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Mexican Casserole

Think of all the traditional ingredients for a Mexican dish and throw them in a casserole. This is a great recipe for leftovers or large groups. It's an easy one, but all the chopping and vegetable roasting bring the recipe time up to about an hour.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 red bell peppers
  • 2 green bell peppers
  • 2 jalapeño or 2 chipotle peppers
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 11 oz cans of summer crisp corn
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoon cumin
  • salt to taste
  • 2 cups Mexican cheese
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 1 can refried beans
  • 2 10 oz cans red enchilada sauce
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • cilantro guacamole, or sour cream for topping

Method
 

  1. Make taco meat with the ground beef and taco seasoning. While the meat is cooking, continue.
  2. Dice all the peppers and onions.
  3. Heat a large pan on high heat and add some olive oil
  4. Throw all the peppers, onions, and corn in the pan and mix in cumin, chili powder, and salt. Roast the vegatables until they start browning. This may take a little while.
  5. While everything is cooking, prepare the baking dish and other ingredients.
  6. Cut the tortillas into strips.
  7. Put the refried beans in a bowl and mix with a little water to make it easier to spread.
  8. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  9. Grease the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish.
  10. Spread a little enchilada sauce on the bottom of the dish.
  11. Spread half the tortilla strips out on the bottom of the dish.
  12. Spread all of the refried beans on the tortilla strips in the dish.
  13. In this order, spread the stuff in the dish: half the roasted vegetables, all the taco meat, half the enchilada sauce, half the cheese. Then finish with the remaining tortilla strips, veggies, sauce, and cheese.
  14. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
  15. Serve with guacamole, cilantro, and sour cream.