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Beef Enchilada Casserole


Description

This Beef Enchilada Casserole is easy to make and makes delicious leftovers! Plus you won’t believe it’s low carb and keto friendly with a paleo option as well. Keto, low carb, gluten free, paleo


Ingredients

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  • 1 white onion (chopped)
  • 1 bell pepper (chopped (I used red))
  • 1 1/2 cups Mexican cheese blend (Monterey Jack, cheddar)
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 cups spinach or kale (optional, see notes)
  • 1 tsp each: smoked paprika (cumin, garlic powder, chili powder)
  • 2 cups enchilada sauce (more or less to taste)
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
  • olive oil
  • 68 to rtillas (depending on size)
  • For topping: sour cream,salsa, cilantro, green onion

Instructions

  1. Turn oven on to 400 degrees.
  2. In a pan over medium heat, add some olive oil then add in the onion. Let sweat for 2-3 minutes then add in the bell pepper and cook another 2 minutes until starting to get some color.
  3. Add in the ground beef and break apart with a spatula. Add in the spices and mix to combine well. Cook beef until no longer pink. Add in a little bit (about 1/4 cup) enchilada sauce and stir in then set the beef to simmer.
  4. In a baking dish (I used 9×9), rub some olive oil all over the dish and then add some enchilada sauce to the bottom.
  5. Put down meat mixture and then top with tortillas. Pour some enchilada sauce over the top and spread it around. Do another layer of meat and top with tortillas. Add more enchilada sauce.
  6. Sprinkle cheese all over the top. Bake in oven for 20 minutes until cheese is melty. You can broil for a few minutes too if you like your cheese with some brown spots (my favorite!).
  7. Top with desired toppings such as sour cream, salsa, cilantro, green onion, etc.

Notes

There are multiple ways to keep this low carb: use low carb lavash bread such as Lavash, use low carb tortillas or use folios.

To make this paleo friendly, omit cheese and sour cream. You can use paleo friendly tortillas like Siete tortillas. You could even try using Cauliflower Tortillas.

The spinach/kale is optional but I like to add it for an easy way to get in extra veggies. You can’t taste it.

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