This easy and delicious ground beef casserole is a hearty and filling meal that’s packed full of Mexican flavors.
Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Serves: 6
Ingredients:
1lb Western Family regular Ground Beef chub
1 medium onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
15 ounce can corn kernels, rinsed and drained
15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 envelope taco seasoning
10 ounce can red enchilada sauce
14 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 cup minute rice, uncooked
1 cup chicken broth
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese, divided
2 tbsp olive oil
Cilantro (optional garnish)
Green Onions (optional garnish)
Directions:
– Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
– Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish and set aside.
– In a large frying pan, cook onion and garlic with olive oil until onions have softened. Pour onion and garlic mixture into prepared baking dish.
– Using the same frying pan, cook ground beef over high heat, breaking up into crumbles while cooking.
– Once meat has cooked through and is no longer pink, drain off some grease and then pour into the baking dish.
– Add corn, black beans, taco seasoning, diced tomatoes, enchilada sauce, uncooked minute rice and 1 cup of shredded cheese and stir well to mix.
– Pour chicken broth over all the ingredients and mix well.
– Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 35 minutes.
– Remove from the oven and check that the rice has softened. If rice is not softened, place back into oven for an additional 5 minutes and check again. Once rice has softened, remove foil and sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of cheese over the casserole and bake uncovered for an additional 5 minutes until cheese is melted.
– Garnish with cilantro and/or green onions and serve.
– Enjoy!
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