Best 3 Original John Wayne Casserole Recipes

JOHN WAYNE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325. Brown ground beef and add taco seasoning and water, according to packet instructions; set aside.
• In a separate bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, 4 ounces of cheddar cheese, and half of the onions; set aside.
• Stir biscuit mix and water (directions on box) to form soft dough. Pat dough on the bottom and one-half-inch up the sides of an 9 x 13 inches greased casserole dish.
• Saute remaining onions and bell peppers until slightly tender.
• On top of biscuit mix, evenly distribute ingredients in the following order: ground beef, tomato slices, green peppers, onions, jalapeno peppers, sour cream mixture and end with remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until edges of dough are lightly browned.

JOHN WAYNE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Place and press biscuit dough into the bottom of the baking pan and halfway up the sides.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Leave the oven on.
• Meanwhile, heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook ground beef until browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Drain fat. Stir in taco seasoning and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Transfer cooked meat to a bowl and wipe out the skillet.
• Add onion and bell peppers to the same skillet and cook over medium heat until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
• Combine sour cream, mayonnaise, 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese, and 1/2 of the onions in a bowl.
• Layer browned meat, tomatoes, pepper-onion mixture, jalapeno peppers, and sour cream mixture on top of the prebaked biscuit dough. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until cheese is lightly browned and bubble, 30 to 40 minutes.

OUR FAMILY FAVORITE JOHN WAYNE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Mix chiles and cheeses and put into a buttered shallow casserole.
• In a small bowl combine milk, egg yolks, flour, salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl beat egg whites to stiff peaks.
• Gently fold whites into the yolk mixture.
• Then pour the mixture over the cheese and chile mixture and carefully blend.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and lay tomato slices over the entire top.
• Return to oven and bake 30 minutes longer, or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
• Garnish with a sprinkling of green chiles. Serves 8.