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This Healthy Mexican Casserole has roasted corn, roasted bell peppers, cheese, enchilada sauce, and corn tortillas. Perfect leftovers for lunches!

Healthy Mexican Casserole with Roasted Corn and Peppers

red bell peppers

green bell peppers

jalapeño peppers

red onion

corn

chili powder

cumin

salt,

Mexican cheese (mine was a Sargento blend)

18-20 corn tortillas

refried beans

red enchilada sauce

cilantro, guacamole,

Pan-roast the veggies

Dice the peppers and mince the onions. Heat a large nonstick skillet with a little bit of oil over high heat (**note &#8211; I used to recommend using no oil, because that&#8217;s what worked best for my with my Swiss Diamond nonstick pan, but several readers have ruined their own pans doing that so I am no longer recommending that!). Add the onion and peppers, sprinkle with chili and cumin, and stir, rest, stir, rest until you get a nice browning on the outside of the peppers. Remove and set aside. Repeat the roasting process with the corn, sprinkling with chili and cumin, removing from the heat when browned and roasted on the outside. Sprinkle the roasted veggies with a little bit of salt and toss to coat.

Prep the ingredients

Grease a 9&#215;13 inch baking pan and preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the tortillas into thin strips. Put the refried beans in a bowl and mix with a little bit of water to make them easier to spread.

Assemble

Spread a little bit of sauce on the bottom of the pan. Layer in order: half of the tortilla strips, ALL the beans, half of the veggies, half of the sauce, half of the cheese. Cover with the other half of the tortilla strips, veggies, sauce, and cheese.

Bake

Cover with foil (I usually spray mine with cooking spray) and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese is melted. Serve with guacamole, fresh cilantro, sour cream, or anything in the world that you want.

Delish! I made this the other night, and while I would have kept the recipe as is, I had to accommodate my carnivorous boyfriend.  I poached bone-in chicken breasts in vegetable broth, shredded the chicken, tossed the shredded chicken in some cilantro, garlic, a few spices- kept pretty bland.  I then incorporated the chicken as a layer.  Topped the finished product with some onions that I had left to pickle in some red wine vinegar, some avocado, and some cubed tomatoes, a dollop of sour cream.  Absolute heaven! And it made enough for a few subsequent meals. LOVED IT.

actually grumpy cat is a girl. the irrelative information of the day lol. just reffering to the girl that said that she loves him lol!  oh and btw I am totally drooling all over the keyboard right now. love your recipe so much. just need to find  a vegan veggie broth to use so i can make my own enchiladas sauce to use!

Budget Bytes actually did a great enchilada sauce that used water instead of broth and I thought it was fantastic when I made it and I think it would work marvelously with this. I plan to use it when I make this dish, if you want to keep it vegan or pure vegetarian. :D

https://www.budgetbytes.com/red-enchilada-sauce/

We tried this casserole tonight.  Oh my heavens! Soooo good. We didn't miss meat at all.  Your website and social media is such a godsend!  :)
PS. She's right, do not skip the guac!

Haha!! I totally love memes Lindsay! This post made me laugh! And oh my gosh your photos are beautiful. This casserole looks perfect!

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