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I absolutely love casseroles because they are delicious and feed a lot of people. Casseroles and enchiladas are the hardest thing for me to photograph. You kind of just scoop them up and a lot of the time they aren’t very pretty. We have Taco Tuesday at our house and I always make this taco casserole, but it was time to switch things up!
This casserole was fantastic! It was hearty and the layers are amazing. The best part is that you can top it with your favorite things. Fresh avocado, tomatoes, sour cream and corn tortilla chips made this delicious casserole even better and this makes the perfect weeknight meal!
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Texas Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (4-ounce) can green chilis, chopped
- 2 cups cottage cheese, 16 oz.
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 12 corn tortillas, 6 inch torn
- 4 cups Monterey jack cheese, shredded
- crushed tortillas, optional
- salsa, optional
- cubed avocados, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, cook ground beef until no longer pink. Add seasoned salt, taco seasoning mix, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and chilis. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for about 15-20 minutes.
- In a small bowl combine the cottage cheese and eggs.
- Layer half of the meat sauce in the bottom of the prepared pan. Next, layer half of the tortillas, then cottage cheese, and half of the shredded cheese. Repeat the layers ending with cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with optional toppings.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Was great!!!, I added drained can of black beans and roasted corn salsa to meat mixture. Easy weeknight meal
Used ricotta rather than cottage cheese – but since it’s a Mexican inspired dish, could also use cojita. Made up our own Mexican seasonings for the meat rather than taco seasonings. Tastes great and you can modify at will.
Great ideas! Sounds delicious….now I’m hungry. Haha
Made this for dinner tonight. Just like you posted. It was wonderful! A keeper for sure!