Ground Beef Enchilada Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
• 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried chili pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt (or to taste or use salt)
• black pepper
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, diced
• 12 (6 inch) corn tortillas (cut into about 1-1/2-inch pieces)
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1 1/2 cups canned sliced black olives
• 1 1/4 cups red enchilada sauce (i use my own recipe for this)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 1/2 cups cheddar cheese (or use a mexi-blend cheese)
• 2 firm tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• shredded lettuce
• diced tomato
• chopped sweet onion

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 grease an 11 x 7-inch casserole dish.
• 3 in a large skillet cook the ground beef with the green chiles, onions, garlic, bell pepper, dried chili flakes (if using) and chili powder; cook over medium heat until beef is no longer pink; drain fat completely (you can prepare this mixture up to a day in advance and refrigerate).
• 4 season with seasoned salt and black pepper to taste then transfer to a large bowl.
• 5 stir in the tortilla pieces with cream of mushroom soup, black olives, enchilada sauce, sour cream and 1-1/2 cups shredded cheese; mix to combine.
• 6 transfer to prepared baking dish.
• 7 cover and bake for about 30 minutes.
• 8 uncover and sprinkle with about 2 cups (or more of shredded cheese then chopped tomatoes.
• 9 return to oven and bake uncovered until casserole is bubbly and the cheese has melted (about 8-10 minutes).
• 10 serve with toppings.