sauce together.
• When the celery and onions are partially cooked and the onions have begun to caramelize slightly, add to casserole dish. Poor soup mixture into casserole dish and mix together.
• Cook in 350 oven for 35 to 45 minutes, until bubbling and starting to brown along the edges.
• Meanwhile mix rice and water together. Bring to a boil and cook on medium heat until all water is absorbed, about 12 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• NOTE: You can also reduce the water by 1/2 cup and add the rice and the 1.5 cups water to the casserole dish, cover it and cook at 350 for one hour. This will allow the soup to flavour the long grain rice.
• Serve casserole on the rice.

"LEFTOVER ROAST" MEXICAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Shred cooked meat and remove any bones or fat.
• Heat oil in a large skillet. Add onion and pepper and saute until tender.
• Add all ingredients except corn tortillas and cheese. Stir together.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium or medium-low and boil for one hour, allowing most of the liquid to cook off. Watch and reduce heat if necessary.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick spray.
• Place 3 corn tortillas in the bottom of the pan, tearing to fit.
• Spoon 1/3 of the meat mixture over the tortillas. Spread to cover.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 of the cheese.
• Repeat steps 7-9 two times.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• **Can also be refrigerated in the morning and baked later that day. I haven't tried to freeze it yet.

MEXICAN CASSEROLE WITH LEFTOVER TURKEY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, cumin, salt, and pepper. Saute until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add black beans, shredded turkey, 1 cup salsa, corn, water, and taco seasoning. Mix well. Cover and simmer until flavors meld, about 5 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix remaining 1 cup salsa with cooked rice and spread evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 10x15-inch baking pan. Pour turkey mixture over rice. Layer 1 cup Cheddar cheese over turkey mixture. Top with tortilla chips. Cover loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and top with remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese. Continue baking until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more.