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Gluten-Free Enchilada Casserole Recipe

April 12, 2018 Rebecca Baron 5 Comments

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This gluten-free enchilada casserole takes out a lot of the work of making enchiladas since you don't have to roll them and fill them up separately. Plus, it actually ends up tasting better because the sauce, filling and cheese are distributed evenly - so every bite ends up tasting good.

I LOVE Tex-Mex, but it can generally be hard to make at home - well, at least to make well at home. It's often a lot of work and involves cooking things all day or using ingredients I don't know anything about. I mean, I wouldn't begin to know how to make a lot of the delicious Mexican food I've eaten at a lot of Mexican restaurants.  Luckily, there are a few dishes that are relatively easy to make, are good and my children like. Isn't it such a bonus when your children actually like your dinner?

   Gluten-Free Enchilada Casserole Recipe

One of the best parts of this dish is that it's full of flavor, but has relatively few ingredients. I put that it takes 20 minutes to prep, but I think it took me even less time than that. Most of the time this dish is baking in the oven, which I love because then I can do whatever I want while it bakes away.

This is made with only a handful of ingredients, making it a healthy choice for you and your family.  Plus it tastes great, comes together super fast, and is great for leftovers!  My favorite kind of dinner.

Tips and Tricks

  • Feel free to use more cheese, if you are a big cheese lover.  I thought 1 cup was plenty and might decrease it next time…but I am more of a little bit of cheese person, rather than a smothered in as much cheese as possible type of person.  Personal preference :).
  •  I also used ground turkey, but ground beef or chicken would work just as well.
  • This recipe also doubles really easily, just make extra layers in your pan or make two pans.
  • I like to buy 5-pound blocks of cheddar cheese, grate it all at once with an electric grater and then freeze about a pound or so at a time in gallon freezer bags and just pull out a bag when I need it. It saves a ton of money and doesn't go moldy and I don't have to eat that nasty white stuff they cover the pre-shredded cheese with.
  • You could speed up the whole dish a bunch by using a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from the grocery store.
  • Finally, be aware of the enchilada sauce you are buying (or make your own).  A lot of the store-bought enchilada sauces come with some unwanted ingredients, so make sure if you are on a gluten-free and/or Clean Eating diet that you get the right kind of sauce.

I would love to know if you make this quick and if you like it. Please comment below and let me know what you think!

Gluten-Free Enchilada Casserole Recipe

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Gluten-Free Enchilada Casserole Recipe

Gluten-Free Enchilada Casserole Recipe {Clean Eating}

★★★★★ 4.5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Rebecca Baron
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Cuisine: Mexican
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Description

This enchilada casserole is a super-simple, delicious, and healthy weeknight dinner that the entire family will love.


Ingredients

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  • 1 pound ground turkey (ground beef or ground chicken may be substituted)
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 4 oz can diced green chilis
  • 1 onion (diced)
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 2 10 oz cans gluten-free red enchilada sauce (or Clean Eating red enchilada sauce *)

Optional Topping

  • Sour Cream
  • Chopped Fresh Cilantro

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Brown the meat with the diced onion and garlic until meat it cooked through
  3. Remove from heat and stir the green chilis into the meat mixture
  4. Spread one can of enchilada sauce onto the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish
  5. Layer 4 corn tortillas on top of the enchilada sauce, ripping in half so you can spread them evenly
  6. Layer ½ of the cheese on top of the tortillas
  7. Layer the meat mixture
  8. Layer the remaining 4 tortillas, like the first layer
  9. Layer the second can of enchilada sauce
  10. Layer the remaining cheese
  11. Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the dish is warmed through.
  12. Cut into six equal pieces and serve topped with optional sour cream and cilantro

Keywords: simple, healthy, easy

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Comments

  1. Alma Silva

    June 22, 2018 at 4:07 am

    My family and I really enjoyed it!

    ★★★★

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    • Rebecca

      June 26, 2018 at 3:05 am

      I'm so glad! Thanks for commenting. I know my family regularly asks for this recipe - it's a keeper!

      Reply
  2. Shiree

    May 10, 2018 at 6:58 pm

    Good idea to make these with corn tortillas so they are gluten-free. Why didn't I think of that?

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Mary

    March 25, 2018 at 5:57 pm

    What’s the nutritional values

    Reply
    • Rebecca

      March 27, 2018 at 9:57 pm

      You caught me before I had a chance to put them on, but they are on there now. Hope you enjoy it! My kids often request this meal.

      Reply

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