Weight Watcher's Mexican Casserol
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Pre-heat oven to 350 degree.
Brown ground beef with onions. Drain and rinse black beans in collander. Add canned corn and let drain then place in separate bowl and set aside. Chop jalepeno and add to corn mixture. Once ground beef is browned, drain in collander and rinse off excess fat then return to pan. Add taco seasonings, corn, beans and jalepenos - stir well. Add tomatoes and stir again and let saute for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, spray 2 qt casserole dish with cooking spray. Cut 8 corn tortilla shells in half. Layer 8 halves on the bottom of pan. Place a layer of the beef and bean mixture on top of tortilla shells. Add the 3/4 cup of non-fat sour cream and spread evenly. add another layer of tortilla shells and top with the remainder of taco bean mixture.
Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and add 1/3 cup of mexican cheese and put back in oven for 5 minutes or until cheese has melted. Sprinke with chopped cilantro and serve with sliced lettuce, fresh tomatoes, salsa and additional sour cream if desired.
Serving Size: Makes 6 large bowls or 8 medium servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GILLYWEED63.
1lb. Lean Ground Beef1 medium onion chopped/diced1 can diced Tomatoes (15oz) - fresh is better1 can whole sweet corn (15 oz)drained1 can Bush's Black Beans drained & rinsed1/4 cup of fresh chopped jalepeno's (canned is ok too)1 pkg (35 grams) of McCormick Taco Seasoning Mix-30% Less Sodium8 corn tortillas3/4 cup nonfat sour cream1/3 cup reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend, shredded1/3 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped, to taste (or less (or more)
Pre-heat oven to 350 degree.
Brown ground beef with onions. Drain and rinse black beans in collander. Add canned corn and let drain then place in separate bowl and set aside. Chop jalepeno and add to corn mixture. Once ground beef is browned, drain in collander and rinse off excess fat then return to pan. Add taco seasonings, corn, beans and jalepenos - stir well. Add tomatoes and stir again and let saute for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, spray 2 qt casserole dish with cooking spray. Cut 8 corn tortilla shells in half. Layer 8 halves on the bottom of pan. Place a layer of the beef and bean mixture on top of tortilla shells. Add the 3/4 cup of non-fat sour cream and spread evenly. add another layer of tortilla shells and top with the remainder of taco bean mixture.
Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and add 1/3 cup of mexican cheese and put back in oven for 5 minutes or until cheese has melted. Sprinke with chopped cilantro and serve with sliced lettuce, fresh tomatoes, salsa and additional sour cream if desired.
Serving Size: Makes 6 large bowls or 8 medium servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GILLYWEED63.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 304.4
- Total Fat: 16.3 g
- Cholesterol: 53.8 mg
- Sodium: 700.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 23.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
- Protein: 16.0 g
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