Mexican Ground Beef Tortilla Layer Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 -2 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
• 1 large jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped (optional)
• 2 -4 teaspoons cumin (or to taste)
• salt and black pepper
• 2 (10 ounce) cans red enchilada sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans (rinsed and well drained)
• 2 cups frozen corn
• 9 corn tortillas
• 2 cups shredded mexican blend cheese, divided (can use more or less)
• 2 plum tomatoes, finely chopped
• sour cream
• green onion
• coarsley crushed tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease an 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
• 3 in a large skillet brown the ground beef with onion, garlic, green bell pepper and jalapeno (if using) until the beef is no longer pink; drain any fat then return to skillet and add in one can of enchilada sauce, black beans, corn and cumin.
• 4 bring the ground beef mixture to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20-25 minutes stirring occasionally, then season with salt and lots of black pepper.
• 5 arrange 3 corn tortillas in the bottom of the baking dish, cutting as needed to cover bottom of the dish.
• 6 spread 1/4 cup canned enchilada sauce over the tortillas in the baking dish.
• 7 cover the sauce with 1/3 of the cooked ground beef mixture, then about 1/3 of the shredded cheese.
• 8 repeat the layers twice but omitting the final cheese layer on top.
• 9 drizzle any remaining canned enchilada sauce (from the second can) on top.
• 10 cover with foil and bake in a 350 degree f oven for 25 minutes.
• 11 remove foil and sprinkle with more cheese (any amount desired) then return to oven and bake for another 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
• 12 let stand 10-15 minutes before slicing.
• 13 top with sour cream and/or tomatoes, green onions and crushed tortilla chips if desired.
• 14 delicious!