Baked Enchilada Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Cut three 25x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on the bottom and up the sides of a 5-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray., In a large saucepan, cook the vegetarian meat crumbles, onion and green pepper in oil until vegetables are tender. Stir in both cans of beans, tomatoes, water, chili powder, cumin and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes., In prepared slow cooker, layer 1 cup bean mixture, 1 tortilla and 1/3 cup cheese. Repeat layers 5 times. Cover and cook on low until heated through and cheese is melted, 4-5 hours. (To avoid scorching, rotate slow cooker insert a half turn midway through cooking, lifting carefully with oven mitts.) , Using foil strips as handles, remove the pie to a platter. Serve with toppings of your choice.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles; drain. Stir in enchilada sauce and salsa; set aside. , Place 2 tortillas, overlapping as necessary, in the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover with a third of the meat mixture. Top with 1 cup corn; sprinkle with 1-1/3 cups cheese. Repeat layers once, then top with remaining tortillas, meat and cheese. , Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes or until bubbly., Freeze Option: Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brown the meat and onion together, drain. In a saucepan, cook the soup, chilies, crushed tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Add the browned meat and simmer on low heat. In a frying pan heat a little vegetable oil and heat the corn tortillas until they are warm but still soft. Place 4 of the warmed tortillas in the base of a casserole dish and top with 1/2 of the meat mixture. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the cheese. Repeat the layers, starting with the final 2 tortillas, meat mixture and remaining cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic; cover and cook over low heat until onion is wilted, about 5 minutes.
• Check halfway through to make sure onion and garlic are not browning.
• Increase heat to medium and stir in flour, cumin, and pepper, stirring 2 minutes to cook rawness out of the flour.
• As flour begins to brown, remove pan from heat and gradually add the broth,using a wire whisk to combine.
• Add chilies, oregano, and salt.
• Bring to a boil,cover and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes,stirring occasionally.
• Using an 8x8 square dish coated with non-stick vegetable spray, make layers of quartered tortillas, refried beans, chicken, sauce, and cheese to a depth of 1/2 inch per layer.
• Repeat 3 times, ending with cheese.
• Tightly cover pan with foil and bake at 375°F for 45 minutes.
• Garnish with sour cream.
• Note: Recipe may be doubled--if so, use a 9x13-inch pan.
• You can also add 1 to 2 tbsp of green chili salsa when adding chilies and oregano.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large skillet, brown ground beef and chopped onion.
• Drain off fat.
• Stir in tomato sauce and taco seasoning.
• Bring mixture to boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 5 min.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir together soup and milk.
• Spoon half of soup mixture into a 9 x 13" baking dish.
• Use 12 tortilla halves to place over the soup in dish, covering the bottom of the dish with no spaces.
• Spoon meat mixture over tortillas.
• Top with remaining tortillas.
• Spoon remaining soup mixture over tortillas.
• Top with cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and onion; add seasonings and tomato sauce.
• In 3 2-quart casserole dishes (I use 3 square foil pans for freezing), alternate layers of tortillas (can be cut into 1-inch pieces), meat sauce, olives and cheese.
• Add 1/2 c water to each casserole. Cover tightly. Label and freeze. Thaw casserole completely.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.