Mexican Casserole Recipe

• porții: 12 servings
• timp activ: 25 minutes
• timp total: 55 minutes

Ingrediente

▢ ¾ cup white rice dry*

▢ 1 ½ cups water

▢ ¼ teaspoon sea salt

▢ ½ cup salsa

▢ ¼ cup sour cream

▢ 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro

▢ 15 oz refried beans

▢ 2 Tablespoons water

▢ 1 teaspoon taco seasoning

▢ 1 pound ground beef

▢ 1 cup onion finely diced

▢ 1 Tablespoon minced garlic

▢ 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning

▢ 1 Tablespoon lime juice

▢ ½ cup corn

▢ 1 cup Shredded cheddar cheese

Instrucțiuni

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x9”pan.

Cook rice:

Bring 1 ½ cups water and ¼ tsp sea salt to a boil.

Add rice, stir, cover and return to a boil.

After it returns to a boil, turn the heat to simmer and simmer the rice until cooked through – 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, turn off the heat but let the rice sit on the warm burner for 10 minutes before fluffing with a fork. Then add salsa, sour cream and cilantro and stir to combine.

Warm refried beans:

Combine refried beans, water and taco seasoning in a small saucepan. Gently warm over medium heat until smooth.

Cook the taco meat

Combine ground beef, onion and minced garlic in a non-stick fry pan or cast-iron skillet.

Cover and cook over medium-high heat until the meat begins to brown and is no longer pink in the center, stirring often.*

Once the ground beef begins to brown, add taco seasoning and stir until it’s evenly distributed.

Add the lime juice and corn and stir to combine.

Cook, uncovered, until the mixture is browned, stirring occasionally.

Assemble the Mexican casserole

Spread the rice mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.

Carefully spread the refried beans over the rice in the baking dish.

Evenly spread the taco meat over the refried beans

Top with cheddar cheese.

Bake

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cheese is melted and filling is bubbling (if you prepare it in advance it will take longer to bake. If all the ingredients are warm when the casserole goes in the oven, it will have a shorter baking time).

Serve warm topped with fresh cilantro, guacamole, etc.

Nutriție

• Dimensiune porție: 0.25 cup
• Calorii: 227 kcal
• Grăsime totală: 12 g
• Grăsime saturată: 5 g
• Grăsime nesaturată: 4.4 g
• Grăsime trans: 0.5 g
• Colesterol: 39 mg
• Sodiu: 449 mg
• Carbohidrați totali: 18 g
• Fibre dietetice: 2 g
• Zaharuri totale: 2 g
• Proteine: 12 g