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Cheesy enchilada stack (similar to a Mexican Pizza from Taco Bell)

From campbellskitchen.com, my additions are listed at the bottom.

This makes a huge amount. I didn't realize how much this would make. My layers were way thicker than pictured below. I had enough for John to take leftovers for lunch and at least another 1.5 servings for later this week.

Cheesy Enchilada Stack

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This hearty, one-dish meal features layers of ground beef, tortillas,enchilada sauce, refried Beans, green chiles and shredded Cheddar cheese...it's a wonderfully satisfying dish.

1 pound ground beef

2 cups prepared enchilada sauce

Vegetable cooking spray

6 flour tortillas (10-inch)

8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese (about 2 cups)

1 can (about 16 ounces) refried beans

2 cans (4 ounces each) chopped green chiles, drained

Chopped green onion

  • Cook the beef in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until it's well browned, stirring often to break up the meat. Pour off any fat. Stir 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce in the skillet. Spray a baking sheet with the cooking spray.
  • Place 1 tortilla onto the baking sheet. Top with 1/3 of the beef mixture and 1/4 cup cheese. Top with 1 tortilla, 1/2 of the refried beans, 1/2 cup enchilada sauce, 1 can chiles and 1/4 cup cheese. Repeat the layers. Top with 1 tortilla, remaining beef mixture and 1/4 cup cheese. Top with the remaining tortilla. Cover the stack with aluminum foil.
  • Bake at 400?F. for 40 minutes or until the filling is hot. Uncover the stack. Top with the remaining enchilada sauce, cheese and onions. Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Cut the stack into 8 wedges.

I crisped up the flour tortillas in a small skillet with cooking spray flipping them until they were a little crunchy on both sides. I also only had 5 tortillas on hand, and they were the 8inch.

I also added an entire can of mild Old El Paso Enchilada sauce to the meat mixture. Then used 1/2 of another can to pour over the top.

I added red, green, yellow peppers, some cumin, chili powder, minced garlic, black and white pepper to the meat mixture. I sauteed the veggies and spices in the skillet before browning the meat.

I did not add the green chiles to the stack by themself. I stirred them into the refried beans before layering. I added some chunks of Velveeta Cheese to the top during the last 10 minutes of baking because shredded cheese tends to get lost in the enchilada sauce.

I layered in this order:

tortilla

meat mixture, sprinkle with cheese

tortilla

bean and chile mixture, sprinkle with cheese

tortilla

meat mixture sprinkle of cheese

tortilla

I did not add the remaining enchilada sauce until the last 10 minutes of baking because I thought it make it all a soggy mess. I just poured it over the top of the stack then added those chunks of Velveeta cheese.

The bottom and top tortilla remained a bit crispy, and the middle layered were like soft enchilada tortillas.

You can easily scale this recipe down, and personalize it.

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This thread has really made me miss my home state!!! Nothing here in WV even compares to our yummy Tex Mex! Hopefully I will be moving home in about a year!

Thanks for sharing everyone! I will start experimenting soon!

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