Best 8 Western Chili Casserole Recipes

FRITO CHILI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Gather ingredients.
• In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onions until cooked through and onions become transparent. Discard grease if needed.
• Stir in chiles, olives, chili, chili beans, corn, salsa, and taco seasoning. Bring to a simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Crush Fritos and spread half of them evenly in a 9x13 deep baking dish. Add chili mixture and top with remaining crushed Fritos.
• Bake for 25 minutes. Add cheese and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

WESTERN CHILI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef with the onions and celery over medium heast until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.
• Drain well.
• Stir in chili and 1/2 cup corn chips.
• Transfer to a greased 9X9 baking dish.
• Sprinkle with remaining chips around the edges of the dish.
• Fill center with cheese.
• Bake uncovered, at 350 for 10 minutes or until heated through.

CHILI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet over medium high heat, saute the beef and onion for 5 to 10 minutes, or until meat is browned and onion is tender; drain fat. Add the celery, chili, tomatoes, taco sauce and corn. Heat thoroughly, reduce heat to low and allow to simmer.
• Meanwhile, prepare the noodles according to package directions. When cooked, place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour the meat mixture over the noodles, stirring well. Top with the cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes, or until cheese is completely melted and bubbly.

CORNBREAD-CHILI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the oil until shimmering, about 2 minutes. Add the onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the ground beef to the onion and saute, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain off any excess fat. Stir in the salsa, corn, vegetable broth, chili powder, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Transfer the mixture into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, smoothing into an even layer.
• In a large bowl, mix together the corn muffin mix with about 1 1/2 cups milk, or just enough to make it easy to spread. Spread it thinly over the chili mixture. Bake until browned to top, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside for 10 minutes to allow the casserole to set. Top with the Cheddar and sour cream before serving.

WESTERN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown meat and drain, then add tomatoes, tomatoe sauce, taco seasoning, salt and pepper.
• Simmer 3 minutes.
• Combine egg and cottage cheese mixing well.
• Then add to the meat sauce mixing well.
• In a 9 x 9 or 9 x 13 casserole dish lightly greased, spread 1/2 of the sauce mix in the dish then top with 4 ozs.
• of monterey jack and 4 ozs.
• of cheddar cheese and put 1/2 of the chips.
• Then repeat the layer except put the remaining cheese on top instead of the chips.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

SOUTHWESTERN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat, crumbling beef, until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in next 8 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Drain macaroni; stir into beef mixture., Preheat oven to 375°. Transfer macaroni mixture to 2 greased 2-qt. baking dishes. Top with cheese and jalapenos. Cover and bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until bubbly and heated through, about 10 minutes longer. Serve 1 casserole. Cool the second; cover and freeze up to 3 months., To use frozen casserole: Thaw in refrigerator 8 hours. Preheat oven to 375°. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°, 20-25 minutes.

WESTERN BEEF AND CORN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining filling ingredients; set aside. , For crust, in a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking powder. Fold in 1/2 cup cheese. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk and egg. , Spread crust mixture over the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Pour filling into crust. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

HEARTY WESTERN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine browned beef, corn, beans, soup, cheese, milk, onion, and chili powder in slow cooker.
• Cover. Cook on Low 1 hour (Cook actually on High, check now and then).
• While cooking, preheat oven according to biscuit directions.
• Dip biscuits in margarine then roll in cormeal.
• Bake up to 20 minutes, checking frequently, until browned slightly.
• Tear biscuits into pieces, top over bowls of casserole.