Burrito Casserole

This casserole was fun to make. You know how we are around here when it comes to Mexican food. This casserole tasted EXACTLY like a burrito! How fun is that? I used fresh, frozen, roasted green chilies but if you don't have those, the canned version will work fine. Also...I didn't have a burrito mix, so I used a taco mix (I know, I know...not the same as fresh spices...but hey, it worked) and that was fine! We had some leftover that IT Guy has taken to work and had for a snack. I think one of my boys even got into it because the leftovers looked suspiciously depleted! The nice thing about this is you can leave out or add what you want. My kids are not tomato lovers, so I left those out. If you don't care for beans, then leave those out and add more rice. Whatever you like in a burrito, just translate that over to this dish. I added sour cream on top of mine and if I'd had guacamole, I'd have had that, too!!



Burrito Casserole



6 medium flour tortillas, soft taco size
1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
1 small can diced green chilies
1 package (1 ounce) burrito seasoning
1 can (approx. 15 ounces) refried beans
1 cup cooked rice
2 large tomatoes, diced - optional
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, optional
6 ounces shredded mild Cheddar cheese or blend of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses

Lightly grease a 2 1/2 to 3-quart baking dish. Heat oven to 350°.

Slice tortillas into strips about 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide. Arrange half of the strips in the bottom of the baking dish. Set the remaining strips aside.

In a large skillet, brown the ground beef and onion until beef is no longer pink. Add the green chilies, cilantro, beans, rice and burrito seasoning and stir to blend. Continue cooking, stirring, until hot and bubbly.

Spoon the hot filling mixture evenly over the tortilla layer. Sprinkle with the diced tomatoes and green onions. Top with the remaining tortilla strips then sprinkle with the cheese.


Bake for about 10 to 15 minutes, until cheese is melted and the casserole is bubbly.

Serves 6.

Let's get started....

 

Cut your flour tortillas into strips 

and lay half of them in the bottom 

of a casserole dish.

 

Saute the onion and cook the ground beef.

 

Add the beans, rice, cilantro, green 

chilies and burrito (or in my case, taco) mix.

 

Stir it up and allow it to heat through.

 

Spoon the meat mixture over the 

flour tortillas then sprinkle the green

 onion, tomatoes, etc. over that.

 

Add the remaining cut tortillas 

and then sprinkle with cheese.

 

Bake it up for about 15 minutes or so then enjoy!

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