QUESADILLA CASSEROLE - EASY MEXICAN CASSEROLE RECIPE

Quesadilla Casserole - Easy Mexican Casserole Recipe image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 pound ground beef
1 small onion (chopped)
2 8 ounce cans tomato sauce
1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes (don't drain)
1 15 ounce can black beans (or pinto beans) (drained)
1 8 ounce can of whole kernel corn (drained)
1 4 ounce can chopped green chiles (don't drain)
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
4 8 inch flour tortillas
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown beef and onion in large skillet on medium-high heat, drain. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, beans, corn and green chiles to skillet. Mix well.
Add chili powder, cumin and red pepper flakes to skillet. Continue mixing.
Bring to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes on low heat.
Spread ½ cup of the beef mixture in a 13x9 baking dish. Add 2 tortillas on top, overlapping them in the middle.
Add ½ of the remaining beef mixture on top of the tortillas. Add ½ cup cheese on top of ground beef. Repeat again with tortillas, beef mixture and cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.