Green Chile & Cream Cheese Enchilada Casserole (Tried a New Ingredient on my Enchilada Casserole)
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Green Chili Enchilada Bake – a delicious take on a traditional enchilada casserole!
Enchiladas were on the menu for Sunday night.
I ended up just making an Enchilada Casserole because it is easier than rolling up the individual enchiladas. I forgot that I had bought a can of Green Chili Enchilada sauce, so I went ahead and used it in the casserole, though I have never tried it and have only used green chilies in a couple of recipes.
Oh my gosh!!! It was so good!
The kids loved it too.
If you haven’t tried Green Chile Enchilada Sauce yet, I recommend giving it a shot, especially since making this casserole is so easy. I always make it with leftovers from my Taco skillet recipe.
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Green Chile & Cream Cheese Enchilada Casserole
Ingredients
- Leftover Taco skillet (or any combo of chicken/beef, beans, rice, salsa, and cheese)
- 12 +/- corn tortillas
- Shredded cheese
- 8 oz softened cream cheese (divided)
- 15 oz can of Enchilada Sauce (red or Green -any flavor you prefer)
Instructions
- Split 4 corn tortillas in half and layer them on the bottom of a greased 7×11 pyrex dish.
- Mix 1/2 of the softened cream cheese in with your meat mixture.
- Spoon half of the meat mixture on top of the tortillas, then cover the mixture with about 1/3 cup of shredded cheese.
- Follow with these layers: 1. more split corn tortillas 2. taco skillet mixture 3. cheese, 4. tortillas 5. shredded cheese 6. spoonfuls of the rest of the softened cream cheese.
- Then pour the enchilada sauce over the entire casserole.
- Cook at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted on top.
Enjoy!
Hope you like it as much as we do!
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My son has a dairy allergy, do you think it would taste good with just the chile sauce, meat and rice mix over tortillas?
I am sure it would be fine, especially if you are already used to eating dishes without cheese…
~Jamie
Where does the cream cheese go?
Oh my gosh, I can't believe I forgot to update the post with the directions for the Green Chile and Cream Cheese version! (sometimes I wonder where my mind has gone…) Thank you Nancy for the comment, I have updated the post now!
~Jamie