Layered Tostada Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• For the casserole: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Bring the beef stock to a simmer in a pot; add the ancho chiles and just enough water to cover and cook to reconstitute them. When softened, transfer to a food processor and puree.
• Char the poblanos evenly over a flame or under the broiler. Cool in a covered bowl, and then peel, seed, chop and reserve.
• Arrange the tortilla strips on baking sheets, spray with cooking spray and season with salt. Bake to deeply golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Heat the oil, 2 turns of the pan, in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chorizo and brown, crumbling the meat. Add the beef and continue to brown and crumble the meat. Add in the beans, coriander, cumin, garlic, onions, poblanos and ancho puree and cook together a few minutes to combine the flavors.
• Layer half of the tortilla strips in a casserole dish and top with the chorizo and beef mixture. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal (store the remaining tortilla strips in a foil pouch until using), or bake to serve. To bake, top the room-temperature casserole with the remaining tortilla strips and the cheese and bake at 375 degrees F until bubbly and hot through, 40 to 45 minutes.
• For the avocado cream: Whiz up the sour cream, avocado and lime juice in a food processor.
• Top the casserole with the pickled jalapenos, lettuce, tomatoes and onions and dollop the avocado cream over top (or pass at table).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Stir tomato sauce, black beans, diced tomatoes with lime juice and cilantro, corn, and chopped green chiles into the ground beef mixture; season with chili powder, cumin, garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low and cook mixture at a simmer for 5 minutes.
• Spread about 1/2 cup beef mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish; top with 3 tortillas, overlapping as needed. Spread another 1/2 cup beef mixture over the tortillas. Sprinkle 1 cup Cheddar cheese over beef. Finish with layers of remaining tortillas, beef mixture, and Cheddar cheese, respectively.
• Bake in preheated oven until heated throughout and the cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F; grease oblong baking dish, 12 x 7 1/2 x 2-inch.
• Sauté beef and onions until brown; drain. Stir in taco seasoning mix, tomato sauce, beans, chilies and olives.
• Mix 1 egg, baking mix, cornmeal, milk and oil until moistened; beat vigorously 30 seconds. Spread dough in dish. Spoon beef mixture over dough.
• Mix sour cream, 1 egg and cheese. Spoon over beef mixture. Bake 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*.
• Brown beef in skillet, drain.
• Add 1 1/2 cup tomato sauce and the taco seasoning.
• Line bottom of 2 qt shallow baking dish with 2 cups corn chips.
• Crush remaining corn chips, set aside.
• Spoon meat mixture over corn chips in baking dish.
• Combine remaining tomato sauce and the beans; spread over meat.
• Bake, covered, for 25 minutes.
• Uncover, sprinkle with cheese and crushed corn chips and bake another 7 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Brown ground beef in a skillet, drain off fat. Add 1-1/2 cups tomato sauce and the taco seasoning; mix well.
• Line bottom of a 9x13 casserole with two cups corn chips. Crush remaining corn chips; set aside.
• Spoon meat mixture over corn chips.
• Combine remaining tomato sauce and the refried beans. Spread over the meat.
• Bake, covered, for 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cheese and crushed corn chips. Return to oven and bake 5 minutes more.

Steps:

• CHILI: Brown meat & onions in pan, when browned, add tomatoes and chili water mixture and simmer for 30 minutes. Meantime: Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. . Place the refried beans into the bottom of a 9" round casserole pan and mash with the taco seasoning. Cover with half of the cheese. Spread the chili over the cheese layer, cover with the rest of the cheese and sprinkle with the olives. Bake in oven for 30 minutes until heated through and the cheese is melted. Serve with tortilla chips.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Saute beef until no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Add onion and cook until transparent, about 2 minutes more. Add black beans, enchilada sauce, and green chiles. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Cover the bottom of the prepared pan with a third the beef mixture. Place several tortillas over the meat to cover. Spread half the sour cream. Add another third the meat mixture, cover with tortillas, and spread remaining sour cream on top. Cover with remaining meat mixture.
• Top casserole with crushed corn chips and Cheddar cheese, in that order. Sprinkle olives and tomatoes on top of the Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray 9-by-13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray; set aside.
• Heat oil in medium skillet on medium-high heat.
• Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is softened.
• Remove from heat and stir in salsa.
• Place 6 tortillas in bottom of baking dish.
• Top with half cheese and half canned chilies.
• Top with onion-garlic-salsa mixture.
• Cut remaining 6 tortillas into fourths and place on top.
• Place remaining cheese and chilies on top.
• In large bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk, corn, salt, pepper, oregano and cumin.
• Pour over top of casserole.
• Using fork, lift and jiggle some of the top layer of tortillas, so some egg mixture drizzles down.
• Bake in preheated oven 45 to 50 minutes or until top is set and browned.
• Let rest 15 minutes.
• If desired, garnish with fresh cilantro and tomato salsa.

Steps:

• Brown beef, drain and add Taco seasoning as directed on package. While meat is simmering heat refried beans in microwave - I use low fat butter to thin them a little.
• Spread beans on bottom of deep baking dish, top with beef, then cheese. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes until bubbly. Serve on warm tostados with sides so people can fix them as they like.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and season with cumin, Mexican seasoning and cayenne pepper. Stir in the onion and garlic and cook until chicken is browned, about 5 minutes. Add red, yellow and orange peppers; cook and stir for another 5 minutes, then mix in the black beans, kidney beans and corn. Remove from the heat.
• Line the bottom and sides of a 9x13 inch baking dish with corn tortillas. Pour in the skillet mixture then top with cilantro and pepperjack cheese.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cheese is starting to brown on top. Let stand for 10 minutes, then serve with your favorite Mexican food toppings.