Saturday, June 9, 2012

Tortilla Black Bean Casserole

I love quick and easy casseroles, I grew up eating them. This one is made up of stuff you probably already have on hand. The recipe comes from my Betty Crocker cookbook.

recipe

recipe

ingredients
You don't need much for this one, so preheat your oven and lets get some ingredients. You need cheese, corn tortillas, salsa, garlic, onion, black beans, diced tomato, cumin, and a green pepper. I cut this recipe in half because Tom does not like beans.

peppers
Chop up your pepper.

chopped
Chop up your onion.

ingredients in!
Now it is time to cook. In a large pan combine the pepper, onion, tomato, salsa, cumin and garlic. Bring this to boiling then reduce the heat to simmer for about 10 minutes.

simmering
Look at all the pretty colors!

beans in
Stir in the beans.

bean sauce
Spread 1/3 of the mixture into a baking dish.

layered
Put in a layer of tortillas and add some cheese. You really want to use corn tortillas because flour tortillas tend to get gummy when baked in a casserole like this.

ready to bake
Put in some more of the bean mixture, another layer of tortillas then top with the remaining bean mix.

Tortilla Black Bean Casserole
Bake it for about a half an hour and then sprinkle on some cheese and let it stand for a few minutes until the cheese melts. Or if you are like me and have no patience, put it back in the oven for a few minutes.

Tortilla Black Bean Casserole
I topped it with a little bit of sour cream and was ready to eat. You can add some lettuce, tomato or olive on the top also for some crunch.

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

13 comments:

  1. This looks delicious! I've never tried a casserole like this but I want to!

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  2. This looks so easy and perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. Have a nice weekend :)

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  3. I love casseroles too - except I'll leave out the onions thank you very much. :D

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  4. This looks delish! I think I'll try it with vegan "cheese" and sour cream and see how it turns out.

    Ellen

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  5. This is my kind of meal... it looks terrific!

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  6. I adore Mexican casseroles, especially when they look as luscisous as this :D

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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  7. I love casserole type meals. And anything with black beans is a plus to me. Looks delicious!

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  8. Wow, this looks extremely tasty! I have only made a casserole.. Once? In my life. But this looks so easy, even I can make it ;)

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  9. I love this casserole and am always ready to try a new version of it. Yours looks wonderful. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  10. Quick, easy love these kind of casseroles. I'd probably cut it in half though cuz I know I'd be eating alone ;)

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  11. Perfect comfort food! I can't wait to make this. I'm loving your blog. My other half works away a lot and I too dine alone so I'm loving your recipes!

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  12. yum!! i want to make this so badly, but i think i'll have to wait a while before i can make it.i've been having too much cheese lately and my lactose-intolerant self is not pleased :(

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  13. I made this with half black beans, and half leftover, cooked chicken, because that is what I had. Delicious! Thanks for the inspiration.

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