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Mexican Casserole

January 30, 2014 by Debi 10 Comments

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This Mexican Casserole is a Vegetarian Cheesy Mexican-style Lasagna Casserole with corn tortillas, poblanos, and bell pepper. It’s a tasty, healthy, and easy to make layered Mexican casserole recipe! Your family will love it!

Mexican Casserole Vegetarian Cheesy Mexican-style Lasagna Casserole with corn tortillas, poblanos, and bell pepper

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It makes a nice big casserole

This Mexican Casserole was a life-saver the other week. I didn’t have much time to make dinners or lunches, so I made this lovely big casserole, and we have several meals.

It was awesome to know that there was a healthy yummy meal ready in the fridge when I needed it! I could also see that this casserole would be great to take to a football party as a main dish!

A slice of casserole with cilantro on top

Additions

The casserole was perfect, not too spicy, and not too bland. It’s a layered enchilada dish that’s simply loaded with veggies and yumminess. I served it with some Debi’s Flamin’ Hot Sauce (which I highly recommend!).

It was also delicious with a drizzle of homemade enchilada sauce. I make the enchilada sauce and keep a small container of it in the freezer; that way we always have fresh homemade sauce at the ready.

casserole in a dish with cheese on top

Milk Choice

It’s your choice which milk you use. 2% milk will lower the calories of the recipe, while whole milk will give you a richer thicker casserole. You could also try plant-based milk; I’d recommend a neutral flavored one like unsweetened soy or almond milk.

a slice of casserole on a plate with a fork
Photo above: please pardon the old photo, but I wanted to leave some trace of how the photos looked originally. LOL

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Mexican Casserole Recipe

Mexican Casserole It’s a tasty, healthy, and easy to make layered Mexican casserole recipe!

Mexican Casserole

Debi
Vegetarian Cheesy Mexican-style Lasagna Casserole with corn tortillas, poblanos, and bell pepper
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Prep Time 40 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 12 servings
Calories 316 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 poblano chiles
  • 2 large red bell peppers
  • 2 cups frozen corn thawed
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt divided use
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups 2% milk or your choice
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable broth
  • 2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese divided use
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 15 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 15.5 ounce can white beans drained and rinsed
  • 18 6-inch white corn tortillas
  • 1 cup thinly sliced green onions divided use

Instructions
 

  • Preheat broiler to 450° F.
  • Cut poblanos and bell pepper in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. Place peppers, skin side up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand. Place corn on baking sheet. Broil 10 minutes or until poblanos and bell pepper are blackened and corn is lightly browned. Place poblanos and bell pepper in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel and coarsely chop; set poblanos and bell peppers aside separately.
  • Place flour, ½ teaspoon salt, and black pepper in a large saucepan. Gradually add milk and broth, stirring with a whisk. Cook over medium heat until slightly thick (about 12 minutes), stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Combine milk mixture and poblanos in a blender; process until smooth. Set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350° F.
  • In a medium bowl, combine chopped roasted bell pepper, corn, remaining ½ teaspoon salt, 1 cup cheese, red onion, cilantro, eggs, and ricotta.
  • Coat bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with oil or cooking spray. Spread ½ cup sauce in bottom of dish. Arrange 6 tortillas over sauce, overlapping slightly. Spread half of ricotta mixture over tortillas; top with half of white beans. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup green onions and 2/3 cup cheese. Pour about 1 cup sauce over cheese. Repeat layers with 6 tortillas, remaining ricotta mixture, remaining beans, 1/3 cup green onions, 1 cup sauce, and 6 tortillas. Pour remaining sauce over tortillas. Coat 1 side of foil with oil or cooking spray. Place foil, coated side down, over casserole. Bake at 350° F for 30 minutes or until bubbly.
  • Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, 15 minutes or until cheese melts. Let stand 15 minutes. Garnish with remaining green onions, sliced avocado, and hot sauce as desired. Enjoy!

Notes

Adapted from Cooking Light

Nutrition

Calories: 316kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 18gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 554mgPotassium: 576mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1227IUVitamin C: 53mgCalcium: 433mgIron: 3mg

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

Keyword casserole, lasagna, vegetarian
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Filed Under: Main Dish, Mexican Food Tagged With: avocado, casserole, cheese, chile, cilantro, corn, dinner, enchilada, green onions, lunch, Mexican, poblano, red onion, red pepper, ricotta, sauce, tortillas, vegetarian, white bean

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  1. Tara

    January 30, 2014 at 12:56 pm

    Oh ya, loving this recipe, I haven’t done Mexican in awhile, I need to change that. Oh so pinned!! 🙂

  2. Becca

    January 30, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    This looks awesome! I love anything creamy, cheesy, Mexican, with avocado… you’ve ticked all the right boxes 🙂 pinned!

  3. Sophia

    January 30, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    YES please!!! Mmmmmm! Can I have some for dinner por favor?!

  4. Becky

    January 30, 2014 at 8:37 pm

    This looks so fabulous! I love anything with poblanos. Thanks for sharing with me on Facebook!

  5. Ashley

    January 31, 2014 at 3:48 pm

    I love casserole and Mexican food. This dish sounds like a winner to me, yummy!

  6. Stacey Evans

    February 2, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    I love Mexican egg dishes, I live in Arizona, and always trying to find a new way to mix it up a bit! I can’t wait to try this layered loveliness!

  7. mmommyondemand13

    February 3, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    It’s great, I love how they are all simple ingredients! I made it last night – great recipe! I need to check out the all your enchiladas too! Thanks for sharing at The Weekend Retreat, hope to see back on Thursday.

  8. Two Healthy Kitchens

    February 4, 2014 at 5:23 am

    This sounds amazing! 😀 I love making big-batch foods like this casserole, so we have several meals out of one! Such a time-saver! Great recipe!

  9. Joyce

    February 6, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    Looks good, thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays, please stop by and share some more, new party open.

  10. Janette

    September 14, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    Looks so good and you managed to impart so much flavor.

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