El Dorado Mexican Casserole Recipes

EL DORADO BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350'
• 2. Brown meat in skillet. Drain.
• 3. Add onion, garlic, olives and tomato sauce.
• 4. In a bowl, combine sour cream, cottage cheese and chilies.
• 5. Layer crushed tortilla chips in bottom of a buttered 2 1/2 qt casserole dish.
• 6. Layer with 1/2 of the meat mixture.
• 7. Layer with 1/2 of the sour cream mixture.
• 8. Layer with 1/2 of the grated cheese.
• 9. Repeat the 4 layers.
• 10. Garnish with whole tortilla chips, if desired.
• 11. Bake for 30 minutes.

EL DORADO MEXICAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in large skillet, stirring until crumbly.
• Add onion, salt, pepper, garlic salt and powder, tomato sauce, catsup and olives, mixing well.
• Simmer until onions are tender, stirring frequently.
• Combine sour cream, cottage cheese and chili pepper in small bowl.
• Layer tortilla chips, ground beef mixture, sour cream mixture and Monterey Jack cheese alternately in large greased casserole, ending with grated Monterey Jack cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Serve with picante sauce.

EL DORADO BEEF CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Fry beef until crumbly.
• Drain off fat.
• Add onions, garlic salt, tomato sauce and olives to beef.
• Combine sour cream and cottage cheese with green chilies.
• Crush tortilla chips slightly.
• Reserve a few whole ones for the top.
• Place half of the chips in bottom of well-greased 2 and 1/2 quart casserole.
• Add half the meat mixture;.
• cover with half sour cream mixture.
• Sprinkle with half the grated cheese.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake uncovered in 350 oven 30-35 minutes until bubbly hot.
• Garnish with reserved tortilla chips.