Mexican Quesadilla Casserole

An easy, yummy one-pan Mexican-style casserole layered with savory beef, soft tortillas, black beans, veggies, bold spices, and stretchy melted cheese.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 493 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• cooking spray
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with lime juice and cilantro (such as RO*TEL®)
• 1 (8.75 ounce) can whole kernel sweet corn, drained
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can chopped green chiles, drained
• 6 flour tortillas
• 0.5 cup chopped onion
• 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
• 0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.

Step 3

Stir tomato sauce, black beans, diced tomatoes, corn, and chopped green chiles into ground beef mixture. Season with chili powder, cumin, garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Spread about 1/2 cup beef mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with 3 tortillas, overlapping as needed. Spread another 1/2 cup beef mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle 1 cup Cheddar cheese over beef. Layer the remaining tortillas, beef mixture, and Cheddar cheese as above.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese melts and mixture is heated through, about 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before serving.