My husband is not really fond of Mexican food. He likes Nachos and Soft taco's on occasion. But as much as I LOVE Mexican we don't eat it very often. Today I had a craving for Mexican food. As long as its not too spicy and has plenty of cheese my sweet man will eat it.
I make a Enchilada casserole that is easy, and fairly inexpensive. It makes about 6 to 8 servings depending on how hungry you are.
Ingredients:
4 soft taco's- (Cut into quarters).44 cents
1 pound ground beef or turkey- 3.28
1 can Mild red enchilada sauce-1.50
2 Tbs dry chopped onion.-05 cents
1 cup water- free for me
2 1/2 cups shredded Mexican cheese-3.25
1 can of olives chopped- .98 cents
(optional if needed)1 TBS corn starch and 2 TBS cold water- .05 cents
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total 9.55 6 servings- 1.59 a serving
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Heat oven to 375 F. Spray a 8x8 casserole with cooking spray. Brown hamburger on stove. Add 1 cup water and the dry onion. Cook until most of the water is gone and onions are reconstituted. Add Enchilada sauce, reserving about 3 TBS of sauce. My sauce seemed a little thin to me, so I tightened it up with a slurry of cornstarch and water.
Add 3 TBS of reserved Enchilada sauce to bottom of casserole. Lay 4 to 5 pieces of tortilla on sauce, kind of filling in gaps like a puzzle. Top with 1/3 of the meat and sauce mixture. Top with 1/3 cheese and 1/3 of the olives. Repeat, ending with cheese and olives. Bake for 25 minutes. Let set for 10 minutes on top of stove to set up.
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Serving with a jello parfait with pineapple and whipped cream, about 1.00 per person. and canned corn with butter .24 cents a serving
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total for whole meal- 13.27 with leftovers- about 2.83 per person.
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