Extra Helping: Great Big Enchilada-ish Bake · Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze

Extra Helping: Great Big Enchilada-ish Bake · Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze

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Cheese is basically the most expensive ingredient in this homey Mexican casserole. You can feed 140 people for under $200. Scale the recipe up or down.

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Ingredients

  • vegetable oil (for greasing)
  • 10 cups Enchilada Sauce (recipe in Recipe Notes below) or prepared salsa, divided
  • 6 cups buttermilk
  • 9 eggs
  • 36 corn tortilla
  • 2 pounds Monterey Jack or mild cheddar cheese, (coarsely grated (8 cups), divided)
  • One 10-12 ounce package tortilla chips
  • 2 cups cooked, drained pinto or black beans ((one 25-ounce can, drained))
  • 2 pounds ground beef or turkey, (browned)
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • One 12-ounce package frozen corn kernels
  • Two 4-ounce cans chopped roasted green chilies
  • One 7-ounce jar salad olives (green olives and pimientos), (drained and coarsely chopped)
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro ((about 1 cup))

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