Enchilada Pasta (Easy One-Dish Casserole)

This enchilada pasta is an easy dinner recipe that comes together in less than 30 minutes. This easy casserole recipes is cheesy and has all the flavors of enchiladas.

Make this enchilada casserole with beef or chicken taco meat OR you can make it vegetarian with just the corn and beans.

Why you'll love this recipe

• Fast. Casserole recipes are fast and easy. You can get this dinner recipe in the oven in under 20 minutes and it keeps really well in the fridge or in the freezer. 
• Delicious enchilada flavor. This easy casserole recipe has all the flavors of enchiladas in a cheesy pasta casserole. You can make this recipe with chicken or beef taco meat, or you can keep it vegetarian.

What goes into to Enchilada Pasta

You probably have all of the ingredients in your pantry right now.

Pasta

• Dried pasta. A 1 pound box. You can use rigatoni as I did. But any pasta will work in this recipe.

Taco Meat

• Beef or chicken. 1 lb ground beef or diced chicken.
• White onion. ½ medium onion finely diced.
• Taco seasoning. 1 tbsp of taco seasoning. I make my own blend.

Mix-Ins

• Rotel tomatoes. 1 — 10 ounce can.
• Red enchilada sauce. 1 — 19 ounce can.
• Black beans. 1 — 15 ounce can drained.
• Corn. 2 cobs of fresh corn or 1 cup frozen
• Colby Jack cheese (or a Mexican blend) — 16 ounces shredded.

Toppings

• Green onions. ½  bunch green onions chopped thin
• Sour cream
• Guacamole
• Pico de Gallo

What you'll need

Other than the ingredients for this enchilada pasta recipe you'll need a few things.

• 9 x 13 pan. Or something of equivalent capacity to bake the pasta casserole.
• Large bowl. Use a large bowl to mix the ingredients together before putting them in the casserole dish to bake.
• Baking sheet. I put the 9 x 13 pan on top of the baking sheet to catch any melted cheese or bubbling sauce.

How To Make Enchilada Pasta

1. Preheat the oven to 400℉.
2. Boil the pasta. Cook the pasta according to the directions. I usually use the small number to make sure it's very al dente. Drain the pasta and add to a large bowl.
3. Brown the taco meat. Brown the meat with the onion and the taco seasoning. You can use leftover chicken or beef in this recipe if you have it.
4. Get the large bowl. Add the cooked pasta, browned taco meat, beans, corn, and half of the cheese.
5. Rotel tomatoes. Add ⅓ of the Rotel tomatoes to the bottom of the 9x13 pan. Add the remainder to the pasta.
6. Enchilada sauce. Add the enchilada sauce to the pasta. Toss to combine.
7. Assemble. Add the pasta mixture to the 9x13 pan. Top with the remaining cheese.
8. Bake. Bake until the cheese is melted. Roughly 15 to 20 minutes.
9. Serve. Top with sliced green onions and serve.

More Easy Dinner Recipes

Sometimes you're not in the mood to cook dinner but don't you dare pick up that phone and order in. I have so many easy dinner recipes that you can make in under 30 minutes.

Sheet pan dinners like Steak Fajitas or Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry are perfect when you don't want to do a lot of dishes. Everything bakes together on one sheet pan.

I'm practically famous for my fried rice recipes like Spam Fried Rice, Spicy Dirty Rice and Beans, and my Easy Take-Out Style Chinese Fried Rice. Any of these are great if you have some leftover rice.

Homemade Taco Seasoning

Having a few go-to spices on hand allows you to add a lot of flavor to whatever you are cooking really easily.

This taco seasoning is great on chicken, beef, or peppers and onions if you are making veggie tacos. I also use it in my tortilla soup recipe and my 5 Alarm Fire House Chili.

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