Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, sonja's sour cream enchilada casserole. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Sonja's Sour Cream Enchilada Casserole is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Sonja's Sour Cream Enchilada Casserole is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have sonja's sour cream enchilada casserole using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Sonja's Sour Cream Enchilada Casserole:
- Make ready Enchilada Cream Sauce
- Get 1 cup sour cream
- Prepare 1/4 cup favorite Salsa
- Take 3 tbsp warm water
- Take 1 can cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup
- Prepare Enchiladas
- Prepare 1 packages Flour Tortillas - usually takes 8 large
- Prepare 1 lb shredded cheeese
- Get 1 1/2 lb cooked ground beef or shredded chicken (optional: flavor with 1/2 taco seasoning packet)
Instructions to make Sonja's Sour Cream Enchilada Casserole:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix together creamy enchilada sauce ingredients (sour cream, soup, salsa, water)
- Pour thin layer of enchilada cream sauce in bottom of 9 x 13 casserole dish. Set both aside.
- Mix together slightly cooled ground beef and shredded cheese. Leave out a small amount of shredded cheese to sprinkle on top of casserole before baking.
- Dip one tortilla in warm water and lay flat. Put a good amount of the beef & cheese mixture in the center of the tortilla and roll up in to an enchilada fashion.
- Lay enchiladas into single layer rows until casserole dish is full. (Can usually fit around 8 enchiladas if using large tortillas.)
- Pour the remaining creamy enchilada sauce over top of enchiladas. Sprinkle remaining shredded cheese on top.
- Bake at 350°F for 15 - 20 minutes.
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