Cheeselover's Beefy Mexican Casserole
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1 green bell pepper, small dice
- 1 medium onion, large dice
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 12 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 cup whole kernel corn
- 1 (9 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies (Rotel, whatever heat you like)
- 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced ripe olives (black)
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 4 cups cheddar cheese (finely grated)
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet (12") or saute pan and add the green bell pepper.
- When the bell pepper starts to soften add the onion.
- Continue cooking until the pepper is olive green and the onion is translucent.
- You may remove these vegetables and set them aside if you'd like or leave them in the pan and continue.
- Add the ground beef to the pan.
- Cook it until it loses its pink color.
- Drain the pan very well making sure that all of the grease is gone.
- Add the vegetables back into the pan if you removed them earlier.
- Turn the heat off under the pan.
- Season the beef, green pepper and onion mixture with the salt, pepper, chile powder, cumin and coriander powder.
- Stir thoroughly.
- Drain the can of corn, the can of tomatoes with chiles, and the can of sliced black olives thoroughly.
- Add the corn, the can of tomatoes with chiles, the sliced black olives, and the tomato sauce.
- Stir thoroughly.
- Empty the contents of the pan into a 9" X 13" baking dish and smooth out into an even layer.
- Spread the grated cheese evenly over the top of the beef and vegetable mixture.
- Place the casserole onto a rimmed cookie sheet and place it into the preheated oven.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until the cheese melts.
- Please don't over-bake so that the cheese dries out.
- Serve!
oil, green bell pepper, onion, ground beef, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, coriander powder, whole kernel corn, tomatoes, olives, tomato sauce, cheddar cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cheeselovers-beefy-mexican-casserole-513302 (may not work)