I tried my hand at a new recipe Frozen Burrito Casserole. This recipe utilizes prepackaged frozen burritos a few canned goods and cheese, making this dish a easy weeknight meal. We just happened to have a package of frozen burritos in the freezer. I like to keep them on hand for a quick lunch or snack. We usually just bake them in the oven and top with salsa and cheese. I saw this recipe online and thought is sounded kind of interesting. What a neat way to use frozen burritos!!! My family thought it turned out really good. I am still going to experiment a bit with the sauce. Wolf brand chili and red sauce is what i use to make cheese enchiladas, but I might try something different next time. Maybe some chili beans and red sauce or just chili beans instead.
I also thought about baking the burritos a bit before adding them to the casserole, just to ensure doneness and to add a little bit of crispness to the burritos. All in all I think it turned out pretty good. I served this dish with homemade Spanish Rice and garnished the casserole with black olives, sour cream and onions on my plate. Use whatever garnish you like.
These are the ingredients you will need: Frozen Burritos, Wolf Brand Chili, Red Enchilada Sauce, Re fried Beans, Cheddar Cheese or Monterrey Jack Cheese Blend , Sour Cream, Black Olives, Onions whatever garnishes you like.
Spread the re fried beans on the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.
lay completely thawed burritos on top of re fried beans
Spread the re fried beans on the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.
lay completely thawed burritos on top of re fried beans
in a separate bowl mix the enchilada red sauce and
the wolf brand chili together
blend well
pour the sauce on top of the burritos
and top with cheese. I used a some Monterrey jack cheese along with the cheddar cheese
it will look like this
Frozen Burrito Casserole
7 - 8 Frozen Burritos, I used beef & bean
(completely thawed)
1 - 14.5 oz Can Re fried Beans
1 - 15 oz Can Wolf Brand, Hormel or any
brand Chili with no beans
1 - 10.5 oz Can red enchilada sauce
2 - cups shredded cheddar cheese or Monterrey jack cheese blend
Sour cream (garnish)
black olives (garnish)
salsa, optional (garnish)
chopped onion and tomatoes (garnish)
(completely thawed)
1 - 14.5 oz Can Re fried Beans
1 - 15 oz Can Wolf Brand, Hormel or any
brand Chili with no beans
1 - 10.5 oz Can red enchilada sauce
2 - cups shredded cheddar cheese or Monterrey jack cheese blend
Sour cream (garnish)
black olives (garnish)
salsa, optional (garnish)
chopped onion and tomatoes (garnish)
Spread the re fried beans on the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish. Lay completely thawed burritos on top of re fried beans. In a separate bowl mix enchilada red sauce and the wolf brand chili together, blending well. Pour the enchilada sauce mixture on top of the burritos. Top with shredded cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until casserole is bubbly and burritos are cooked through.
* If you want you can prebake the burritos in the oven on a baking sheet for just a bit before adding to the casserole. It is really up to you. I think i might do that next time so the burritos are a little more firm and a bit crispy.
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Another Texas girl in Mesquite.
Gringo Enchiladas we call it
box of 12-15 taquitos
can or two of enchilada sauce
cheese
line um up in a pyrex pan, spread the sauce on top, cover with cheese, bake.
Chicken taquitos, use verde or green sauce and white cheese and dollup of sour cream.....beef use red sauce, cheddar and no sour cream. TRY THAT ONE!
Um using frozen taquitos sound good to. I will have to try that next time.
Stephaine I hope things settle down for you. I have been visiting your site. How is that new puppy doing?
Would you share with us your homemade spanish rice recipe?