Creamy Beef Enchilada Casserole

Craving Mexican? This easy Creamy Beef Enchilada Casserole has all your favorite Mexican flavors, green chiles, cilantro, cheese and enchilada sauce and goes together in 20 minutes. Just bake and serve with your favorite sides. There’s a gluten-free option too! Perfect for your Cinco de Mayo celebration!

Are you a Mexican food fan? I certainly am! I happen to love just about every dish I can think of tacos, guacamole, taquitos, margaritas and, of course, enchiladas. I think I could have this fare every day of the week and never get tired of it.

Why is Mexican cuisine so delicious? For me, I love the spices, like chili powder and cumin, herbs like cilantro, vegetables like bell peppers and green chiles, tasty salsas and plenty of cheese. And most dishes are so quick to toss together especially this creamy beef enchilada casserole. It’s a meal you can assemble early in the morning and just put it in the oven when you get home. Your family will be suitably impressed that you created this delicious meal in no time.

First brown the ground beef, chop the onions and cilantro and then get ready to throw it all together. I like to start the enchilada sauce first to let it simmer to absorb all the flavors. Once that’s done, brown each tortilla then dip in enchilada sauce. Place on a cookie sheet and fill with seasoned ground beef, green onions, cilantro and cheese. Roll up.

Place each filled tortilla in baking dish.

Cover with sauce and cheese. Bake.

Just look at all that ooey gooey cheese! Yum! When you’re ready to serve, here’s a little tip for you. If you let it sit for 10 minutes or so, after it comes out of the oven, it will be easier to lift out of the dish and serve (if you can wait that long!).

Now take a bite. Oh, it’s just pure heaven! It’s creamy, cheesy and full of spicy beef and perfect to celebrate Cinco de Mayo along with a few margaritas. Salud!

Need gluten-free? We’ve got you covered too. Just check in the options in the recipe card below.

Enjoy!

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CREAMY BEEF ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Craving Mexican? This easy Creamy Beef Enchilada Casserole has all your favorite Mexican flavors, green chiles, cilantro, cheese and enchilada sauce and goes together in 20 minutes. Just bake and serve with your favorite sides. And it's gluten-free too! Perfect for your Cinco de Mayo celebration! 

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Linda Warren

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 Tablespoons Taco Seasoning or 1 package taco seasoning mix
• 2 cans 4.5-ounce each chopped green chiles, divided
• 2 cans 10 3/4-ounce each cream of chicken soup (Lipton-Cup of Soup is gluten-free and you can thicken with a little cornstarch)
• 2 Tablespoons cilantro + 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
• 1 cup green onions, chopped
• 28 oz enchilada sauce (La Victoria has a gluten-free mild sauce)
• 14 corn tortillas
• 2-3 cups Cheddar cheese, grated
• Garnishes: Salsa, sour cream, green onion curls, chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spary a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.

2. Brown ground beef and onion in a large skillet, breaking it up as it cooks until no longer pink and onion is translucent; drain. 
3. Stir in taco seasoning mix and 1 can of chopped green chilies; set aside.
4. Stir together remaining 1 can green chilies, soup, 2 tablespoons cilantro and enchilada sauce. Let simmer for 20 minutes. 

5. To assemble: Pour 3/4 cup of sauce into bottom of prepared baking dish.

6. Cook tortillas in hot pan, no oil, until a little golden. 
7. As you remove tortilla from pan, dip in sauce so covers entire tortilla then place on a cookie sheet and fill with beef mixture, green onions, cilantro and cheese.

8. Roll up and place seam side down in baking dish. Continue until all tortillas have been filled.

9. Pour remainder of sauce over filled tortillas and top with leftover cilantro, green onion and cheese.

10. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until bubbling hot. 
11. Serve enchiladas with preferred garnishes accompanied by sides of refried beans and Spanish rice.

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