Beef Enchilada Casserole Recipe

This beef enchilada casserole recipe is a great weeknight meal the whole family will enjoy! Garnish it with your favorite toppings!

Now that I’m working outside of the home I often try to make easy meals for my family.

Easy meals are my best friend right now especially meals that yield leftovers.

I’m working third shift and let me tell you I am exhausted!

Especially since the kids are still on summer break.

Do any of you work third shift and have kids at home?

I’d love to know how you manage it.

Anyways, once school starts I’ll finally be able to get some decent sleep.

And I can’t wait for it.

This beef enchilada casserole was a delicious easy meal that I recently made.

My mom came and got some and raved about it for days!

My picky kids didn’t touch it but that’s nothing new lol.

If you enjoy this recipe I think you’ll will also like this Mexican cornbread recipe.

Beef Enchilada Casserole Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 yellow onion (diced)
• 2 tbs vegetable oil plus more for frying tortillas
• 1 10 oz can of Rotel fire roasted diced tomatoes and green chilies
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)
• 2 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 14 corn tortillas
• 1 19 oz can enchilada sauce
• 1 8 oz bag of shredded cheddar jack cheese

Beef Enchilada Casserole Recipe Steps

The first thing we’re gonna do is brown the ground beef in a large pot over medium heat.

Make sure to chop it into small pieces with a spatula while browning.

Once browned transfer it to a paper towel lined plate to drain.

Rinse and dry the pot used to cook the ground beef.

Then add 2 tbs of vegetable oil to the pot. Heat over medium heat.

Once hot add the diced onion.

Let the onion cook for a couple of minutes until translucent.

Then add the ground beef. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Now reduce the heat to low and add the chili powder, cumin and garlic powder.

Mix everything together well.

Lastly add the 10 oz can of Rotel and stir again. Let it simmer on low for a few minutes.

What you have now should look like the photo below.

Now it is time to fry the tortillas. This doesn’t take long at all.

Just heat up about a cup of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium high heat.

Once the oil is very hot. Quickly fry the tortillas one at a time in the hot oil.

Just a few seconds on each side is sufficient.

Then transfer them to a paper towel line plate to drain.

Now we can start assembling the enchiladas. Fill each tortilla with a small amount of the beef mixture.

Then roll them up.

Don’t add too much or you won’t be able to roll them.

You can do this in a casserole dish.

You should have some of the ground beef mixture left over after assembling the enchiladas.

Now your dish should look like this

Pour the enchilada sauce on top of the assembled enchiladas.

Then spread out over top the remaining ground beef mixture.

Evenly spread on top of the casserole the shredded cheese.

Bake in the oven at 350 for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is hot and bubbly.

The final dish should look like this!

Beef Enchilada Casserole Recipe

This delicious enchilada casserole is a real crowd pleaser!

It’s a great recipe for a weeknight meal and the leftovers make for a delicious lunch the next day!

Try it and let me know what you think. If you liked this recipe please don’t forget to give it a rating below. Thanks for reading!!

Check out some more delicious Mexican casseroles!

One Pot Mexican Rice Casserole – The Salty Marshmallow

Instant Pot Mexican Casserole – Cooking with Curls