Taos Casserole Recipes

TAOS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350o.
• Spray large skillet with non-stick cooking spray. Add ground turkey or chicken and brown over medium heat. Add chili seasoning and tomatoes and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and ¼ of the chopped onion and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• In a small bowl, combine sour cream and chicken broth.
• Spray a 9-by-11 inch casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Line bottom with 3 tortillas. Add a layer of green chilies and the remaining chipped onions. Add meat mixture. Top with egg and another layer of the remaining 3 tortillas. Top with enchilada sauce and then the cheese. Pour sour cream mixture on top. Add crushed tortilla chips the last 10 - 15 minutes of baking.
• Makes 6 servings.

TAOS CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan place both soups, water and green chilies. Stir the ingredients together and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn off the heat.
• In a large well-greased casserole dish place 3 of the tortillas in a staggered pattern. Sprinkle on 1/4 of the cheese. Add 1/3 of the chicken. Spoon on 1/3 of the soup mixture. Repeat the process two more times. Stagger the tortillas differently for each layer.
• Top the casserole with a layer of the cheese. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake the casserole for 1 hour, or until it is hot and bubbly. Prep time does not include cooking time for chicken.

TACO BAKE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Cook ground beef and onions in a skillet over medium heat until beef is browned, 7 to 10 minutes; drain grease. Stir in water and taco seasoning; cook, stirring often, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add refried beans, salsa, olives, and green chiles. Cook and stir over low heat until ingredients are warmed through, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Place half of the taco shells in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour in half of the ground beef mixture; sprinkle with half of the Cheddar cheese. Repeat with remaining taco shells, ground beef mixture, and Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.

TAOS EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large skillet, saute garlic, onion, and butter over high heat.
• Then slowly blend in flour until smooth; then slowly add heated milk, whisking constantly until thick.
• Add green chiles, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat and set sauce aside.
• In a small bowl, mash avocados.
• In a large skillet, scramble eggs until just set.
• Onto each tortilla spoon 2 tbls. sauce, 1/8 of the eggs, and 1/8 of avocado.
• Roll up and place seam side down in 13 x 9 baking dish.
• Spoon remaining sauce over tortillas.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 15-20 minutes.
• Top with sour cream and chopped tomato.