Taco Diablo Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, canned
• 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, diced
• salt and black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 cup oil
• 1 (15 ounce) can refried beans
• 12 corn tortillas (9 whole, 3 cut in half)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
• 4 tablespoons cilantro, chopper

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan, brown beef then remove and drain.
• 2 saute onions, peppers, garlic and spices until they soften.
• 3 return beef and mix well.
• 4 add tomatoes and juice (squishing each one) and chipoltes and stir.
• 5 bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 30 minutes.
• 6 remove lid and simmer for 30 minutes more.
• 7 meanwhile, fry tortillas until they are just starting to brown (don't fry hard crisp).
• 8 grease 9 x 13 pan.
• 9 arrange 3 tortillas (2 whole& 2 half's) on the bottom of the pan.
• 10 spoon in 1/2 meat mixture then add 3 more tortillas.
• 11 spread beans over torillas (they spread easier if they are warm).
• 12 add 3 more tortillas and spoon remaining meat mixture over them and top with 3 more tortillas.
• 13 combine sour cream, cheese and cilantro and spread over top of casserole.
• 14 bake at 450 for 30 minutes or until brown and bubbly.
• 15 let stand for 15 to 20 minutes and then serve.