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    Home / Recipes / Main Dishes / Beef Recipes

    Beefy Bean Bake

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    Top photo is a tortilla covered with melted cheese, on top of ground beef, black beans, and tomatoes, all on a white plate. A fork is cutting into the tortilla. Bottom left photo is Beefy Bean Bake in a clear glass casserole dish. A mixture of ground beef, chopped onion, black beans, diced tomatoes, and diced green chilies is topped with tortillas and covered with shredded Mexican cheese blend. Bottom right photo is a cooked slice of the Beefy Bean Bake on a white plate. Text add salt & serve formerly menus4moms beefy bean bake

    Classic Mexican flavor makes this layered beef and cheese casserole a flavorful dish that only needs a salad to make a complete meal.

    A tortilla covered with melted cheese, on top of ground beef, black beans, and tomatoes, all on a white plate. A fork is cutting into the tortilla.

    If you have cooked ground beef and onions in the freezer, use these and skip the first step. If your freezer stock is depleted, this would be a good time to restock.

    Since this filling dish is flavorful and almost a complete meal, I suggest adding simple vegetables or just a salad. Our Tex-Mex Cole Slaw would be a good choice, or some raw veggies with ranch dressing for dipping. For a combo side and dessert, try Honey Nut Peaches as an easy side.

    A tortilla covered with melted cheese, on top of ground beef, black beans, and tomatoes, all on a white plate. A fork is cutting into the tortilla.

    Beefy Bean Bake

    Classic Mexican flavor makes this layered beef and cheese casserole a flavorful dish that only needs a salad to make a complete meal.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 55 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 520

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ lb. ground beef
    • ½ small onion, chopped
    • 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
    • 16 oz. can diced tomatoes, zesty style
    • 10 oz. can enchilada sauce
    • 1 ½ teaspoon chili powder
    • 1 ½ teaspoon cumin
    • 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
    • 4 oz. can diced green chilies, drained
    • 6 flour tortillas
    • 6 oz. tortilla chips, crumbled
    • 8 oz. Mexican blend cheese, shredded
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°F.
    • In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onions until beef is thoroughly cooked and onions are translucent.
    • Add tomatoes, beans, enchilada sauce, and spices and heat through.
    • On each flour tortilla, spread on ⅙ of cream cheese and ⅙ of green chilies; fold the flour tortilla in half.
    • In a 9x13 baking dish, spread half of the meat mixture, then layer the folded tortillas over the meat mixture. Spread the remaining meat mixture over the tortillas. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes.
    • Uncover and sprinkle crumbled tortilla chips over top of meat, followed by the cheese. Bake for an additional 5-10 minutes or until cheese melts.

    Notes

    If you have cooked ground beef and onions in the freezer, use these and skip the first step. If your freezer stock is depleted, this would be a good time to restock.

    Nutrition per serving

    Calories: 520 calCarbohydrates: 43 gProtein: 34 gFat: 24 gSodium: 1192 mgFiber: 7 gSugar: 7 g
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    Top photo is a tortilla covered with melted cheese, on top of ground beef, black beans, and tomatoes, all on a white plate. A fork is cutting into the tortilla. Bottom left photo is Beefy Bean Bake in a clear glass casserole dish. A mixture of ground beef, chopped onion, black beans, diced tomatoes, and diced green chilies is topped with tortillas and covered with shredded Mexican cheese blend. Bottom right photo is a cooked slice of the Beefy Bean Bake on a white plate. Text add salt & serve formerly menus4moms beefy bean bake

    Top photo is a tortilla covered with melted cheese, on top of ground beef, black beans, and tomatoes, all on a white plate. A fork is cutting into the tortilla. Bottom left photo is Beefy Bean Bake in a clear glass casserole dish. A mixture of ground beef, chopped onion, black beans, diced tomatoes, and diced green chilies is topped with tortillas and covered with shredded Mexican cheese blend. Bottom right photo is a cooked slice of the Beefy Bean Bake on a white plate. Text add salt & serve formerly menus4moms beefy bean bake
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    Posted by Mary Ann on October 4, 2019; Updated on September 16, 2021Filed Under: Beef Recipes, Oven Recipes, Recipes Using Cooked Ground Beef

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