This Layered Tortilla Quinoa casserole is chock full of veggies and it tastes amazing! It’s healthy, filling and it’s very easy to make. It’s also one of those dishes where you can pull out your favorite Tex-Mex toppings, such as avocados, pico de gallo, pickled jalapenos, broken up corn chips, guacamole, the list goes on. My point is that you can make this dish as festive as you want or you can keep it simple. The choice is yours.
Layered Tortilla Quinoa Casserole
This casserole is easy and delicious and chock full of veggies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 1x
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Stovetop and Oven
- Cuisine: American Tex-Mex
Ingredients
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- 2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained.
- 3/4 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
- 1–28oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1–28oz can chopped tomatoes
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 large garlic clove, chopped
- 1 cup fresh corn
- 1/2 tbsp. chili powder*
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 10–12 corn tortillas
- 3 cups grated cheddar or pepper jack, or both
- Serve with sour cream or Mexican Crema and avocados**
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- You will need 13×9 deep baking dish with high sides. With cooking spray, spray 13X9 baking dish. Set aside.
- Cook onion and garlic for about 5 minutes.
- Add spices and rest of ingredients, all except cheese and tortillas and your garnishes.
- Simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Layer tortillas on a bottom of prepared baking dish, I had 2 whole and 2 cut for one layer to cover any gaps. Then add about 3 1/2 cups of bean mixture on top of tortillas, even out. Add about 3/4 cup of cheese and repeat the process 2 more times. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes at 350F.
- Serve with a side salad.
Notes
- *You can add up to 1 tbsp. of chili powder, if you want to become a fire breathing dragon 😉
- ** You can serve it with whatever toppings you prefer.
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