Toastacho Casserole

Name: Toastacho Casserole
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded; 1 ripe avocado, chopped; 237 milliliters beef stock; 425 grams black beans, drained; 454 grams Mexican chorizo, casings removed; 16 1-inchs corn tortillas, cut into 1-inch strips; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 454 grams ground beef; 1 Tbsp ground coriander; 1 Tbsp ground cumin; 6 servings Chopped romaine or iceberg lettuce, for garnish; 1 slice Pickled jalapeno , for garnish; 1 lime, juiced; 591 milliliters shredded Cheddar or a blend of Monterey Jack, pepper Jack, Cheddar, Chihuahua, asadero or any easy melting cheeses (about 12 ounces); 2 Tbsps vegetable or olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 poblano chiles; 6 servings Chopped red onions, for garnish; 6 servings Salt; 237 milliliters sour cream; 6 servings Chopped tomatoes, for garnish

Toastacho Casserole requires approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes from start to finish. For $4.51 per serving, you get a main course that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 54g of protein, 77g of fat, and a total of 1066 calories. Head to the store and pick up ground beef, onion, poblano chiles, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the avocado you could follow this main course with the chocolate avocado mousse | quick dark chocolate avocado mousse as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. It is perfect for Autumn.

Instructions

For the casserole: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Bring the beef stock to a simmer in a pot; add the ancho chiles and just enough water to cover and cook to reconstitute them. When softened, transfer to a food processor and puree.

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Ancho Chili Pepper

Beef Stock

Water

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Food Processor

Pot

Char the poblanos evenly over a flame or under the broiler. Cool in a covered bowl, and then peel, seed, chop and reserve.

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Poblano Pepper

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Broiler

Bowl

Arrange the tortilla strips on baking sheets, spray with cooking spray and season with salt.

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Tortilla Strips

Cooking Spray

Salt

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Baking Sheet

Bake to deeply golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Oven

Heat the oil, 2 turns of the pan, in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the chorizo and brown, crumbling the meat.

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Chorizo

Meat

Add the beef and continue to brown and crumble the meat.

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Beef

Meat

Add in the beans, coriander, cumin, garlic, onions, poblanos and ancho puree and cook together a few minutes to combine the flavors.

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Coriander

Poblano Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Beans

Cumin

Layer half of the tortilla strips in a casserole dish and top with the chorizo and beef mixture. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal (store the remaining tortilla strips in a foil pouch until using), or bake to serve. To bake, top the room-temperature casserole with the remaining tortilla strips and the cheese and bake at 375 degrees F until bubbly and hot through, 40 to 45 minutes.

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Tortilla Strips

Chorizo

Cheese