This Cheesy Beef Enchilada Casserole makes the perfect flavor-packed meal with cheese, black beans, and rice to name a few ingredients. It’s great for a weeknight dinner and an amazing comfort food recipe that’s super easy to make.
Cheesy Beef Enchilada Casserole
This beef enchilada casserole will have the entire family glad it’s dinner time! This zesty rice casserole is packed with spices, black beans, tomatoes, enchilada sauce and seasoned ground beef. Literally takes just minutes in the kitchen. Easy dinner ideas are my favorite kind of recipes to make. Developing quick and simple dinner recipes is one of my favorite things to do because I know how hard it is to get dinner on the table during busy weekdays. I’ve used simple pantry ingredients to get dinner on the table in no time.
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Ingredients For Beef Enchilada Casserole
- cooked white rice– With this dinner recipe, you can use any variety of rice you’d like. Long grain, short grain, even brown rice or quinoa would work great.
- black beans– I use a can of black beans that has been drained and rinsed with water.
- diced green chilies– Find diced green chilies in a can in the Mexican food section of the grocery store.
- kosher salt– Kosher salt is more coarse that your table salt. I prefer it for my cooking and baking needs.
- ground cumin– Ground cumin is a lovely aromatic spice popular in Mexican dishes.
- freshly cracked black pepper– I find that freshly cracked pepper from a pepper mill brings more flavor to my meals.
- ground beef– I prefer a ground beef that is lean. 80/20 is generally what I get when shopping for my ground beef.
- red enchilada sauce– Find prepared enchilada sauce in a can located in the Mexican food section of the grocery store.
- shredded cheese– Cheddar works great for this recipe, or a Mexican blend is good too.
How To Make a Beef Enchilada Bake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish lightly with cooking spray. Cook rice according to package directions then place in a large bowl.
- To rice bowl, add black beans, green chilies, diced tomatoes, salt, cumin and pepper. Stir to combine then transfer to 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Top evenly with cooked ground beef then pour enchilada sauce evenly over beef.
- Top with shredded cheese then bake for 20-25 minutes, until hot and cheese is melted. Serve warm.
Top with ground beef and pour your Red Enchilada Sauce evenly over beef.Top with lots of cheese and it’s time to bake!
Remove casserole carefully from oven and serve nice and warm!
How To Serve
Serve this dinner recipe with a side salad or roasted vegetables if desired. This casserole is great on it’s own as well. Chips and salsa are always welcome when serving Mexican food too! If you have fresh cilantro on hand, chopped fresh cilantro adds color and another layer of fresh flavor to the top of the casserole.
Leftovers
Store any leftover casserole in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in a microwave safe bowl, covered in the microwave as needed.
Cheesy Beef Enchilada Casserole
Equipment
- Oven
- 9 x 13 inch baking dish
- mixing bowl
- mixing spoon
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
Ingredients
- 3 cups dry short grain white rice
- 15 ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
- 10 ounce can diced tomatoes with chilies mild version
- 4 ounce can Diced Green Chilies
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound cooked ground beef lightly seasoned
- 10 ounce can Red Enchilada Sauce
- 2 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish lightly with cooking spray. Â Cook rice according to package directions then place in a large bowl.
- To rice bowl, add black beans, green chilies, diced tomatoes, salt, cumin and pepper. Stir to combine then transfer to 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Top evenly with cooked ground beef then pour enchilada sauce evenly over beef. Top with shredded cheese then bake for 20-25 minutes, until hot and cheese is melted. Serve warm.
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The rice – is it supposed to be already cooked ?
Yes, correct.
Oh cheeeeseeeee!! I love cheeseeee. This looks so yummy!! I can’t wait to make it right now. Thanks so much for the recipe!
Hello. I will try it with your recipe, hope to succeed, thanks for sharing it to us
Gave this a try last night and really liked it. I was a little concerned when I realized that I only had 2 cups of rice left instead of 3 cups. I went for it anyways figuring it would just be a little lighter on the rice. I am so glad that I only had 2 cups because I am not sure I would have been able to fit another cup into my 9 by 13 pan. It was almost filled to the rim as it was. My husband really enjoyed it and went back for another huge helping. Thanks for a new way to use ground beef!
I wish when recipe is posted they would say if you DRAIN the tomatoes or whatever you adding. Black beans said drain and rinse ( that’s normal) If to be drained and you don’t it can mess your dish up! Do you DRAIN the tomatoes or not?
This looks DELICIOUS! I can’t wait to make this.
Thank you ! Perfect for week dinners ! Happy holidays !
This is a true comfort meal for me!
Wait. Enchiladas without tortillas.
Yes, this is a rice casserole with enchilada flavors 🙂
My kids will love this recipe!
I love one pot dinners – especially hearty ones like this when it’s a blizzard outside!! Yum!
A recipe my boys would love!
I love this — my kids will eat it right up!
Jenny- what easy and delicious comfort food!! YUM!
So nice and easy and tasty!
Rice bakes are the BEST! I love the Mexican spin on this!
Oooh, yummy. I wonder if I can do this with cauliflower rice?
Such a great weeknight dinner idea! My kids love any variation of Tex-Mex!