Mexican Casserole
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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
16 oz ground beef 93% Lean6 oz torilla chips6 oz Uncle Ben's Country Inn Mexican Fiesta Rice1 can (10.75 oz) cream of mushroom soup1 cup tomatoes, canned with green chilies1 cup onions, chopped1 package (12 tsp) taco seasoning mix (40% Less Sodium)1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Start Uncle Ben's Rice as directed on package.
3. Brown ground beef and drain thoroughly.
4. Chop onions.
5. Add onions to pan with ground beef and cook until clear.
6. Add one package of taco seasoning (40 % less sodium) mix to the ground beef and onions. Follow directions on package.
7. Mix Cream of Mushroom soup and 1 can of tomatoes and green chili peppers in medium bowl.
8. Add cooked rice to the ground beef mixture on stove. Mix in Cream of Mushroom soup and tomatoes.
9. Spread a layer of tortilla chips on the bottom of a 9x13" baking pan.
10. Spread half ground beef mixture on layer of chips.
11. Layer chips on top of beef mixture. Spread remaining half on top of chips.
12. Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top.
13. Cover, and bake for appx. 20 minutes, or until mixture is bubbling.


Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHERUB80.
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 374.3
  • Total Fat: 16.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 47.9 mg
  • Sodium: 1,070.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 20.1 g

Member Reviews
  • JUNEBUG659
     This was great! Thanks for sharing the recipe. My finicky teenager loved it, too. Makes a good amount and now I don't have to cook dinner tomorrow! - 1/5/09
  • GERRIGRIN
     i got the wrong kind of mexican rice i got old elpaso rice instead of the uncle bens its a good thing i tasted the rice first...dont try it i threw it in the trash all i had was white rice so i cut the rice amount down and it turned out great...this is an awesome dish!!! - 2/20/12
  • RHONDA_11
     I enjoyed this casserole. - 7/12/10
  • CD6346535
     Made this tonight and the family loved it. I did use Uncle Ben's boil in bag brown rice instead of rice listed simply because I did not have the other in the house. Wonderful and simple to make. - 3/15/10
  • JENHGRAY
     This was great! I made it last night and even my husband who hates "diet food" said it was wonderful. He liked it better than my normal high cal mexican casserole. I used the low cal cream of mushroom and 2% cheese and he didn't even notice :) - 3/5/10
  • KASRN1
     Very good, my family really liked it and it was easy to make. I will make it again. - 1/18/10
  • BIGGESTLOSERFAN
     My husband and his friend loved this took it to their work and they ate the entire dish. Will make this again. I make my own taco seasoning to cut down on the sodium. - 11/23/09
  • KERISMA
     This is amazing! I used Cheddar Cheese soup instead of the Cream of Mushroom, and some "Ready Rice" to cut out dirtying up more pans. It was sooo good, and very easy. Thanks for sharing! - 2/8/09
  • SOFTNSQUISHY
     I absolutely love this recipe! I have made it over and over again for my family. I find it's a great comfort food without feeling sinful. I will mix it up sometimes when I make it, instead of ground beef I use ground chicken/turkey other times I used different low sod cream soups (e.g. chicken etc.) - 10/2/08
  • NASFKAB
     Great idea used it to make my own version as these packed stuff is unavailable in Bangladesh - 3/31/20
  • JUNETTA2002
     Great recipe. Supper tonight - 2/29/20
  • GENESIS73
     We really enjoyed this recipe. I used Uncle Ben's Ready Spanish Rice and Mexican stewed tomatoes as I had those on hand. A serving is very filling. Will certainly make again! - 7/13/16
  • BARRIE218
     kids and husband both love this one, and I get veggies hidden in it to my littlest one that she otherwise would never eat... - 8/26/08
  • DDMOM0507
     Loved it. I used fat free soup, low sodium tomatoes, and Baked Tostitosto save sodium and calories and it still tasted great. - 7/23/08
  • VWILSON4
     MADE IT FOR MY WHOLE FAMILY CHANGE THINGS AROUND A BIT TO MAKE A LITTLE HEALTHIER BUT IT WAS VERY GOOD WE ALSO HAD TORTILLA CHIPS ON THE SIDE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE IT - 7/17/08
  • HEALTHHISWAY
     I liked this and more importantly my finicky daughter loved it. Tasted good. I just used brown rice rather than the Fiesta Rice and it was still great. - 6/21/08
  • FLIPTHISBODY
     My husband and I both really loved this dish. I added a whole can of tomatoes (instead of just 1 cup) on accident and it still turned out great. Pretty decent nutritionals for a dinner. The portion is pretty hearty so it fills you up. Yum! - 6/10/08
  • KATGIRL12
     My 13 year old son and 10 year old daughter loved it. I think I will add a small can of diced tomatoes next time.
    It was delicious! - 6/5/08
  • MARYJB2
     sounds good, but I'm skeptical whether it's good for you. Lots of sodium, calories, and carbs. Make my own taco seasoning, so that will lower the sodium. I'll try it. - 6/1/08
  • ANGELBLEU
     I am going to make this tonight for dinner...I am excited it looks very good..My whole house loves Mexican food.. I am going to use the original recipe except I did buy 98 percent fat free cream of mushroom soup and I couldnt find the mexican rice, so I bought spanish rice We will see Im excited! - 5/31/08
  • JULIEBROWN39
     I look forward to trying out this recipe with a few tweaks to make it healthier. Tortillas from health food section, 1/2 the soup and low sodium soup. - 5/30/08
  • TERRIDACTYL23
     This was really good. It tastes very much like something you would get at a fast food joint, which is not a bad thing. You know, one of the taco places. - 5/29/08
  • NANCY100LBS
     It sounds good maybe if changing it up tp make it a little healthier and we can enjoy it. - 5/26/08
  • CHIPPIE1996
     Way too much sodium!!!! - 5/26/08
  • DLUNDQUI
     I have a very similar recipe. My family loves it. - 5/26/08



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