My Mom often made this casserole for company- it’s economical and easy to double or triple for a crowd. Serve with salad, Spanish rice, salsa and chips and it’s a full blown fiesta! Once Mom made the salsa a bit too spicy and our guests were politely chewing while their eyes were tearing up and bugging out. We probably shouldn’t have laughed at them, but we did. For years.
PS- Later in life I improved this menu with Alaskan blueberry margaritas and started a wild craze that has followed us everywhere. If you bring me Alaskan blueberries I will share the recipe:)
Brown: 1 ½ pounds hamburger, moose or turkey
1 large onion
Add: 1 ½ tsp cumin
1 ½ tsp salt
4 tsp chili powder (depending on heat and preference)
½ tsp pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
1 cup of water
Simmer for 10 minutes
In 9×13 pan, spread ½ cup of salsa
Layer 6 corn tortillas
Spread another ½ cup salsa on top of the corn tortillas
Spoon in meat mixture and spread evenly over shells and salsa
Spread 1 cup of sour cream or yogurt on top of meat mixture
Spread 1 ½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese on top of sour cream (I use any cheese we have on hand)
Top with 6 more corn tortillas
Spread ½ cup taco sauce on tortillas
Sprinkle ½ cup cheese on top
Cover pan with foil (spray inside of foil with Pam to keep cheese from sticking)
Bake 40 minutes at 350
Try not to traumatize your dinner guests:)