Creamy Beef and Green Chili Casserole
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So many delicious flavors in each bite. The cheesy beef mixture is perfectly baked with corn chips and smothered with cheese. A go-to weeknight meal that everyone will LOVE!
Author: Maria, adapted from my mother's recipe
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 4 ounce can diced green chilies
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup milk (fill the empty soup can about ⅔ full)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp garlic salt, scant
- 3 cups Colby Jack cheese, separated
- 1 bag tortilla chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set it aside.
- In a large skillet, brown the ground beef with the chopped onion.
- Once it is browned and fully cooked, add the cream of chicken soup, milk, green chilies, oregano, and garlic salt. You can also add a little black pepper if you want. Stir together.
- Next, add 1 cup of cheese and stir again.
- Line the baking dish you prepared with a layer of corn chips. Pour half of the meat mixture over the corn chips, and then put another layer of chips over that.
- Pour the remaining meat mixture over the second layer of chips and sprinkle the remaining 2 cups of cheese evenly over the entire casserole.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Serve with a green salad and/or Spanish Rice.
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/creamy-beef-green-chili-casserole/