mexican border casserole
This Mexican casserole is a little different, with mushrooms and olives. My mother in law usually made this on Christmas Eve with homemade tamales, rice, charro beans (my father in laws wonderful beans). Hungry yet?
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 can mushrooms 6 oz.
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 medium onions chopped
- 1 can pimiento chopped (very small jar) or omit
- 2 cans tomato sauce 8 oz.
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 - dash of hot pepper sauce (tabasco etc)
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 medium green bell pepper chopped
- 1 cup pimiento stuffed olives (broken ok)
- - salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups cheddar cheese grated
- 2 cups tortilla chips lightly crushed
How To Make mexican border casserole
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Step 1Drain mushroom liquid in cup, add water if necessary to make 1/4 cup liquid.
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Step 2Brown ground beef with garlic powder in skillet. Then ad mushrooms, liquid and next five ingredients. Heat well.
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Step 3Blend flour with 2 tbsp. cold water and stir into skillet mixture. Add green pepper, olives, salt and pepper.
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Step 4In a 13x9 dish alternate layers of meat mixture, cheese and chips. Ending with chips. Bake in 300 degree oven about 1 1/2 hours. I found 1 hour was enough in my oven.
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Category:
Beef
Category:
Casseroles
Culture:
Mexican
Keyword:
#Casserole
Keyword:
#ground-beef
Keyword:
#mexican
Ingredient:
Beef
Method:
Bake
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