Mexican Stuffed Shells

by Recipezaar

Ingredients
12-18 large pasta shells, cooked
1 lb ground beef
3 tablespoons taco seasoning, I use recipe # 4292
1/2 cup water
1 onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups salsa, divided
1 cup grated cheese, divided (jalapeno Monterey Jack is especially good, but cheddar will work well too.)
750 ml tomato sauce
chili powder, to taste
green onion, for garnish

Directions

1 Brown ground beef and drain.

2 Add seasoning, water, onion, and 1/2 cup of salsa and 1/4 cup cheese.

3 Mix together remaining salsa, tomato sauce,and chili powder.

4 Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 12 baking pan.

5 Fill each shell with the ground beef mixture and place in pan.

6 Pour remaining sauce on top. Sprinkle on the rest of the cheese on top and garnish with green onion. Cover and freeze at this point.

7 Defrost overnight and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. (Cook from frozen for 2 hours at 300°F).

8 If desired sprinkle additional cheese on top after baking and return to oven for 5 minutes longer or until cheese melts.

Layered Chicken Enchilada Casserole

1 Tbs vegetable oil
1 med onion, chopped
2 1/2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
1 can (7oz) green chilis
1 package taco seasoning (regular)
8 corn tortillas
1 can (15oz) kidney beans, drained
2 cups (8oz) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 jar (16oz) salsa

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Grease 13x9 baking dish. Heat oil in skillet. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove from heat. Stir in chicken, chilis & seasoning mix. Layer 1/2 of tortillas in prepared baking dish. Top with chicken mixture, beans & cheese. Layer with remaining tortillas. Top w/ salsa & remaining cheese.

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

Stacked Chicken Enchiladas

Serving Size 6

1 T vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped fine
3 T chili powder
2 tsp ground cumin
2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
3/4 C low-sodium chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt
1 rotisserie chicken, skin discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces
1 1/2 C shredded Mexican cheese blend (or pepper jack for a spicier dish)
2 T finely chopped fresh cilantro
12 6-inch corn tortillas

1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Cook onion until softened, about 5 minutes. Add chili powder and cumin and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomato sauce broth, and salt and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Cover and keep warm.

2. Toss chicken, 1/4 cup sauce, 1 cup cheese, and cilantro in bowl. Spread 1/2 cup sauce in 8-inch square baking dish. Stack tortillas on plate and microwave, covered, until pliable, about 1 minute. Place 4 tortillas over bottom of dish and cover with half of chicken mixture. Top with 4 tortillas and half of remaining sauce. Cover with remaining chicken mixture, tortillas sauce, and cheese.

3. Wrap with foil and bake until heated through, about 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Serve.

Simply Sour Cream Enchiladas

I found this recipe on the Mom's board I belong to! Some people have suggested adding taco seasoning to the sauce mixture. I will probably take that advice!

45 min | 25 min prep

SERVES 8

1 lb chicken breast, diced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
8 (8 inch) flour tortillas, softened
1 1/2 cups grated monterey jack cheese or Mexican blend cheese, divided
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
1 (15 ounce) can chicken broth
1 cup sour cream
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies (I used Rotel)

In frypan, cook chicken and onion together in oil over medium-high heat until chicken is just done.
Divide cooked chicken evenly between 8 tortillas; add 1 1/2 tablespoons cheese to each tortilla.
Roll enchiladas and place seam-side down in 9x13" baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with no-stick cooking spray.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan; stir in flour to make a roux; stir and cook until bubbly; gradually whisk in chicken broth then bring to boiling, stirring frequently.
Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and green chiles; pour sauce evenly over enchiladas.
Top with remaining 3/4 cup cheese (baking dish may be double-wrapped and frozen at this point) and bake at 400° for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce near edges of baking dish is bubbly

Tex Mex Bake

Ingredients
1 bag success white rice
1 (10oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 lb ground beef
4 c. crushed tortilla chips
1 can chili beans
1 lb cubed cheddar cheese

Directions
Pre-heat oven @ 350. Spray 9x13 dish. Combine rice & ground beef cook. Cover dish w/ chips. Layer 1/2 of cheese over chips. Top w/ bean & rice/tomatoes/beef mix. Top w/ remaining cheese. Bake uncovered for 15mins. Garnish w/ sour cream, lettuce, ect.