Cheesy Mexican Casserole

Name: Cheesy Mexican Casserole Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 5 whole wheat tortillas; cooking spray; 2 lbs ground turkey; 1/4 c taco seasoning; 3/4 c water; 1 12oz can fat free refried beans; 1/4 c butter; 1/4 c flour; 2 c fat free half and half; 16 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 2 c shredded lettuce; 1 medium chopped tomato; 5 chopped green onions

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Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

5 whole wheat tortillascooking spray2 lbs ground turkey1/4 c taco seasoning3/4 c water1 12oz can fat free refried beans1/4 c butter1/4 c flour2 c fat free half and half16 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese2 c shredded lettuce1 medium chopped tomato5 chopped green onions

Directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cut tortillas into strips. Spray with cooking spray and bake until golden brown. Set aside, but do not turn off oven. Brown ground turkey, add taco seasoning and water. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened. Place meat in the bottom of a 13x9 inch pan. Spread refried bean on top of ground turkey. In a sauce pan melt butter. Stir in flour. Add half and half and bring to a slow boil. Stir in cheese until completely melted. Pour sauce over beans. Bake 10 minutes. Cover with baked tortilla strips. Add lettuce, tomato and green onion. Serve with sour cream and salsa!!

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMSCHNEE.

Servings Per Recipe: 24

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 153.3
Total Fat: 8.4 g
Cholesterol: 42.6 mg
Sodium: 315.4 mg
Total Carbs: 8.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
Protein: 12.3 g

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Member Reviews

NISSANGIRL
Tried this and it was great! I would make this again! - 4/7/09
SRIVERS1
This was really good. My family just loved it. - 5/1/21
CD8472133
I messed up by not adding enough meat and it was STILL delicious! - 2/8/11
JMF626
There were WAY too many green onions, and once they were served, hard to pick out! It does not say how thin to cut the strips- and since they are whole wheat, hard to tell when "golden". Overall, it was alright, but it served very sloppy. More effort than tasted. - 7/29/10
READINGGAL
This was good, but not great. My daughter suggested adding black olives, which I thought sounded like a good idea. - 6/25/09
SASAB904
Was very yummy. Not sure about the serving size though. - 5/4/09
GRANDMA_X_6
Family loved it. - 4/11/09
THENEWME4EVER
always looking for new recipes to break up the "cooking the same ole thing"...can't wait to try this on my husband - 4/11/09
KAYLASKIDS
This is really good!! My family is very picky and they all loved it. My husband said to add this to the top 5 on his chart! - 4/8/09
REDCARPETREADY
sounds yummy! - 4/8/09
LAYLA.CS
does this really server 24 people????? Sounds great, but doubtful on the serving size. how big is your portion, maybe 3 oz??? - 4/8/09

Reply from AMSCHNEE (4/12/09)
Because so many ingredients are piled on top of one another there ends up being a lot more in a serving than you would expect. I served it at a big family dinner and I was the one doing the scooping, so I actually counted the number of servings :o)