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Mexican Beef Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounda lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoona vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes or 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1/3 cup chile sauce
- Salt, to taste
- Freshly-ground pepper, to taste
- 12 corn tortillas, cut into quarters
- 1/2 cup red taco sauce
- 3 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Method
- In a large skillet brown the beef
- Pour off any fat and remove beef; set aside
- Add oil to skillet and saute onion until limp and golden
- Return beef to skillet and add tomatoes, chili sauce, salt and pepper
- Dip tortilla quarters in taco sauce, covering both sides
- Cover bottom of a buttered 3-quart casserole with half the tortilla pieces, slightly overlapping
- Spread beef mixture over tortillas
- Sprinkle beef with 1 1/2 cups of the cheese
- Layer remaining tortilla pieces on top and spread with sour cream
- Sprinkle on the spinach and top with remaining cheese
- Bake, covered, for 30 minutes, uncovering for the last 15 minutes
- If re-heating, have the casserole at room temperature and bake at 375 degrees F, uncovered, until hot and bubbly